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'Morning Edition' hosts reflect on swing state voters they met ahead of midterms

NPR | By Michel Martin,

Leila Fadel

Published November 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM CST

Morning Edition hosts Leila Fadel and Michel Martin reflect on the most striking people and perspectives they encountered during their travels to swing states ahead of the midterm elections.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.