This week, we dive into pressing local and national issues concerning voters after Cascade PBS hosted a recent live taping of The NPR Politics Podcast at Cornish Playhouse here in Seattle.

Among the wide ranging topics, the hosts, Miles Parks, Mara Liasson and Tamara Keith, discussed the tight Washington third Congressional District race between Democratic incumbent Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican John Braun.

That southwestern Washington congressional race will have millions of national and local voters watching closely.

They are both small business owners.

They both speak about tariffs.

Braun told our colleague Sage Miller that tariffs is an issue that he'd like to address with President Trump.

This seat is rated as a toss up.

It is one of about 21 toss up races, according to the Cook Political Report, in the whole country.

Out of 435, there are 21 toss ups.

That tells you just sort of how small this map is.

You know, this is a seat that had been Republican.

She flipped it blue in 2022.

Gluesenkamp Perez has clashed with Democrats somewhat regularly because she is far more moderate than... You have to be, I mean... - Right.

Donald Trump has carried this district in '16, '20 and '24, so you really have no choice if you want to win an election, but to clash with Democrats, I feel like.

We talk about how Democrats, the Democratic Party has a lot of challenges.

If the party wants to be long term sustainable, they have to win in red districts or currently red districts and red states.

Next time, we'll dive into some of the issues voters are most concerned about this election season.

I'm Paris Jackson.

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