Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock,

Published January 3, 2023 at 7:47 AM EST

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WAMC's Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the opening of the new Congress with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival. McCarthy could become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win support from his own colleagues in the first round of voting. The noontime showdown could very well devolve into a prolonged floor fight.

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Alan Chartock

Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.

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David Guistina is the host of Capital Connection, Legislative Gazette, and Morning Edition and the producer of the Media Project on WAMC.

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