NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt On Why “Everyone Needs To Just Cool It A Bit” About The Meaning Of The Midterms

deadline.com:

As candidates and commentators warn that democracy is at stake in this year’s midterms, Nextstar NewsNation’s political editor Chris Stirewalt is a bit cool to the idea that Tuesday’s has that ultimate impact. “The one thing I always try to impress upon people is, ‘The most important election is always the next election.’ Because we get to do it again, right?

There is no finish line in a democracy. We just keep doing it,” Stirewalt told Deadline in an interview last week. That’s not to say there are not concerns, as Stirewalt is well aware of the fallout from election denialism.

Back in 2020, Stirewalt defended Fox News’ call of Arizona for Joe Biden, the first sign that Donald Trump would lose the election.

The network’s decision desk turned out to be correct, but the network faced a backlash on the right as Stirewalt and others defended the call.