Franco Ordonez

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380 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 10 Aug

Franco Ordonez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · As casualties rise, do the politics of the Iran war change? · 22 Jul 2026 podcast

I mean, I think it absolutely could be an issue in the midterms. voice-verified

I mean, voters are going to have to express their frustrations somehow. voice-verified

And generally, they blame the party in power. voice-verified

And since Trump is not on the ballot... voice-verified

it's likely going to fall on Republicans. voice-verified

Now, I do kind of wonder what kind of criticism it will be. voice-verified

As we've said in the past, foreign policy is not necessarily what people vote on, especially in midterms. voice-verified

But this is having an impact on the economy. voice-verified

It is having an impact on gas prices. voice-verified

And President Trump actually acknowledged that today when he was questioned about polls yesterday. voice-verified

He pointed out that it was gas prices, that it was impacting people's feelings. voice-verified

That said, if casualties grow, that is a very real thing. voice-verified

And I do think that could have an impact. voice-verified

So, I mean, there is a reason why Republicans are concerned about this, very concerned about this, because American voters have expressed big concerns about it as well. voice-verified

Yeah, it's very hard to not see it still going. voice-verified

When I talk to, you know, Iranian experts, they expect if it's not full scale, you know, fighting that it's going to continue to be this kind of sporadic back and forth of strikes going on. voice-verified

And that's, you know, that's a big concern that they have. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

You know, and just back to the politics, you know, I think Trump supporters are probably going to kind of continue to stand behind the president, even if that is still the case. voice-verified

But for many of these Republicans, it's not the base that they need to be worried about. voice-verified

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