The Hudson Valley may well determine the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. On this final episode before election day, we are joined by Red Hook Daily Catch reporter Victor Feldman. We review the state of the campaigns for New York's 18th and 19th Congressional race, the State Assembly race in District 103, and the State Senate Race in District 43. Kitty and Victor also touch on the surprising closeness in the race for New York governor.

This podcast is produced and engineered by Matty Rosenberg @ Radio Free Rhinecliff Associate producer Jennifer Hammoud

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Patrick Sheehan is running against Sarahana Shrestha in the 103rd Assembly District. The district stretches from south of New Paltz to Saugerties in Ulster County and includes Red Hook and Rhinebeck in Dutchess. Sheehan was previously a Democrat but switched to Republican and is a registered Conservative, also running on the Republican line. Sheehan chats with Kitty about his platform, his reason for switching parties and what made him run in this race.

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Every part of the country will be impacted in the wake of the Dobbs decision. Reproductive health rights are on the ballot this November 8th and New York is not immune because it’s a “blue state.” Dr. Amy M. Novatt, an obstetrician-gynecologist with decades of experience in New York’s Hudson Valley joins Kitty to talk about the immediate impacts of the Dobbs decision on women’s health throughout the US.

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