Five Things with Brian Lehrer: How This Election Runs on Hope, Fear and a Few Strange Alliances

With Election Day coming up Tuesday in New York and New Jersey, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Janae Pierre break down five key moments shaping the local races, from the hope versus fear dynamic guiding voters to unexpected alliances over affordable housing, a Trump era strategy unfolding in Passaic County, Curtis Sliwa’s surprising choices, and what grown up campaigns could learn from middle school elections.