The Morning: A Republican advantage

How the latest news plays into the latest polls. 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As headlines shift in the weeks before the midterms, so do voters’ top concerns. Voting in Atlanta last week.Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times Mood swing Two weeks before November’s midterm elections, many voter surveys suggest Republicans are gaining momentum toward retaking one or both chambers of Congress. Every major Senate race, except for Georgia’s, has been trending toward Republicans. There are even warning signs for Democrats in House districts in Oregon and Rhode Island where Republicans are rarely competitive. And now, more voters say they intend to vote for Republicans instead of Democrats for Congress in their districts. In such a polarized country, understanding how one party can gain an advantage so quickly can sometimes be hard. In this case, the explanation is straightforward: It’s about the issues on the minds of voters. Over the summer, the dominant headlines and resulting public debate were focused on issues that helped Democrats, like abortion, gun violence and threats to democracy. These issues helped Democrats stay highly competitive, despite President Biden’s low approval ratings and a tendency for the sitting president’s party to get drubbed in midterm elections. But the spotlight on those matters is fading. Voters are less frequently citing them as top concerns while expressing worries about the economy, crime and immigration — issues that tend to favor Republicans. In a New York Times/Siena College poll released last week, the share of voters citing the economy, inflation, crime or immigration as the “most important problem” facing the country increased to 52 percent, up 14 points from a July version of the poll. The share citing the Democratic-friendly issues of abortion, democracy or guns dropped to 14 percent from 26 percent. Attitudes in flux Looking back, it’s easy to see why the mood of the nation’s electorate has shifted. Our July poll was taken just a couple weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Abortion was in the headlines nearly every day, as the nation grappled with the fallout and state bans went into effect. But relevant news developments have slowed, and that affects the public’s attention. Google searches for “abortion” are now at about the level they were in early spring, before the ruling hit the headlines. In last week’s Times/Siena poll, just 5 percent of voters said that abortion was the most important problem facing the country. Other issues playing to Democrats’ strengths had similar trajectories. The House committee investigating the Capitol attack held eight public hearings in June and July, but only one after Labor Day (and it was on Oct. 13, after we conducted our most recent poll). Firearms restrictions are another core issue for Democrats that they often highlight in response to gun violence. The Times [cataloged at least nine mass shootings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS9tYXNzLXNob290aW5ncy0yMDIyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) in the two months before our July poll, including the horrific massacres at a grocery store in Buffalo and at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The spate of such mass shootings has, fortunately, faded as well. Now on voters’ minds Economic concerns are resurgent. The summer’s falling gas prices and somewhat optimistic inflation news have given way to renewed concerns about the rising cost of living and drops in the stock market. Crime and immigration are in a somewhat different category. These are longstanding problems, but they don’t usually dominate the front pages alongside major news stories, save for mass shootings. Republicans have nonetheless elevated them as campaign issues, including with high-profile gambits like the decision by Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis to fly migrants to the liberal bastion of Martha’s Vineyard. The swing voters If you’re an ideologically consistent voter who agrees with your party on almost every issue, it can be hard to believe that other voters can be so fickle. But millions of Americans — perhaps even most of them — hold conflicting views. They can be drawn to different candidates or parties, depending on what they consider most important in a particular election. Take abortion: If you believe the polls that 60 percent of Americans think it should be mostly legal, then a huge share of the voters who back Republicans in any given election must support legal abortion. These voters presumably back Republicans for another reason, whether it’s the economy and taxes or an issue like immigration. But if abortion is at the top of their minds, perhaps a sliver of them will defect. In polling over the summer, some did. But in the more recent surveys, many of them came back to the Republican fold. More midterms news - A shrinking white majority [is a shared feature](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWVsZWN0aW9uLW9iamVjdG9ycy1kZW1vZ3JhcGhpY3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of the congressional districts held by Republicans who rejected Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat. - The Republican candidate for New York governor, Lee Zeldin, [agreed to a single debate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy9icmllZmluZy9ob2NodWwtemVsZGluLWRlYmF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) set for tomorrow against Gov. Kathy Hochul. - To win Ohio’s Senate race, Representative Tim Ryan is running as a Democrat who [doesn’t have much in common](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90aW0tcnlhbi1vaGlvLXNlbmF0ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) with his party. 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International - Xi Jinping, China’s leader, appointed loyalists to top government jobs, [giving him nearly absolute power](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL3hpLWppbnBpbmctY2hpbmEtbG95YWxpc3RzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). - The authorities in Brazil, which holds a presidential runoff on Sunday, have granted its elections chief the [power to remove](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMS93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9icmF6aWwtb25saW5lLWNvbnRlbnQtbWlzaW5mb3JtYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) online misinformation. - The Ukrainian military is rapidly learning how to [shoot down the kind of drones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtZHJvbmVzLWlyYW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that Russia has begun deploying in recent weeks. Other Big Stories - U.S. students recorded [deep declines in math and a dip in reading](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC91cy9tYXRoLXJlYWRpbmctc2NvcmVzLXBhbmRlbWljLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) on a national exam, the clearest picture yet of the pandemic’s impact on education. - A Vermont town’s water superintendent resigned after admitting that he had been [lowering fluoride levels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMS91cy92ZXJtb250LXdhdGVyLWZsdW9yaWRlLXJlc2lnbmF0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for more than a decade. - A [solar eclipse will be visible tomorrow](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8yMDIyLzEwLzI0L3NjaWVuY2UvcGFydGlhbC1zb2xhci1lY2xpcHNlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) across Europe and Asia. Opinions Gail Collins and Bret Stephens discuss British politics and the [Republicans’ midterm advantage](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9vcGluaW9uL21pZHRlcm1zLXRydXNzLXN0dWRlbnQtbG9hbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Terms like “queer” and “L.G.B.T.Q.” are intended to be inclusive. But not everyone they’re meant to include [feels that way](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy9vcGluaW9uL3F1ZWVyLWdheS1pZGVudGl0eS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), says Pamela Paul. The U.S. should make pandemic preparedness [a more permanent priority](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9vcGluaW9uL2NvdmlkLWVib2xhLXBhbmRlbWljLXByZXZlbnRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), like national defense, Dr. Craig Spencer says. Retaliating against Saudi Arabia for cutting oil production [would only hurt American consumers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yNC9vcGluaW9uL2ludGVybmF0aW9uYWwtd29ybGQvc2F1ZGktYXJhYmlhLW9wZWMtb2lsLWN1dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Ellen Wald argues. New York Times All Access: A new way to experience the world. Readers of The Morning can now benefit from everything The Times has to offer with [unlimited digital access at this special rate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uP2NhbXBhaWduSWQ9OFU5SjgmY2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). MORNING READS Michelle Groskopf for The New York Times Decades of addiction: In a new memoir, the “Friends” actor Matthew Perry estimated he has [spent $9 million trying to get sober](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjMvYXJ0cy90ZWxldmlzaW9uL21hdHRoZXctcGVycnktZnJpZW5kcy1sb3ZlcnMtYW5kLXRoZS1iaWctdGVycmlibGUtdGhpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). Well: Sex therapy is misunderstood. [Here’s what it actually entails](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMS93ZWxsL2ZhbWlseS9zZXgtdGhlcmFweS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Quiz time: Take our latest news quiz [and share your score](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8xMC8yMS9icmllZmluZy8yMW5ld3MtcXVpei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) (the average was 8.6). Metropolitan diary: A helpful man [welcomes a stranger](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) to the neighborhood. A Times classic: What really [killed President William Henry Harrison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNC8wNC8wMS9zY2llbmNlL3doYXQtcmVhbGx5LWtpbGxlZC13aWxsaWFtLWhlbnJ5LWhhcnJpc29uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? Advice from Wirecutter: These inexpensive screen protectors [will keep your iPhone safe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtaXBob25lLXgtc2NyZWVuLXByb3RlY3RvcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Lives Lived: All four of Louis Gigante’s brothers were mobsters. He chose a different path as a priest and a developer who helped revive the South Bronx. [Gigante died at 90](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy9vYml0dWFyaWVzL2xvdWlzLWdpZ2FudGUtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC The World Series is set: Both the [Astros](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyMzYzMS8yMDIyLzEwLzI0L2FzdHJvcy15YW5rZWVzLWFsY3MtZ2FtZS00Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [Phillies](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyMjM3Ny8yMDIyLzEwLzIzL25sY3MtcGFkcmVzLXBoaWxsaWVzLXdvcmxkLXNlcmllcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) clinched spots yesterday, setting up a battle between juggernaut Houston and upstart Philadelphia. The Phillies star Bryce Harper [is building his legacy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMy9zcG9ydHMvYmFzZWJhbGwvYnJ5Y2UtaGFycGVyLXBoaWxsaWVzLXdvcmxkLXNlcmllcy1ob21lLXJ1bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in this season’s playoffs, The Times’s Tyler Kepner writes. Back on the field: The Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa [led Miami to a 16-10 win](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyMzUxNS8yMDIyLzEwLzIzL3R1YS10YWdvdmFpbG9hLWRvbHBoaW5zLXN0ZWVsZXJzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) over the Steelers last night in his first game back since a scary concussion three weeks ago. Brady and Rodgers in disarray: Two of the N.F.L.’s best quarterbacks — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers — find themselves mired in 3-4 starts early in the season. For Green Bay, [it’s a disaster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyMjQ1MC8yMDIyLzEwLzIzL3BhY2tlcnMtZGlzYXN0ZXItd2hhdHMtbmV4dC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). For Tampa Bay, it leaves a recent Super Bowl champion [wondering whether it can even make the playoffs](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vMzcyMjMyOS8yMDIyLzEwLzIzL2J1Y2NhbmVlcnMtcGFudGhlcnMtdG9tLWJyYWR5LXBsYXlvZmYtaG9wZXMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDIyMTAyNFcDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ARTS AND IDEAS EJ Hill under his roller coaster.Cindy Schultz for The New York Times The art of the ride Most people look at roller coasters and see fun, or fear. EJ Hill sees art. The rides have inspired his artwork — photography, painting, sculpture and performances — for years. His latest exhibit, [“Brake Run Helix,” will feature a working roller coaster](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9lai1oaWxsLXJvbGxlci1jb2FzdGVyLW1hc3MtbW9jYS1hcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) that runs through the inside of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, in the Berkshires. It opens Sunday. Hill, who is Black and queer, hopes the ride will help visitors connect with the “bodily threat” that he feels anytime he leaves his home. “There are things that I believe you have to feel to understand,” Hill said. “Certain ideas can be communicated via language and land really well; other things you have to feel in your gut.” PLAY, WATCH, EAT What to Cook Chris Simpson for The New York Times Brunswick stew, a [hearty fall dish from the South](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMzU4Ny1icnVuc3dpY2stc3Rldz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjIxMDI0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTc1NDkwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMTA4OTEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmNOAWtWY_wlledSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), combines tomatoes, corn, beans and shredded chicken. Theater A new show from Jill Sobule, best known for her 1995 hit song “I Kissed a Girl,” is part autobiography, [part rock concert](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMTAvMjMvdGhlYXRlci9yZXZpZXctcmV0cmFjaW5nLXRoZS1wYXRoLWZyb20tbWlkZGxlLXNjaG9vbC1uZXJkLXRvLXJvY2stZ29kZGVzcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyMjEwMjQmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NzU0OTAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTExMDg5MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKY04Ba1Zj_CWV51IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Travel A guide to the beaches, bars and bookshops of [Santa Cruz, Calif.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMC8yMS90cmF2ZWwvc2FudGEtY3J1ei13ZWVrZW5kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Now Time to Play ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was painful. Here is [today’s puzzle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Here’s [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRlOPABP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDIyMTAyNCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD03NTQ5MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTEwODkxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpjTgFrVmP8JZXnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and a clue: Tall and thin (5 letters). 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