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Meat becomes a surprising midterm battleground
ABC News says meat has become a surprising political battleground in this year's midterm elections; the campaign trail now smells faintly of barbecue.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on this story, from Best of BBN at 4:45 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ABC News's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ABC News: “Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef?”
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 4:45 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorABC News reports that in the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground, and the question everyone is asking is where's the beef.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA battleground. With a butcher counter?

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's the framing, Vera, and I love it. It gives voters a clear, everyday way to look at the campaign.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorQuestion two: does this affect me? I eat lunch, so I assume I'm a swing voter.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe story doesn't say what any of it means for your grocery bill, so for now that's unclear.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut you do eat, and that's a start.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLast one: what happens next? And does the steak get a vote?

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe steak does not. The people do, in the midterms, and the beef stays on the ballot until then.
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