Mary Kissel appears on The John Batchelor Show to examine whether foreign policy influences American voters, noting it is rare compared to “pocketbook” issues like inflation and interest rates. She warns that adversarial regimes like Iran and China are sophisticated observers of the US electoral calendar and may attempt to influence domestic politics
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A worker produces integrated circuit products in a workshop in Weihai, Shandong Province, China, on September 9, 2025. (Getty Images)