A look at candidates from President Trump’s party who are running on a platform of criticizing him.  In next week’s midterm elections, a specific kind of Republican candidate is appealing to disillusioned voters of both parties: moderates willing to criticize President Trump. Jess Bidgood explains how some Republicans are trying to bring back an older version of their party. Guest: Jess Bidgood (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jess-bidgood) , a political journalist for The New York Times Background reading:  • A Trump backlash endangers Susan Collins (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/politics/susan-collins-trump-maine-senate.html) , the only blue-state Republican senator. • From Opinion: John E. Sununu is running a model campaign. He might still lose (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/opinion/john-sununu-new-hampshire-republican-trump.html) . Photo: CJ Gunther/Getty Images; Sophie Park/Getty Images For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.