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America Sends Trump a Message
A Democratic landslide has upended American politics—and handed the party a new test. Ravi breaks down the stunning results, from Texas to Kansas, and why pollsters underestimated the backlash against Trump. He examines how rising costs, the Iran war, and aggressive immigration enforcement weakened Republicans—and why culture-war attacks failed to save them. With Democrats debating who deserves credit, Ravi argues that the bigger challenge is turning victory into effective government
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SHOW NOTES
- Decision Desk HQ’s election results and House projection
- Associated Press analysis of Senate wins in opposing-party strongholds
- The New York Times’ The Daily episode on Hispanic voters along the Texas border
- Robert Pondiscio’s response to the Texas results and implications for schools
- Nate Silver’s post about Democratic governorships covering states totaling 392 electoral votes
- Dave Weigel’s post on North Carolina’s congressional map and redistricting backfiring
- The New York Times’ analysis of voter shifts by race, age, and gender
- Posts by Matt Yglesias and Ben Rhodes on moderates versus populists, plus
- Peter Hamby and Charlotte Alter on which races received disproportionate coverage
- Ben Shapiro’s appearance on All-In discussing the Republican losses and Iran war
- Montana’s political-contributions ballot measure
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