Trump Admits Bleak Future as he Scrambles to Grasp Power!
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The 2024 election marked a seismic shift in American politics, with Democrats achieving sweeping victories across the country, including trifectas in Arizona and pivotal wins in the South, such as Mississippi, where Scott Colom will become the first Black senator since 1875. This outcome reflects a broad Democratic appeal that transcends ideology—any candidate with a "D" on their ballot resonated with voters, demonstrating that the party’s opposition to Republican policies is more compelling than its traditional identity. Key factors driving the win include a historic surge in turnout among Black voters, younger demographics, and independents, as well as a collapse in Republican voter engagement, especially in swing states. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is in disarray: internal reports indicate he is emotionally and politically drained, and his inability to manage the economy or national issues—including market volatility and the Iran crisis—has fueled public disillusionment. The new Democratic leadership is now tasked with delivering concrete policy reforms, such as raising the minimum wage, expanding healthcare access, abolishing the filibuster, and banning stock trading by officials. Additionally, states like Texas have seen major policy reversals, including ending abortion-related lawsuits and dismantling school voucher policies. Elon Musk also suffered a major setback, with his SpaceX land sales halted and his market value plummeting. As Democrats take control, they face the challenge of governing with both urgency and accountability, especially in addressing cost of living, AI regulation, and military spending. The incoming administration is expected to prioritize progressive reforms, including universal childcare and equitable education, while confronting the legacy of Republican culture wars. This election not only reshaped the political map but signaled a new era of accountability, transparency, and voter-driven policy in American democracy.
Donald Trump just had one of the worst weeks of his presidency, of any presidency of his entire
life in a way. And privately, people are saying he's done. He's done. He doesn't want to do this
job anymore. He's tired. It's the beginning of an end of a presidency that is now one of the
lamest lame ducks we've ever seen in American history. He was completely wiped out on election
night, and the hits keep on coming. Arizona Democrats just secured a complete trifecta.
States in 2028 that Republicans thought were in the bag, like Ohio, are now competitive,
and the president continues to just deflect blame. But those inside the White House are saying
he's done. He doesn't want to do it anymore. He's tired. And well, we'll have to see what
happens next. I spoke with Jessica Tarloff about this and more. Make sure to subscribe.
Here's my conversation.
Hello. We're winners. Happy election week. I can't believe we haven't spoken. I mean,
we've like texted, but we have not spoken in front of thousands of other people. Yeah.
And so you guys are going to get our first raw reaction together to the blue tsunami that just
hit America from sea to shining sea. And it's just, it's, it's, it's insane. As Ronald Reagan
said, it's morning in America. Yeah. Morning, afternoon, evening,
night. It is. If you guys are just joining though, by the way, subscribe up here. If you're on
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Every time that I open up what used to be the hellhole of Twitter, it is now the happiest
place on earth, full of millennial coded comments.
Content, which is so perfect for me. I was thinking about this because tomorrow's Crooked
Con. You're going to be there too, right? So I'll see you in the flash. Anyway, last year when I was
getting ready to go to Crooked Con, I was having this panic attack about what to wear. And I only
had tight, like jeggings, like jeans, which is very millennial coded. Like no Gen Z ladies are
wearing those. And I was like, oh my God, this is so dorky. I can't do this. I can't show up at like
this cool thing and be dressed like a 42 year old mom. Even though I'm a 42 year old mom. This year, I feel like I have to wear my jeggings because this
is like the revenge of the millennials to a level I never expected. I can't believe how young all of
these new leaders are. Yeah. James Abdul. I mean, you go through the entire Senate. John.
John. Annie Andrews. I mean, like, right? Our queen. Our doctor queen.
And you know who's about to join them? Scott Cologne, who's also very young, who will
be flipping Mississippi. And you pronounce his name properly, which I have been messing up a little
bit. But I even asked, I was like, am I messing this up? And then I was asking Scott and Scott
definitely wouldn't have known the right way to do it. Anyway, we apologize. But so into your story.
I cannot wait. This is also my first day back on the five. So that's going to be if you should have
you should enjoy it. Yeah, I'm so excited. And Jesse is so dreading it. So he's been very on
like the same page about what happened.
Which I appreciate. There's no like denial of the wipeout.
You know what I find interesting? And I'd love to get your thoughts about this. And we're definitely
going off script. But this is going to be more interesting is the fact that they all knew this
was coming. Every single Republican I've spoken to after the election said, yeah, we knew this
was going to happen. I mean, not to the extent that not to this level. Yeah. Like they didn't
think South Carolina would be in play. Mississippi would be in play. But they all thought they were
going to lose the House and they were going to lose the Senate. And like there was really no
chance for them. And so they're going to lose the House. And they're going to lose the Senate. And
most of them, like I spoke to a Republican yesterday who was like, oh, we never thought
Ken Paxton had even a shot. Like, like, I think that that is a bit of a lie.
Yes, the copium. We're in the hopium. Well, actually, it was a new hopium. It's just reality.
And they're doing the copium. I think they thought it was possible that he would lose.
But when you spend and we haven't covered this yet, the amount of money that was lit on fire
across the country, not just Elon Musk's personal piggy bank.
Which I know it's only like ten dollars to him. But seeing nearly 500 million go up in flames
is fun for me. Like, I think they thought that they could save some of these seats and potentially
even Ken Paxton seat if they could mobilize people to get off the couch at least and come
out and vote. But I think a lot of them knew it was going to be worse. And then just think of the
contrast with Mike Johnson on TV saying the polls are wrong. The polls underestimated the size of
the wave. Polls were wrong. Just not they weren't liberal enough. I mean, they didn't. And it's
interesting. I think that the reason why pollsters couldn't find Republicans to answer the question
was because they weren't going to vote. I mean, a big part of this is not just the fact that
there are plenty of Republicans who turned out and were like, I'm going to vote blue for the
first time. But so many Republicans stayed home. Right. All the Republicans thought on election
that you'd see this surge in Republican turnout. And even in a state like Florida, which Republicans
early won, that state is now back to 2012 levels when it's a purple state, which DeSantis worked
very hard to avoid. And so I think that this was a reckoning of epic proportion. Now, Democrats just
have to do something that they're not known to do, which is not mess things up. And so let's see how
they govern moving forward. All right. Yes to that. And we're going to be talking about
what that governance could look like. Are there any particular
plot lines that you would like to highlight that really blew your mind or you think are
just super important to keep in mind as we begin this new blue era in America?
Yeah. I mean, I think the biggest plot line is that it didn't matter whether you were on the left
or in the center. As long as you had a D next to your name, you were popular. And I think that
and at the same time, if you had an I next to your name in South Dakota or Nebraska.
You lost. I argued on election night that if Dan Osborne had a D next to his name,
he would have been better on Tuesday night. And I think that is a major plot line that a lot of
people were like the Democratic Party brand sucks. But I don't know that it does suck as much as
people claim to claim claim because it was very popular Tuesday night. I think it was popular in
so far as it was the known opposition to the Republicans more so than the party itself and
what it stands for.
Sure.
But I think that you're right. And I love Dan Osborne. And I was really disappointed about
that. I mean, I don't know what would have happened in Montana because remember, the Democrat wouldn't
get off the ballot when the independent candidate was running ahead. But I think you're right about
the independent thing.
Another plot line. I'm just very excited.
I can't contain myself about all of this.
Another plot line I have that people need to talk about more is we need to invest in the South more.
And I think that if there were a son,
Well, people now.
No, I know. But I'm saying like, I think even leading up like
Louisiana, if we threw a couple million dollars into Louisiana, that state would have flipped.
It would have.
I know. 1.8 points.
It was closer than Florida, Louisiana was, which is crazy to me. Scott Cologne is going to be the
next senator for Mississippi. I am comfortable making that prediction. It's not officially
called, but I'm comfortable doing that. If you want to keep Scott in that seat moving forward,
investing in a state like Mississippi,
investing in a state like Alabama, if we pumped some more money and Doug Jones would be governor
today. And so I think a lot of kudos needs to go to Stacey Abrams for what she built down there
in Georgia and just generally in the South. And I think moving forward, Democrats need to really
look at the South and not just say it's a lost cause. Even Marsha Blackburn almost lost the
governorship in Tennessee. I mean, it was a very close race.
She's mad.
Yeah.
She is mad.
Yeah, exactly. It was not an easy race for her by any means.
So no, I think that's totally true.
I think that's totally right. It also feels like where we should be going since we always talk
about like Black women are the backbone of the party. And we certainly saw that happening in
this election. Also saw, you know, they already vote for Democrats in high numbers, but an uptick
with Black men as well. Obviously, this Latino surge is enormous and we can unpack all the
dimensions of that. And wouldn't it be nice to own the Rust Belt and
the Sun Belt?
Yeah.
That's how you end up owning the country.
One thing. Well, I have a ton of things, but one that I just want to get out there before we get
into the topics is I realize it's been 10 minutes of just like, oh, my God, we're amazing. I cannot
believe that Republicans do not have a single Republican representative along the border in
Texas. Like the joy that that brings me that. I mean, I guess part of it is that the border is
closed and that was a big deal. But Democrats were able to take the lessons of twenty twenty four
years ago. And so I think it's really interesting to me to learn from them and create campaigns
rooted in showing that you learn those lessons and that you had more to offer. And it's really
interesting to me to think about what Republicans are going to do with this, because so far it looks
like save for maybe Ted Cruz, who I think just feels lonely because he's the only statewide
Republican in Texas anymore. They do not look like they want to learn those lessons. Yeah, he's he's
going to be like friends with Democrats.
Yeah, tell me. Is it a secret?
No, Ted Cruz can't run for president anymore.
I know because if he's the nominee, Gina will be.
put a Democrat in to be a full blue state.
But also, the biggest loser in all of this was Elon Musk.
Elon moved everything to Texas
thinking he was going to get better governance there
for his companies.
And Gina literally-
Well, maybe he will get better governance.
Well, yeah, but she just came out and she was like,
well, we're going to pause land sales to SpaceX
with a Boca Chica State Park
that they were going to sell to SpaceX.
Hold on, we're going to put a pause on it.
And she goes, we can work with Elon,
but it's going to be on our terms, not his.
And it's a new day for Elon Musk.
He's lost hundreds of billions of dollars
in market cap in his companies.
His Cybertruck business is completely out of operation
at this point.
And he just lost 400 plus million dollars,
burned it on fire, literally.
So bad, bad, bad times for Musk.
Sad.
Okay, midterms are over.
Trump is building.
Have you noticed he's had a different
like pet project each day?
He's like ballroom today is the arc to Trump.
He's just like moving ahead.
He looks like death.
He looks like death.
He does not look good lately.
Okay, continue.
When did you find him good looking?
Okay.
A federal judge just blocked his proposed
250 foot triumphal arch, the arc to Trump,
just hours after a planning board pact
with Trump allies approved the project.
He's also turning his attention back to Iran
and the possibility of unleashing a new wave of bombing.
Trump says he'll soon decide whether to resume all-out war,
continue squeezing Iran economically,
or pursue a diplomatic deal.
Those are a lot of options.
Meanwhile, Iran is laying down conditions of its own
and U.S. military commanders are preparing
for the possibility that fighting resumes.
What now?
I mean, I've seen on the Democratic side,
like Chris Van Hollen, for instance,
is out there saying that we should shut down the government
if we can't get some change to what's going on with the war,
basically figuring out how we can pull out of this.
Do you think Trump makes it hard?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Because he's such a loser
and this is all that he can do, or?
Yeah, there was even a reporting today
that the Iranians were starting to hand out iodine tablets
in certain areas near nuclear facilities
in the preparation of possible bombing.
And so all signs point,
we have another, I think,
the third aircraft carrier in the region now,
or soon to be.
All signs point to hostilities restarting.
I don't know what that would look like
and how long it would take
and how fierce the strikes would be.
Listen, I think Chris Van Hollen has a vision.
I think Chris Van Hollen has a very reasonable point.
I think that right now, at least, listen,
over the next two months,
Democrats don't have a ton of power to shut things down.
But when they take over,
they will have a ton of power
because they'll ultimately decide
whether money is flowing to the Pentagon or not.
I did speak with Congressman Adam Smith,
who's going to lead armed services on the House side.
And he's like, he's super progressive.
He told me it's a delicate balance
because yes, shutting down the government
can put Trump's feet to the fire.
But then at the same time,
a 21-year-old service member
is not going to get the paycheck.
And so you have to balance how you do it.
And so it's going to be a tightrope
that Democrats are going to have to walk
when they take power.
Agreed.
And would just add, though,
of the bevy of messages
that were sent to this new crop of electeds,
one of the ones that voters were screaming the loudest
was get us out of this war.
And I think that there will be a lot of support
for really taking really,
like, tough tactics
and potentially inflicting some harm on folks
to be able to get there.
I'm not saying I want, you know,
a 21-year-old service member
not to get their paycheck.
But it was, you know, shouting from the rooftops.
And that was one of the things
that made Republicans cross over.
You know, they didn't, like, wake up one day
and just say, like,
I'm obsessed with James Tallarico, right?
Yeah.
That took a year, 14 months
for them to become obsessed with him.
But the war was obviously a big force in that.
We had a great day with the market
right after the election.
And then things got ugly.
Wall Street on a roller coaster.
The Nasdaq plunged more than 5% Thursday
as investors worried Democrats would crack down
on AI and data centers
before it rebounded slightly on Friday.
This Friday.
This morning.
But Trump's reaction was classic blame-shifting.
After taking credit for Wednesday's market rally
on Thursday, he blamed voters for the crash,
telling them they had only themselves to blame
for electing Democrats.
Meanwhile, we had a good jobs report come out today
adding 165% of the vote.
25,000 new jobs in October.
What say you to all of this?
What it says to me is that
it's all out of the president's hands.
It doesn't matter.
Good jobs report.
It's not the president.
Like, the president's not getting any credit anymore.
He's done.
He's done.
He gets no credit for anything.
And that's kind of the position
of a lot of Americans right now.
Him putting the blame on Americans
for the stock market falling,
it's pure, it's after an election.
I mean, like, there's a lot of turbulence.
The market doesn't like turbulence right now.
And so the market's going to correct itself.
Totally fine with it.
And at the end of the day,
he's the president of the United States.
Democrats are not a majority right now.
So any stock market is his stock market.
When it's performing well, it's his.
When it's performing poorly, it's also his.
And so the stock market falling is his.
It's not the voters' fault.
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What do you think about this concern
over the data center issue?
Because this is a real issue.
So there were 44 ballot initiatives
relating to moratoriums on data centers.
It passed in all but one instance.
It was North Dakota.
One didn't get through.
And, I mean, we know,
and you could listen to Democratic governors
like Josh Shapiro or Abigail Spanberger.
Virginia has the most data centers
of any state in America.
And that we are going to fall behind
in the AI race and economically
if we don't have data centers here.
Like, China is not slowing down.
We have data centers.
Jess, we have data centers.
We have so many data centers.
So you think a moratorium
is completely fine from this point?
I think a moratorium is fine
until you figure out
how to root out the bad actors.
I think we are in a position right now
where we have more than enough data centers.
We do.
Especially in places like Virginia.
And this moratorium is not
covering everywhere.
Virginia is still going to be
building their data centers.
No, no, I know.
But we are at a place right now
where it's getting out of hand.
And the only way to kind of
scale it back a little bit
and to make sure that bad actors
are not continuing to act poorly
is to say, okay, let's pause.
Let's level set.
Let's put in some regulation.
Let's do it quickly.
And then let's continue
building where necessary.
I think there was a report today
that came out that Doug Burgum,
the Interior Secretary,
is setting aside massive amounts
of federal land
to build data centers
and at the same time
is profiting off of this personally.
Like that is a bad actor right there.
And it's a situation
that should not exist.
And so I think the voters
are making clear.
I spoke to Raskin yesterday
who said that affordability
and this data center issue
and corruption and accountability,
it's all one issue.
Because the billionaires
and the wealthy
are making money
off of the average everyday American.
They're getting wealthier.
Americans are suffering.
And so it's corruption
because they're,
they're acting corrupt.
And it's affordability
because they're pocketing money
and the American people are not.
And so, yes,
moratorium until you figure out a solution.
Well, I mean,
voters said the same thing.
We'll see.
I hope people move fast on this.
I'm glad to see
some folks like Mark Warner
coming into,
you know,
leadership of committees.
People who actually,
you know,
understand both sides of this,
like the benefits of slowing down,
but also the importance
of making sure that we push forward.
So 2028 on everyone's mind now,
it was, you know,
officially the first day
on November 4th,
several potential presidential contenders
are beginning to distance,
so distance themselves
from the administration.
We already talked about
J.D. Vance's long Twitter note,
which was pretty embarrassing.
I love seeing Kimberly Strassel
take him apart.
Few are willing to directly take on Trump,
but Mike Pence,
if only Mike Pence has the courage,
he's back in the mix
with the Wall Street Journal op-ed
going after Trump.
After Trump overspending
and tariffs handling
of the war in Iran,
he says that we need an end
of economic populism on the right.
And I was in Indiana,
actually, last night
for a speaking engagement
and was talking about this op-ed
and the idea that either side
is going to be moving away
from economic populism.
If there were one of the major takeaways
from this election
is economic populism animates
absolutely everyone,
no matter how you vote in this country.
Do you think Mike Pence
thinks there's a future for him
in any of this
or he's just trying to be part of
a rebirth of a traditional Republican Party?
I think the only person
who has the legitimate shot
outside of J.D. Vance or Marco Rubio
being the nominee is DeSantis.
That's the only person who I could see,
especially given the fact
that he's just coming out swinging
and dropping truth bombs on truth bombs.
And he is right.
I give him credit to this one point.
He's a Republican governor.
and he bucked the democratic tsunami.
barely but he's the only one he's the only one and and and it's a lot of it is in part due to
him and like because floridians do like him um and like some of the things he's done i'm not
saying he's a good governor i'm just saying that he's governed he's popular so this it's it's a
three-person race it's really a two-person race and i i if i do if i was a betting man it's going
to be marco rubio i mean i don't want to bet yet i just want to live in my blue tsunami for longer
um but i know they've got to figure out their get their house in order um let's talk more about
democrats i want to talk about me um they rode voter frustration over the cost of living to
major victories in the midterms now comes the hard part we have to actually make things cheaper
we have to govern uh nithya raman with a big win and the la mayor's race two of the country's
largest cities now new york and la
you
are led by democratic socialists how do you think that we should approach from a policy perspective
these you know first few weeks there what should be top of the agenda items are you cities or in
congress um well the city is i i don't think we control i mean mom donnie's just mom donnie
right he's one of the most popular politicians in the country and nithya will be too it was a huge
they really helped each other i will say that is a mutually beneficial relationship with
kathy huckle and mom donnie have going on and they also seem to like genuinely enjoy each other
now what's there not to like what's there not to like i would i would enjoy myself with kathy and
mom donnie drinking a beer even though i don't drink um we do not drink at all yeah i don't i
don't it's not for me oh it's so for me okay anyway all right so uh agenda then dc wise
dc wise agenda okay you got to walk and chew gum at the same time you got to be
investigating for a while you got to be investigating for a while you got to be investigating for a while
you got to be investigating for a while you got to be investigating for a while you got to be investigating for a while
heavy as heavy as possible launch the largest investigatory scheme that congress has ever done
in american history target everyone with the last name trump target everyone with the last name musk
anyone associated with the federal government from junior staff all the way up to top trump
officials get the subpoena haul them up to congress lay out the record and deliver this
giant binder this giant record to a future democratic attorney general and say go forth
and prosecute that's what you do on one end on the other end you go and pass
a massive agenda you have a mandate democratic leadership has a mandate right now
on the senate side you think about abolishing the filibuster you go and you pass pass pass
and you lay out the agenda we can get it anyway i think there is going to be hesitancy for that
you're definitely going to have a few republican senators that are going to want to play ball
depending on especially when you look at the 2028 map yeah which is a misery for republicans like
this was our bad year and we turned it into our best year since what 1974
for republicans awful they have no pickup opportunities and they are defending in some
of the purpliest places yeah for sure but we need i mean like democrats need an agenda and the agenda
has to be you have to raise the minimum wage at least 15 right like that has to be a bill on day
one on and it's and the agenda can't just be we're going to roll back tariffs or we're going to try
to do a war powers resolution to limit iran that's not an agenda it has to be a forward thinking
agenda universal child protection and we're going to try to do a war powers resolution to limit iran
thinking agenda universal child care that's what the voters want uh some type of a nationwide
health care coverage making the affordable care act better or medicare for all whatever whatever
is palatable to medicare for whoever wants it whatever you want to call it pass that agenda
and go line by line um ending stock trading for members of congress and the administration
ethics packages right like do that boom boom boom force trump to veto it i guarantee you he's not
going to veto all of it he's going to look at it and be like oh my god i'm going to veto all of it
stock trading bet i think that's pretty popular like why not let's just do it like well does he
know how much money he's making from stock trading no but he's going to say it's in a blind trust i'm
not controlling it he's going to try to find a loophole i get it but like they're gonna he's
gonna and he's gonna try to sign some things and take them as wins well i think also how these
articles and i'm not saying they're leaked out like the reporters were sitting on them but like
you know people start wagging their mouths a lot more when they're in a bad place and did you see
the wall street journal piece about how melania had talked to him about
stephen miller's overreach when she was like some of my friends are being deported and trump was
like stephen what are you doing here so i do think there is opportunity i'm not saying for like
comprehensive immigration reform right out of the gate but like to get him on things where the like
liberal-minded new yorker type in him understands that this is actually very normie policy
um or to say your legacy is going to be so in the shit room that you're not going to be able to
if you don't do something to bring your base back around.
And that has to do, obviously, cost of living, healthcare.
I think restoring the Medicaid cuts has to be a day one.
I think restoring the ACA subsidies.
And then you need smart reforms to Obamacare
moving towards a Medicare for all
or Medicare for those that want it system.
But I think when he is vulnerable
and wanting to go to the ballroom with you,
that's when you slip it in, right?
And you just say, let's do some affordable housing together.
Put that hard hat to work.
And if you, I don't know,
did you see Palm Beach Airport's already taking back DJT?
They're like, maybe we shouldn't be doing that.
Wait, really?
Well, I saw that they were talking.
I don't think it's ripped down.
That'd be hilarious.
Is that breaking news?
Or maybe I hallucinated it.
I have been having liberal hallucinations
all through my flight back from Indiana this morning.
You were in Indiana?
Yeah.
I just said that at Mike Penn.
I just, do you listen to me?
We're on a show together.
You don't listen to me?
Yeah, I listen to you.
Okay.
I really like that Gina and Yehosa
appointed a Republican already
who lost his seat,
but had gone against Greg Abbott about school vouchers.
We haven't talked about how much of a factor
school choice and education was in the Texas race.
But Texas Dems are wasting no time
using their power.
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says
he'll end Ken Paxton's,
practice of suing out-of-state doctors
who prescribe abortion pills,
major shift in how the state enforces
its near total abortion ban.
Democrats also looking to unwind years
of Republican culture war policies and education
from restrictions on teaching race and gender
in classrooms to school vouchers.
I am so excited about this.
It feels like the only good day
for at least women's rights
since the Dobbs decision came down
where you think, okay, fine.
If you want to do it this way,
we're just going to win.
We're going to win all of the state legislatures.
Yeah.
I mean, state legislatures across the country,
trifectas everywhere.
I mean, it's insane.
Trifecta, trifecta, trifecta, trifecta.
Arizona is like a blue state now.
Yeah.
I mean, it's just, I mean,
Texas is a blue state.
Texas is a blue state.
With a Ted Cruz sticking up in the middle of it.
But yeah.
And I'm sure he'll be next.
Oh my God.
If he keeps messing around.
Wait, we only have like one more.
What do you want to do?
You want to talk Newsom?
Democratic leadership or the compact,
the electoral college,
national popular vote compact.
Whatever you want, honestly.
I can talk about all of them.
Let's do Newsom quickly.
So he commuted the sentences,
548 of California's death row inmates,
clearly thinking about 2028.
Cory Booker heading back to South Carolina,
first primary state.
Jim Clyburn has said that he's,
I think, talked to six of the 2028ers already.
Andy Beshear with a massive night
with the Democratic Governors Association.
My favorite map is where all of the Democratic governor,
the new female ones,
it's like lit up in pink.
We're taking the pink tax and turning it around.
So you think Gavin's move is a good one?
I do.
I mean, I personally do.
I've been against death penalty for as long as I remember.
He's not letting these people out.
They're going to spend the rest of their lives
in a state prison.
A friend texted me that and was like,
oh, well, what happens if he kills again?
And I'm like, he's just going to rot in a cell by himself
instead of a more expensive procedure that could fail.
I also think that people are freaking out
about the fact that it could not work as a torture
that that woman, I understand she's a killer.
I'm not saying like I'm siding with her,
but I was with Trey Gowdy yesterday
who was a Republican member of Congress,
but he's a prosecutor before that
and had prosecuted death penalty cases.
And he said that most of the time it's the family
that wants to kill.
It's the death penalty, actually.
He's right.
So I'm curious if there'll be pushback from families
on the decision.
We'll have to see.
I mean, maybe, maybe, but I don't know.
We'll have to see.
Okay.
We'll have to see.
Should we do questions?
Sure.
Let's do questions.
Okay.
And H628 asks,
seeing both Dem wings claiming this is their victory,
who actually won, the moderates or the progressives?
The Democrats.
Everyone won.
And that's what I said from the beginning.
It didn't matter.
If you were a socialist, a leftist, moderate,
whatever you want to label yourself, you won.
As long as you had a D next to your name, you won.
And that's why you had even people
who were literally no longer even running winning
in the state like. The guy who pulled out like two months ago?
Correct.
And that is a takeaway.
Okay.
I will add to that that there is data
that speaks to the level, the size of the win,
depending on. Which wing of the party you were in.
And notably, because I'm a Jared Golden truther,
look what happened in Maine.
You know, the guy who was. gonna dunlap dunlap dunlap who was gonna challenge jared golden uh for that seat and so golden just
retired and schumer had wanted him to run for main senate he didn't want to do that he was like i'm
done with all of this anyway it was the only seat that flipped to republicans and paula page won
so that was a blight on the record of the lefties to say the least um but margins wise
moderates overperformed more progressives uh the terrain was tougher in some circumstances
putting aside like the dsa candidates on the house side because they were running in districts
that kamala won by like 65 points anyway i will i could go down a big rabbit hole on this with
you and if you want to talk about it later okay alec schombach asked does the gop continue the
culture war tactics in 2028 yes they can't help themselves yeah it's crazy 100 it's coming
it's like you can't they can't even look at the ballot initiatives about like you know transgender
people in sports and just be like okay people can hold two thoughts in their minds right they can
say that there's a biological advantage on the competitive level and also they are you know they
can't afford gas groceries the chaos is killing them stupid wars and the corruption it's amazing
that they're still yelling like you're gonna trance my kid all right uh mary wants to know
do you think elon will take all his toys and leave the country to avoid testifying
no he all of his stuff is here he's not going anywhere except capitol hill
all right gridlock emv says scott colom no wait it's colom colom no sorry colom you just you just
got me scott colom no it's like colom scott colom colom colom i'm so sorry you you just
confused the hell out of me okay oh it's my fault anyway i love you scott um okay yes
uh do you think him making it across the finish line will be the story of the midterms
uh it'll be a good one i mean him annie andrews those that's the story of the midterms scott
colom flipped to forest county which was named for ku klux klan founder nathan bedford's forest
and i loved that one you're about to have a black man representing mississippi for the first time
since 1875 so yeah i would add also there's so many stories but i do think like the uh redistricting's
all turning into dummy manders and north carolina is a crazy story and shout out to
anderson clayton oh my god i know what a rock star she is and i think they were the only there
was some chart about how men voted in these swing states and uh north carolina men represented she
said you should all come here to find yourself a husband um i already have one and you already
are a husband so if you're watching and you need a husband go to north carolina
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Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Donald Trump’s presidency is in decline, with internal White House members saying he is exhausted and no longer willing to continue.
Democrats achieved a historic wave of victories, securing trifectas in states like Arizona and flipping key Southern seats, including Mississippi with Scott Colom’s win.
The election revealed a strong Democratic appeal across ideological lines—any candidate with a "D" next to their name gained popularity, signaling a shift in voter alignment.
Republican voter turnout plummeted, especially in swing states, while a surge in Democratic support among Black voters, younger demographics, and independents reshaped the political landscape.
Major policy shifts are underway, including ending abortion-related lawsuits, rolling back education restrictions, and pushing for affordable housing, healthcare, and minimum wage increases.
Elon Musk suffered significant financial losses, with his companies’ market value crashing after Texas governors reversed land sales to SpaceX.
The Democratic Party now faces a critical mandate to deliver tangible, forward-looking policies—including universal child care, Medicare for All, and stock trading bans for officials—rather than just reactive measures.
The political realignment signals a new era of Democratic dominance, with deep voter frustration over cost of living, healthcare, and war policy driving mass support.
Summary:
The 2024 election marked a seismic shift in American politics, with Democrats achieving sweeping victories across the country, including trifectas in Arizona and pivotal wins in the South, such as Mississippi, where Scott Colom will become the first Black senator since 1875. This outcome reflects a broad Democratic appeal that transcends ideology—any candidate with a "D" on their ballot resonated with voters, demonstrating that the party’s opposition to Republican policies is more compelling than its traditional identity. Key factors driving the win include a historic surge in turnout among Black voters, younger demographics, and independents, as well as a collapse in Republican voter engagement, especially in swing states.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is in disarray: internal reports indicate he is emotionally and politically drained, and his inability to manage the economy or national issues—including market volatility and the Iran crisis—has fueled public disillusionment. The new Democratic leadership is now tasked with delivering concrete policy reforms, such as raising the minimum wage, expanding healthcare access, abolishing the filibuster, and banning stock trading by officials. Additionally, states like Texas have seen major policy reversals, including ending abortion-related lawsuits and dismantling school voucher policies.
Elon Musk also suffered a major setback, with his SpaceX land sales halted and his market value plummeting. As Democrats take control, they face the challenge of governing with both urgency and accountability, especially in addressing cost of living, AI regulation, and military spending. The incoming administration is expected to prioritize progressive reforms, including universal childcare and equitable education, while confronting the legacy of Republican culture wars.
This election not only reshaped the political map but signaled a new era of accountability, transparency, and voter-driven policy in American democracy.
FAQs
Despite a significant loss in the election, Trump remains politically active, focusing on new projects like the 'Arc to Trump' and continuing to push policies on Iran and economic issues.
Democrats achieved widespread victories, securing trifectas in several states and flipping key Southern and Rust Belt states, marking a major shift in national power.
Low Republican turnout, especially among older voters, combined with a surge in Democratic voter engagement and a strong surge in young and minority voters, led to the losses.
Yes, Democrats plan to introduce an aggressive agenda including raising the minimum wage, expanding affordable housing, and advancing universal child care and Medicare for All.
Elon Musk suffered major financial losses after his companies faced regulatory changes, including a pause on land sales for SpaceX, signaling a decline in his influence and power.
Democrats are pushing for a war powers resolution to limit U.S. military actions, while Iran is preparing for potential hostilities, creating a tense and uncertain environment.
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