We Did It: Celebrating Democracy’s Return and Our Birthdays with Driftglass

It’s my birthday, and the blue tsunami is the best gift I could have asked for. As of this morning, Democrats had secured 54 Senate seats and 228 House seats, with a real chance at 240 or more. NBC News noted it’s the first time since 2006 that the minority party flipped both chambers in a single night.

Driftglass joins me to celebrate. We cover the Senate flips in Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, plus Michigan held. We cover the governors’ wins, including Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Nevada, and Arizona’s still-undecided congressional races, with Elizabeth Lee’s remarkable run in the 5th. Driftglass shares his math on how far Republicans underperformed Trump’s 2024 margins even in the districts they held. We talk about the state legislatures that finally got some attention, why Democrats shouldn’t let anyone tell them a blowout isn’t a mandate, who might lead Senate Democrats, and what to watch out for during the lame duck period.

Tomorrow: I'm thinking of calling around the world to apologize to our allies, and I want your suggestions for who to call.

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