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An Election Wipeout with Chris Griswold

What did the 2026 midterms tell us about the future of American politics?

This week, the GOP suffered the worst election defeat in five decades. Policy director Chris Griswold joins Oren to make sense of what happened in the midterms and what it means for both the Right and Left.

They discuss how central the issue of political corruption has become for frustrated voters—the top motivator in exit polls—and how it intersects with and amplifies other concerns, like the Iran War and affordability. Then they discuss what the election outcome portends for what both parties will look like now that President Trump is a lame duck, and what we should be watching heading into 2028.

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