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Lessons from Tuesday’s elections: Win by more, lose by less
MSNBC· 2025-11-08 20:19
All right, they put me back here at the Board of Election Wisdom, and I'm happy to be here, although it would be better if I were wearing a vest. Tuesday was full of lessons, and one of the biggest is exactly the same thing that got Donald Trump elected president last year. Win by more, lose by less.It sounds obvious, but let me show you what I'm talking about. Starting with Virginia, let's go into Virginia and look at a few key counties here that'll tell us an interesting story. The Democrat Abigail Spanbe ...
Trump 'needs to gerrymander to win': National Democratic Redistricting Committee president
MSNBC· 2025-11-08 01:56
Can you imagine being so weak in the presidential posture that you would be able to step forward and say publicly, I can't win. Right? That's what we're seeing right now out of this president. He's saying, "I need to jerrymander to win. " He's calling up Greg Abbott and saying, "I need you to jerrymander your state as much as possible. My ideas are failing.My economy is a disaster, and I need you to cheat as hard as you can. " He's having JD Vance fly back and forth from the Indianapolis airport like it's a ...
Modi's BJP Faces Key Election Test in India's Poorest State
Bloomberg Television· 2025-11-07 05:53
Bihar is is one election where the opposition thinks it has a chance. And and of course, therefore, it is going to be watched keenly. Does this upset the momentum for the BJP and does it then all go for the elections coming next year.Or does the BJP sort of continue with its juggernaut like. Former RBA governor Raghuram Rajan speaking to us earlier about the election in Bihar. The referendum in India's poorest state takes centre stage in our India Focus segment this week.Millions took part in the first phas ...
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BBC News (World)· 2025-11-07 02:48
US Democrats still face big questions, despite election wins https://t.co/S5KldIcoiB ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-06 11:40
Overall, Democrats did even better than expected in America’s “off-year” elections. Yet one good night has not solved the party’s enduring problems https://t.co/AO9MQNXzPq ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-11-06 10:57
Republican candidates weren’t the only ones who fell short in Tuesday’s elections. Pollsters had a bad night, too. https://t.co/df6QiB00S3 ...
After 2025 gains, DNC chair declares: ‘We will win in 2026’
MSNBC· 2025-11-06 02:00
The reports of the death of the Democratic Party were very premature, clearly, right. Look, I've been working my ass off for these last nine months. I' I've traveled to 34 states, and what I will tell you is the motto at the DNC, you've heard me say this before, is when you organize everywhere, you can win anywhere.And that's what you've seen throughout the country last night. It was a repudiation of Donald Trump and his disastrous economic policies. It was a repudiation of um this administration's callous ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-06 00:00
After sweeping the elections on Tuesday, some Democrats may believe the party is in better shape than pundits think; and that next year’s midterms are as good as won. They would be making a mistake https://t.co/W56tXJIQLH ...
Women deliver ‘whopping’ wins in first major referendum election of Donald Trump
MSNBC· 2025-11-05 22:56
But it's the people, the people that have left the biggest mark. The little girls who come up to me to say that they're going to be a governor or they're going to be a president. It reminds me of my own belief that anything was possible. Just a few minutes ago, Adam said to our daughters, "Your mom's going to be the governor of Virginia. [Applause] And I can guarantee those words have never been spoken in Virginia ever before. It's it's a it's a big deal that the girls and the young women I have met along t ...
Election results show voters 'want leaders focused on their problems,' says Virginia Democrat
NBC News· 2025-11-05 22:19
Welcome back. As we mentioned, the government shutdown is now officially the longest ever in American history. And President Trump is in part blaming the shutdown for Republicans poor performances in last night's elections.And today, the Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, says he agrees with President Trump. Trump admits that Republicans, the Republican shutdown is hurting him and his party. The president is right.We warned the president of the consequences of ignoring Democrats, ignoring the American pe ...