Thursday, November 5, 2026
Today, a Democratic rout sweeps both houses of Congress in a history-making midterm election, Republicans spent $200M attacking trans people and lost everything, MAGA redistricting backfired in multiple states, Mike Johnson is calling it quits - he won’t run for minority leader, Elon Musk threw his fortune at the midterms but voters handed him a stunning defeat, Georgia has elected its first out trans and non-binary state lawmaker, the new Congress is putting Homeland Security on notice, the man in charge of steering House Republicans to victory — Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee — is on track to lose his own seat, Democrats clinch a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years and gain full control of five state governments, Democrats have won enough states to end the electoral college, and It Gets Better grant recipients have created spaces for queer students to feel safe and welcomed in experiencing STEM education.
GUESTS: Alex and Geo: It Gets Better grant recipients and leaders of Rainbow Robotics; a project that creates spaces for queer students to feel safe and welcomed in experiencing STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/elections/midterms-mood.html
https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/bentley-hudgins-wins-georgia-legislature
Republicans’ last chance to cement their legacy in Trump’s Washington - POLITICO
https://19thnews.org/2026/11/these-trans-and-nonbinary-candidates-just-made-history/
https://newrepublic.com/post/217594/democrats-seats-nationwide-end-electoral-college
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/11/03/texas-congress-us-house-redistricting-elections-2026/
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/04/nx-s1-6028588/redistricting-efforts-failed-republicans
Allison, I hope you enjoyed writing this as much as I enjoyed reading it!
A good time to just enjoy the moment and breathe. Thank you!