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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
💸 Vance warns GOP must deliver affordability. Vice President JD Vance said Republicans must focus on making life affordable following Tuesday's election losses in Virginia and New Jersey, or they will lose decisively in 2026. President Trump blamed the government shutdown for the defeats.
🌊 Mamdani’s win fuels socialist wave. Zohran Mamdani led a nationwide push for the Democratic Socialists of America, whose candidates won local races in cities like Atlanta, Detroit, Cambridge, and Minneapolis — a victory the DSA called a triumph of “the working class over the oligarchy.”
🔵 California redistricting measure adds Democratic seats. Proposition 50 passed with 65 percent support, allowing Democrats to redraw congressional maps and gain five House seats. Some conservative strongholds are now being redrawn to be represented by progressives.
❌ Trump calls for eliminating the Senate filibuster. President Trump urged Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster and pass the entire GOP agenda. He wants the immediate passage of voter ID requirements and the elimination of mail-in voting, while calling to reopen the government tonight.
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THE MAIN STORY
Working class voters rejected socialist Mamdani
_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race, campaigning as a champion of the working class. Yet, his victory was secured by a wealthier, highly educated base..
_FACTS AND INSIGHTS_
Mamdani began his victory speech by addressing the “working people” and quoting Eugene Debs, America’s most notorious socialist.
Mamdani’s idea that his win was powered by a working-class uprising doesn’t hold up. The data shows his coalition…
Exclusive analysis and uncensored facts behind the paywall: Breaking down the data of who supported Mamdani, his hypocritical associations with billionaires, and how his policy solutions are likely to fail.
_JOIN THE DISCUSSION_
Do you think Mamdani will make New York City more affordable?
MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER
How left and right outlets frame Republicans justifying the election losses
Mentioned behind the paywall: PBS News, The New York Times, The Daily Caller, and Fox News.
_THE DAILY DEBATE_
📊 What do you think Republicans should focus on going forward?
POLLS RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY
Do these elections spell trouble for Republicans in 2026?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes (957)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 No (463)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (254)
👍 Yes: “If people are this stupid, I have no hope for our nation.” — Andrew
👎 No: “Blue states elected blue candidates. What a shock.” — Patricia
🤔 Unsure: “If the elected Democrats screw up, they could help conservatives in 2026.” — Kevin
_POP QUIZ_
What did President Trump call to eliminate?
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