Dems Blue Wave: Powered by the Indy Tsunami
It was a blue wave — but it was powered by an independent tsunami. Democrats swept the House and nearly cleaned out the Senate, Susan Collins fell in Maine, Mississippi is separated by 50 votes, and 26 independent veterans put their names on the ballot against a rigged system. Paul Rieckhoff breaks down what actually happened, who really won, and why the next 70 days before January could be the most dangerous stretch of the Trump presidency.
Paul Rieckhoff records before sunrise on the morning after — and cuts through the celebration with a no-BS, intelligence-grade read on what…
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