Not in Kansas any more: Republicans get a thrashing

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<p>In the end, the result was clear and uncontested: Democrats had an <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/2026/us-midterms/results/summary?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">astonishingly good night</a></u>. Our editors and correspondents across America report on the proceedings, and we ask <u><a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/11/04/a-landslide-for-democrats-a-rebuke-to-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what comes next</a></u>—for Democrats, for Republicans and for Trumpism more widely.</p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Edward Carr, deputy editor</li><li>Charlotte Howard, United States editor</li><li>Rebecca Jackson, Southern correspondent</li><li>Daniel Knowles, Midwest correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>midterm elections, Congressional control</li><li>Donald Trump, MAGA</li><li>the future of the free world</li></ul><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href="https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe to The Economist</a></u>.</em></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>