Jon Stewart and the Daily Show team preview the 2026 midterm elections on the eve of voting and then react to the results. They cover Hailey Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers, the media's heavy reliance on polls, and a warning against assuming a blue wave is certain.
The episode also examines the Senate races that could decide control of Congress, voters who went to extremes to cast ballots, and Elon Musk's record spending. Listeners will hear the hosts' commentary on how polls shape news coverage, the Republican search for explanations after the losses, and what the results could mean for both parties.
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Big story: Midterms. I know. But it's closing arguments time. And today, the president took to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool to make his final case to the voters.
I've kept every single promise I made, except far more. I've actually kept far more promises than I made.
That is not possible. Dimensionally. In this realm, that that that. Now, dementia-ly, yes, that that may be possible. But not not dimensionally. But you know what? I'm sorry. In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, with the echoes of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech, please lay out for the American people what you think is most important for them to know. And if you could, include visual aids.
That that that would be so appreciated.
Today, I'm thrilled to announce the official opening of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool that we're giving Siri in the world. It's almost as tall as two Empire State Buildings later in the states. We resurfaced the bottom in a beautiful dark blue, very dark blue. They call it American flag blue, but it's very dark. This is a it's painted blue for purposes of it was all rusted. And we fixed the granite. We recaulked it. I mean, they've had all of this has been years here where you couldn't see any water.
It was just algae. And it had a bad aroma, to put it mildly. This is a massive piece of piece of pool.
Good night, everybody. That's just I'm just I don't even I don't even know what to just to be clear, I just want to be clear. That is not AI. That was not artificial intelligence. That was not artificial intelligence. It's a really I think you would agree, any kind of intelligence. That was that was the president of the United States on the day before the midterms choosing to make a speech at the reflecting pool to talk about the reflecting pool. No symbolism, no metaphors, just straight-up pool maintenance.
That was Donald Trump's "I had it cleaned" speech, if you will. I I I have been to the reflecting pool. But with the president's priorities so badly misplaced, it is no wonder what the expectation is for tomorrow.
An electoral bloodbath.
There is the blue wave coming.
It's going to be a deluge.
A blue tsunami.
Blue bomb cyclone.
Because Latino voters, this is going to be a blue wave and a brown tsunami.
Is she allowed to say that? And isn't a brown tsunami what ruined the reflecting pool in the first place? Or is it no, no, no, wait. Regardless, the Democrats appear in position for a wave election. Not just the House, even the Senate, as long as the remaining couple of days before the election are bombshell-less, drama-free, non-earthquake-y.
A bombshell out of Michigan.
A stunning last-minute shake-up.
A political earthquake in Michigan's Senate race.
Drama in Michigan.
Drama in Michigan? Well, frost my flakes. I mean, of course, we all knew there was drama in Michigan when Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Hailey Stevens in a contentious primary for the Democratic nomination. But Stevens has always been very clear as to their shared goal of defeating Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
Mike Rogers has shown that he's just going to go along with whatever Donald Trump does. He's not going to speak out when erratic tariffs are impacting our auto industry.
He wants to just continue on, rubber-stamp Trump. The fight now is Abdul being Rogers, because Rogers is a nightmare.
Can I tell you something? There is nothing that sounds bad in a Michigan accent. So what's the problem? What's the bombshell?
I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.
Is her car in a ditch? Is she endorsing Mike Rogers after getting in a car accident? Real quick, before I lose consciousness. I am endorsing the nightmare. The happened? This is like the most diabolical episode of Fargo I've ever seen.
What could have driven, somewhat erratically, I am endorsing what could have driven Hailey Stevens into the arms of the Rogers campaign?
But Abdul made very clear that I was not welcome in his campaign, that he didn't need me there, that he didn't want me there. I understand that. I did endorse the Democratic nominee. And he chose to close this campaign by saying I wasn't welcome. I've never been invited to a campaign event. That's fine. You know, he's busy. He's run all around. I've had primaries before myself. It's not about that.
It does sound like it's about that, I have to say. But that says why you're mad at Abdul, but not why you're for Rogers. Rogers is hold on, let me find the word. A nightmare who is against every principle you've worked for your entire career. I mean, at least say you were visited by three ghosts who convinced you that it turns out people don't need health insurance.
This can't really be about getting your feelings hurt.
You wanted to be at a public event with him up until some point, I guess, yesterday. And I it's just an interesting change. And I think a lot of people are curious to try to understand it.
Was that a question, Anderson?
No, I wanted to see if you wanted to fill in the silence. But you don't.
Oh, look. Yeah.
Do you see what you just did there, Hailey Stevens? Are you happy with yourself? All that sass you made. You just turned Anderson Cooper into Andy Cohen. Is that what you wanted? He didn't want to sass you. He's a newsman. He doesn't want to sass you. You gave him no choice but to sass. Now, to be fair, there is a rift here. El-Sayed has been very critical of Israel. And obviously, Stevens, as also some other Jewish people in Michigan, have been upset by that.
I am not Jewish.
What the? For real? But then why all the Michiganos?
Her fiance is Jewish.
Oh, the fiance is Jewish. That I buy. Okay, it looks like I tried to draw Stephen Miller from memory. But by the way, by the way, just because he's Jewish doesn't mean he's pro-Israel or a Zionist.
Judaism is not a monolith. Supporting Netanyahu and their campaign in Gaza doesn't make you Jewish. Although I will say this: throwing away all of your personal and professional relationships over a perceived personal slight, that's pretty Jewish. That's we do do that. That's that's if I may, that is pretty, pretty, pretty.
That's got big aunt who wasn't asked to light a candle at bar mitzvah energy. You see, in Judaism, there is reform, conservative, orthodox, and curb-your-enthusiasm plotline. You didn't invite me to the party. You didn't invite me to the party. Well, then I am now for deportation. Deportation! I say deport, deport. Man, this split between Hailey and Abdul, it raises all sorts of uncomfortable questions about the ability for one issue to split a nascent Democratic coalition.
It even brings up this country's relationship with Israel and what emphasis our leaders should be placing on their safety and how to balance concerns for the tragedy for Palestinians with real concerns about antisemitism. These are real, nuanced, complex issues. I wonder how our news media will discuss them.
The big question now: how are voters going to react, and will it impact the polls?
No! All right, the polls. The polls. No matter how hard you try, you cannot keep our news media off the poll. And I know they might say, oh, we're working our way through the Electoral College. No! Being on the poll is a choice.
And yes, with the Stevens story, as with every story, nuance and complexity matter less than what do the numbers say, because they know that that is what our little reptilian brains are craving: immigration, tariffs, Iran. We don't care. What's the score?
These numbers are absolutely staggering and very bad for Republicans. New polls today giving Democrats something to cheer about as we inch closer to the midterm elections.
A new wave of polling and race ratings as Republicans in a fresh panic.
Breaking news. Seeing blue. Brand new CNN polls, brand new poll numbers. The Republican freak-out is here. Whoo, boy, brand new polling.
Oh, my God, thank you. I am so sorry I flip out at you guys. But here's the question: what if the polls are wrong? Are you kidding me right now? You mother the big polls! Whoo, whoo! You can't say whoo and then buh.
It's whoo. It's not whoo. It's not both. It's like at the end of Caddyshack, when he goes, "Hey, everybody's going to get laid." Then he can't go, "But what about that herpes virus? That's something." You can't do that. But that's what they do. That's the media's little game. They prey on our emotions. We're like little rats in a maze getting a dopamine hit. We're like college kids waiting for that acceptance to come on through. Come on. Come on, Suni Binghamton. Let's go. They're throwing up these poll numbers on ever-expanding screens.
It's a giant screen. It's an even bigger screen. It's an even bigger screen. They're even doing big screens that are controlled by little screens. And they wouldn't put up speculative nonsense in IMAX, something that large can't be wrong, because the very presentation is a vouch. News organizations are granting these numbers credence by the very fashion-forward and relentless way in which they report on them.
But every now and again, in the quiet of the night, when the media tire of toying with the emotional wreckage that is their audience, they do tend to offer a big-pharma-like disclaimer that would be nice if they made a little bigger.
It just feels like every election night, we're always like, oh, the polls actually were kind of wrong.
We should all distrust the polls until we get to the election.
It's undersampling voters.
We've seen polls overestimate Democrats.
A lot of people do not answer polls.
Who responds to polls is meant to be random, but it's not always random.
Polls are just a snapshot in time. They don't tell you what's going to happen.
They are not predictors of anything.
In the corner, I see margin of error plus or minus 11.
Then why the are we looking at them? Why? Why are you showing them to us? Why are you talking about them constantly? Why? Plus or minus 11 in the corner? Why isn't that the biggest number? Or better yet, why isn't that the number that makes you go, I'm not going to show this shit on television? And by the way, why are they the only motherers who get a margin of error?
The rest of us don't get a margin of error? This utilities check is for $217 plus or minus 11. Of course I'm having safe sex. I always use zero-holes condoms. Plus or minus 11. For my own blood pressure, can you at least tell me which unreliable numbers I should be focusing on?
The path to retaking the Senate might just run through Iowa.
Fine. Iowa. All right, fine. At least that focuses it. Iowa it is.
The path to the Senate majority very much runs through Maine.
They're not even close. Okay, fine. Maine. Got it.
North Carolina could decide control of the upper chamber.
South Carolina could decide which party takes the Senate.
Could the path to a Democratic Senate majority run through Kansas?
If you want to focus in on one state, it is Ohio. So goes Ohio. So goes the Senate. So goes the nation.
So goes Texas. So goes the country.
It is all about Michigan.
And it all comes down to Alaska.
I'm just going to go. I don't. You so the Senate comes down to the states. And you know what? Even those that pride themselves as polling skeptics cannot resist its siren song.
This program ignores most polls most of the time.
I have stated time and time again that I don't believe polls. I don't trust polls.
Go on. Boy, the polls that The New York Times published late last night, a shock.
But The New York Times poll is one of the gold standard polls. And today's New York Times poll of the South Carolina Senate rate has shocked Republicans in South Carolina.
Oh, oh, that's true. These people, they don't even believe in polls. Polls are fly by night. Oh, but The New York Times, gold standard. By the way, did you read the article about what The New York Times itself said about its own polls? I've got the copy right here. It sometimes comes on paper. Let's see their conclusion about their own polls, which I will be reading for real.
This is what they said about their own gold standard polls. They said their own polls could either be, and I quote, "dead on," or they could underestimate Democrats, or they could underestimate Republicans. In other words, even The New York Times is saying it's a poll, or it's a hat, or maybe it's a brooch, or maybe it's a pterodactyl.
And let me tell you something right now. The only thing worse than your relentless, incessant coverage of polls is when you make it fun. It's so fun. Aren't the polls fun?
This is the types of numbers that should absolutely be scary. Scary. As the big Buffalo Bills fan let's say, let's go. It's always a roll of the dice when it comes to these Senate races. You've got to put on some shades to understand these numbers. Number one, number one, I'm talking about this, baby. Yeah. Yeah, it's raining in here. It's raining. Please, please, no, no, no. Yes, there is some caution.
It's not fun. It's not fun. It's not cute. I don't know if you know this, but enthusiastic bullshit is still bullshit. Now, I appreciate guys like Harry Enton giving us the numbers to ease the anxiety that we all feel from guys like Harry Enton giving us the numbers. But the schizophrenic nature of the roller coaster ride is unbearable. Here I am, 8:30 in the morning, trying to just get on with my day.
The Democratic lead, it is building. These are numbers that Democrats should be salivating over. Democrats very much on their way a staircase to potential electoral heaven.
Wow. In a regime that began on an escalator to hell, a staircase to potential electoral heaven would be most welcome. Thank you. And I'm sure when I check back in on you 75 minutes later on the same day, that's still the case.
Hold on a second here, because we've seen this dance before, and it was not a dance that Democrats like when the votes were actually cast. If history holds in terms of the GOP outperforming their September polls, well, there's a very, very strong chance that Republicans hold on the United States Senate.
Then what the was the staircase with the heaven and the stairs and ugh? Oh, well, the numbers say we're dropping you into a field of ice cream and blowjobs. But if history is any guide, both are being given by Mitch McConnell.
Oh, yep. Look, it would be one thing if after months of breathless, semi-informed speculation, the polls actually turned out to be right. But if history holds.
If you're hoping that I had landed on exactly why things went wrong, I have not.
It just seems to me that the polling did not accurately reflect what was occurring.
We have to be really honest in the polling profession that there were some real mistakes made in this election and big misses.
I was wrong.
We were wrong.
We were wrong. I don't have egg on my face. I have omelet. <spk:31> We've really taken the hood off to look at what we did. That model probably needs a complete overhaul.
It was a big surprise. <spk:32> Nobody anticipated it. No polls predicted it. No one saw it coming. How did that happen?
Why did the polls miss by so much? <spk:33> About the only way you can hit something right on the nose is through dumb luck. <spk:34> The polls turned out to be about as reliable as a fan magazine account of a Hollywood starlet's rise to fame.
You've been wrong since you could still smoke on the news. Look, an election is an emotional time. The next couple of days will determine the future of our health care, our economy, and the state of our reflecting polls. The news should be soothing our nerves with information and context, not amplifying them with speculation you admit has little value.
So to the cable news media, I am begging you, please reconsider spending so much of your valuable pre-election air time hyping up polls that you know to be unreliable. I can't think of anything more corrosive to your viewers' well-being. <spk:35> Well, forget about the polls for a second. Just look at some of the latest numbers from our partners at Cal Shade. Oh, my God. No, Harry. Harry.
Harold. Harry. Don't you dare.
You can see this right here in the Cal Shade prediction market. Look where we were a month ago. We were at 60% chance. Now we're talking about a very nice 69.
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Well, this is it, people. The midterms are finally here. Are you excited? Yeah. Yeah, you are. You bunch of nerds. All across the country today, millions of people who are too stupid to vote early flooded their local high school gyms to make their voices heard. And of course, because this is America, there were the usual obstacles in the way: fears of intimidation, voting machines that didn't work, and in one particular case, some very big distractions.
In Kansas, election officials say a woman went into labor while voting early. <spk:37> At one point, the contractions were coming about every five minutes, but she was determined to get that ballot cast. Yeah. Let's go. That is either a woman who really cares about democracy or a baby who really wanted to vote illegally. Look, lady, I know your vote matters, but it's also statistically insignificant.
So it's okay to skip it if you're pushing a baby out of your vagina. But it just goes to show you how much people care about voting. Sometimes it's from a sense of civic duty. Other times, it's because they just really support what this great president has been doing. <spk:38> I've just been following Trump the whole time. I really think he's doing an awesome job. I mean, everything from the border to the war in Iraq to just the fraud.
The fraud's been incredible. Is this guy being sarcastic? I don't know what that okay, I don't know what this guy meant to say, but he is correct. The fraud has been incredible. Also, I don't know what this guy meant to say, but did he say the war in Iraq? This guy is like 10 seasons behind on America. No one spoil it for him. It doesn't end great.
Anyway, always good to get the opinions of voters who have a 50/50 chance of getting their junk stuck in the voting machine. I can't get it out. It's a quagmire. Just like our current war in Iraq. Of course, it wasn't just everyday Americans voting. It was also America's sorest losers. <spk:39> NewsNation caught up with Congresswoman Hailey Stevens as she was in here to cast her ballot for Mike Rogers. <spk:40> You're getting a lot of backlash. Does it feel worth it to have endorsed Mike Rogers today?
Any comment at all about how you're feeling? <spk:40> Look, I'm with my mom. We're you know, this is our tradition here. <spk:40> Yeah. You know, me and my mom have this tradition where we betray all our core values, then put on a hat that looks like a giant Pringle. Please respect our privacy at this time. Leave Hailey Stevens alone. She just wants to have a lovely day with her mom, and then after some quiet reflection, push her in front of a speeding bus. But even as voters headed to the polls to cast their vote and cracked their heads slipping on amniotic fluid, politicians were still traveling the country, making their final pitch.
Like Don Jr., presidential son, and dumbass who somehow let Kimberly Guilfoyle get away. He stopped in Ohio yesterday to warn them what would happen if Democrats took Congress. <spk:41> They want to what is it? Save democracy by destroying democracy. They want to pack the Supreme Court. They want to make Ohio a state. <spk:42> Look, we don't always see eye to eye, but Don Jr.'s right.
Okay? Politics aside, Ohio should not be a state. It's going to change the demographics of this country, and they're never going to assimilate into our culture. Also, once a state gives us JD Vance and Vivek Ramaswamy, it should be at least downgraded to whatever Guam is. Meanwhile, while Don Jr. was on the stump, Don Jr. Sr. was doing the podcast circuit to make his case to people while they fold laundry a week after the election.
Because even after two years of midterm campaigning, there are still important questions to be asked. <spk:43> Now, two last questions, quickly. Who is your best-looking administration official? Is it JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent? Which one of those three? Or is it someone else? <spk:42> Okay, actually, you know what? There are no more important questions to be asked, okay? We are done here. Also, that's a demeaning question that no one should have to answer.
But if you asked me, I would JD Vance, marry Marco Rubio, and kill myself. Look. Thank you for cheering for my suicide. Look, I'm not going to tell anyone how to vote, mostly because if you haven't voted yet, it's too late. The polls are closed. But I will say that if the Democrats do retake power, at least Democrats will finally have a dominant party that is focused on serious issues and not how hot their candidates are.
Yeah. Some of those are pity hots. Okay, that's not to call anyone out specifically, but you know how sometimes there's, like, a group photo of parties where the overall average is definitely giving one person a boost? That's Troy Jackson. Okay? This is so stupid. I'm not voting for Democrats because their candidates are hot. I'm voting for them because George Soros pays me to. Besides, good leadership has nothing to do with being hot. Have you seen the Founding Fathers?
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Last night was election night, and holy shit. <spk:46> Democrats sweep the country, control Congress. <spk:47> A stunning shift sending shockwaves through a once-in-a-generation realignment. <spk:48> Massive rout. <spk:49> This was a shellacking. <spk:50> This is a shellacking. This is a spanking. It's called a country-ass whooping. <spk:49> A seismic political earthquake. <spk:51> A blue wave. <spk:52> Massive blue wave, a blue nomi. <spk:53> That was a blue tsunami wrapped in a Cat 5 hurricane. <spk:54> This is a volcanic eruption of blue Crayola. <spk:55> It's so blue.
The Blue Man Group and Bluey snorted the blue meth from Breaking Bad while singing "I'm Blue Da-Bu-Di-Da-Bu-Di." The point is, it was blue. Yes, last night was a blue nomi, a bluebonic plague, a blue clear bomb resulting in blue billion human blasualties. Look, Democrats didn't just win the midterms yesterday. They made the midterms their bitch. They won the Senate. They won the House. They won governor's races.
They won best animated picture. They won the rigged claw machine at the arcade. Shit, for the first time ever, they were the most searched category on Pornhub. I mean, talk about blue balls. But it wasn't just how much the Democrats won that was surprising. It was where they won. <spk:46> And in South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews defeating the incumbent Darlene Graham. The state hasn't elected a Democrat since 1998. <spk:47> Texas has not had a senator who is a Democrat since 1988.
<spk:59> The last time Kansas elected a Democratic senator, that senator was born in the year the light bulb was invented. <spk:50> Wow. The year of the light bulb? That's huge. And now, with a Democrat in charge, it may be possible to finally bring that technology to Kansas. And just to give you a sense of how crazy this is, up until yesterday, this was the last Democrat elected to the Senate from Kansas. It was so long ago, they still thought a tie should go down to your nipples.
But yes, Democrats weren't just cleaning up in blue states. They were winning seats in some of the most conservative places in America. You remember that town in Deliverance? Last night, they elected a gay Black socialist. So this was a historic night. In a lot of ways, it was America speaking loudly against endless wars, corruption, immigration cruelty, and to some degree, ballrooms. And it was also historic because of how expensive it was.
<spk:49> Tech billionaire Elon Musk. The SpaceX CEO spent $446 million this cycle, the most any non-candidate has ever spent on an election. <spk:50> $500 million? There is no way Democrats could beat that. <spk:49> His preferred Republican candidates, Ken Paxton for Senate in Texas, Vivek Ramaswamy for governor in Ohio, swamped by their Democratic opponents. <spk:51> For Elon, half a billion dollars and absolutely nothing to show for it.
I mean, that could have been three whole days of child support for him. Although, I'd like to thank him for making the rest of us look great with money, right? Not when my wife is mad that I bought that new Wave runner. I can be like, well, at least I didn't spend $500 million trying to get a sloppy pervert elected in Texas. So look. Yeah, sloppy pervert. So look, this was undoubtedly an incredible night for Democrats. Although, just to be clear, it's not like the whole country is now that lesbian bar in Massachusetts.
In some places, it's still the same old America as always. <spk:49> Continuing with our election coverage, Idaho voters also weighed in on a proposed official state firearm. The ballot gave voters six historic and modern firearms to choose from. <spk:50> Oh, wow. Well, it's nice to see the right to choose is alive and well in Idaho. In case you're wondering, the Winchester 1873 came in first. The losing gun went into the bathroom and put a smaller version of itself in its mouth.
But as excited as Democrats were for last night's blue fast, blue furious, it was just as devastating for Republicans. And so last night was the time for some honest self-reflection from Trump supporters to figure out what went wrong. <spk:51> In some sense, Mr. Trump was too successful in the first year and didn't sell it enough in the second year. <spk:50> Of course. He didn't sell it enough. Because if there's one thing we know about Donald Trump, it's that he hates flaunting his own success.
Oh, Donald, your great undoing was your humility. Does anyone want to be a little more realistic about why this loss was so monumental? <spk:49> One of the most frustrating things for me as the White House press secretary was the bias of omission from the mainstream media. The president would sign an amazing executive order in the Oval Office that is helping people, that is uplifting people. The mainstream media wouldn't cover it. <spk:50> Yes, of course. Hey, of course. If only the people had seen the amazing, uplifting, transformative executive orders that Trump gifted us, like these.
<spk:51> We're going to be changing the name of Lake Ontario, effective immediately, to Lake America. <spk:50> I'm going to sign an executive order to ensure that the second Saturday in December is preserved forever for the Army-Navy game. <spk:51> This is an executive order relating to the use of paper straws. <spk:50> Yes, yes. Thanks to Donald Trump, we can now use plastic straws when siphoning gas out of our neighbor's car because we can't afford it.
You guys recognize how bad a loss this was, right? You're not going to you're not going to pretend that this is normal, are you? <spk:49> Don't be discouraged, because this is normal. This is what happens usually in a midterm. <spk:49> What you're seeing is, historically, the party in power loses the midterms. <spk:51> History matters. Midterms are very, very predictable. <spk:50> Come on. Yes, typically, the president's party loses some ground in the midterms. You guys lost Kansas. You lost Texas.
You couldn't even get South Carolina to vote for Lindsey Graham's sister widow. It's one thing to say that lots of couples have messy breakups. It's another thing to say that if you're OJ. Now, that's where we draw the line, Michael. Can anyone give me a sane, coherent explanation of why Trump lost? Or if not, can anyone give me the most insane explanation they can think of? <spk:52> I have tried to salvage Trump.
I've not been sure. I invested so much. Maybe I was blind to it. I think he's the ultimate Democrat sleeper cell, and he works for them. He is a Democrat. I'll admit it. I was wrong. What about a long game, though? Ten years of this to us at the end? <spk:50> Oh, yes. <spk:53> The best wardrobe pieces are ones relied on daily. Whether headed to work, going out for the evening, or keeping it casual as the holiday season approaches, Quince makes finding exceptional gifts for everyone on the list just as effortless as building a modern wardrobe.
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They've pulled ahead in the Alaska Senate race, and they're even sure, they're even on the cusp of winning a Senate seat in Mississippi. I will say, I didn't even know Mississippi had Democrats. It's like finding out McDonald's serves a risotto. It just doesn't seem right. And over in Texas, Democrats flipped everything. They flipped the governor. Yeah, they flipped the governor. They flipped the statehouse.
They even flipped George Strait. He's George Gay now. It's the blue wave. A blue wave. It's a huge victory for Democrats, but a somber time for the few Republican survivors. <spk:59> Texas is blue. That is a hard sentence to utter. As we sit here today, I am the only statewide elected Republican who remains in Texas. <spk:50> At least until 2:30 when my flight to Cancun takes off.
I mean, this video was so dramatic. He makes it sound like he's taking shelter in a zombie apocalypse. If you're watching this video, it's probably too late. I may already be a trans Muslim. But although Texas was the biggest loss for the GOP, Republicans all over the country are just now coming to grips with how devastating the wave was. <spk:53> This is the end of the Trump era. Last night. We're done. <spk:54> It was a blue tsunami.
It was an ass-kicking. <spk:55> This is close to an extinction-level event. <spk:56> The coalition's totally collapsed. I mean, we lost whites. Whites! Whites! Whites! The only people we care about, whites! He sounds like me when the laundromat up my clothes. I said whites! Whites! All my underwear is pink now! In fact, I believe we have footage of Jesse Watters watching someone vote Democrat.
<spk:57> He was white. <spk:56> Yeah. Now, the only Republican stronghold that held firm was Florida. Much like most of its residents, Florida is where the blue wave went to die. So it might be worth hearing from its governor, Ron DeSantis, about what he thinks went wrong. <spk:57> I think some of the losses probably could have been mitigated with better governance. This was a rejection of Republicans in Washington. <spk:56> Whoa, whoa, whoa. Well, it kind of sounds like you're criticizing President Trump here.
I mean, come on now. This is your guy. This is your brand. You have a decade of merch and idolatry behind him. You don't want to turn on him just because of one little generational collapse. So time to lock in. Right-wing media, hit that refrain. President Trump was right about everything. <spk:58> None should be spared from blame, starting at the top with Trump himself. <spk:59> Three big things have happened since President Trump 2.0 took office: unaffordability, chaos, corruption.
<spk:60> They're going to have to learn how to win without daddy on the ballot. Trump sent out a post this morning reminding us that he is still our president. Eh. Eh? Eh? Is she sassing the president? You don't sass the president unless you're Benjamin Netanyahu or Vladimir Putin. But no. No, not you, Megyn Kelly. This is becoming an actual crisis. If Trump's base is abandoning him, his inner circle has got to close ranks.
JD Vance, you're Trump's constitutionally appointed wingman. Back up your boy. <spk:59> Vice President JD Vance, in a stunning post criticizing Republicans' tactics and trying to distance himself from the Iran war started by President Trump, Vance bluntly writing, "The reason we lost is the war." <spk:50> Wow. I will say, I applaud JD Vance for having the courage to come out against a war one day after 70 million voters came out against the war.
President Trump, this is becoming an existential crisis. Everyone is abandoning you. This is the time to come out and show us that you have the focus, the vision, and full command over the direction of where the country is going. <spk:50> Our country is more successful now than at any time in its history. Watch the beam go up. Okay, it seems like you're kind of focused on other things here. Look, Tuesday was a bloodbath for the Republicans.
And the most tragic part was that we lost so many of our most beloved MAGA characters. Our favorite corrupt adulterer, Ken Paxton, America's highest-ranking Concern troll, Susan Collins. And, of course, Indian Jordan Klepper, Vivek Ramaswamy. But so attractive. But even amongst this carnage, there were some bright spots for the GOP and some potential new rising stars.
<spk:61> In the 21st District of New York, the Republican Anthony Constantino will be victorious. <spk:62> A rather unconventional candidate. He is a very successful businessman. He has his own company called Sticker Mule. He's also a wrestler and a rapper. <spk:63> This Posaman Dammy, he ain't even from here. He's still a citizen in Uganda, one of the worst, most violent countries on the planet. Hey, Andrew Cuomo, you too. You cornfish. We all remember the bullshit you did during COVID.
That's why you lost the primary. Aragames, by the way, you too. You corrupt piece of shit. <spk:55> Wow. He's not your grandpa's Republican. He's your cousin who can't see his kids anymore, Republican. Now, you might be thinking, wow, that is a lot of cursing from a guy who wants to be in Congress. But now that he's been elected, I'm sure his victory speech will be much more gracious and dignified. <spk:54> Evil media would not tell you what I did.
Listen, you scumbags. Yeah. Listen, you scumbags. I had to listen to you assholes. You're a bunch of assholes. Look at that asshole right there. Him. Look at that guy. You're a bunch of assholes. Kay Lisa, another asshole. I want to be clear with you. I'm not a politician. <spk:55> Yeah, yeah, no, I can tell. We can tell from the number of times you called people assholes in your victory speech.
But you know what? Maybe he's right. Maybe everyone in the audience is a total asshole. <spk:54> My consultants are a little stressed out right now. They're like, "We've never heard this before." It's okay. It's a new day in America. <spk:55> Anyway, I hear some asshole in the crowd has turned in 10 today. Happy birthday. Hey. Happy birthday. Congratulations. You know what? Look, maybe the Republicans deserve credit because it takes courage to elect the first Gibroni American to Congress.
I can't wait to see him drive his Cybertruck down to D.C., get sworn in on a Maxim magazine, and then immediately start hitting on AOC. Hey, Omar, you bipartisan? A lot of girls are nowadays, you know? Come on, let's caucus. Let's do it. But maybe he's got some big plans for when he gets to D.C. First, obviously, will be getting himself unbanned from Hinge. But after that, what's on his agenda? Affordability?
Health care? <spk:54> I got to say this. I know it's already been asked, but I think President Trump should consider free and ditty. <spk:55> Now, little girl in the front, let me explain what a freak-off is, okay? Look, all right. Don't worry, though. America, America, please, don't worry. I'm sure he won't be in Congress for long. I hear President Trump is looking for a new Secretary of War. <spk:56> Explore more shows from the Daily Show podcast universe by searching "The Daily Show," wherever you get your podcasts.
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Jon Stewart covers pre-Election Day news, including Haley Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers (who she previously called a "nightmare"), the media's poll addiction, and a warning against overconfidence in a 2026 blue wave. Ronny Chieng handles the extremes voters are willing to go through to head to the polls, including going into labor in line. Michael Kosta celebrates the big wins across the board for Democrats and Elon Musk blowing $500 million on the midterms. Plus, Jordan Klepper comments on MAGA's quick criticism of Trump following the midterm results, and the election of NY Rep. Anthony Constantino, who might be the future of the Republican Party.
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