What will Democrats do with their new majorities?

民主党将如何利用他们新获得的大多数优势?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-11-05

17 分钟
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Democrats had a very successful midterm cycle, with wins in local, state and federal offices. With new working majorities to come, how might they govern — especially with a Republican president? This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Democrats had an unbelievably huge election night.

  • There are still dozens of House seats left to call, but Democrats are going to have a substantial working majority.

  • And they've flipped at least seven seats in the U.S.

  • Senate.

  • They also won big in-state races throughout the country.

  • So what's next?

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover politics.

  • I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

  • And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

  • And we are recording this podcast at 1129 a.m.

  • On Wednesday, November 4th.

  • And I just want to start with both of you and your initial reactions to what happened last night.

  • Wow.

  • Yeah.

  • Holy moly.

  • I mean I was watching results come in.