Show Notes
Every red Senate seat Democrats flip next week stays blue through the next president’s entire first term. Tim, Rich, and Luke explain why that makes this midterm bigger than any one race. Nevada’s early vote has swung about 64,000 toward Democrats, South Carolina is tied, Roger Marshall is dragging Kansas Republicans down with him, and Lisa Murkowski just endorsed a Democrat for Alaska governor.
Meanwhile, MAGA is spending the final week melting down because Obama compared Trump’s gold-plated White House to a Cheesecake Factory. Plus: RFK Jr. claims Arabs don’t win Nobel Prizes, new reporting on Ken Paxton’s 350 taxpayer-funded trips out of Texas, and Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
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