#334: Divided Government Is Back

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🗓️ 7 November 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Why did conservative Marsha Blackburn triumph in the Tennessee senate race, and why did incumbent Rep. Dave Brat struggle in his race for a third term in the House? Tuesday's night results made clear that Republicans would retain the Senate, but lose the House, and we're here to examine what happened. Rachel del Guidice joins us from the ground on Tennessee, and Fred Lucas from Brat's Virginia district to share what they learned from voters and experts over the course of their reporting. Plus: We talk about how well celebrity endorsements panned out this cycle.We also cover these stories:--The election results were bad news for progressives, with major candidates like Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke losing to Republicans.--Did the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings have an effect on the races? The one Democrat senator who voted for Kavanaugh won re-election, while three Democrats who didn't lost their Senate races.--In Florida, voters approved an amendment to their state constitution that restores voting rights to some felons.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcasts for Wednesday, November 7th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.0	And I'm Daniel Davis.
0:10.0	Well, the election results are in. We'll be breaking down some of the major outcomes and
0:14.9	we'll talk to two of our reporters who are on the road covering some closely watched
0:19.0	races. We'll also take a look at how celebrity campaign efforts didn't help so much in this year's races.
0:25.6	But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines. Well, divided government here we come.
0:38.7	Democrats gain control of the House, but Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
0:44.0	President Trump tweeted,
0:45.4	Tremendous success tonight, thank you to all.
0:49.1	President also called Representative Nancy Pelosi,
0:52.2	according to her spokesman Drew Hamill.
0:54.7	Hamill tweeted, President Trump called Leader Pelosi at 11.45 PM this evening,
0:59.8	very precise, to extend his congratulations on winning a Democratic House majority.
1:05.7	He acknowledged the leader's call for bipartisanship in her victory remarks, end quote.
1:11.6	In general, while Democrats certainly made some gains, the night did fall short of the
1:16.2	blue wave that some had predicted.
1:18.6	Well, last night was especially bad for the left wing of the Democratic Party with major
1:24.0	candidates like Andrew Gillum and Beto O'Rourke losing to Republicans.
1:28.2	Gillum lost his governor race in Florida to Ron DeSantis, a Republican congressman.
1:33.7	Polls had shown Gillum leading DeSantis for months, only to be proved wrong.
1:38.1	And in Texas, Democratic Congressman Beetho O'Rore came closer than expected to knocking off Senator Ted Cruz, but it wasn't enough.
1:45.7	He lost by about three percentage points.
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