Dems won. Now what?
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The blue wave turned into a blunami. Rahm Emanuel was in Congress the last time this happened.
This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Kelli Wessinger with help from Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed smiles onstage after declaring victory in Michigan’s US Senate race during an election night party in Detroit, Michigan, early on November 4, 2026. Photo by Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images.
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