America to Trump: You're a Loser

About this episode

Tonight was a massive repudiation of Trump, his rampant corruption and his politics of fear, bigotry, and division. Across the map, Democrats defeated Republicans in race after race, gaining control of both the House and Senate. As they recorded this special election night episode, Stress Test cohosts David Corn and Garrison Hayes analyzed this historic moment, shaped by surprising upsets in South Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere.  “I’m calling this the Trump hangover election,” David said. “It’s as if voters woke up, it’s the morning after. They made a bad decision the night before, and now they’re correcting that. This is buyer’s remorse.” For Garrison, the night’s meaning was captured by Keisha Lance Bottoms, the newly elected Democratic governor of Georgia, who will become the first Black woman to lead any state. “Black women have experienced, over the last decade, a kind of psychological injury, a kind of pummeling,” he said. “Tonight is a really significant moment, not just with Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, but Juliana Stratton in Illinois, the first Black woman elected to the Senate from that state.” What’s more, this Democratic victory occurred in the face of max