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POLITICO’s Election Night takeaways and Trump’s reaction
04 November 2026

POLITICO’s Election Night takeaways and Trump’s reaction

The Playbook Podcast

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The results are in: Democrats scored a massive midterm win, seizing control of Congress. In this special Election Night Playbook episode, co-authors Dasha Burns, Adam Wren and Will Steakin join Senior Political Columnist Jonathan Martin and Senior Executive Editor Alex Burns to unpack the biggest takeaways. Plus, the team speaks with President Donald Trump about why he thinks Republicans suffered such major losses.  

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