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Georgia elected a Democratic governor who is the first Black woman to hold the office, and Texas elected its first Latina governor.
“There's now a Democratic governor of Georgia, the first Black woman governor. We have the first Latina governor elected in Texas.”
Mara Liasson says Donald Trump intervened in the North Carolina and Texas Senate races to push aside or primary Republican incumbents who likely would have been reelectable.
“he intervened in two specific Senate races, North Carolina and Texas, to either push aside or primary Republican incumbents who probably would have been pretty reelectable.”
Mara Liasson says Trump pushed aside Thom Tillis in North Carolina and defeated John Cornyn in a primary, and that the Democratic Senate win would have been smaller without those moves.
“Tom Tillis, who he pushed aside in North Carolina, John Cornyn, who he defeated in a primary, if he hadn't done that, I don't think the Democrats win in the Senate would have been as big.”
Mara Liasson cites the war in Iran, tariffs and a focus on beautifying Washington, DC as Trump choices that provoked voter reaction.
“A lot of this was about public reaction to the unforced choices he made, the war in Iran, tariffs, the focus on beautifying DC.”
Mara Liasson says Democrats are expected to lose electoral votes in blue-wall states after the 2030 census and reapportionment.
“They're gonna be losing electoral votes in the blue wall states after the twenty thirty census and reapportionment.”