However well we were expecting the Democrats to do in the 2026 midterms, they somehow did better. The party scored dramatic Senate upsets in Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas and beat the predictions of all but the most bullish polls.
To fully take in all the results and their implications, The Argument joined forces with Silver Bulletin, GD Politics, and Slow Boring to host a marathon Substack Live conversation.
Throughout the night, the hosts — Jerusalem Demsas, Lakshya Jain, Nate Silver, Galen Druke, and Matt Yglesias — were periodically joined by the most astute election analysts in the business, including Sean Trende, Dave Weigel, Larry Sabato, Clare Malone, and many more.
Check out the video above for the unedited conversation.
