The Pace of Progress and Incrementalism

-- On the Show:

-- Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney who explains law and politics on MSNBC and her Substack newsletter Civil Discourse, joins us to discuss effective political activism

-- Democrats sweep major elections across multiple states as Donald Trump faces historic losses and visible backlash from his own party

-- Donald Trump reacts to Republican defeats with incoherent social media posts, angry rants about mail voting, and calls to end the filibuster

-- Republican commentators try to downplay Democratic victories as irrelevant while ignoring massive electoral swings in Virginia, New Jersey, and Georgia

-- Democrats' sweeping wins mark the start of the 2026 midterm fight as Trump plans new voter suppression efforts to stop another blue wave

-- Karoline Leavitt struggles through questions about Trump's health, controversial pardons, and false election claims, offering evasive and contradictory answers

-- Donald Trump defies court orders by linking SNAP food benefits to reopening the government as the show raises funds for Feeding America in response

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene's awkward appearance on The View exposes her unchanged views on QAnon, Trump, and Republican leadership

-- On the Bonus Show: Democrat wins Virginia Attorney General race despite violent text scandal, Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's tariffs, teachers get doxxed after MAGA claims their Halloween costumes mocked Charlie Kirk, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (02:06) Dems sweep major elections (09:10) Trump lashes out online (15:25) GOP downplays Democratic wins (24:08) Midterms preview & voter suppression (29:43) Leavitt dodges tough questions (40:45) Joyce Vance Substack Live (1:01:29) Trump links SNAP to shutdown (1:06:58) Greene's awkward View appearance