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2. The State of Democracy After the Midterms (Still bad; Could have been way worse)

Is This Democracy

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Trump's Cult of Personality Could Change Elections

There is a potential here for the Trump supporters to feel betrayed, deeply betrayed by a DeSantis nomination. And who knows if that will actually happen and if the Trump supporters will remain Trump supporters? But I do think there's a possibility that they will be really angry at the Republicans' abandonment of Trump. That could change our electoral politics. Lily Tomlinson: The takeaway from this election is that it does seem like there's a fissure in the Democratic Party. She says abortion off an issue associated with women, democracy and issues associated with people of color are seen as "a white man's issue"

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