The MeidasTouch Podcast

Election Night 2025

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Nov 5, 2025
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INSIGHT

Early Returns Signal Blue Tsunami

  • Early returns suggested a strong Democratic night labeled a potential "blue tsunami."
  • Hosts tied results to widespread voter anger at the Trump administration's policies and behavior.
INSIGHT

Practical Messaging Outperforms MAGA Rhetoric

  • Abigail Spanberger's disciplined, pragmatic campaign beat an erratic MAGA opponent.
  • Virginia results framed as repudiation of Trumpism driven by bread-and-butter messaging.
ANECDOTE

McCarthy's Mar-a-Lago Moment

  • Adam Kinzinger recounted warning Kevin McCarthy about January 6 and the party's pivot after Mar-a-Lago.
  • He described McCarthy's embrace of Trump as the moment the GOP became captured by MAGA.
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