The Ezra Klein Show · November 4, 2026 · 50m

The End of Trumpism

A post-midterm conversation with editor Aaron Retica analyzes the 'blue tsunami' election of 2026, in which Democrats unexpectedly won the House and Senate by flipping seats in South Carolina, Kansas, and Texas. The episode examines the collapse of the Trump 2024 coalition and what Democrats can learn from their broad victory.

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Blue tsunami: Democrats flip South Carolina, Kansas, Texas

Democrats won control of both the House and Senate, flipping seats in states once considered safe Republican territory.

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The wreckage of Trump's 2024 coalition

Klein and Retica examined why the coalition that elected Donald Trump in 4 fell apart so decisively.

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