The Astonishing US Midterm Results Explained Nov 07, 2026

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The Democrats inflicted a crushing blow to Trump's legislative agenda at the midterms by gaining control of both the House and the Senate by considerable margins. So in this video, we'll break down the key results on the night and the seats that flipped.

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Midterm election results, selection of pages:
https://votehub.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/03/us/elections/results-house.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/03/us/elections/results-senate.html

Pre-midterm redistricting battle:
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/state-redistricting-maps-vis
https://apnews.com/projects/2026-elections-redistricting-maps/

Democrats win in redrawn districts:
​​https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/democrats-house-florida-wins-redistricting

Texas result is a blow for Trump and Musk:
https://www.ft.com/content/b2d07a1f-dfa6-449b-a598-1db51951d6f6

Trump responds to results:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/04/politics/trump-republican-reacts-midterm-losses
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6196392-trump-congratulates-democrats-midterm-wins/

00:00 Introduction
01:09 The Background
03:36 The Results
07:55 Too Long Promotion