Episode Details

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the November special elections, how Democrats swept the board, Zohran Mamdani's meteoric rise and victory in New York, Virginia and New Jersey governors races captured by Dems, Dems create a super majority in Northern Virginia, California passes Prop 50, GOP works to downplay Tuesday's elections, former VP and local Darth Vader enthusiast Dick Cheney died, government shutdown continues with Trump now pushing to eliminate the filibuster to get the government reopened, FAA cutting flights at 40 major airports because of shutdown, US layoffs reach 20 year high, Nancy Pelosi announces her long awaited retirement, Kentucky voters are mad they can't vote in New York City elections, and much more.

Big Topic

• November Elections Give Us Some Much Need Hope
  • Zohran Mamdani wins in NYC mayoral race
  • Virginia and New Jersey governorships were a GOP bloodbath (and yet another high-profile polling miss)
  • Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia
  • California passes prop 50, allowing redistricting to begin
    • GOP file legal action against California
  • Connecticut sees Democratic sweep as 29 towns flip from GOP to Dems
  • Republican ousted from seat held by GOP for 113 years
  • JD Vance's brother's embarrassing loss

News You Need

• Dick Cheney is DEAD
• Shutdown Continues
  • Trump administration changes tune on SNAP benefit percentage
  • Support inside GOP for removing the filibuster increases
• FAA cutting flight country wide due to the federal shutdown
• US layoffs for October surge to two-decade high
• Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress

What’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?

• Kentucky voters didn’t know why they couldn’t vote in NYC mayoral race

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