Political Analyst Discusses Democratic State Wins (Part 2)

See if the Democrats try to do what Republicans did and redraw some maps in the states that they just won control of, with the obvious caveat that the Republican remapping just didn't work. Turned out to be Turkey. Exactly. Now we're fascinated to see where that goes. What do you think the Democrats victories at the state House level will mean? I think it's going to mean a lot of focus on AI and energy development. There are a lot of these states that are just coming to terms with the build out of data centers, what it means for a local economy and what it means for ratepayers. At the moment when, you know, every, the word out of every Democrat's lips is affordability, that's a way, that's something they can do to really tackle costs, is place new restrictions on data centers. We've already seen it in a number of states in New York, Pennsylvania, places like that. I think we're going to see a lot more moratoriums and we're going to start seeing some guardrails around AI. Interestingly enough, you know, in Congress, nothing is happening on artificial intelligence regulation. It is happening at the state level and in a bipartisan way. I think lawmakers are really interested in placing those guardrails. And what are the implications of all of this for 2028? Oh, I mean, I think they're huge. Democrats now control the governorship in every presidential swing state, every state that we think of as a swing state. I think there are also some implications for control of the US Senate. I compared 2026 to the 2006 elections, which started sort of a cycle. Remember, Democrats had a great year in 06. They had another good year in 08 when George Bush's approval rating was even lower. You have to imagine there's not much President Trump is going to be able to do to bolster his approval ratings. So they, Democrats may have two good cycles in a row. And some of the states where they won U.S. senate seats this year are up again next here. Were there any state level races that surprised you? Oh, I think there were a ton. I mean, the Texas House flipped to Democrats, the Georgia House flipped to Democrats. Two big, big roles there. The state level, the extent of state level wins by Democrats I think really shows just how blue of a wave this was. There are 17 races in Texas that were up for statewide election. Democrats won all 17. There are 13 statewide elected races in Georgia. Nine of those 13 candidates who won are black women. This is, this was a sea change across the country. And, and I think the state level really shows that. And just for folks who are watching, put into context why those state level seats matter. So, yeah, I mean, look, the foundation of federal policy comes from the states. Think about welfare Reform in the 90s, a program of four Republican governors before Bill Clinton took it over. The Affordable Care act came out of Massachusetts. Don't tell Mitt Romney. And the one big.