Nov 29, 2018
Three weeks after the midterm elections, the results are finally
clear. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang examine the
emerging consensus regarding the outcome of the midterms that there
was, in fact, a Blue Wave—at least in terms of the U.S. House of
Representatives. The pair discuss the effects of geographic
polarization and gerrymandering on the election results and how the
size of the Democratic party’s popular vote victory is historic.
Zelizer and Wang also discuss Nancy Pelosi’s prospects for resuming
the title of Speaker of the House.