Blue election night joy

2026 election night

Democrats win House and Senate majorities after Trump's loss.

CNN and MSNBC under pressure

CNN and MSNBC face institutional challenges as newsrooms grapple with political shifts.

Van Jones' Jonestown comment

Van Jones compares Republicans to Jonestown, saying they drank Kool-Aid and now face collapse.

“If you join a cult, at some point the cult leader takes you to Jonestown and tries to get you to drink the Kool-Aid”

Anderson Cooper's reaction

Anderson Cooper greets democracy's mourners with undertaker-like composure.

John King's map confusion

John King questions the right word for Democrats' victory: rebuke, repudiation, shellacking, or spanking.

Ali Velshi's Big Board

Ali Velshi breaks down Democratic challenger's road to South Carolina win with humor.

“This is a totally weird conversation that we are having. Right?”

Rachel Maddow's optimism

Rachel Maddow celebrates democracy's use with upbeat remarks about voter engagement.

“So far, the one thing we can definitively say is that Americans like our democracy, and they are enjoying using it in record numbers in this cycle”

Keisha Lance Bottoms elected

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgia's first female Black governor.

Symone Sanders-Townsend's reaction

Symone Sanders-Townsend shares relief after Bottoms' win for Black women.

“After the 2024 presidential election, for myself and Black women all over this country, it felt like a repudiation of us”

Van Jones' celebration

Van Jones calls the election night a Christmas, birthday, Easter bunny and Halloween all at once.

“This is like Christmas and a birthday and an Easter bunny and Halloween!”

Black women's relief

Black women find relief in Bottoms' win after 2024 disappointment.