Texas Senator-Elect James Talarico (D) emphasized the need to get big money out of politics in his victory speech last night. Elon Musk spent millions on the race and it did not move the needle. MS NOW Political Director Shawna Thomas, former George W. Bush advisor Mark McKinnon and Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher join Katy Tur to break down the impact of money in politics.

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President Trump and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico both held rallies in the same city Tuesday night with less than one week left until midterm election day. Their remarks reflect the intense, closely-watched race between Talarico and his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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As MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow relays the AP’s projection of Sherrod Brown winning his Senate race in Ohio, giving Democrats the key “fourth flip” of the night, the reality of the scope of a remarkable night of Democratic victories becomes clear.

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House and Senate Democrats join MS NOW to discuss how Democrats won control of Congress in a “blue tsunami.”

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Following a bad election night for Republicans, Vice President Vance posted on X that the Iran war was the reason the GOP lost the midterms. In his first post-election remarks, President Trump bragged about his White House ballroom. Host of MS NOW’s “State of Play” Peter Alexander, MS NOW Political Analysts Elise Jordan and Catherine Rampell, and Policy Editor for The Bulwark Mona Charen join Katy Tur to discuss. Plus, Jen Psaki runs through a dizzying litany of sketchy arrangements and self-dealing that have become a hallmark of Donald Trump’s time in office and were identified by voters as a top motivating factor in the blue wave midterms. Rep. Jamie Raskin, incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins an MS NOW panel to discuss his intentions for accountability for the Trump administration.

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