Weekly Roundup: The Midterms Stopped the End of American Democracy

The midterms are over, and the results were bigger than almost anyone expected. Brad Onishi and Dan Miller go through the wins, the firsts, and what the results mean for the religious right and the Republican Party. In this episode: Why Texas flipping matters, symbolically and for the electoral map Georgia’s statewide results and what they say about decades of organizing in the face of voter suppression Why the margin was too big for the “rigged election” and fraud narratives to work How Trump has responded since Election Day The first trans and non-binary lawmakers elected in several states The Republicans leaving office, and the 2028 hopefuls distancing themselves from the Iran war Why Republicans are going after Pete Hegseth, and what his exit could mean for Doug Wilson’s influence Whether this is the peak of the Christian nationalist movement, or only a setback Why the work isn’t finished, including the anti-trans ballot measures that passed in some blue states Timestamps 00:00 Intro: the blue wave 02:09 Texas 10:18 Georgia and the Reconstruction comparison 22:27 Mississippi and Republicans in crisis 31:11 Trump after the election 33:06 New trans and non-binary lawmakers 37:01 Who’s leaving office 42:39 Generational turnover and the Supreme Court 44:22 What Democrats should do first 46:45 Hegseth, Wilson, and the religious right 58:52 Closing hopes and a note of caution If you enjoy our work, please subscribe. Paid subscribers get bonus content, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1k episode archive, an invite to our Discord community, and access to the Axis Daily Brief. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🔔Subscribe - Substack: www.axismundi.substack.com Books mentioned: 📕 American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy by Brad Onishi — out September 15: https://static.macmillan.com/static/e... 📗 Defying Tyrants: Following Jesus in a World of Christian Antichrists by Matthew D. Taylor — out October 6: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/... Full tour dates: https://axismundinetwork.substack.com... 🔗 axismundi.us www.quo.com/SWAJ - Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months www.groundnews.com/SWAJ 40% off the Vantage Subscription!

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