How Democratic Leadership is Reacting to Donald Trump’s Victory, the Trump Transition Process, and Who is in Line to Fill Trump's Key Cabinet Positions?

Update: 2024-11-08

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Andrew, Tom, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss how Democratic leadership is reacting to Donald Trump’s victory, and who is going to end up taking the blame for Harris’ defeat. They also talk about the Trump transition process, future roles for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk, and who is in line to fill key cabinet positions in the second Trump administration. Next, Tom Bevan talks to Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling about what the polls got right and wrong in this cycle, and whether pollsters will rethink their models in light of Tuesday’s results. And finally, Andrew talks to presidential historian Tevi Troy about what Trump’s election means for the mainstream media and the Democratic coalition, as well as about the utility of viewing the electorate through the lens of identity politics.

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