The Megyn Kelly Show - November 04, 2026


Blue Wave Sweeps Nation, GOP Loses in Texas and South Carolina, Donalds Wins Florida： AM Update 11⧸4

The KEY Election Day Storylines That Matter, with Victor Davis Hanson and Mark Halperin, Plus NEW Details About the Plane Crash ｜ Ep. 1433 Dem Hinojosa Ousts Abbott in Texas, Johnson Exits GOP Leadership, DSA Gains Ground： AM Update 11⧸5

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00:00:30.000 Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and the Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up
00:00:37.040 Show on SiriusXM Channel 111. It's Wednesday, November 4th, 2026. This is your AM update.
00:00:44.040 A blue wave sweeps across the country as Democrats take control of Congress,
00:00:48.380 pull off major upsets in Republican strongholds,
00:00:51.100 and deliver a devastating blow to President Trump's agenda.
00:00:54.440 South Carolina, you have shown the nation that in this era of partisan divides that we will not bow down.
00:01:04.060 A stunning upset in South Carolina as Democrat Annie Andrews defeats Senator Darlene Graham, despite millions in last minute Republican spending to save the seat.
00:01:14.040 We just took back Texas.
00:01:15.860 A historic political earthquake in Texas as Democrat James Tallarico defeats Ken Paxton,
00:01:21.960 flipping a Senate seat Republicans have held for nearly four decades.
00:01:26.200 I am fighting to make sure that this rest of this nation looks like the state of Florida.
00:01:30.920 And Republicans sweeping Florida's top races as Byron Donalds makes history and Ashley Moody wins a closely watched Senate contest.
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00:02:40.440 Democrats sweeping key battleground states in a decisive blue wave,
00:02:47.000 capturing control of Congress and dealing a major blow to President Trump's second-term agenda.
00:02:51.640 As of midnight last night, Democrats winning Senate races in some of the country's most
00:02:55.820 reliably Republican states, as voters deliver a sweeping rebuke of the president and his party.
00:03:00.940 The results extending into the House, NBC News projecting Democrats will capture
00:03:05.540 approximately 255 seats compared to just 184 Republicans, the party entering election day
00:03:12.920 needing a net gain of just three seats to reclaim the majority, ultimately making significant gains
00:03:19.040 in districts President Trump carried by double digits in 2024. Republicans losing their grip
00:03:24.740 on the Senate as well, handing Democrats control of both chambers for the first time since Mr.
00:03:30.260 Trump returned to the White House. Some of the night's biggest surprises coming in states
00:03:34.320 Republicans had been expected to defend. In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton defeating incumbent
00:03:39.880 Republican Senator Roger Marshall, becoming the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from
00:03:44.700 the state since 1932. Marshall facing scrutiny throughout the campaign over allegations involving
00:03:51.560 billing practices at his medical office, as rising diesel prices and President Trump's tariffs put
00:03:57.580 additional pressure on Kansas voters. In Ohio, former Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown defeating
00:04:02.880 incumbent Republican Senator John Husted. Democrats picking up another Republican-held
00:04:07.860 seat in North Carolina, former Governor Roy Cooper defeating former Republican National
00:04:12.620 Committee Chairman Michael Watley. In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson defeating longtime
00:04:17.480 Republican Senator Susan Collins. Several other races remaining too close to call as of midnight.
00:04:23.680 In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Republican former Congressman Mike Rogers,
00:04:28.320 49.9% to 48.2%, as 46.2% of the vote had been counted.
00:04:35.360 In Mississippi, Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith maintaining a lead over Democrat Scott
00:04:40.060 Collum, 49.8% to 48.1%, as 92.1% of the vote had been counted.
00:04:46.220 The results reflecting widespread frustration over the direction of the country, as President
00:04:51.220 Trump's declining approval ratings, the war in Iran, and persistent cost-of-living pressures
00:04:56.260 weigh on Republican candidates.
00:04:58.740 Economic anxiety and opposition to the war becoming major factors in the election,
00:05:03.380 as Republicans struggle to separate themselves from the president.
00:05:06.680 Mr. Trump distancing himself from the losses, posting on Truth Social,
00:05:10.380 quote, I wasn't on the ballot, and if I was, we would have won in a landslide.
00:05:15.260 Thank you for your attention to this matter.
00:05:17.600 The president already signaling how he intends to confront a Democrat-controlled Congress.
00:05:22.940 Just before midnight, the president posting an image to Truth Social showing a bright
00:05:26.780 red hat emblazoned with the word VETO in capital letters. A stunning political upset in South
00:05:34.380 Carolina, where Democrat Annie Andrews has defeated Republican Senator Darlene Graham,
00:05:39.660 flipping a Senate seat that has been in Republican hands for more than six decades.
00:05:44.860 Andrews winning in one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 midterms, and a state President Trump
00:05:49.660 carried by more than 17 points just two years ago. As of midnight last night, Andrews leading
00:05:55.500 Graham 51% to 46.8%. The victory making Andrews, a pediatrician and mother, South Carolina's first
00:06:03.240 Democrat senator in more than 20 years, and one of the most shocking election results of the night.
00:06:08.660 Here, Andrews addressing supporters following her historic victory.
00:06:12.660 I think we just made some history. So, South Carolina, you have shown the nation what is
00:06:20.420 possible. You have shown the nation that in this era of partisan divides, of vitriol and name
00:06:28.240 calling, in a politics dominated by billionaires and special interest groups and insiders in
00:06:34.180 Washington, D.C., that we will not bow down. And today you have elected a senator that will always
00:06:41.320 put South Carolina first. I want to start by thanking Darlene Graham for her public service
00:06:49.500 and her love for South Carolina, and I wish her and her family well.
00:06:54.640 And I just spoke with her, and she congratulated me on our victory tonight.
00:06:59.380 The result ending a tumultuous campaign for Graham,
00:07:02.520 who entered the race following the sudden death of her brother,
00:07:05.060 longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
00:07:07.540 The five-term senator died in July from a heart condition,
00:07:10.520 prompting Governor Henry McMaster to appoint Graham's sister
00:07:13.220 to serve out the remainder of his term. 0.55
00:07:15.840 Darlene Graham, a 62-year-old former state government administrator,
00:07:19.500 previously served as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind.
00:07:23.520 President Trump quickly throwing his support behind Graham,
00:07:26.360 helping her defeat Republican Congressman Ralph Norman
00:07:28.720 in a special primary to determine who would appear on November's ballot,
00:07:33.400 Graham conceding the race.
00:07:35.340 As you all know, this has been a very difficult few months.
00:07:38.540 I lost my dear brother, Lindsey,
00:07:41.500 and one of South Carolina's greatest leaders in July.
00:07:46.340 Since then, I've run in a contentious primary,
00:07:49.500 and runoff extending into mid-August and now a general election. I would trade this all a
00:07:57.440 thousand times over to have my brother back, but God had a different plan. I cannot begin to tell
00:08:04.380 you how proud I am to have been our party's nominee and how hard our team fought, and I am
00:08:11.000 so very proud of them. Graham's path to victory marked by questions about her readiness for the
00:08:16.180 job, particularly following a widely criticized performance during an August primary debate.
00:08:21.460 Asked about the importance of Taiwan and the South China Sea to U.S. national security,
00:08:26.060 Graham acknowledging that she was not sufficiently informed on the issue to answer. The admission
00:08:31.540 drawing criticism from members of her own party, particularly given her late brother's prominent
00:08:35.720 role in shaping Republican foreign policy. The contest growing increasingly competitive through
00:08:40.720 September, when the Cook Political Report moved South Carolina from its solid Republican column
00:08:45.300 to likely Republican. Graham struggling to build the campaign operation after entering the race in
00:08:50.860 the middle of the election cycle, as Andrews built a substantial fundraising advantage.
00:08:55.720 By October, national Republicans scrambling to protect what had once appeared to be an
00:08:59.760 overwhelmingly safe seat. Axios first reporting that the Senate Leadership Fund, the leading
00:09:04.940 Republican Senate super PAC, was committing $5 million to Graham's campaign, an extraordinary
00:09:11.280 investment in a state Republicans had dominated for decades. President Trump personally campaigning
00:09:16.660 for Graham and repeatedly attacking Andrews as Republican groups poured money into the race in
00:09:22.460 the final weeks. The last-minute intervention ultimately failing to prevent a Democrat victory,
00:09:27.720 giving Andrews a six-year term and delivering Republicans one of the night's most consequential
00:09:32.840 Senate losses. Coming up, a major upset in Texas as James Tallarico defeats Ken Paxton despite
00:09:41.140 massive Republican spending, and President Trump's personal intervention in the race,
00:09:45.800 and Republicans holding on to two key offices in Florida as Byron Donald wins the governor's race
00:09:51.120 and Ashley Moody defeats her socialist challenger.
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00:10:56.260 beating Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending more than three decades of Republican
00:11:01.000 dominance in statewide elections. Tallarico's victory delivering a major blow to President
00:11:06.500 Trump, who personally intervened in the Republican primary to help Paxton unseat four-term Senator
00:11:12.300 John Cornyn. Texas last electing a Democrat to statewide office in 1994 and last sending a
00:11:19.180 Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1988. President Trump carrying the state by nearly 14 points
00:11:24.580 just two years ago, making Tallarico's victory a remarkable reversal for Republicans. As of
00:11:30.380 Midnight last night, Tallarico capturing 58.5% of the vote, compared to Paxton's 39.8%,
00:11:37.780 dramatically outperforming the final RealClear polling average, which had shown the Democrat
00:11:42.500 ahead by just 2.6 points. Here, Tallarico addressing supporters following the historic results.
00:11:48.780 We just took back Texas.
00:11:53.120 We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas.
00:12:00.380 We just showed that a politics of division is no match for a politics of love.
00:12:08.080 And we just sent a message to every billionaire megadonor, every trillionaire megadonor,
00:12:16.120 every corrupt defender of this broken political system.
00:12:21.340 In this state, in this country, power belongs to the people.
00:12:27.180 The result putting President Trump's decision to back Paxton over four-term incumbent Senator
00:12:32.020 John Cornyn under renewed scrutiny, after Republican leaders warned that Paxton would
00:12:36.560 be a weaker general election candidate. Mr. Trump endorsing Paxton shortly before the May
00:12:41.640 primary runoff, helping him defeat Cornyn despite years of legal and personal controversies,
00:12:46.900 including his 2023 impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House.
00:12:51.120 The state Senate ultimately acquitting Paxton, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
00:12:55.840 Even Mr. Trump publicly mocking Paxton's presentation on the campaign trail
00:12:59.480 while urging Republicans to support him.
00:13:02.300 The fact is that some may not like the way he dresses.
00:13:07.260 I don't.
00:13:08.380 They may not like the way he talks.
00:13:11.940 I can see that, you know.
00:13:13.660 The contest ultimately becoming the most expensive Senate race in American history,
00:13:18.640 as Republican donors spent extraordinary sums
00:13:21.280 attempting to hold a seat that had once appeared safely in their column.
00:13:25.300 Elon Musk contributing $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund in September,
00:13:30.400 money subsequently directed toward a super PAC supporting Paxton.
00:13:34.020 President Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC, committing another $10 million in early September.
00:13:39.220 The Democrat proving to be a formidable fundraiser himself,
00:13:43.360 raising approximately $146 million by mid-October, according to the Washington Post.
00:13:49.440 Tallarico, a state representative and Presbyterian seminarian,
00:13:52.380 campaigning heavily on economic concerns and his Christian faith,
00:13:56.240 portraying Paxton as part of a political system,
00:13:58.900 serving wealthy donors rather than ordinary Texans.
00:14:02.260 Republicans attacking Tallarico over previous remarks about Christianity and gender,
00:14:06.740 including his comment that God is non-binary.
00:14:09.600 Tallarico later acknowledging that some of his provocative comments were poorly expressed.
00:14:14.340 Senator Cornyn responding to the results on X last night,
00:14:17.560 congratulating Tallarico on his election,
00:14:19.260 and offering to assist him through the transition.
00:14:22.380 Another major upset in the Texas governor's race, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeating Republican
00:14:28.500 Governor Greg Abbott, denying him an unprecedented fourth term. Abbott conceding shortly after 10
00:14:34.420 p.m. last night, confirming he had called Hinojosa to congratulate her. Hinojosa becoming Texas's
00:14:40.360 first Latina governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since Ann Richards lost re-election
00:14:46.380 in 1994. In Florida, Republicans holding onto the governor's mansion in a key U.S. Senate seat.
00:14:54.320 Congressman Byron Donald and Senator Ashley Moody both securing victories in yesterday's
00:14:58.920 midterm elections. Donald's defeating former Republican congressman turned Democrat David
00:15:03.700 Jolly, becoming the first black governor in Florida's history. Donald set to succeed term
00:15:09.500 limited Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in January. As of midnight last night, Donald's
00:15:14.820 winning 50% of the vote to Jolly's 48.7% in a state where Republicans hold a roughly 1.5 million
00:15:21.300 voter registration advantage. Donald's entering the race in February of last year with President
00:15:26.600 Trump's endorsement already secured. Governor DeSantis taking considerably longer to offer
00:15:31.660 his support, waiting until September after Donald's had secured the Republican nomination.
00:15:37.040 Donald's addressing supporters following his victory last night.
00:15:39.820 The truth is, in our state, we have people who are struggling.
00:15:45.300 We have people who are looking at their insurance bills.
00:15:48.100 We have people who are looking at their bank accounts, not month in, month out, day in, day out,
00:15:53.060 trying to figure out how they're going to make ends meet.
00:15:55.660 And my mission as Florida's next governor is to make sure that they can build a great life here in the great state of Florida.
00:16:02.720 Donald's victory extending Republican control of the governor's mansion, which Democrats have not
00:16:08.840 won since 1994. His election preserving Republican control of a state that will play an important
00:16:13.960 role in the 2028 presidential contest as Florida's 30 electoral votes have become a reliable part of
00:16:19.940 the Republican presidential map. Republicans holding onto Florida's U.S. Senate seat as well
00:16:24.500 incumbent Ashley Moody defeating Democrat state representative Angie Nixon. Moody, a former 0.65
00:16:29.900 Florida Attorney General, appointed to the Senate by Governor DeSantis in January of last year,
00:16:34.900 replacing Marco Rubio following his confirmation as President Trump's Secretary of State.
00:16:39.540 Nixon, a longtime community organizer and member of the Democratic Socialists of America,
00:16:44.280 winning an upset victory in the Democratic primary before facing a multi-million dollar 0.90
00:16:49.460 Republican advertising campaign highlighting her socialist affiliations. Moody celebrating
00:16:54.460 her victory by urging Republicans across the country to follow Florida's example.
00:16:58.300 In Florida, we say don't F with Florida. And I'm a mom, and I mean don't fool with Florida.
00:17:05.880 We have to make sure that people know the answer to every problem isn't to give government more
00:17:12.120 power. We follow the Florida blueprint. And I am telling you, I am fighting to make sure that this
00:17:17.420 rest of this nation looks like the state of Florida.
00:17:20.780 The Senate race proving more competitive than some Republicans had initially anticipated.
00:17:25.280 As of midnight last night, Moody winning 50.9% of the vote to Nixon's 48%, the victory
00:17:32.280 allowing Moody to complete the remaining two years of Rubio's Senate term before facing
00:17:36.660 voters again in 2028.
00:17:41.320 That'll do it for your AM update.
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