Trump Wins & Senate Goes Red | 11.6.24
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After blowing past projections in the battlegrounds, Donald Trump is poised to become the 47th president of the United States. America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate.

We walk through the historic night that saw Trump defying the odds to complete the greatest political comeback in U.S. history. I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Wednesday, November 6th, and this is Morning Wire. We're going to have a Republican Senate next year.

Along with the White House, Republicans regain control of the Senate by flipping several seats from blue to red. And we take a look at some of the most high-profile ballot measures. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know.

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And that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness. It was touted as the closest presidential race in history. But in the end, the Donald Trump surge was decisive and nationwide. Now, after enduring criminal lawsuits and two assassination attempts, Trump is set to ascend to the presidency for a second time.

Joining us to discuss the momentous night for Trump is Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips. Hey, Cabot, so it was a long night for our Daily Wire election night coverage team. But the momentum for Trump really started early and swept him to an electoral landslide. So walk us through the evening, if you would. Yeah, the polls predicted the closest race in modern history. But this turned out to be an absolute rout. Bottom line, Donald Trump dominated last night.

going on to win an overwhelming electoral victory. And there really wasn't much drama as his surge started early in the evening. We began to suspect that he would have a big night when we started to see those results coming out of Florida, which is extremely efficient with its vote count, unlike some other states that are notoriously slow. Trump beat Joe Biden in Florida in 2020 by just three points, but he absolutely blew out Harris last night by more than 13 points,

And among basically every demographic, including minorities, he even won Miami-Dade County by 12 points. Next came the results in Georgia and North Carolina, which were a bit slower to post, but ultimately showed Trump flipping Georgia back to Republicans and keeping North Carolina red. And with those two battlegrounds secured, all Trump really needed was to pick off a Rust Belt state. Right. And he managed to do

a lot more than that. Within about three hours of polls closing, he had gained a significant lead in all three of those Rust Belts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Several outlets called both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin by the end of the night and favored Trump heavily in Michigan. With that, Arizona's 11 votes and Nevada's 6 votes.

were the icing on the cake. In the end, he won or at least is right now heavily favored in all seven battleground states. And don't forget, for the first time since 2004, it looks like a Republican is going to win the popular vote as

as well as something that almost no one predicted was possible. Not at all. So the question all the analysts will be wrestling with over the coming days, how did Trump, despite everything thrown against him by his political enemies, we had a media that portrayed him as fascist Hitler. How did he win this? Well, John, we can unpack that for days, and I'm sure we will. It'll be years, really. But an undeniable takeaway from last night is that Donald Trump offered Americans a broad tent, right?

And that was evidenced by him drawing in more minorities and young voters than any Republican in decades, point blank, period. And importantly, not losing nearly as many women as Democrats had predicted. Kept saying on the show that he needed to turn out men in order to win. And that came to fruition as exit polls showed him winning the group by around 10 points,

Compared to Harris, who won women by around eight points. So he actually won the gender gap, if you will. Trump was no doubt aided by pivotal endorsements from Elon Musk, RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and in the final hours, the massively popular podcaster Joe Rogan. He also offered Americans a message that they were indeed better off under his four years and that they could not afford another four years like the ones we just had.

Again and again, Trump returned to his core message about bringing back economic prosperity, reversing all the damage done by the Biden-Harris border crisis. In fact, Trump made sure to address that in his victory speech last night. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America. That's what we have to do.

This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again.

And what about abortion? That was what Harris was really hanging her candidacy on. Yeah, we'll hear more about that later in the show. But that issue did likely give her some votes. There's no question about that, especially among single women. But the female vote, like any other bloc, is not monolithic. A lot of women clearly care a lot about the economy and immigration. And there are the culture war issues, including the boys and girls sports and transgender child surgeries. That may have lost a number of women for Harris' candidacy.

who has really leaned into those far-left transgender policies. As for Harris, what have we heard from her campaign so far? Well, as of this recording, we have not heard a concession speech or really anything. She sent her campaign manager out to address her supporters around midnight.

saying that she would speak tomorrow and telling her supporters to go home and get some sleep. So not the end of the night that her team was hoping for, for sure. Yeah, certainly not. So look, like any election with some states with close results, do we expect lawsuits from the Harris campaign in the coming days? Yeah, Trump has won with enough of a cushion here that the chances this was too big to rig, as they say, or essentially too big to be overthrown through litigation. It looks like that's the case.

But we'll have to wait and see. The Democrats have not shied away from litigation in past elections. So don't rule it out. Well, an incredible night for Trump and his supporters. Next up, the transition, which will come with its own drama, I'm sure. Yes, it will. Kevin, a long night and great work. Thanks for reporting. Anytime. The holiday season is here, and every business owner knows what that means. More shipping, more stress, and endless trips to the post office. That's where Stamps.com becomes your holiday hero.

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Republicans will have a majority again in the Senate after losing it to Democrats four years ago. The only issue left to settle is how big that majority is. Here to talk about the new Senate map is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce. Hey, Tim. So not just a big night for Trump, but a huge night for the GOP retaking the Senate. How did the GOP pull this off?

It started with Jim Justice winning in West Virginia, and then Bernie Moreno's win in Ohio. Both men flipped seats that had belonged to Democrats, and that effectively sealed it. Those seats brought the GOP to a minimum of 51 seats in the Senate. And as of early this morning, election analyst Henry Olson has called Pennsylvania's Senate race for Republican Dave McCormick.

So with those being the calls, we still have yet to get final results in Maine, in the Rust Belt states of Michigan and Wisconsin, in the Sun Belt states of Arizona and Nevada, and also in Montana. That's six seats that are still outstanding, and Republicans are winning in four of them. Right.

All right, so Republicans poised to win even more of a majority in the Senate. What's been the response from the GOP so far? They're excited, and nobody's more excited than those soon-to-be senators. Here's Marino during his victory speech. Thank you, by the way, thank you! Look, today starts a new wave. You know, we talked about wanting a red wave. I think what we have tonight is a red, white, and blue wave in this country. Yeah!

Because what we need in the United States of America is leaders in Washington, D.C. that actually put the interests of American citizens above all else. He then went on to officially fire Chuck Schumer as Senate Majority Leader. Chuck Schumer, if you're watching, thanks for the help in the primary, but you're fired, buddy. Yeah!

And now here's Justice, who used to be a Democrat, talking about the importance of fossil fuels to West Virginia. We've got to have an energy strategy in America. That's all there is to it.

They want rid of us. Do you realize that if we don't have a majority in the Senate, they want rid of us as far as coal miners, gas workers, whatever it may be. All right. So we have the GOP regaining control of the Senate now. What does this mean for Trump?

It's great news for Trump, especially if Republicans can pick up a few more seats. That would give Trump a buffer to get his nominees through the Senate to staff his administration. And then there's the courts. And then there is the Supreme Court, where three of its members are in their 70s. Clarence Thomas is 76. Thomas Alito is 74. And Sonia Sotomayor is 70.

So it's really difficult to understate how important Republican control of the Senate is to Trump's second term. Well, a big night for Trump himself and then overall for Republicans. Tim, thanks so much for reporting. Good to be on.

In addition to winning the presidency, the Senate and possibly the House, some significant ballot measures also went conservatives way. Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Basham is here now to break them down. So, Megan, let's talk about these ballot measures. Can you give us a rundown of some of the high points?

Sure. So voters in California came out overwhelmingly in support of some pretty tough on crime policies. They supported Prop 36, which imposes stiff consequences for both drug and theft crimes. Basically, what it does is it reverses the deeply unpopular Prop 47, which decriminalized thefts under $900, which many blame for those massive upsurges in crime that we've seen over the last couple of years.

And it also looks like they've had enough of far-left LADA George Gascon, who at the time of this recording is behind law and order challenger Nate Hockman by a whopping 22 points. And then weed was also surprisingly unpopular. Recreational marijuana measures failed in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Then there was election integrity. Eight states passed ballot measures that require citizenship to vote. Those include Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Now, the notable exception, though, to this trend is abortion. Tell us about those measures.

Yes. So abortion measures were the one area where the left did not quite a few wins. Several states had proposals enshrining abortion access on the ballot, and they did mostly pass various pro-abortion bills in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, New York and Nevada. Those all passed and they will likely also pass in Montana and Missouri. Nebraska also on track to pass a pro-abortion measure.

But, you know, that said, it wasn't all bad news for pro-lifers. There were two notable high-profile exceptions where abortion expansions actually failed. Voters in Florida rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed abortion up to the moment of birth. And I think a lot of credit for that has to go to the serious pro-life campaigning on the part of Governor DeSantis. And then South Dakota also rejected a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion.

And then one more bright spot for fiscal conservatives on that ballot measure front. Minimum wage hikes were broadly rejected in blue states like Massachusetts and California, but they did succeed in Missouri where they were paired with earned sick time. Well, if Republicans do end up with the trifecta of the House, the Senate and the White House, possibly we can see some more conservative agenda items down the line. Megan, thanks for reporting. Anytime.

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