Midterm Election Results, Explained

The wins, losses, and potential recounts. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.

The presidential contest — primaries and all — accounts for $2.4 billion of that total. The other $4 billion or so went to congressional races. The tally includes spending by campaigns, party committees and outside sources. It's actually down, slightly, in inflation-adjusted terms from 2012 and 2008.

$6.5 billion is a staggering sum. With that much money you could fund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 15 years, fix the Flint, Mich., lead pipe problem 30 times over or give every public school teacher a $2,000 raise.

Instead, Americans used that money to fuel a 596-day political contest that most of us were 'disgusted' by well before it was over."

Host: Cenk Uygur

Cast: Cenk Uygur

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[garbanzobeenbeenzeen]

Every time Trump gets in front of a camera, the media should turn it off.

[JustMe-emhl]

At least Scott Walker lost in Wisconsin and Kris Kobach in Kansas.

[Crazieyboy]

Its always surprising how many trump fans come here to watch and comment.

[beeyaybaracas]

Trump's rants today were batshit😂

[WisdommCore]

Cenks post election analysis is way better and way more in depth than Ben Shapiros is. And I watch both these guys everyday

[Umberto]

Why is almost no one talking about Ohio and how it made a hard right turn. Ohio is now a full bore Red Trump State. This deserves analysis

[shai]

A woman at my job didn't vote for Andrew because she was afraid he'd raise taxes.

[chikaka]

I did a lot of canvassing for Progressive candidates. I don't think cold calling or knocking on strangers doors works. It just makes people annoyed if they answer at all.

[hadara]

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.”
~Maximilien de Robespierre.

[Woodbug-bt]

Something is rotten in Florida. First Bush Jnr then Trump and now DeSantis.
All won when the polls suggested otherwise.
Does Ivanka supply the voting machines in Florida..lol

[aileenpi]

The Justice Democrats need to continue to primary and run specially and specifically on the red states that are suffering under republican failed policies and completely forgotten by the corporate democrats red. That way we would accomplish two things at once; replace the republicans and out number the corporatists democrats.

[LeonNikkidude]

I am proud to live in a very blue state New York

[ryanpembrook]

Wow you guys have way more subscribers than most of the other news sources

[greggor]

Trump was unusually nervous during that press conference considering his "stunning victory".
It was better than any SNL skit!

[anthonyburnett]

Love your guys videos so informative and funny

[ralphinator]

I am so glad never to put up with McCaskill, Donnelly, and Heitkamp again. Too bad Manchin isn't gone.

[qualquan]

Ted Cruz margin cut from almost 16% in 2012 to just 2.6%
Real come down.

[amosjsoma]

When you talk about free media coverage, don't overlook the impact of talk radio. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham and Michael Savage have over 56 million listeners each week. That's a lot of ears hearing the conservative message and a lot of ears who aren't conservative but don't want to admit that they listen.

[gregb]

You make up criteria to support your politics. I love beto, but why is his loss in a deep red state excusable but donnelly's and Mccaskill's is not excusable. And gillums loss is not excusable, he should have won

[cutedimond]

damn Cenk is so on point. he needs to be a campaign manager for the Democrats so we can win.