The great GOP butt-whoopin’ of 2025

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice recap an extraordinary election night that saw voters hand Republicans a well-earned butt-whoopin.

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David and Aaron discuss:

* Just how thoroughly Democrats whipped the GOP, from coast to coast and up and down the ballot.

* Why Republicans are fooling themselves when they dismiss the results as nothing more than Democrats winning in blue states and cities.

* How democracy stood strong — and millions of people freely expressed their views — despite Donald Trump’s best (or worst) efforts.

And much more! We also took some great questions from viewers.

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