- Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real election talk!
- An unpleasant reality seems to be setting in for Republicans: while they will likely take control of the House, it seems to be a much smaller majority than expected.
- We cover our home states of California, Georgia, and Nevada: the heartbreak, the victories, and everything in between.
- Why does Laura have a freedom boner over ranked choice voting??
- The economy and abortion were top areas of concern this cycle – what do these results tell us about public opinion?
- Is Trump being rejected at the ballot box? His endorsed midterm candidates are seeing mixed results.
- Gen Z saves the day: the newest voting-age generation turned out overwhelmingly for Democrats, and Maxwell Frost was the first Gen Zer elected to Congress!
- While the balance of Congressional control is still in question, Republicans ultimately underperformed. How will they react in 2024? Are we ready for the inevitable DeSantis/Trump boxing match?
- This week’s recommendations should give you a break from election fatigue: ‘The Midnight Club’ on Netflix (Laura), ‘All There Is’ with Anderson Cooper (Pam), and Backblaze (Andrew).
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And in this week’s installment of After Dark, available on Patreon:
- MuggleSuck returns in the form of some cringy AIM transcripts Andrew dug up from the vault.
- 2006 Andrew is talking about a gay guy but not in the way he would now.
- *cringe* “My parents are such dorks!”
- Laura treated the prospect of guest hosts probably *too* seriously.
- A story of a creepy older staffer is revisited.
- Away messages were the best features ever. SOMEONE BRING THEM BACK!