Hour 1 -- Veteran's Day today, has Donald Trump lost his mind with a now 4th unprovoked attack on Ron DeSantis, US Rep. Kim Schrier defeats challenger Matt Larkin in similar fashion to 2020 victory over Jesse Jensen, Biden student loan plan halted by judge, movie debut today of "Wakanda Forever" the sequel to "Black Panther" which starred the now sadly departed Chadwick Boseman, a KVI caller argues about John Carlson and his Donald Trump comments earlier this hour, a big surge of votes just narrowed the Joe Kent/Marie Glusenkamp Perez campaign from 5% to 2% points.

Hour 2 -- Trump attacking DeSantis, four instances now with Trump unprovoked attacks on DeSantis, DeSantis won the majority in Miami-Dade County which is unheard of for a Republican, a pro-Trump caller disagrees with Carlson, seems like maybe Leesa Manion ran for the wrong office in King County, federal judge blocks Pres. Biden's EO on transferring student debt to federal taxpayers,

Hour 3 -- Twitter's corporate culture shake-up continues, Elon Musk pulls the plug on Twitter's prior remote work policy, there is something to say about face-to-face interaction for work and employees, some Woodinville HS students say they want police on campus to deter possible school shooting(s), two examples of Democrats who just can't refrain from playing identity politics for their followers, JUST IN: now Donald Trump is directing an attack at VA Republican governor Glenn Youngkin, the frustrating mis-trial of get-away driver Darcus Allen after an accomplice to murder re-trial was ordered, how the jury impacted the mis-trial ruling, Mike Pence is about to unveil a new book about the last days of the Trump presidency.

Former President Donald Trump is communicating political and personal attacks on fellow Republicans like Ron DeSantis and Glenn Youngkin. KVI's John Carlson examines the confounding decision and behavior by Trump and why it is bound to hurt Trump's political future, not help it.

Hour 1 -- looking for upside in the Republicans lackluster mid-term election performance, looking more likely that Georgia US Senate race will determine control of the US Senate, what the late arriving ballots say about Republican candidates, the continuing saga about ranked choice voting in Seattle and Alaska, GUEST: Yakima ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D. , tells KVI that conservatives "have to stand up and say 'its not OK'" when schools are closed for COVID and ferries don't run on time because too many WA voters are showing they're accepting these governmental failures, why one party rule doesn't work (and why WA is suffering from this), new gun control law red tape is colliding with under-staffed police and sheriff's offices in Oregon.

Hour 2 -- the over-looked musical history (and impressive resume) of guitarist Tommy Tedesco (part of The Wrecking Crew), shooting murder at Seattle high school revives questions about why Seattle cut-off its program for on-campus police officers (SROs), the status of the two 14-year-olds now charged with the shooting murder of a classmate on campus at Ingraham HS, Seattle Ingraham HS teacher makes bizarre gun control post as murderous shooting plays out on campus, KVI's John Carlson is challenged to read a Gov. Jay Inslee press release about why Inslee's attending the latest international climate change conference in Egypt, MSNBC co-host suggests John Fetterman could be Presidential timber and fellow panelist giggles at the suggestion.

Hour 3 -- US Senate status as more election returns trickle in and why the Georgia election will likely decide majority control, three things Donald Trump has done this week that are hurting future chances for Republicans, the incomprehensible Trump attack(s) on Ron DeSantis, MSNBC guest complains about Georgia voter suppression as record amount of voters and African-American voters cast their ballots, Seattle's favorite socialist--Kshama Sawant--wants Amazon to pay for free abortions, a KVI caller sparks a longer conversation about Trump's possible negative impact on the 2024 election, the co-founder and guitarist of Alabama passed away at age 73 at home with family by his side (no cause of death given).

Frequent KVI morning show guest, Yakima emergency room doctor, Raul Garcia M.D., joins John Carlson to talk about the impulse to leave WA due to the political climate for politicians and policies that produce more crime, homelessness, public safety problems, traffic gridlock, school teacher strikes, high taxes and high cost of living. Garcia invokes the words of Pres. Ronald Reagan who urged political conservatives to re-double their efforts in local politics to make a positive difference rather than flee to another location.

KVI's morning show producer challenges host, John Carlson, to read an entire Gov. Jay Inslee press release about attending the latest international climate change conference in an Egyptian resort town without laughing at the Governor's substantiation for flying half-way around the world to attend or making a sarcastic remark about it. Challenge accepted!

Hour 1 -- "disappointing" election results overall for Republicans, Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis trounces his Democratic opponent after prior election that was very close, the economy/inflation issue seemed to be heavily over-stated for midterm voters, the "mystery" of the economy and inflation as a top election issue, why is Donald Trump making another verbal attack on DeSantis?, PA's John Fetterman manages to beat Dr. Mehmet Oz in US Senate race, "it wasn't supposed to be this hard" for Republicans in the 2022 Congressional election, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) thinks Democrats were able to scare votes with the abortion issue and the recent SCOTUS ruling reversing Roe V. Wade, Schoesler points to the intense amount of money Democrats plowed into WA to win elections; KVI's Lars Larson examines the WA 3rd (Joe Kent campaign) and OR governor's election results.

Hour 2 -- GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, deep analysis on why some Republicans won handily in statewide elections for Governor but lost or are losing for U.S. Senator, Kirby confesses that abortion might have hurt Republicans in several races, Tiffany Smiley's 43% is about average in WA, 'stolen election' claims did not resonate with 2022 voters, what is Donald Trump doing with his two attacks this week on Ron DeSantis?, why Kirby thinks DeSantis is the future of the Republican Party; the 2022 mid-term Congressional election is a significant outlier from the last 4 such mid-terms, GUEST: National Review columnist and elections author, John Fund, thinks NV and GA Senate seats will go Republican giving Republicans majority control, "in some states abortion did play a role" in Democratic victories and Republicans need to acknowledge they misplayed the Supreme Court decision, Fund says Republicans have three things to learn from 2022 mid-term results including some wisdom on "extremism", why "slackers voted for a slacker" in the PA Senate election.

Hour 3 -- GUEST: WSRP chair, Caleb Heimlich, says WA election "wasn't what we had hoped for" then adds "last night's results will be our low point", why Republicans have to hope for a surge of late arriving Republican ballots, why candidate quality matters, did Democrats forced to spend money in WA due to Tiffany Smiley's campaign divert resources from Democrats in Nevada?, do WA Republicans need to focus more on initiatives than candidates and elections?,

GUEST: candidate for King Co. Prosecutor, Jim Ferrell, trails by 10% with opening election results, how the King Co. Democratic Party picked Ferrell's opponent over him to support even though both candidates are announced Democrats, "there clearly is a rift or a division within the Democratic Party on these issues" like crime and public safety, Ferrell's opponent was allowed to use Democratic voter data bases to canvas voters that he was NOT allowed to use, Carlson suggests that there's plenty of room in the Republican Party for a candidate like Ferrell; KVI callers sound off on what went wrong with the 2022 election.

GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, joins John Carlson for some deep analysis on why some Republicans won handily in statewide elections for Governor but lost or are losing for U.S. Senator, Kirby admits about Republicans "abortion might have hurt us (in Blue states)", Tiffany Smiley got 43% of the vote which is "pretty standard" in a state with deep Blue roots, the change involving early vs. late ballot returns benefiting Republicans, 2022 voters seem to be "past that" when it comes to claims of 'stolen elections', what is Donald Trump doing by trying to denigrate Ron DeSantis right now?, DeSantis: "woke comes to Florida to die", why Kirby thinks Trump will announce next week his 2024 Presidential campaign but DeSantis is the future of the Republican Party.

KVI's John Carlson laments, "it wasn't supposed to be this hard" for Republicans in the 2022 Congressional election. GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) examines the Democrats' ability to maximize the abortion issue for several early leads and victories in the most important 2022 election races in Washington. Schoesler asserts, "scaring pro-choice voters away from the real issues we face every day... were a very big factor in many areas of the state ", Republicans "had it all teed up" to win elections last night but didn't, Schoesler points to the intense amount of money Democrats plowed into WA to win elections.

The 2022 mid-term Congressional election is a significant outlier from the last 4 such mid-terms. GUEST: National Review columnist, author on elections and election security, John Fund, joins KVI to examine the significant election returns. Pres. Biden avoided big mid-term losses amid unpopular polls and a limp economy, Democrats "played a bad hand well", Trump candidates like Mehmet Oz didn't pan out, why Fund thinks NV and GA Senate seats will go Republican giving Republicans majority control, "in some states abortion did play a role" in Democratic victories and Republicans need to acknowledge they misplayed the Supreme Court decision, Fund says Republicans have three things to learn from 2022 mid-term results including some wisdom on "extremism", why "slackers voted for a slacker" in the PA Senate election.

Hour 1 -- the Trump effect on elections, even when Trump's not on the ballot he's still on the ballot (for Democrats), Seattle Police arrest car thief connected to Children's Hospital parking garage and discover two guns (one allegedly stolen) along with meth, fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana and $8,000 cash; KVI listeners invited tonight to the Republican election night watch party (spoiler alert: its free!) at the Bellevue Hyatt where KVI will be broadcasting live as election results (national and local) are announced,

Hour 2 -- 51 years ago today one of classic rock's most memorable and significant albums is released, new polling shows Tiffany Smiley slightly ahead of Patty Murray in WA Senate race, shows Smiley is peaking at the right time, voter turn-out might be a little lower than 2018 Congressional mid-term, ICYMI: Alice Cooper sang an 'election' song in the 1970s, PA Democrats (including the John Fetterman campaign) are suing to insure that mail-in ballots with an improper date listed are still allowed to be tabulated, Carlson notes that PA courts have already dealt with this issue and the ruling was to not allow "missing or incorrect date" on the envelope declaration, "Joe Biden stepped in it big time" in campaign event for NY's struggling new governor, "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe responds to Biden's "no more drilling" comment to start the week, why America needs to become "anti anti-consequence" when it comes to crime and public safety, are WA voters poised to shift away from failing progressive politics the way that Vancouver BC Canada voters recently have?

Hour 3 -- election news and previews, compare and contrast: COVID death tracker for 2 years was updated round-the-clock yet mail-in ballot results can't be tabulated for several days following an election, GUEST: digital reporter, Jonathan Choe, speaks to frustrated Kitsap Co. neighbors near Silverdale voicing their frustration with homeless in wooded areas near salmon bearing creek, the Kitsap Co. problem is another sign that King County's homeless problems now infesting surrounding counties, what metric or definition are 'Seattle politicians' using to know if homeless problems are "getting better", what happens if the Seattle "housing first" policy doesn't work?, Everett's mayor pushes back on Gov. Inslee's WSDOT over unilateral plan to place homeless people in motels in Everett.