For weeks, we were told the polls were too close to call. But when the votes were counted, the Democrats lost every single swing state - and the popular vote too. Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and Democrat party grandee has blamed President Biden for Donald Trump winning the White House as a Democrat blame game intensifies. So how did it all go so wrong for the Harris campaign? And what does her party need to do to reconnect with middle America?

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Guests: 

• Christopher Hale, Democratic consultant and strategist.
• Nick Hanauer, tech entrepreneur and political economist.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Priyanka Deladia, Chris Wade and Taryn Siegel. 

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