Kevin McCarthy has been appointed to the House Majority Speaker position. What's next for the GOP after winning the house?  

Vince discusses recent comments made by former Vice President Mike Pence. 

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What will it take for Donald Trump to win the nomination for the 2024 Presidential election? Politico has more on the recent announcement: 

Donald Trump, who lost the 2020 election and left the White House under the cloud of impeachment for his role in the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill, is running for president again. 

The 45th president announced his bid for a second term during a primetime event at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. He filed a statement of candidacy as well. 

“In order to make America great and glorious again I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” he declared, to thunderous applause in the room. 

It is an extraordinary — although long anticipated — move for Trump, one certain to reshape his party’s trajectory, raise complicated legal questions and alter the presidency for the man who defeated him, Joe Biden. He explicitly discussed his campaign as an effort to restore the presidency he had. 

“There has never been anything like it, this great movement of ours… And perhaps there will never be anything like it again,” Trump declared. “America’s comeback starts right now.” 

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With the GOP likely to win the House, they look to change leadership. Could Andy Biggs be the next Majority Speaker? FOX News has the story:  

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs is planning to challenge House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy for the GOP nomination to be speaker of the House when the caucus convenes Tuesday to choose its nominee, GOP sources said Monday evening. 

"Andy Biggs will be a candidate," said Rep. Bob Good of Virginia. "He will announce tomorrow." Good, like Biggs, is a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, which has been divided on whether McCarthy deserves their support. Good said he would support Biggs' candidacy. 

Biggs is "planning on challenging McCarthy tomorrow," a House Republican aide confirmed. 

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The Dems have kept control of the Senate after the midterms. What should be the next move for Republicans? NBC News has more:  

Democrats defied historical trends and defeated several candidates backed by former President Donald Trump to keep control of the Senate, providing enormous relief for President Joe Biden. 

The battle for the House, meanwhile, remains too close to call. 

The picture in the Senate became clear late Saturday after Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Republican Adam Laxalt to win re-election, putting her party over the threshold, NBC News projected Saturday. 

Also, Donald Trump endorses McCarthy for Speaker of the House.  

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After Donald Trump's latest comments, it's clear that he needs to step down and support another Republican for President in 2024.

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American politics may be ugly right now, but it could get worse after the 2022 midterms. Donald Trump looks for someone to blame for the Republicans underwhelming performance at the polls. 

Breitbart breaks down the numbers from the 2022 midterms:   

In five additional Senate races, Republican candidates’ numbers were also overstated in the polls, as seen in the difference between polling averages and projected outcomes. Those include Ohio (1.4 points), North Carolina (2.6 points), Arizona (5.3 points), Georgia (2.3 points), and Nevada (0.7 points). 

Not all voting tabulations are finalized. Nevada and Arizona remain undetermined, and Georgia will head to a runoff. Republicans need to win two out of three to retake the Senate. 

Though polling overstated Republican support in the Senate races, House Republican candidates earned nearly six million more votes nationwide than Democrats, overperforming in the generic congressional ballot polling. 

The overperformance, however, did not directly translate to a red wave flipping many seats from Democrat to Republican. 

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Vince recaps the 2022 midterms and what it means for the Democrat and Republican parties. BBC has a breakdown of the races:  

The US Congress is made up of two parts - the House of Representatives and the Senate. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate were up for grabs. Members of the House represent their local populations and Senators represent the interests of their states. 

Although President Joe Biden, a Democrat, is not on the ballot, the midterms will shape the fate of his agenda. If Democrats lose control of either the House or the Senate, Republicans will be able to block his plans. 

Former president Donald Trump warned Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis not to launch a presidential bid following his landslide victory on Tuesday. He called the rising Republican star "Ron DeSanctimonious" at a rally over the weekend. 

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Vince talks about the midterm races that are key for Republicans. More on the Walker/Warnock race. Nancy Pelosi calls out Trump supporters for standing behind a “thug” and says that they are in a cult. Many Republicans will not support Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader. Also, Transformation Tuesday.

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There should be cautious optimism among republican voters as we’re one day away from the 2022 midterms. 

A new poll shows J.D. Vance is gaining traction in Ohio polls. Breitbart has the story:  

The poll sampled the 1,123 likely general election voters from November 3 to 5, with a 2.9 percent margin of error and a 95 percent confidence level. The poll’s respondents were 45.1 percent Republican, 40.6 percent Democrat, and 14.3 percent had no party or other affiliation. 

Sunday night’s Ohio poll indicated that Vance had gained ground since the Trafalgar poll from roughly three weeks ago when the Buckeye State Republican had support from 47.3 percent, leading Ryan by 3.5 points when the congressman had 43.8 percent support. 

Congressman Ted Budd joins the program just before election day. 

WBT’s Brett Winterble joins Vince to break down the midterms. 

Also, after Donald Trump’s comments on Ron DeSantis, is the Trump-DeSantis relationship souring?  

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In a recent poll, many Americans are worried there could be more political violence on the horizon. ABC News has more:  

Broad, bipartisan numbers of Americans are concerned that political divisions are increasing the risk of politically motivated violence in this country, with majorities across the board highly concerned about it in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. 

Who gets the blame, however, differs sharply among partisan and ideological groups. 

Overall concern is striking for how it crosses political lines, with rare levels of partisan agreement. Ninety-five percent of Democrats, 87% of Republicans and 86% of independents are concerned about the risk of political violence. So are 95% of liberals, 89% of moderates and 84% of conservatives. 

That said, there are gaps as to the degree. About three-quarters of Democrats and liberals are very concerned about the risk, dropping to 58% of conservatives and 56% of Republicans -- albeit still majorities in all cases. 

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