The complete four-hour post-election broadcast provides comprehensive analysis of the 2026 midterms, examining surprising upsets across Missouri and historic realignments nationwide.
Hour 1 opens processing raw election results, detailing Representative Ann Wagner's defeat by Fred Wellman in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Republican losses of three state legislative seats in St. Charles County, and the defeat of outgoing House Speaker John Patterson. On the "Marc Cox Soapbox," the program examines historical midterm wave cycles and federal funding protections. "Kim on a Whim" offers a break with the McRib's return and false advertising lawsuits, before the hour wraps reviewing major Senate flips in Texas and Maine alongside ongoing tabulations in Alaska.
Hour 2 examines the broader electoral map, including gubernatorial flips in Texas and Iowa, and post-election remarks from Donald Trump setting legislative redlines. The "St. Louis Morning Brief" highlights former WashU whistleblower Jamie Reed filing a workplace harassment lawsuit, Democrats flipping 16 Missouri House seats to break the Jefferson City supermajority, and the permanent implications of Amendment 6. Business reporter Nicole Murray breaks down an 800-point Dow futures surge, Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth leaving for Equinox, and McDonald's earnings, followed by "In Other News" covering a $47.3 million miniature T-Rex auction and an overweight Virginia hawk.
Hour 3 assesses low voter turnout and election night reactions from Will Cain and Scott Jennings. Heritage Foundation Executive VP Derrick Morgan analyzes the national wipeout, linking voter dissatisfaction to inflation, gas prices, and military operations in Iran. Gregg Keller, principal at Atlas Strategy Group and spokesman for the Lone Star Liberty PAC, delivers an insider post-mortem on Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott's defeats in Texas, calls for deep state budget reductions in Jefferson City, and reveals early 2028 challengers eyeing MO-02. "Kim on a Whim" covers NTSB findings on structural elevator damage in the Florida private jet crash that claimed nine lives.
Hour 4 features former Trump White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson dissecting incoming Democratic subpoena priorities and economic messaging. Jimmy Failla brings comedic perspective to deep-red Texas flipping blue and talk radio's future during divided government. Fox Business anchor Taylor Riggs reviews Wall Street's gridlock rally, ADP job gains, and ballot threats to AI data center construction across Georgia and Texas. The show concludes with a detailed examination of Missouri's 2.11 million voter turnout on Amendment 3 and its decisive impact across down-ballot contests.
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