A Good Night for Democrats

Video Description

In the first big elections of the new Trump era, Democrats triumphed in New York City, Virginia and New Jersey. They also won up and down the ballot across the country. Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent, explains what the voting tells us about President Trump’s status and discusses whether Democrats have finally found their footing. Guest: Shane Goldmacher (https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher) , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Read six takeaways (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/election-takeaways-democrats.html) from the elections. • Here are results from key races (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-races-to-watch.html) . • In New York, Zohran Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim mayor (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/nyregion/nyc-mayor-election) and its youngest in more than a century. Photo: Bryan Anselm for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.