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Rick Wilson’s LIVE Elephant in the Room is that the biggest risk to last week's "victory for the ages" is Democrats getting PLAYED. After a 36-hour trip to Washington, including a debate with MEHDI HASAN on whether authoritarianism is a right-wing problem, Rick warns that CHUCK SCHUMER and HAKEEM JEFFRIES could be lured into "bipartisan" deals with Republicans who want them to ease off investigations. He explains why he thinks there are no good-faith counterparties left, why he's glad CHRIS VAN HOLLEN is weighing a run for Senate leadership, and why Democrats can pursue AFFORDABILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY at the same time, from tariff reform and anti-monopoly bills to investigations of Epstein, Kushner, ICE abuses, Kristi Noem, and Elon Musk. His message: Democrats have months, not years.
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Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. 
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Rick Wilson sits down with MS NOW's ALEX WAGNER about her new book, THE STEAL: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America's Courts. Wagner tells the story as a heist, from Reagan-era conservatives like Ed Meese, Paul Weyrich, Joe Coors, and Robert Bork to the Federalist Society, Leonard Leo's money machine, and the patient, decades-long institution-building that made originalism dominant. Then Rick and Alex dig into what's next: will Alito retire, who might Trump nominate, and what could a Democratic Senate do about court reform?
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Find Alex on her podcast "Runaway Country,” How the Hell with Alex Wagner on Substack, and MSNOW as a  Senior Political Analyst.
Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. 
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Rick Wilson calls it the biggest week in American politics in a century and says Tuesday proved his rule: EVERYTHING TRUMP TOUCHES DIES. Democrats flipped TEXAS, with James Talarico beating Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseating Greg Abbott, took OHIO, won in MICHIGAN, GEORGIA, IOWA, and SOUTH CAROLINA, and ended Susan Collins's career in MAINE. Rick explains why he thinks Trump's tariffs, the Iran war, corruption, and bought pardons turned voters against MAGA, why billionaire money like Elon Musk's couldn't save the party, and why Fox News and MAGA influencers are in shock. He also warns against smugness: Trump stays dangerous for two more years, and the money will try to revive MAGA for 2028.
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Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. 
More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and on X @ProjectLincoln.
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Rick Wilson sits down with country singer STELLA PARTON, who has been loudly speaking out against Trump since 2016. Despite years of online backlash and fears it could cost her a 56-year career, Stella explains why standing up for your beliefs is more important than ever. Stella makes the case that the political climate is finally shifting, talks about evangelical leaders and the gap between what churches preached and who they backed, Christian nationalism's damage to both the church and the country, and women denied life-saving care. One of twelve kids from Appalachia, she explains the lifelong instinct to stand up for the bullied that now has her calling out congressional "grifters," pushing for term limits, and defending Joe Biden's legacy. She's still writing, recording, and touring, and she calls it less show business than ministry. IT'S ELECTION DAY. If you haven't voted yet, go vote today, and check your state's official elections website for polling locations and hours.
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Stella Parton is on X @StellaParton, and on her website: stellaparton.com. 
Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. 
More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and on X @ProjectLincoln.

With four days to Election Day, Rick Wilson reveals the "secret" of this midterm cycle: Trump never took it seriously, but the electorate cares intensely about him because of the economic, military, and corruption fallout. Rick runs through what early voting is telling him, why Republican candidates are begging Trump to stay away, and why he thinks the tariffs and the Iran war never got a course correction. Then a state-by-state tour: Florida, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Alaska, Montana, Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. He also has a message for anyone worried about intimidation near the polls: record it, report it, and stay in line. VOTE THIS WEEKEND or make your Election Day plan.
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Rick Wilson is on X @TheRickWilson, Bluesky @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. 
More from LP at www.lincolnproject.us and on X @ProjectLincoln.