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Three governor firsts punctuate CBS Chicago's midterm roundup

Bradley Blackburn's report sets breakthroughs in Georgia, Texas and Florida alongside Democrats' projected control of Congress.

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CBS Chicago Story of November 5, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 47,491 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (2,145).

Tidal wave of victories for Democrats nationwide

Keisha Lance Bottoms promises to govern for everyone in Georgia. Byron Donalds celebrates winning with "class and dignity" in Florida. Between them, CBS Chicago's midterm roundup captures a set of historic gubernatorial results that crosses party lines.

CBS projects Bottoms to become the nation's first Black female governor, Gina Hinojosa to become Texas's first Latina governor, and Republican Donalds to become Florida's first Black governor. Those milestones give Bradley Blackburn's "Tidal wave of victories for Democrats nationwide" a story beyond the congressional map.

The Short drew roughly 32,000 views in its first twelve hours, an unusually fast start for CBS Chicago's short-form reports.

Reporting from Capitol Hill, Blackburn also follows Democratic Senate flips in North Carolina and Texas as CBS projects the party will hold majorities in both chambers. Hakeem Jeffries declares, "Today begins the great American comeback."

The report then moves from victory speeches to the pressures behind the vote. One voter puts household costs plainly: "Food is expensive, gas is expensive. Everything seems to be going up."

What follows is less celebratory: Donald Trump tells Fox News he expects to veto legislation, while Chuck Schumer promises to advance Democrats' agenda with or without White House cooperation. Blackburn closes by turning to the prospect of congressional oversight investigations into the administration.

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A different discovery todayVideo taking off 66x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack adHis midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 5, 2026

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The facts

Channel: CBS Chicago
Subscribers: 633,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 3,059,452
Channel views, pace per day: 748,788 (on a normal day: 498,404)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 32,285 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 47,491

The numbers

The report's early views put it well above CBS Chicago's usual start for a Short. Its projected first-day total is an estimate, not a completed day's count.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,145

this video

47,491

subscribers

633,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

721,782,174

views per day

748,788