Megyn Kelly on Amy Acton's win: "Good luck, Ohio."

Her reaction to the governor-elect's victory speech draws unusually fast viewing alongside a broader examination of Republican losses.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 297,004 views a day, 6.8 times a normal first day on this channel (43,939).

Megyn Kelly Reacts to Amy Acton's Slurring Victory Speech Last Night: "Good Luck Ohio!"

Amy Acton's promise is about belonging: "Together, we are going to build an Ohio where no matter where you were born, you belong." Megyn Kelly's response is an exasperated hand to her head.

The contrast drives a short excerpt from The Megyn Kelly Show that reached roughly 137,000 views in seven hours, well above the channel's usual early pace for Shorts. Kelly introduces Acton's victory over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, plays part of the speech, then returns to a panel questioning how he lost.

Acton, a physician who previously led the Ohio Department of Health, thanks voters and describes her campaign as a movement. Kelly focuses instead on her delivery, characterizing her speech as slurred before signing off with "Good luck, Ohio."

The clip is one part of Kelly's post-election response, not its whole argument. A separate, longer upload examines JD Vance's explanation for why Trump voters turned to Democrats, while another Short criticizes Trump's focus on issues Kelly considers removed from Americans' concerns. Her full discussion also points to the Iran war, data centers and broken campaign promises as explanations for the Republican defeat.

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The numbers

The Acton reaction is running well ahead of Kelly's usual pace for Shorts. Her separate discussion of Vance's election assessment is also drawing unusually strong viewing.

the video's first day

usual first day here

43,939

this video

297,004

subscribers

4,180,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,536,810,266

views per day

7,782,494

typical day: 3,176,997

the video

views

136,737

likes

4,041

comments

970

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Piers Morgan Uncensored

4,500,000

Megyn Kelly

4,180,000

More Perfect Union

4,170,000

The Officer Tatum

3,860,000

David Pakman

3,690,000

Matt Walsh

3,470,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.