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Steve Schmidt turns from election predictions to demands for Congress

The Warning's 15 uploads included election-night coverage with Jim Acosta and Katie Couric, followed by arguments about Democratic accountability.

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Why Republicans Didn't Expect the Blue Tsunami | Steve Schmidt

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0:00Schmidt argues that the midterm result immediately opens the 2028 presidential campaign.
1:18He interprets the election as a rejection of Trump's agenda and governance.
2:02Victory speeches from Ossoff, Andrews and Talarico frame Democratic gains as a mandate for change.
6:01Schmidt urges congressional Democrats to hold the administration accountable and demand Hegseth's removal.
6:48Flanagan calls for an overhaul of immigration enforcement in her victory speech.

"It is Wednesday, November 4th, and the presidential campaign cycle of 2028 is underway," Steve Schmidt says at the start of his post-election commentary. For The Warning, the result is already becoming a question about what comes next.

"Why Republicans Didn't Expect the Blue Tsunami | Steve Schmidt" was the week's most-watched new upload, approaching 200,000 views. Schmidt intersperses his analysis with victory speeches from Jon Ossoff, Annie Andrews, James Talarico and Peggy Flanagan, then urges the incoming Democratic majority to hold the administration accountable, including demanding Pete Hegseth's removal. The emphasis shifts from celebrating an election result to spelling out obligations for the people taking power.

There was plenty of company across the week's 15 uploads. Election-night coverage from the UVA Center for Politics featured Jim Acosta, Katie Couric and Larry Sabato, among others. Afterward, Dean Blundell joined Schmidt on Dead Air, while Tara Palmeri joined him to examine the results and the road ahead.

The strongest daily momentum now belongs to "Donald Trump Will Have No Legacy (And Here's Why) | Steve Schmidt." Its focus is the Oval Office, Stephen Miller's appointment as chief of staff and Schmidt's argument that Democrats should undo Trump's imprint on the presidency. His follow-up about JD Vance distancing himself from Trump is also drawing substantial daily viewing.

The channel added roughly 1,000 subscribers over the week, while daily views are slightly below their usual pace. Nearby political-commentary channels Harry Sisson and The Ezra Klein Show had larger weekly audiences. For The Warning, the busiest new discussion has moved beyond whether Schmidt's election prediction was right: it is about what Democrats should do with the result.