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Trish Regan updates GOP-control broadcast after Democrats take Congress

Her unusually widely watched election broadcast argued Republicans could defy the polls; its description now acknowledges the opposite outcome.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 267,383 views a day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (46,205).

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  1. 0:01Regan argues strong Republican turnout could upset expectations of a Democratic wave.
  2. 4:00A sponsored Kalshi segment reviews prediction-market graphs for Senate races in Iowa, Texas and Michigan.
  3. 7:00Pollster Matt Towery says Republicans have narrowed gaps in several competitive races.
  4. 15:33Susan Collins recalls polls underestimating her support and emphasizes the Election Day vote.
  5. 24:54Michigan voter interviews feature former Democratic voters explaining their support for Republican Mike Rogers.

The title still raises the prospect of Republicans keeping Congress. The description now carries a different message: Democrats took both the House and Senate.

That contrast frames Trish Regan's November 3 broadcast, which drew roughly 267,000 views in its first day, nearly six times her usual start for a regular video. It captures her case for a Republican surprise before the results settled the question.

Regan opens by arguing that strong GOP turnout could undermine predictions of a blue wave. She plays pollster Matt Towery's assessment that Republicans have narrowed competitive races, then turns to Texas turnout appeals and Michigan voters explaining their support for Republican Senate candidate .

supplies another strand of the argument: previous polls had underestimated her. In an interview clip, the Maine senator says, "The only poll that counts is the one on election day."

The broadcast also includes a sponsored segment for prediction-market platform Kalshi, whose Senate-race graphs Regan reviews.

The update in the description explicitly acknowledges a Democratic sweep and directs viewers to her election-night results coverage. Regan's November 5 programming has moved to the Republican aftermath, discussing Ron DeSantis, JD Vance and Marco Rubio as part of the party's next chapter.

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The facts
Subscribers
1,350,000
Channel views, last 7 days
8,137,401
Channel views, pace per day
1,429,881 (on a normal day: 1,422,270)
Video published
November 3, 2026
Video views so far
275,176 (2 days online)
Video views, pace per day
78,763

The numbers

The election broadcast reached well beyond Regan's usual first-day audience. Comments also arrived at more than three times her normal first-day volume.

the video's first day
usual first day here
46,205
this video
267,383
subscribers
1,350,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
2,205,093,010
views per day
1,429,881
typical day: 1,422,270
the video
views
275,176
likes
9,153
comments
830
days online
2
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Keith Edwards
1,370,000
Trish Regan
1,350,000
Novara Media
1,330,000
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.
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