Democracy Now!'s Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman interview Bolts editor-in-chief Daniel Nichanian on the 2026 midterms, in which Democrats took the House and Senate, flipped 12 state legislative chambers, and won a majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years, including Gina Hinojosa as Texas' first Democratic governor since 1990. Nichanian cites the cost of living and opposition to Trump's immigration policies as driving voters, while clips quote Ron DeSantis calling the results near an extinction-level event for Republicans and Zohran Mamdani saying it is time for the Democratic Party to deliver.