AP’s Meg Kinnard & CBS’ Fin Gomez on Midterms & Why “2028 Is Already Here” | At Our Table

The 2026 midterms through the eyes of the reporters who covered them: AP's Meg Kinnard and CBS News' Fin Gómez on the surprises, the fallout, and the 2028 race. Meg was anchoring AP's election-night broadcast when parts of South Carolina started coloring in blue on her map, and she knew it was going to be a rollercoaster of a night.

Fin had seen it coming for a year. Talking to voters in Texas, Maine, Michigan, and South Carolina, he found a fury he hadn't seen since 2010.

They point to the races the national conversation is underplaying, including Gina Hinojosa's win for Texas governor, Randy Villegas in California's 22nd, and Annie Andrews' Senate upset. They also explain how Donald Trump putting his finger on the scale in Republican primaries pushed lifelong GOP voters to "stomach" a Democrat. (3:13) The Moment South Carolina Started Turning Blue (6:55 )"People Were Pissed": Fin's Battleground Tour (10:30) The Sleeper Races: Texas Governor, CA-22 & Annie Andrews (15:20) "The Only Republican Statewide": How Trump Split the GOP (19:49) The "Hispanic Hurricane" & Maine Fishermen Turn on Collins (21:40) How the White House Is Processing the Wipeout (24:07) Will Republicans Jump Ship?

Trump's Final Two Years (27:21) Winning vs. Governing: Democrats' First Big Test (34:24) 2028 Starts in South Carolina (38:10) "25, 30" Democrats: AOC, Shapiro, Ossoff & Warnock (41:18) Gina Hinojosa for VP? (42:28) J.D.

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