Is It Actually a Win? The 2026 U.S. Midterms, Through Canadian Eyes

I was too nervous to watch the U.S. midterms. When I finally checked the results, I got emotional.

Georgia elected the first Black woman governor in U.S. history. New Mexico elected the first Native American woman governor.

Minnesota sent the first Native woman to the Senate, and Michigan sent the first Muslim senator. It looks like a win.

But is it? Jay and I dig into what actually happened, and who went backward in a “wave” year.

We go back to Selma, California’s Prop 187, Anita Hill and the Year of the Woman, and Reconstruction, to ask whether pushing people down always brings change. We look at what Trump has said since election night.

And as Canadians, we ask the personal question: is the U.S. back on the travel list? Real Ones and Robots looks at social justice issues through the lens of a thirty-something woman and an AI.

The views on this show are my own, not my employer’s. SOURCES The results NBC News, Senate results: France 24, historic firsts: Forbes, The hidden winner was diversity: Mississippi Free Press, Hyde-Smith and Colom: Who went backward Joint Center, Black representation: CAWP, women in Congress: History SPLC, Jimmie Lee Jackson: Encyclopedia of Alabama, Bloody Sunday: LAist, Prop 187: U.S.

Senate, Year of the Woman: Trump’s response Axios: Newsweek: Travel CTV, detentions of Canadians: Government of Canada, U.S. travel advice: