In Tuesday's election, former President Donald Trump decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, helping to establish a new Republican majority in the U.S. Senate and likely securing continued GOP control of the House of Representatives. The Dispatch team, along with a slew of heavy hitting guests, recapped the night as results were coming in.
There will be plenty of voices fanning the flames and stoking fear and outrage in the next few days and weeks, but we remain dedicated to our mission of shedding light, not heat—and we think we’ve assembled a lineup of reporters, analysts, operatives, and more that will do just that.
Guest line-up:
—Michael Warren: Michael Warren is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C.
—Jonah Goldberg: Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch
—Sarah Isgur: Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns.
—Steve Hayes:
Steve Hayes is CEO and editor of The Dispatch, based in Annapolis, Maryland. Prior to co-founding the company in 2019, he worked at The Weekly Standard for 18 years, covering Washington, politics, and national security.
—Mike Madrid: Mike Madrid is a veteran Latino GOP Consultant, author of the Latino Century, and co-founder of the Lincoln Project
—Megan McArdle: Megan McArdle is a Washington Post columnist and frequent guest of the Dispatch Podcast.
—Kevin Williamson: Kevin D. Williamson is national correspondent at The Dispatch and is based in Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he spent 15 years as a writer and editor at National Review, worked as the theater critic at the New Criterion, and had a long career in local newspapers.
—Jason Cable Roe: Jason Roe is the former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party and current political strategist and founder of Roe Strategic Campaigns.
—Stephanie Slade: Stephanie Slade is a senior editor at Reason, and a fellow in liberal studies at the Acton Institute. She covers the intersection of religion and politics.
—Chris Stirewalt: Chris Stirewalt is a contributing editor at The Dispatch, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and host of The Hill Sunday on NewsNation.
—Mitch Kokai: Mitch Kokai is the senior political director of the John Locke Foundation, an independent, nonprofit think tank in North Carolina.
—Craig Gilbert: Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has detailed Wisconsin’s emerging role as one of the nation’s leading battleground states.
—Noah Rothman: Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. He is the author of The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back against Progressives' War on Fun and Unjust.
—David Frum: David Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush
—Sharon McMahon: Sharon McMahon, a former teacher who now educates people online about politics and government. She’s on Instagram @sharonsaysso and writes the popular newsletter The Preamble which you can find at thepreamble.com.
—Jamie Weinstein: Jamie Weinstein is the host of Monday’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast.
—Shohanna Weisseman: Shoshana Weissmann manages R Street's social media, email marketing and other digital assets.
—Matt Germer: Matt Germer is director of the Governance Program at the R Street Institute.
—David Kochel: David Kochel is a Republican political strategist, originally hailing from Iowa.
—Rob Stutzman: Rob Stutzman is founder and president of Stutzman Public Affairs, a Sacramento based firm specializing in campaigns, communications, crisis management and award-winning political advertising.
—Charles Hilu: Charles Hilu is a reporter for The Dispatch based in Virginia.
—David Drucker: David M. Drucker is a senior writer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C.
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