Did Democrats' big midterm win just hand Donald Trump his biggest opportunity yet to actually cut deals? The blue wave might be the first time Trump will have to compromise in this second presidential term.

Chad, Cara, Shawn, and Ethan open by debating whether Trump, freed from needing his hardline base, could surprise everyone by signing reasonable legislation instead of vetoing everything Democrats send him, pointing to Maria Salazar's bipartisan Dignity Act as a real test case. Plus: Alaska's third attempt to repeal ranked choice voting just failed again, by its biggest margin yet, and an update on the New York veterans' voting rights lawsuit Chad is litigating.

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