Ready For The Fight (Dems Sweep Elections, Flights Cancelled, Cheney is Dead) | Ep430

This week on Look Forward, the guys return to discuss the November special elections, how Democrats swept the board, Zohran Mamdani's meteoric rise and victory in New York, Virginia and New Jersey governors races captured by Dems, Dems create a super majority in Northern Virginia, California passes Prop 50, GOP works to downplay Tuesday's elections, former VP and local Darth Vader enthusiast Dick Cheney died, government shutdown continues with Trump now pushing to eliminate the filibuster to get the government reopened, FAA cutting flights at 40 major airports because of shutdown, US layoffs reach 20 year high, Nancy Pelosi announces her long awaited retirement, Kentucky voters are mad they can't vote in New York City elections, and much more.Big TopicNovember Elections Give Us Some Much Need HopeZohran Mamdani wins in NYC mayoral raceVirginia and New Jersey governorships were a GOP bloodbath (and yet another high-profile polling miss)Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern VirginiaCalifornia passes prop 50, allowing redistricting to beginGOP file legal action against CaliforniaConnecticut sees Democratic sweep as 29 towns flip from GOP to DemsRepublican ousted from seat held by GOP for 113 yearsJD Vance's brother's embarrassing lossNews You NeedDick Cheney is DEADShutdown ContinuesTrump administration changes tune on SNAP benefit percentageSupport inside GOP for removing the filibuster increasesFAA cutting flight country wide due to the federal shutdownUS layoffs for October surge to two-decade highNancy Pelosi announces retirement from CongressWhat’s Dumber, A Brick or A Republican?Kentucky voters didn’t know why they couldn’t vote in NYC mayoral raceLook Forward is a weekly progressive political podcast covering U.S. politics, government policy, Democratic strategy, elections, voting rights, Supreme Court rulings, and political news. Featuring progressive commentary, political analysis, and unapologetic opinions on the fight for democracy. Hosted by Jay and Brad. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Black on Black Cinema (Black film reviews), and Dense Pixels (video game news).