40 more years

The Midterms and the End of the Boomer Political Era

Plain English with Derek Thompson, 3 November 2026. The book comes up at 20 min 29 sec in.

The guest references James Carville's "40 More Years"—kept on their bookshelf as a standing reminder of overconfident electoral predictions—while warning about thermostatic public opinion and cautioning against Republican triumphalism after Trump's victories, noting how quickly such forecasts can prove wrong.

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