Will We Learn the Right Lessons from the Midterms?

A blue wave swept America on Tuesday, but where is it headed? Jon sits down with top campaign advisor Morris Katz to talk about what lessons Democrats should take away from the midterm landslide, why the progressive vs. moderate debate is misguided, and how Republicans got impaled on their own culture war sword. Morris worked on several midterm campaigns—including Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa’s—and he shares what he learned in the races he helped win: what made the best campaign ads break through? Is the Democratic Party more united than it seems online? And what should Democrats take from all of this into 2028—besides absolute certainty that whatever they already believed was right? CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS PROTON VPN: https://www.protonvpn.com/offline 3 DAY BLINDS: https://www.3dayblinds.com/OFFLINE QUINCE: https://www.quince.com/offline SUNDAYS FOR DOGS: https://www.sundaysfordogs.com/OFFLINE Code: OFFLINE CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 8:16 - Morris Katz 33:19 - Ad break 36:05 - Morris Katz cont. 57:56 - Ad break 1:00:55 - More Morris Katz Head to CrookedCon.com for tickets, lineup announcements, and more! http://crookedcon.com/ For a transcript of an episode of Offline, please email transcripts@crooked.com. Is the internet slowly breaking our brains, and if so, what can we do about it? Offline with Jon Favreau is a place where you can take a break from doom-scrolling and tune in to smarter, lighter conversations about the impact of technology & the internet on our collective culture. Intimate interviews between Pod Save America host Jon Favreau and notable guests like Stephen Colbert, Hasan Piker, ContraPoints, Margaret Atwood, and Megan Rapinoe spark curiosity and introspection around the various ways our extremely online existence shapes everything from the ways we live, work, and interact with one another. Together we’ll figure out how to live happier, healthier lives, both on and offline. Photos courtesy of AP Photo Archive Crooked Media believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. We are a media network that showcases stories, voices, and opportunities for activism that inform, entertain, and inspire action, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world. That’s it. End of mission. Learn more about us at crooked.com