蓝色海啸已变成新闻海啸。选举过去一周多，结果仍在动摇美国政坛，两党都在为未来两年做准备。共和党的做法是加倍坚持特朗普主义，尽管选民已完全否定特朗普及其煽动仇恨、分裂和偏见的蛊惑政治。
The blue tsunami has turned into a news tsunami. More than a week after the election, the results are still shaking up American politics, and both parties are bracing for the next two years. Republicans are doing it by doubling down on Trumpism, despite voters’ complete repudiation of Trump and his demagogic politics of hate, division, and bigotry.
“我想笑，我想哭。这就像将军们在打最后一场战争，”Stress Test联合主持人大卫·科恩本周谈到众议院共和党人选举吉姆·乔丹担任新领袖时说。“选民说，我们不想要这个。而众议院共和党人从这次选举中吸取的教训是：我们要给你们更多。”
“I want to laugh, I want to cry. This is like generals fighting the last war,” Stress Test co-host David Corn says of House Republicans this week selecting Jim Jordan as their new leader. “We don’t want this, voters said. And the House Republicans, the lesson they learned from this [election] was: We’re going to give you more.”
乔丹当选，加上特朗普用斯蒂芬·米勒取代幕僚长苏西·怀尔斯——米勒是他最强硬政策的设计者——表明一个政党正拼命紧握MAGA极端主义。“我认为我们将有一个斯蒂夫·米勒的事实上的总统任期，”大卫说。“所以我们可以称之为斯蒂芬·米勒—吉姆·乔丹政府。”
Jordan’s election, along with Trump’s replacement of chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, the architect of his most draconian policies, shows a party desperately clinging to MAGA extremism. “I think we will have a Steve Miller de facto presidency,” David says. “So we can call this the Stephen Miller–Jim Jordan administration.”
与此同时，民主党正经历阵痛，争论谁应在即将召开的国会中领导他们：是长期领导人、建制派旗手查克·舒默，还是挑战舒默竞逐多数党领袖职位的、更自由派且稍年轻的参议员克里斯·范·霍伦？这场竞争为该党提出重大问题。“他们吸取了正确的教训吗？他们优先考虑了正确的选民群体吗？”联合主持人加里森·海斯问道。“他们是否愿意足够大胆，真正推动变革？”
Democrats, meanwhile, are experiencing growing pains and tussling over who should lead them in the upcoming Congress: Chuck Schumer, the longtime leader and establishment standard-bearer, or Chris Van Hollen, the more liberal and somewhat younger senator challenging Schumer for the majority leader post. The contest raises big questions for the party. “Have they learned the right lessons? Are they prioritizing the right constituencies?” co-host Garrison Hayes asks. “And are they willing to be bold enough to actually push for change?”
大卫和加里森还深入探讨了斯科特·科洛姆在密西西比州的惊人胜利，这是本季最大的冷门。“上一次一名黑人从密西西比州当选为美国参议员时，”加里森指出，“那个人出生时就是奴隶。”但他警告说，如果过去是任何参考，像这样的进步很少不受回应：“我们知道，很可能会出现白人反扑。我们知道，很可能会对这一时刻产生反弹。”
David and Garrison also dig into Scott Colom’s extraordinary win in Mississippi, the season’s biggest upset. “The last time a Black man was elected to the United States Senate from Mississippi,” Garrison points out, “that man was born a slave.”But if the past is any guide, he warns, progress like this rarely goes unanswered: “We know that there will likely be a whitelash. We know that there will likely be a backlash to this moment.”
此外，《母亲琼斯》杂志记者阿比·韦苏利斯加入节目，评估国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯接下来的前景，此前众议院共和党人挫败了由他们自己的一位议员、众议员托马斯·马西领导的弹劾推动。弹劾赫格塞斯是否会在明年1月列入民主党议程？刑事起诉是否在等待他？特朗普会支持他多久？
And Mother Jones reporter Abby Vesoulis joins the show to assess what’s next for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after House Republicans thwarted an impeachment push led by one of their own, Rep. Thomas Massie. Will impeaching Hegseth be on the Democrats’ agenda come January? Might a criminal prosecution await him? And how long will Trump stand by him?