Midterm Elections Live -- From Rio de Janeiro | Yaron Brook Show
Midterm Elections Live -- From Rio de Janeiro | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 175)Streamed live on November 3, 2026Watch now: https://youtube.com/live/KO6lbnZGh58What if the biggest winner of the 2026 midterms is the Democratic Socialists of America, and the man who handed it to them is Donald Trump?Yaron Brook wanted Republicans to lose this election, and to lose badly. Live from Rio de Janeiro on election night, he explains why the 2026 midterms rejected Donald Trump and gave the socialist left no mandate at all. He also explains why Trump voters, and not their critics, own what comes next.Democrats took both Carolinas. Jon Ossoff's Georgia race was called within minutes of the polls closing. Texas, Kansas, Ohio and Iowa all leaned blue as the night went on. Florida's Republican redistricting backfired. Yaron's explanation is blunt. Tariffs pushed prices up. A war in Iran was started and never won. Trump's government now owns stakes in 41 private American companies. Seven in ten voters said Congress has failed to check the president, and they're right.Then the live audience gets its turn as Yaron takes on Objectivists versus libertarians, socialism's record around the world, and more.Yaron Brook defends reason, individual rights, and laissez-faire capitalism against both the populist right and the socialist left.💬 Drop your questions in the chat during live streams.MAIN TOPICS0:00 Intro1:06 Live from Rio on midterm night2:36 Why Yaron wants Republicans crushed, not just beaten4:13 Trump owns stakes in 41 companies, so who's the socialist?6:38 The worst outcome would be a night with no clear verdict7:18 Georgia gets called in minutes, and Ossoff looks like a 2028 contender9:25 Tariffs, an unwon war and inflation are why voters are furious11:51 This was Trump vs. America, and it's no mandate for the DSA14:37 Florida's gerrymander backfires17:30 Senate races to watch: Michigan, Maine, Kansas, Texas19:46 Republicans deserve to lose, even if Democrats don't deserve to win27:57 The dirty "two Dan Sullivans" trick in Alaska29:42 Vivek's disgusting ad sinks him in Ohio32:08 Exit polls show voters angry about corruption and a Congress that won't check Trump35:49 Roy Cooper flips North Carolina37:34 No ICE at the polls, and Trump's election challenges look weak43:28 The GOP purged Liz Cheney, and now both parties are statist50:05 Greg Abbott should lose TexasLIVE AUDIENCE Q&A58:18 Will Democrats rein in ICE?1:02:29 Why the GOP will blame the war instead of tariffs1:09:45 Who's the bigger socialist, Mamdani or Trump?1:12:41 Is Kant just Plato updated?1:17:15 Is reason infallible?1:27:32 Is libertarianism Kant plus Rand?1:38:50 Yaron's new courses1:44:56 Does envy come from "I could never do that"?1:46:16 Does Finland prove teachers unions work?1:48:57 Can cities recover from socialism?2:06:15 If the state took your home, would you fight?2:07:01 Can Milei make Argentina an AI hub?2:09:42 What happens to the Iran war now?2:11:16 How did Netanyahu do?2:14:01 Does religion stop racism?2:16:26 Did the dot-com crash prove capitalism failed?2:20:16 Is Singapore's public housing a socialist success?2:21:01 Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini?2:21:35 Did America sabotage socialism in Burkina Faso?2:23:40 Is AI a nuclear threat?2:24:55 Are Objectivists too harsh on libertarians?2:26:35 Is Florida's property tax repeal a big win?2:28:12 Can Democrats impeach and remove Trump?2:29:40 Will Democrats shut down AI data centers?2:37:10 Why is the far left obsessed with Israel?2:48:45 Can you teach ambition?#Midterms2026 #ElectionNight #Trump #Republicans #Democrats #DSA #israel #netanyahu #ForeignPolicy #socialism #FreeMarkets #Capitalism #Objectivism #AynRand Like this episodeSubscribe, share it with friends, and become a Patreon supporter to access monthly AMAs, exclusive content, and commercial-free audio.The Yaron Brook Show is Sponsored by[The Ayn Rand Institute](https://www.aynrand.org/starthere)[Energy Talking Points, featuring AlexAI, by Alex Epstein](https://alexepstein.substack.com/)[Express VPN](https://www.expressvpn.com/yaron)[Hendershott Wealth Management](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4lfC...) &(https://hendershottwealth.com/ybs/)[Michael Williams & The Defenders of Capitalism Project](https://www.DefendersOfCapitalism.com)[Support the Show]( / yaronbrookshow )[Sponsor the Show]([email protected]/)[One-time donation](https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJ)Join the [Yaron Brook Show YouTube channel]( / @yaronbrook )Like what you hear? 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