Midterm Takeaways: The Red Wave That Never Came and a Georgia Senate Runoff

Control of Congress still hangs in the balance as Republicans are poised to take over the House, but we will have to wait until December for a runoff election to see who will take Georgia’s Senate seat.  In the meantime, the red wave never really happened, and Democrats fared far better than most thought.  Former President Trump is in a weaker position coming into his big announcement and President Biden is taking any good news he can get.  David Siders, national political correspondent at Politico, joins us for midterm takeaways.

Next, marijuana was also on the ballot in 5 states.  Just ten years ago Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize marijuana.  Now, Maryland and Missouri have been added to the list for a total of 21 states plus D.C.  As the stigma of cannabis use has worn off in many cases, it has also become big business projected to produce sales of $100 billion by 2030.  Mary Jane Gibson, contributor to Vox, joins us for the mixed night of results for marijuana on the ballot.

Finally, Meta has become the latest in a string of big tech companies to announce layoffs and hiring freezes.  The parent company of Facebook said they will be cutting 13% of its workforce, about 11,000 employees.  Revenue has been down for Meta as they face increased pressure from competitors like TikTok.  Meta will also start prioritizing content from viral creators over posts from friends and family.  Naomi Nix, tech reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for more.

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