Nov 3, 2026 · 1h 18m
Hillary Clinton tests Democrats’ midterm strategy against tech turmoil
Michigan Midterm Drama, Crypto Heist, and Guest Hillary Clinton
The conversation links Democratic priorities and youth turnout to a volatile technology economy, asking how accountability works when politics and business converge.
- 1Hillary Clinton urges Democrats to center affordability, health care, housing, energy, and corruption if they regain congressional power.
- 2The hosts weigh crypto crime, falling technology stocks, and AI infrastructure spending against the possibility of a broader market correction.
- 3Live audience questions shift the focus to resilience, community-building, media failure, and why younger voters should participate politically.
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The brief
At New York City’s Beacon Theater, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway bring Hillary Clinton into a discussion of the 2026 midterms and what Democrats should do with power.
Clinton identifies affordability, health care, housing, energy, and corruption as central Democratic priorities, while the hosts debate Michigan, Texas, election deniers, and political accountability.
Asked about setbacks, Clinton draws on her mother’s difficult life to describe resilience as continuing forward with purpose and gratitude rather than avoiding disappointment.
The hosts then turn to the Binance hack, North Korean cybercrime, technology-stock volatility, Apple’s earnings, and whether AI infrastructure spending signals correction or crash.
A comic CNN exit bit gives way to audience questions about building community, surviving failure, and why young people should vote when politics favors older generations.
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