Nov 6, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min · 23 segments
Kara Swisher and Hillary Clinton break down a historic midterm election, in which Democrats won control of both the House and Senate. They discuss the night’s firsts, including the nation’s first…
Hillary ClintonGuest
Kara SwisherHost
What is a watch party like at the Clinton House? Where were you on election day? Scott and I, I will say, were in Canada and we were seeking asylum in case it didn't go our way.
No, we did, but we didn't need it because we then flew back to the U.S. and it was a completely different United States because we were on stage.
Well, we are both really superstitious, so we were invited to a bunch of watch parties in New York, and we respectfully declined so that we could stay together and watch the television and pace around and call people and get texts and emails and cheer and hold our fingers and our toes crossed as tightly as we could.
I am somebody who, if it looks like the numbers are going down, I leave the room temporarily because I think it'll, you know, make the numbers better.
And then I'll come back or I'll yell to Bill, are we getting, you know, are we getting back into better territory? Like a horror movie, right? Yeah, like exactly a horror movie.
We're texting with, you know, people we know who are counting the numbers, looking at the data.
We are constantly, and Bill especially, is trying to get every number he can get, you know, calling people.
What does this mean? Where are these votes coming from? He went down to Mississippi to campaign against for that fabulous candidate who, fingers crossed, is going to be the next senator, Scott Colombe.
What is a watch party like at the Clinton House? Where were you on election day? Scott and I, I will say, were in Canada and we were seeking asylum in case it didn't go our way.
No, we did, but we didn't need it because we then flew back to the U.S. and it was a completely different United States because we were on stage.
Well, we are both really superstitious, so we were invited to a bunch of watch parties in New York, and we respectfully declined so that we could stay together and watch the television and pace around and call people and get texts and emails and cheer and hold our fingers and our toes crossed as tightly as we could.
I am somebody who, if it looks like the numbers are going down, I leave the room temporarily because I think it'll, you know, make the numbers better.
And then I'll come back or I'll yell to Bill, are we getting, you know, are we getting back into better territory? Like a horror movie, right? Yeah, like exactly a horror movie.
We're texting with, you know, people we know who are counting the numbers, looking at the data.
We are constantly, and Bill especially, is trying to get every number he can get, you know, calling people.
What does this mean? Where are these votes coming from? He went down to Mississippi to campaign against for that fabulous candidate who, fingers crossed, is going to be the next senator, Scott Colombe.
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