<description>&lt;p&gt;It was a massive blowout for progressives up and down the ticket in Wisconsin on Tuesday night, capped by a rout in the race for the Supreme Court that saw liberals expand their hard-won majority. On this week’s episode of The Downballot podcast, co-host David Beard and guest host Joe Sudbay break down all of the top contests, as well as the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old seat, which saw &lt;em&gt;another&lt;/em&gt; massive Democratic overperformance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Beard then talks with G. Elliott Morris from &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/"&gt;Strength in Numbers&lt;/a&gt; about &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07-trump-approval-gop-house-senate-seats"&gt;his new report&lt;/a&gt; on Donald Trump’s job approval broken down by congressional district, which shows Trump underwater in a huge number of Republican seats. Elliott explains how he produced this unique data set and tells us where Trump has lost the most ground—and with which groups of voters.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to The Downballot at &lt;a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;www.the-downballot.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Downballot

David Nir & David Beard

The progressive landslide in Wisconsin

APR 9, 202653 MIN
The Downballot

The progressive landslide in Wisconsin

APR 9, 202653 MIN

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<p>It was a massive blowout for progressives up and down the ticket in Wisconsin on Tuesday night, capped by a rout in the race for the Supreme Court that saw liberals expand their hard-won majority. On this week’s episode of The Downballot podcast, co-host David Beard and guest host Joe Sudbay break down all of the top contests, as well as the special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old seat, which saw <em>another</em> massive Democratic overperformance.</p><p>Beard then talks with G. Elliott Morris from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/">Strength in Numbers</a> about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07-trump-approval-gop-house-senate-seats">his new report</a> on Donald Trump’s job approval broken down by congressional district, which shows Trump underwater in a huge number of Republican seats. Elliott explains how he produced this unique data set and tells us where Trump has lost the most ground—and with which groups of voters.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Downballot at <a href="https://www.the-downballot.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.the-downballot.com/subscribe</a>