Special Episode: Is That Hope We Feel? With election analyst Tom Bonier

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Tom Bonier discusses the results of the 2025 election cycle and their implications for the 2026 elections.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Democratic strategist and data expert Tom Bonier returns to unpack the results of the 2025 election cycle. From Virginia to California, Democrats dominated. We talk about what happened and why - and what these results reveal about voter sentiment heading into 2026. Be sure to hit that subscribe button to stay up to date with Burn the Talking Points. Be sure to follow us on social: facebook.com/MarylandDemocraticPartyInstagram.com/MDDemsx.com/mddemsbsky....

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Guest: Tom Bonier

Topics covered

• 2025 election cycle
• Democratic strategy
• voter sentiment
• election analysis
• political results

Keywords

• election results
• Democrats
• voter sentiment
• politics
• Tom Bonier

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Organizations: Maryland Democratic Party

Places: Virginia, California

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