The red wave breaks on the cold hard rock of reality in the US mid-term elections but Florida Governor Ron De Santis stirs Republican hearts be declaring victory over Woke.

Nick Cater and Tim Blair are joined by Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen in Washington DC to discuss the implications for the next Presidential election.

Plus, a failed socialist prime minister from Portugal lectures the world about climate change and advice on how to throw a fully-vaxed bio-friendly party for kids.

Nick Cater is executive director of the Menzies Research Centre in Sydney. Tim Blair is the nation's premier blogger and raconteur.