🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 63: Dems Win, Dems Cave—Here's What WE Do Next📅 November 9, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCDemocrats swept major races—but what does victory actually mean when the system is still broken?We're back post-election with a LOT to unpack. From the government shutdown hitting Day 40 to Mamdani's NYC win, we break down what happened, what the margins tell us, and how we prepare for the real fight: November 25 boycotts, organizing our communities, and reimagining what the holidays mean.Elections are a tool, not the endgame. Now we keep the momentum organizing.🔥 What We're Covering:🗳️ Post-Election Analysis: Democrats Sweep—Now What?Mamdani won NYC. Progressives flipped key seats. But winning elections is Step 1. Holding elected officials accountable is the real work. Are we ready to pressure them to deliver?📊 The 10%+ Margin Reality: Why Progressives Had to Win BigWe said progressives would NEED 10%+ margins to overcome Trump administration voter disenfranchisement. And that's exactly what happened. The margins prove the system was rigged against us, but organizing overcame it.🏛️ Raum's Run for Stallings Mayor & Local ActivismWin or lose, this campaign was about showing up, giving voters a choice, and modeling what local activism looks like. What did we learn? What comes next?🚨 Government Shutdown Day 40: Crisis DeepensOver 2,500 flights cancelled. SNAP benefits reversed. 900,000 federal workers furloughed. Military families relying on food pantries. This is engineered cruelty—and the Senate is in rare Sunday session trying to end it.🤝 Dems Preparing to Cave on Shutdown Despite Sweep, No Principles.You just WON. You have a mandate. Why are you already talking about compromising? SNAP cuts and federal worker pay aren't bargaining chips—they're people's lives.😡 Van Jones & Debra Messing Meltdown Over Mamdani WinEstablishment liberals are LOSING IT over a Democratic Socialist winning NYC. The meltdown exposes who's really on our side. We're taking receipts.🤥 Mike Johnson's Lies Lose Power When People Stop BelievingPropaganda only works if people believe you. Mike Johnson is losing credibility. Truth-telling is our strategic advantage.🎯 Trump Sees the Writing on the WallAfter the Democratic sweep, even Trump is recognizing the political landscape is shifting. But don't get complacent—the far-right is regrouping.🛒 Next Steps: Preparing for November 25 BoycottsBlack Friday boycotts are coming. No shopping. No online purchases. Hit corporations where it hurts. Start conditioning friends and family NOW.🎄 Turn Christmas Into Giving Back: Reimagining the HolidaysDonate toys. Support mutual aid. Reject consumer Christmas. Real joy comes from community, not Amazon packages.👧 Raum's Daughter Aaliyah's Response to Small ChristmasKids are resilient. They learn what we teach them. If we teach them connection and care = love, they'll carry that forward. The personal is political.✊ The Real Question:What does victory actually look like to you? And are you ready to do the work that comes AFTER the ballot?📢 Elections Are a Tool, Not the Endgame:Now we organize. Now we hold people accountable. Now we prepare for November 25 boycotts and reimagine what solidarity looks like this holiday season.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 podcast@radicalroots.us 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #GovernmentShutdown #Day40 #PostElection #MamdaniWins #RaumForMayor #November25Boycott #BlackFridayBoycott #VanJonesMeltdown #ReimaginChristmas #MutualAid #Organizing #UnionCountyNC