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On the first episode of CNN's State of the Union since election day, host Dana Bash interviewed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to gush over the Democrat Party's better-than-expected performance in both the Senate and House of Representatives races. Not being able to explain the results by pointing to the Democrat Party's record of 40-year high inflation, open borders, and a deepening recession, Bash asked Pelosi if "political violence" was what caused voters to not issue a clear verdict on Biden's performance in office.