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What's next for Democrats?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published December 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM EST
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Stephen DeVay and Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, December 22, 2025
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Democrats won big in the recent election.

We talk with local Democratic Party leaders about the state of local politics, the national scene, and what they'd like to see their party do next.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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