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What is your best estimate ?
And of course if there's one thing Dear Leader excels at it's doing the very thing he accuses others of.I'm waiting to see if it's a free and fair election. Once in charge, authoritarians don't like to lose.
He's also a good hype man, he controls news cycles, and he floods the zone with a lot of bullshit.And of course if there's one thing Dear Leader excels at it's doing the very thing he accuses others of.
Bannon has assisted him immeasurably in that endeavor.He's also a good hype man, he controls news cycles, and he floods the zone with a lot of bullshit.
Yep.Bannon has assisted him immeasurably in that endeavor.
Voted, "A very light Democratic year" with the assumption of gains in the House, unsure about the Senate, unsure about whatever State elections are up in 2026 as well.
But there should be an option for "shit show deluxe."
Based on the past , it will be driven by irrationality. Image over substance. 3rd-hand info over facts.................................................History will not be used to make a judgment, as it should be.....What is your best estimate ?
Trump and the GOPs are the only ones advertising at this time.It'll be a red waaaaveeeee, everyone knows when you predict a red waaaaveeee, you get a red waaaaaaveeee.
Also, I didn't vote for Trump.
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Looks like you could add NY to your list:2025 is already shaping up as a strong D year (special elections, VA, NJ).
Will it continue into 2026 and the "midterms" ?
I think so. The question is how big the D gains are going to be.
Democrats don’t need to win the Senate. Winning the House of Representatives is far more likely and would create the same stalemate legislatively.I think that Mid-terms should bring Modest gains for dems, but enough to get majorities in both Houses, which will be enough to squash anything that Trump tries to float.
And Trump of course will veto anything that dems try to float. It will be a stalemate.
The out of power party usually gains seats in the house, that is the party that doesn’t hold the presidency. The last time the party in power, the president’s party gained seats was in 2002 when the GOP gained 8 seats. Today we have mixed signals. The democrats have a slight 1.9 lead in the generic congressional ballot. But when taking in the competitive seats, the at risk of switching seats, the democrats currently have 22 of these vs. 18 for the republicans. Hence, the mixed signals. Which translate into that either major party can gain or lose between 0-5 seats.What is your best estimate ?