Don't look now, but the Dems have a shot at picking up a few Senate seats in Nov.
2026 US Elections & Beyond
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Seemingly good news...
With the current Dem leadership, even if Dems win 60 seats in the Senate, it will mount to absolutely nothing.
If they win 60 seats it would be a political earthquake
Nothing will happen. It's just going to be more of the same.
I was watching Brad Lander's interview, a Jewish Dem candidate for NY. He ran against Zohran but then endorsed him.
He said that being associated with AIPAC is a negative for a candidate now. Israel is done for Democrats. If a candidate is seen to be to too pro-Israel, its going to be difficult.
What the US needs though is a Democratic President who is not aligned with Israel. Like a Zohran but for the top seat.
He said that being associated with AIPAC is a negative for a candidate now. Israel is done for Democrats. If a candidate is seen to be to too pro-Israel, its going to be difficult.
What the US needs though is a Democratic President who is not aligned with Israel. Like a Zohran but for the top seat.
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I believe Zohran biggest impact is showing to all the US politicians that you can win without sucking AIPAC dick. There many candidates now who are running and make a point of not taking AIPAC money in their campaigns.
This war already unpopular among the voting age population, especially it's being seen as US acting as Israel's henchmen. As much as I hate US involvement in the genocide, I believe the only way to stop it is by US involvement too. And having candidates that's not supported by AIPAC maybe one way to do it
Long shot. AIPAC didn't only control the nomination but cronies and politicians build over skeletons in their closet. The risk isn't only funding but being demolished right left center.
You can't do anything as president if you're not backed by the majority of the shotscaller.
Trump isn't the only complicit in this, half the US government allows him to operate. I don't see general standing down, I don't see senate at least telling him to stop, they're all accomplish in this war.
Shit hegseth is a fox anchor manning the defence secretary. Any other time the general would have forced him to sit down and move along
I think a similar development is happening amongst young conservatives and republicans. James Fishback's campaign for governor of Florida for instance.
He won because he's a great communicator who offered the NYC public something positive and aspirational, not because he rejected AIPAC.
Moreover, simply not taking AIPAC money isn't a guarantor of winning elections in the absence of substance and competence - just ask Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush whether their rejection of AIPAC funds helped them win last cycle.
Yes, the Massie primary in May is also an important test.
Lots of Addleson, Singer and other Israeli aligned money going against Massie.
Turn out matters.
Something is seriously wrong Republican-wise seeing these results. House should be a foregone conclusion with the Senate possible...
Something is seriously wrong Republican-wise seeing these results. House should be a foregone conclusion with the Senate possible...
Sounds good to me...
November is a lifetime away - watch them choke along with a combo of people voting against their interests getting riled up about a Gypsy carnival of moose riders from the north
There is also bound to be some kind of imaginary immigrant caravan from the south over the summer, what will it consist of this time, transexual islamists?
That’s what my moose comment was about - thought they’d switch it up to keep it fresh
Well, we will found out soon enough, it will be ridiculous either way, it would almost be funny if it wasn't also depressing.
Rough night for progressives in Illinois. Running 26 year old content creators may not be the best approach in the future - especially when AIPAC and its proxies are waiting in the wings to take them out.
I think it’s one of those you could interpret the result in both ways. She was never going to win. But she beat the AIPAC candidate by 6 points even though AIPAC spent 20 milllion against her.
She gained ground on Fine and was pollling in third a couple of months ago. She has the least credentials of the three running.
I personally don’t think its bad for anti AIPAC dems.
Actually AIPAC outflanked her by cynically supporting another progressive who was polling in the single digits, which deprived her of enough votes to not finish 1st. They effectively sunk her campaign.
Wonder who she will vote for in November...
Tucker Carlson has been quite consistent on his messaging to be fair. No reason to like it, considering that to some degree he is a while nationalist and a Christian nationalist, but that’s who he is. Trump on the other hand said completely different things to get elected compared to what he is doing.
This tells you everything that's wrong with the corporate establishment side of the Dem party.
Not particularly surprising to see given that the top two haven't been tacitly campaigning all this time, whereas Newsom has, which has led right wingers to spend their time bringing his numbers down.
Good news thus far here...
Tucker2028. Here we go!
Still wouldn't be surprised to see Cornyn pull this off, and clearly Trump realized Paxton has zero chance against Talarico (the fact he s even in the running around all is just mad shit)
Less evil option than Vance I guess
Damn, when Rasmussen is showing almost double digit approval low, there might be a problem,...
Here's some issues...
Here's some issues...
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how the feck is he still having 40% approval?
That's the advantage of having farmers and the uneducated as your base. They don't really know or follow what's going on. You need a real economic shock to wake up that 40% - which you may now get with the coming energy crisis.
A lot of people have the baseline approach that if Trump does something, it's probably right. There is an entire segment without any critical thinking at all. And the media plays a big role in normalizing him as well. Not just the usual suspects like Fox News, but also the more mainstream, even if he whines about them. If they did their jobs correctly, they would constantly push the message that he is corrupt and incompetent, but of course they want to be more balanced for whatever reason. So something Trump does that is just crazy gets analyzed through the lens of normal politics.
Does he though?
As per the Politico article...
"Talarico leads Cornyn by 2 points — 43 percent to 41 percent — and leads Paxton by just 1 point, 44 percent to 43 percent."
He is probably looking at that and thinking he will go with Paxton given he is looking better in polls and because he is the more "Trumpier" candidate.
The rumors have been there that Trump intends to switch. Personally - I don't trust those numbers being in favor of Paxton, and even if they are - that's within the margin of error. If Paxton indeed pulls the bigger numbers than that state is truly beyond reason at this time. Also don't forget Paxton almost had his own party push him out.
Ruling out in July. Was there an actual issue with late ballots being counted in the last few elections that mattered?
I guess that is contributing to the end of the American democratic experiment.
Can't wait to see where the polls are when ICE invades polling places. No doubt they have it mapped out...
Fishback is some sort of surreal comedian who is taking the piss as a parody candidate for governor.
He is hilarious
.Maybe a archetype for future MAGA candidates.