2026 Midterm Elections Thread
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bruh they spend half the episode talking about trans rights and yall are telling me this isn’t an issue? 
Timeline:
00:00 Dave Weigel joins the Chuck ToddCast!
02:00 Similarities/differences in political landscape between 2017 & 2025?
03:15 The parties are very different compared to 8 years ago
04:45 Democrats had their first failed presidency since Carter
07:15 Democrats could learn the wrong lessons from a successful midterm
09:30 Democrats tried to replicate the Obama coalition and failed
11:30 The media and campaign infrastructure are completely different now
13:00 Battle over trans rights has Democrats flailing
15:00 Democrats are walking on eggshells over immigration
16:00 Democrats don’t have clear, united positions on major issues
18:30 Voters want tight border security, but not mass deportations
21:00 Democrats believed they could make Trump “never happen again”
23:30 Dems overreacted to Trump, didn’t have coherent immigration policy
24:30 The country has moved right as a backlash to Biden
26:00 Republicans acting like a party that thinks they can’t lose
28:30 The left is seen as soft, is trans rights creating that perception?
30:30 Trump has forced the conversation on immigration
32:30 The fight for gay marriage vs fight for trans rights
34:15 Why hasn’t the gender rights fight been punted to states?
35:45 Trump endorsed gay marriage before Hilary Clinton
37:45 Both parties demonstrated hubris on gay marriage/gender rights
39:00 Voters care more about immigration than trans rights
41:00 Urban voters are more willing to flirt with socialism, not transferrable
42:00 Will Democrats distance themselves from Mamdani?
43:15 Dem socialists get dinged for cultural issues, not economics
44:30 Cost of living is biggest issue in big coastal cities
46:15 Michigan will be a bellwether for Democratic politics
47:45 Nevada and Texas show whether Latino swing toward Trump stays
51:30 How many Bernie voters would have come out in Michigan?
54:30 Will Mike Duggan work outside of the metro Detroit area?
57:00 When Trump isn’t on the ballot, Democrats sweep Michigan
58:15 Will lack of Republican infighting boost the party in midterms?
1:01:30 Republicans haven’t found “sweet spot” candidates in some races
01:03:00 Ability to appear on podcasts will matter for candidates
01:04:15 Any R’s on 2028 trail besides Paul and Youngkin?
01:06:00 A tight primary race between Vance & Paul wouldn’t be surprising
01:07:45 Why are so many Democrats interested in Iowa senate?
01:10:30 Kim Reynolds not running after DeSantis endorsement
01:12:00 Democrats surrendered Iowa and Florida
01:13:30 Favorite state fair food?
Timeline:
00:00 Dave Weigel joins the Chuck ToddCast!
02:00 Similarities/differences in political landscape between 2017 & 2025?
03:15 The parties are very different compared to 8 years ago
04:45 Democrats had their first failed presidency since Carter
07:15 Democrats could learn the wrong lessons from a successful midterm
09:30 Democrats tried to replicate the Obama coalition and failed
11:30 The media and campaign infrastructure are completely different now
13:00 Battle over trans rights has Democrats flailing
15:00 Democrats are walking on eggshells over immigration
16:00 Democrats don’t have clear, united positions on major issues
18:30 Voters want tight border security, but not mass deportations
21:00 Democrats believed they could make Trump “never happen again”
23:30 Dems overreacted to Trump, didn’t have coherent immigration policy
24:30 The country has moved right as a backlash to Biden
26:00 Republicans acting like a party that thinks they can’t lose
28:30 The left is seen as soft, is trans rights creating that perception?
30:30 Trump has forced the conversation on immigration
32:30 The fight for gay marriage vs fight for trans rights
34:15 Why hasn’t the gender rights fight been punted to states?
35:45 Trump endorsed gay marriage before Hilary Clinton
37:45 Both parties demonstrated hubris on gay marriage/gender rights
39:00 Voters care more about immigration than trans rights
41:00 Urban voters are more willing to flirt with socialism, not transferrable
42:00 Will Democrats distance themselves from Mamdani?
43:15 Dem socialists get dinged for cultural issues, not economics
44:30 Cost of living is biggest issue in big coastal cities
46:15 Michigan will be a bellwether for Democratic politics
47:45 Nevada and Texas show whether Latino swing toward Trump stays
51:30 How many Bernie voters would have come out in Michigan?
54:30 Will Mike Duggan work outside of the metro Detroit area?
57:00 When Trump isn’t on the ballot, Democrats sweep Michigan
58:15 Will lack of Republican infighting boost the party in midterms?
1:01:30 Republicans haven’t found “sweet spot” candidates in some races
01:03:00 Ability to appear on podcasts will matter for candidates
01:04:15 Any R’s on 2028 trail besides Paul and Youngkin?
01:06:00 A tight primary race between Vance & Paul wouldn’t be surprising
01:07:45 Why are so many Democrats interested in Iowa senate?
01:10:30 Kim Reynolds not running after DeSantis endorsement
01:12:00 Democrats surrendered Iowa and Florida
01:13:30 Favorite state fair food?
Abdul > Mamdani
See what I’m saying? even the trans congressperson knows republicans are hammering democrats over this issue.
@A-dotty @Adeptus Astartes @dora_da_destroyer @Rekkapryde @Neo. The Only. The One. @the cac mamba @Uachet @Absolut @Sterling Archer @TheDarkCloud @Max Power @Pressure
@A-dotty @Adeptus Astartes @dora_da_destroyer @Rekkapryde @Neo. The Only. The One. @the cac mamba @Uachet @Absolut @Sterling Archer @TheDarkCloud @Max Power @Pressure
The representative literally said its not a serious topic that needs to be overcorrected because republicans are obsessed weirdos like u
Biden Allies Threaten to Reveal Embarrassing Kamala Stories
Retribution will come if Kamala Harris discusses Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, according to journalist Mark Halperin.
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Mark Halperin Discusses Possible Biden Retribution Against Harris
Joe Biden’s camp will release embarrassing stories about Kamala Harris if she disses her former boss, according to journalist Mark Halperin.
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Allies of Joe Biden will leak unflattering, “Palinesque” stories about Kamala Harris’ tenure as vice president if she discusses his cognitive decline, according to a journalist.
Mark Halperin, a veteran political reporter who founded the digital news network 2WAY, broke the news during the Friday episode of his show The Morning Meeting.
“I will tell you, and this has never been reported, barely at all,” he began. “If the Biden people decide that Kamala is coming after Joe Biden, wait till you hear the Palinesque stories about how much they tried to help her be prepared to be vice president and be in a position to run. And how much they decided, ‘Not happening. She’s not up to this.’”
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was late Sen. John McCain’s running mate during his bid for the presidency in 2008.
John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Halperin said the stories the Joe Biden could release about Kamala Harris are “Palinesque”—a reference to reports about Sarah Palin’s unfitness to be vice president. Alex Wong/Getty Images
After McCain lost to Barack Obama, Palin was hit with a barrage of stories, sourced from within her own campaign, suggesting that she was unfit to be vice president—including that she didn’t know Africa was a continent.
Halperin said that the stories about Harris would only go public if she turns on Biden as she hits the media circuit in promotion of her 2024 campaign-chronicling new book, 107 Days.
“It’s not like they’re at war currently, but I’m telling you, if Joe Biden feels threatened, if his people feel threatened by her, this is gonna escalate in a big way,” Halperin said.
Halperin added that Biden’s team was “extraordinary in trying to help her do the job of vice president. They gave her every opportunity, and they found in some instances that she had some issues.”
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
The embarrassing stories about Kamala Harris will only be released if she turns on Joe Biden, said veteran reporter Mark Halperin. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Harris has stayed out of the spotlight since losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump in November. The title of her book references the shortened campaign timeline she had after Biden dropped out as the Democratic nominee.
The development has sparked speculation about Harris’ political future—though she also announced this week that she will not run for governor of California in 2026.
Biden, who only dropped out of the 2024 race after a disastrous debate showing against Trump, has faced blame from some Democrats for leaving so little time for Harris to run.
Happier times - President Donald Trump, First lady Melania Trump Joe Biden in January 2025.
Biden has been targeted by Trump and other Republicans over reports of his cognitive decline while in office. Chris Kleponis/via REUTERS
Biden has also faced reporting that he suffered a cognitive decline while in office, which was concealed by his inner circle of family members and aides.
The book Original Sin, released in May by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, contained a number of embarrassing revelations—including that Biden’s aides mulled getting him a wheelchair and that he was unable to recognize actor George Clooney, a longtime acquaintance.
Biden is currently the target of a Republican-led congressional investigation into whether he was the one making decisions during his presidency. Biden has strongly maintained that he called the shots.
In 2017, Halperin was fired from his job as an NBC News analyst after at least a dozen women accused him of sexual harassment while he was working at ABC News in the 1990s and 2000s.
The allegations included that he had forcibly pressed his genitals against multiple women and propositioned others for sex.
Smh that is even a little true
they lost Marc maron….ffs….