2026 Midterm Elections Thread

[the cac mamba]

Loser Trump

 

[Piff Perkins]

Also not to take victory laps but it's time to admit that anyone who spent time telling you how unpopular democrats were as a brand were wasting your time. Or hand wringing over social issues that very few people truly care about. Our political cycle revolves around the economy. When the economy is good, the party in control does relatively well. When the economy is bad, the party in control does very bad. We had a presidential election focused on pricing and inflation. Trump has made both worse with archaic tariff policies that we haven't seen since they sparked the Great Depression nearly 100 years ago. An event that led to republicans losing the WH for the next 25 years. Republicans won congress TWICE between 1931 and and 1995 lol.

The Supreme Court seems to be on the cusp of nuking Trump's tariff policies and reiterating that power belongs to congress. That will certainly benefit the markets but it won't stop the economic decline we're in. Too much damage is baked in now. My point is, things are gonna keep getting worse between now and fall 2026. And it's very clear that all these +5 R seats won't be safe in a wave election, so even if the Supreme Court nukes the VRA it won't matter. A wave plus the redistricting blue states are doing will win democrats the house. Bet on it.

Affordability, inflation, tariffs, corruption, democracy. All that matters right now.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

Also not to take victory laps but it's time to admit that anyone who spent time telling you how unpopular democrats were as a brand were wasting your time. Or hand wringing over social issues that very few people truly care about. Our political cycle revolves around the economy. When the economy is good, the party in control does relatively well. When the economy is bad, the party in control does very bad. We had a presidential election focused on pricing and inflation. Trump has made both worse with archaic tariff policies that we haven't seen since they sparked the Great Depression nearly 100 years ago. An event that led to republicans losing the WH for the next 25 years. Republicans won congress TWICE between 1931 and and 1995 lol.

The Supreme Court seems to be on the cusp of nuking Trump's tariff policies and reiterating that power belongs to congress. That will certainly benefit the markets but it won't stop the economic decline we're in. Too much damage is baked in now. My point is, things are gonna keep getting worse between now and fall 2026. And it's very clear that all these +5 R seats won't be safe in a wave election, so even if the Supreme Court nukes the VRA it won't matter. A wave plus the redistricting blue states are doing will win democrats the house. Bet on it.

Affordability, inflation, tariffs, corruption, democracy. All that matters right now.

I mean, I agree with you that the talk of the problems with the democratic brand have been overblown and that US elections are mostly about the economy, but there is clearly a problem with how Democrats view the party (not very favorably) and how bad Democrats usually do in rural areas. With the way the Senate is trending, the party needs to get better at winning in rural areas. That is something that we will have to reckon with..

The leadership also needs to addressed, Jeffries and Schumer are not the leaders for this moment in time. Maybe they could have worked in the 90's, but they are not built for this particular media environment. The gerontocracy needs to go.

If I'm remembering correctly, the only major issues Americans trust us more than Republicans on are healthcare and abortion. Republicans have the voters trust on nearly every other issue.

Those are long term structural problems. There is no reason that Americans should believe that Republicans are better on the economy when very few, if any metrics, support that. GDP growth tends to be higher under democrats, unemployment tends to be lower, stock market growth tends to be higher, job creation tends to be higher, etc. Blue states also tend to have more diverse (industries) and stronger economies, with better health care outcomes and better educational opportunities.

We have a clear messaging problem that needs to be fixed if we want to avoid more Trumps in the future.

 

[wire28]

Also not to take victory laps but it's time to admit that anyone who spent time telling you how unpopular democrats were as a brand were wasting your time. Or hand wringing over social issues that very few people truly care about. Our political cycle revolves around the economy. When the economy is good, the party in control does relatively well. When the economy is bad, the party in control does very bad. We had a presidential election focused on pricing and inflation. Trump has made both worse with archaic tariff policies that we haven't seen since they sparked the Great Depression nearly 100 years ago. An event that led to republicans losing the WH for the next 25 years. Republicans won congress TWICE between 1931 and and 1995 lol.

The Supreme Court seems to be on the cusp of nuking Trump's tariff policies and reiterating that power belongs to congress. That will certainly benefit the markets but it won't stop the economic decline we're in. Too much damage is baked in now. My point is, things are gonna keep getting worse between now and fall 2026. And it's very clear that all these +5 R seats won't be safe in a wave election, so even if the Supreme Court nukes the VRA it won't matter. A wave plus the redistricting blue states are doing will win democrats the house. Bet on it.

Affordability, inflation, tariffs, corruption, democracy. All that matters right now.

Zionist blue maga neoliberal sheep babble

 

[choc_cardigan]

Zionist blue maga neoliberal sheep babble

I see that account say black and blue maga the other day, I wonder if he's getting his colors mixed up

 

[the cac mamba]

 

[FAH1223]

It hasn't completely run aground. That Louisiana vs Calais case could give the GOP over a dozen seats across the south.

Yeah but they may rule on it at the end if the term. So it’ll affect 2028 more than 2026

 

[the cac mamba]

Porter seems like a weak candidate. should Holocaust Harris come to the rescue

 

[Ku$h Parker]