2026 Midterms Discussion

[Its On A Slab]

Neither party can.

I disagree. The MAGA movement (formerly known as the Republican Party) has been very good at pushing its nativist, fearmongering, crisis-of-the-week agenda. White House, Congress, etc. They have a bullhorn in FoxNews to keep the faithful full of unending bile.

Democrats can't seem to govern, nor keep its fringes from going off the rails.

Maine, Michigan were ripe for the picking in the Senate. I predict a loss for Democrats. Ineptitude.

 

[92tide]

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[crimsonaudio]

This just proves Will Rogers's maxim: "I'm not part of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat."

November should be a tidal wave for Democrats, but they prove that they can't stop stepping on their Johnsons to save their life.

Actually, the fact that the people seem to be rejecting this extreme leftist view is good news, I think. A more moderate D party is what we need.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Actually, the fact that the people seem to be rejecting this extreme leftist view is good news, I think. A more moderate D party is what we need.

Yet there is far more damage being done as we speak. By the people who hijacked the party of Lincoln, TR, and Ike. The malevolent movement that has poop-canned decades worth of progress in this nation, and continues to do so without much remorse.

Fear of the "extreme" left is just that. A possibility.

We are being screwed in actuality.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Yet there is far more damage being done as we speak. By the people who hijacked the party of Lincoln, TR, and Ike. The malevolent movement that has poop-canned decades worth of progress in this nation, and continues to do so without much remorse.

Fear of the "extreme" left is just that. A possibility.

We are being screwed in actuality.

Understood, but I think one way the dems can screw this up is by putting people on the ballot that will make voters decide whether they should stick with what they know or go deeply in a direction that this country has long been against. I thinik Mike Rowe's recent post on this topic is a good one.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2084461773239820585

A healthy democratic party that's not just 'not MAGA' isn't what we need, and I think one sure-fire way to make certain the republicans are competitive this fall is to put up people who, in many cases, are unelectable.

 

[Its On A Slab]

Understood, but I think one way the dems can screw this up is by putting people on the ballot that will make voters decide whether they should stick with what they know or go deeply in a direction that this country has long been against. I thinik Mike Rowe's recent post on this topic is a good one.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2084461773239820585

A healthy democratic party that's not just 'not MAGA' isn't what we need, and I think one sure-fire way to make certain the republicans are competitive this fall is to put up people who, in many cases, are unelectable.

Points taken.

But I am in favor of ridding this nation of the current criminals and lackeys who are destroying this country. The ones people are fretting about - from the DSA - are only electable in smaller districts. They will no doubt lose in Gov/Senate races. Hence, the limits of Bernie Sanders. Make a lot of noise in hugely progressive districts, but the vast majority of Americans are not aligned with the DSA.

 

[AWRTR]

Points taken.

But I am in favor of ridding this nation of the current criminals and lackeys who are destroying this country. The ones people are fretting about - from the DSA - are only electable in smaller districts. They will no doubt lose in Gov/Senate races. Hence, the limits of Bernie Sanders. Make a lot of noise in hugely progressive districts, but the vast majority of Americans are not aligned with the DSA.

The state of Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee and primary voters would like a word with you.

No one thought Trump was electable in 2016 either. Well......

There are a lot of progressive districts around the nation that these loons can get elected in and when there is a decent amount of them they can exert major influence on the caucus and the party as a whole. As I've stated in other posts. The primary electorate is where the problem is located.

 

[dayhiker]

We desperately need a Festivus Political Party.

 

[Its On A Slab]

The state of Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee and primary voters would like a word with you.

No one thought Trump was electable in 2016 either. Well......

There are a lot of progressive districts around the nation that these loons can get elected in and when there is a decent amount of them they can exert major influence on the caucus and the party as a whole. As I've stated in other posts. The primary electorate is where the problem is located.

Something that was pointed out today: MIchigan is home to a lot of immigrants. Immigrants from Muslim countries. It could be that El-Sayed's success was partly due to the other candidate's staunch support of the state of Israel.

I am bothered by the way some of these candidates are treating Israel as "colonizers" andn "settlers". Heard those two terms in a call-in show today.

But I take the middle ground. Israel is well within its rights to defend itself. But what they are doing in Gaza is not the way to do it. You can support Israel and be against its government. Bibi needs to go.