2025 & 2026 Elections | Adams drops out in NYC
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He also runs every time and loses.
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God, I hope he does do something as stupid as this. Nationalizing the midterms would probably be the worst possible move for Trump. OTOH, he's surrounded himself with nothing but butt-kissing flunkies and stooges in his second term (witness his cabinet meeting just this week), and so I'm sure they've told him how beloved and popular he is, and he no doubt believes it.
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Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.
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She was not polling well but I didn’t see this coming.Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.
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Probably so, but Dems did just flip an Iowa state senate seat in a deep red district this week. I know local/state elections and national elections are different and have different electorates but it’s not nothing!
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I did.
Remember how I said the Dems were going to take seats that we don't even know were up for grabs, because the national environment was so bad? I think I cited Iowa as a prime example. That and Ohio. I can't remember if I predicted that Ernst wouldn't run again, but it's consistent with my overall thesis.
It's worth noting that Susan Collins has not yet formally launched her campaign. It would not surprise me AT ALL if she didn't run again.
Joni Ernst isn't retiring because she doesn't like the job. She is retiring because she thinks she will lose.
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Maybe, maybe not. Iowa very likely feels the brunt of the Trump tariffs, and the weird Canada hate. People don't want to lose their health insurance. Iowa is proud of its education system.
I think it's probably a toss-up at this point. At most a mild Pub lean.
Among midwestern states, Iowa has a chance to elect a Dem. Not likely but possible.
Good riddance.Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for reelection in 2026.
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MO might be able to squeeze an extra seat. It has 8 seats and 6 are pub. I am skeptical they could make 8 R seats out of 8.
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If Democrats are doing +11 and stuff over Trump margins then both should be D
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That’s been the problem in states/districts that are safely red.
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SKINNER Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
LISA But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're overrun by lizards?
SKINNER No problem. We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
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LISA But then we're stuck with gorillas!
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“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” Mr. Nadler said, adding that a younger successor “can maybe do better, can maybe help us more.”
