2026 Midterm Elections

[dukeman92]

 

[dukeman92]

 

[dukeman92]

 

[pspsps]

Let me not play the Florida “gotcha again!” game. Another state I will believe it when I see it.

 

[dukeman92]

Let me not play the Florida “gotcha again!” game. Another state I will believe it when I see it.

I agree but it's worth noting.

 

[RockyMtnHoo]

The closer we get to November, and the more polling looks like it’ll be a complete bloodbath, the more I worry the GOP strategy won’t be about trying to hold onto as many seats as possible…it’ll be fabricating a reason to not have the elections at all.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Let me not play the Florida “gotcha again!” game. Another state I will believe it when I see it.

Florida, Texas, and NC (with presidential and US Senate races) keeps letting us all down time after time. I do think Cooper will break the Democrat's losing streak in NC Senate races this year, but I'll believe that Democrats can win a statewide race in TX and FL when it actually happens (and I'm including Talarico). I do think Democratic candidates will run stronger there than in most years, but actually winning is a real stretch.

 

[Kingpin]

The closer we get to November, and the more polling looks like it’ll be a complete bloodbath, the more I worry the GOP strategy won’t be about trying to hold onto as many seats as possible…it’ll be fabricating a reason to not have the elections at all.

Or for certain make false claims of fraud and seize ballots for recount to come out the “right” way

 

[Kingpin]

Or for certain make false claims of fraud and seize ballots for recount to come out the “right” way

 

[RockyMtnHoo]

Or for certain make false claims of fraud and seize ballots for recount to come out the “right” way

Certainly a possibility, but with polling being what it is, that would be required across multiple states & counties within those states, and I’m just not convinced that level of coordination could be pulled off…even with favorable courts. The GOP might be able to make (weak) arguments against a handful of select locations, but it’s going to take more than that if polling is accurate.

 

[Icky Mettle]

Certainly a possibility, but with polling being what it is, that would be required across multiple states & counties within those states, and I’m just not convinced that level of coordination could be pulled off…even with favorable courts. The GOP might be able to make (weak) arguments against a handful of select locations, but it’s going to take more than that if polling is accurate.

i don’t know. All they really have to do is target urban areas. And they don’t have to target all of them. For example, in NC just targeting Mecklenburg would be sufficient. Same for most other states.

 

[Kingpin]

i don’t know. All they really have to do is target urban areas. And they don’t have to target all of them. For example, in NC just targeting Mecklenburg would be sufficient. Same for most other states.

Like what GA is doing to ONLY blue urban areas. It’s so transparent