2026 Mid Terms- Will it be a reckoning?

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  1. Germerica

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    Latest from MI-Sen

    "And with no clear frontrunner and plenty of angst in their party, some Democrats are so fearful of a bruising and expensive intraparty fight over who will be their nominee that they’re encouraging the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm to consider intervening."

     
  2. Germerica

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    Expecting to see this photo used during the Dem primary quite often.

     
  3. Germerica

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    Mike Rogers (R) will be get the NRSC endorsement for the open Senate seat in Michigan. Republicans hoping they can have a clean primary there with no interference from Trump because they're going to need to spend big to prop up Cornyn (R-TX) in his primary battle.
     
  4. Germerica

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    GA gov Brian Kemp is meeting with John Thune today to discuss a potential Senate run next fall.
     
  5. Germerica

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    Huge fundraising haul for AOC in Q1 2025. Biggest question is if she primaries Schumer or runs for president in 2028...
     
  6. Germerica

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    People are fleeing the Democratic Party in absolute droves.

     
  7. Germerica

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    Florida…

     
  8. Germerica

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    Jordan Wood, a former Katie Porter chief and @StopBigMoney staffer, is telling fellow Dems he plans to run for ME-Sen against Sen Susan Collins (R)
     
  9. Germerica

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    Interesting trend.

     
  10. Germerica

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    #60 Germerica, Apr 21, 2025
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    Some rumblings that former NC Gov Roy Cooper (D) will pass on a Senate run vs Thom Tillis (R).
     
  11. Germerica

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    40% black North Carolina district trending Republican

    Was Obama +10 and is now Trump +3. House race currently listed as a toss-up for 2026.

     
  12. Germerica

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    Former AZ Cardinals placekicker Jay Feely to announce run for AZ-05, an R+20 seat in southeast PHX being vacated by Rep. Andy Biggs, who is running for Governor.
     
  13. Germerica

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    Michigan Senate race looking like a tougher hold than necessary for Dems

     
  14. Germerica

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    Senate Dems pushing hard for Cooper and sounds like he may reconsider passing on a Senate run
     
  15. ceezmad

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    Illinois will have a competitive election.

    Durbin is stepping down.


     
  16. Germerica

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    competitive primary... general not so much lol
     
  17. charlie15

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    I guess Don Bacon is seeing the readings on the wall.... and they are not pretty. W/out him, can't se the GOP holing that seat in Omaha. Won't be surprised if others follow suit as well.

    Don Bacon Is Considering Retirement
    Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) told NOTUS on Friday “that he is talking with his family about whether or not to run for reelection next year.”

    “It would be a blow to House Republicans, who would have to defend his suburban Omaha district that has trended left in recent years. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris won it by more than 4 percentage points in 2024.
     
  18. Germerica

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    Do Democrats who are retiring also "see the writing on the wall"? Or does that just apply to R's?

    Again, Democrats SHOULD be favored to win the House in 2026. That's generally how midterms work. Anything less than House control would be a significant underperformance for Dems.
     
  19. Val1

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    I'm being pessimistic, but I don't think so, charlie. Trump is losing support because he's a stupid fvck, but the underlying peripherals -- a populace that is ok with putting 4-year olds on the stand for their own deportation hearings -- haven't changed and Dem messaging still sucks. Should the Dems take back the House it will more likely be the result of typical voter patterns as opposed to any kind of reckoning.
     
  20. Germerica

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    Democrats +7 on the generic ballot. Looking pretty good for them if that margin holds until Nov 2026.
     
  21. ceezmad

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    Gerry Connolly is not seeking reelection.


    "announces he's not running for re-election and stepping down as ranking member of Oversight.

    Connolly's cancer has returned"

     
  22. Germerica

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    Hopefully it's not terminal. I know Grijalva's passing kinda came out of nowhere, at least for me.
     
  23. Germerica

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    Thank you for the merge! Seems like our little buddy didn’t realize a thread was already well underway.
     
  24. dark knight

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    My guess is a large percentage of posters here have you on ignore. If your goal was to be able to have some kind of mature dialog - trolling probably wasn't the way to go.
     
  25. Germerica

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    Not trolling, just making an observation. I suspected that was the reason he was not able to see the thread. But I'm glad to have things consolidated.
     

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