2026 Midterm Elections

[GoblinCampFollower]

The unfolding violent invasion of Minnesota by ICE is having some effect.

Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota

NICE! I bet Minnesota will be the bluest state in the union for decades. They've witnessed GOP cruelty first hand too much.

While visiting my parents last week, I was subjected to fox news coverage for a long time. Good chance to spy on the enemy. They admitted polls show that the public doesn't approve of ICE tactics but still tried to really downplay the validity of the backlash of course.

 

[Free]

I forgot to post about this when I first heard of Taylor Rehmet's win in Texas. Now I get to mention it by bringing up that Republican's are shitting their pants over it.

Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset

Republicans are in full-out panic mode over their plunging support with Hispanic voters after losing a special election in a ruby-red Texas district over the weekend.

On Saturday, a Democrat posted a 14-point victory in a Fort Worth-based state senate district President Donald Trump had won by 17 points in 2024, a staggering swing that was powered by significant shifts across the district’s Hispanic areas.

It’s the clearest sign yet that the GOP’s newfound coalition that propelled Trump’s return to the White House may be short-lived. Many Republicans are warning the party needs to change course on immigration, focus on bread-and-butter economic issues and start pouring money into competitive races — or risk getting stomped in November.

Polling already showed that Republicans were rapidly losing support from Hispanic voters. But the electoral results were a confirmation of that drop.

¡Desde luego!

 

[detrius]

Now I get to mention it by bringing up that Republican's are shitting their pants over it.

Except for Trump.

Trump is just shitting his pants. Period.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The Big Lie (Foreign Interference Version), Is Back, And Now All U.S. Elections Are At Stake

The Big Lie is back, and its revival marks an escalation.

lucid.substack.com

 

[Sid]

Republican's are shitting their pants

Good.
No, even excellent.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Good.
No, even excellent.

The Independent: Trump says he will only accept the midterm results ‘if the elections are honest’ and again pushes to ‘nationalize’ voting

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

The Independent: Trump says he will only accept the midterm results ‘if the elections are honest’ and again pushes to ‘nationalize’ voting

It's obviously not supposed to be his choice... at least not supposed to be. I honestly think the results of this midterm election will be absolutely pivotal to whether or not we are still a democracy. ...though they will keep trying.

 

[Isabeau]

Virginia State Senator

 

[Free]

So Trump wants to "nationalize" the elections. The question is, can he?

Can Feds ‘Take Over’ Elections? Here’s What to Know

The article doesn't provide a straightforward yes or no answer to that question. Helpful, but not really HELPFUL. Democratic leaders are on the case. I feel safer already...

Democrats will stop Trump from trying to nationalize midterms, Jeffries says

Democrats will stop Donald Trump from trying to steal this year’s midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives said on Sunday.

Jeffries’ comments come amid widespread concern after Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting”. The US constitution gives states the power to set election rules and says Congress can pass laws to set requirements for federal elections. The constitution gives the president no authority over how elections are run.

“What Donald Trump wants to do is try and nationalize the election – translation: steal it. And we’re not going to let it happen,” Jeffries said during an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. He added that Democrats so far had successfully blocked Trump’s efforts to federalize the national guard and countered a nationwide push by Republicans to redraw congressional district boundaries to their advantage.

“This is going to be a free and fair election,” Jeffries said. It “is going to be conducted like every other election where states and localities have the ability to administer the laws”.

It better fucking be.

 

[Khamon]

We will cease to be a federation of states if elections are nationalized. It will be the death nail for state's rights*. We will be named the Triumphant Republic Under the Militant Patriarchy.

*I'm aware that the term "state's rights" prickles and burns and eats through the skin but those precepts are what define the federation and keep us from having a dictatorial government. The balance has shifted throughout the country's history but state autonomy has always been paramount.

 

[Free]

We will be named the Triumphant Republic Under the Militant Patriarchy.

I applaud the hard work you obviously put into that name.

 

[Free]

Possibly worth a read.

210. The President's Lack of Power Over Elections

President Trump keeps insisting that he can unilaterally change the rules for voting in the midterms. It's not just that he's *wrong*; it's that there's no mechanism through which he could even *try.*

www.stevevladeck.com

 

[Free]

Meanwhile, thankfully the stupid people keep saying the quiet part out loud.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

bsky.app

 

[Noodles]

Meanwhile, thankfully the stupid people keep saying the quiet part out loud.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

bsky.app

I have vague fear they will pull some ICE intimidation gestapo shit except that it would likely backfire and sway undecided (FYCKING HOW) voters away from them and also, I don't think they actually have the man power to do it everywhere. Especially in months. ICE shitheads are already demoralized as fuck, I can't imagine people are flocking to join them.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Meanwhile, thankfully the stupid people keep saying the quiet part out loud.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)

Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."

bsky.app

It reminds me so much of when the fight for democracy was happening in Hong Kong and the Chinese literally said they would have absolutely no problem with fully implementing democracy, "as soon as we know the people will make the right decisions."

 

[detrius]

I have vague fear they will pull some ICE intimidation gestapo shit except that it would likely backfire and sway undecided (FYCKING HOW) voters away from them and also, I don't think they actually have the man power to do it everywhere. Especially in months. ICE shitheads are already demoralized as fuck, I can't imagine people are flocking to join them.

Yeah. In 1933, the SA had 2 million members - more than Germany's actual army.

Trump on the other hand has "only" about 22,000 brownshirts in ICE.

The fact that America is such a heavily segregated country - with many people only caring about themselves and their group - actually also makes it harder for Nazis to excert control.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Which in the beginning of 1933 is because the treaty of Versailles was still in action, limiting the official army to 100.000 people only.

 

[Free]

Kentuckian Andy Barr is running for Mitch McConnell's soon to be vacated seat in the U.S. Senate.

His ad, which ran on TV in Kentucky, is fucking hilarious.



I admit, it certainly got this woke liberal crying.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Kentuckian Andy Barr is running for Mitch McConnell's soon to be vacated seat in the U.S. Senate.

His ad, which ran on TV in Kentucky, is fucking hilarious.



I admit, it certainly got this woke liberal crying.

Not even sure what reaction to hit to that.... It's great fodder for /r/persecutionfetish.

 

[Free]

James Talarico Raised $2.5 Million After Stephen Colbert Interview Was Shifted From Broadcast To YouTube

The Texas U.S. Senate candidate said he had his best fundraising day ever.

deadline.com

The attention surrounding James Talarico‘s Late Show with Stephen Colbert interview has been very good for the Texas Democrat’s campaign for U.S. Senate.

He raised $2.5 million in the 24 hours after the segment was shifted from CBS broadcast to YouTube, his largest single fundraising period for the campaign.