US 2026 Midterm Elections Thread

[AZ_HighCountry]

I'm sure going after Trump will please a section of the base, but the Progressives and Socialists fighting a rearguard attack on establishment Democrats have their own agenda, which includes a slew of social programs they want to implement. They will need to be mollified if they want to go after Trump. But they shouldn't overplay their hand. Spending two years going after Trump; otherwise, 2028 can get difficult for them.

Let's hope so. There is a reason why there is now some pull back from the DSA agenda. Consider this; a woman who was 2nd fiddle to a loss of $9B in her state due to fraud claiming to be bipartisan but cannot name a singe issue she would work with the President on:

Battleground Dem touts bipartisan record, but can’t name single issue she’d work with Trump on

Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan touted her bipartisan record but couldn't name one Trump policy she'd support, citing "continued grift."

www.foxnews.com

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I've been to Stubb's. Good BBQ.

 

[Shags202]

I've been to Stubb's. Good BBQ.

The only good sit down BBQ place here used to be tom Jenkins on federal closed down last year and whenever I find one of those guys driving a smoker that I find that’s good they’re usually gone after a week or so

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

The only good sit down BBQ place here used to be tom Jenkins on federal closed down last year and whenever I find one of those guys driving a smoker that I find that’s good they’re usually gone after a week or so

Remember "Smokey Bones" or something like that? Went there once. Regretted it. Considered putting a spoon down my throat afterwards.

 

[Watandar]

Talarico winning Texas would be an earthquake and a fatal blow to Trumpism. It would restore hope to so many.

James Talarico's chances of victory hit record high after best poll yet

A new survey puts the Texas Democrat ahead of Ken Paxton as prediction markets track a closely watched Senate race.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Shags202]

Remember "Smokey Bones" or something like that? Went there once. Regretted it. Considered putting a spoon down my throat afterwards.

I went there once years ago you didn’t even know it was there it was always kind of hidden unless you tried looking for it another one is robs bbq or something no flavor but Tom’s was old fashion bbq meat falling off the bones place if your not a black man or from Texas I really don’t want bbq from you it’s like going to a hibachi place and you get a Guatemalan cooking in front of you NOT THE SAME

 

[Shags202]

Talarico winning Texas would be an earthquake and a fatal blow to Trumpism. It would restore hope to so many.

James Talarico's chances of victory hit record high after best poll yet

A new survey puts the Texas Democrat ahead of Ken Paxton as prediction markets track a closely watched Senate race.

www.newsweek.com

I forgot this thread was about the midterms honestly got hungry after the bbq talk

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Ok, enough with the BBQ. Back to the topic at hand.

 

[j_hungary]

I’ve really enjoyed observing the US elections. I’ll be honest this Abdul El-Syed guy sounds like a broken record.

Wasn’t he director of public health in a majority African American area where nothing improved and people were sold loosie cigarettes and questionable meat?

Politicians are all cut from the same cloth just dyed different shades.

El-Syed is a socialist democrat "Mandani Type" but with more traditional establishment roots. He is the far-left version of Shabana Mahmood or, more closely, the lefty version of either Priti Patel or Suella Braverman.

 

[j_hungary]

i think its time the American people get themselves another party or 2, and make it like a 3-4 party race.......this old 2 party system is tired and needs some freshening up.

The US needs to either get rid of or reform the entire Political Finance System; the current PAC (Political Action Committee) simply doesn't work, and the entire Political Landscape has become one major Lobbying Campaign. It's basically a choice between elitists (who contribute to GOP PACs) or globalists (who contribute to Dem PACs)

The problem is, PACs themselves do not allow corporations and union treasurers to donate to it, however, religious organisations are exempted, and also while they can't donate to the PAC of either party, they can sponsor one, which means they would just sponsor a PAC and then use those resources to help their respective party. That's how votes are bought, and this is how both sides operate.

In any other country this system would have been illegal..........

 

[Starlord]

The face i make when Right wing Republicans tell me that Trump will arrest all PDF files, fix the economy and end all wars.

 

[j_hungary]

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The face i make when Right wing Republicans tell me that Trump will arrest all PDF files, fix the economy and end all wars.

dude, let me tell you a joke.

When I was a cop, people asked me this question a lot

"How do you eliminate crime?"

My answer is, "Why would I? I would be out of a job if there were no more crime"

If Trump fixes everything, then there is no more need for him (However absurd) to be in charge........

 

[Starlord]

dude, let me tell you a joke.

When I was a cop, people asked me this question a lot

"How do you eliminate crime?"

My answer is, "Why would I? I would be out of a job if there were no more crime"

If Trump fixes everything, then there is no more need for him (However absurd) to be in charge........

There is one thing to say that Trump will fight crimes, which itself is a joke but believing it that Trump is God anointed President who will/is fighting Pedo's, crimes, corruption when is probably (in my limited scope of US Politics) the most corrupt, unhinged, clownish president US has elected in recent times, I didn't like Bush, Obama and Biden either but Trump is on a whole new level of stupidity, whether it is his total crash out over not getting nobel prize, or his contant bickering about Invading Canada, or ending a civilization, or turning a Genocide into a real estate opportunity.

 

[j_hungary]

There is one thing to say that Trump will fight crimes, which itself is a joke but believing it that Trump is God anointed President who will/is fighting Pedo's, crimes, corruption when is probably (in my limited scope of US Politics) the most corrupt, unhinged, clownish president US has elected in recent times, I didn't like Bush, Obama and Biden either but Trump is on a whole new level of stupidity, whether it is his total crash out over not getting nobel prize, or his contant bickering about Invading Canada, or ending a civilization, or turning a Genocide into a real estate opportunity.

That's basically how populism works.

You don't need to be capable; you only need to feed on the incapability of the other guy, hence the term "Make it into a popularity contest"

As soon as we enter this contest, we are basically voting in the downward spiral. Because you weren't elected because of the policy you had, but you are simply not the other guy and the other guy is not with you.

 

[RescueRanger]

What we need to do is fix the voters. Most of them are too damn stupid to tie their own shoes much less make an intelligent choice at the polls.

The left is accusing Trump of buying votes all while Crazy Bernie and America's favorite Latina bartender are doing the same.

Start voting the incumbents out. DON'T vote for the crazy elements of each party. And more importantly, start using your brains and stop relying on Twitter and other related news / sound bites.

Excellent post.