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[AZ_HighCountry]

The Republicans are in deep trouble if they don't carry Texas in the 2028 election.

Without Texas, it'll be very hard for them electorally to win the presidency

It may not matter. The Democrats have long been pushing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in order to do away with the Electoral College. 38 states would have to sign on. Currently, there are 19 jurisdictions who have signed on to this. That represents 222 Electoral votes. Those 19 include:

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

The states that could give the Democrats their wet dream of ending the Electoral College:

Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Domestic terrorists lose it when the cameras focus on them:

WATCH: Socialist agitators lose it when cameras turn on them

CodePink and Singham-linked activists swarmed Congress on Veterans Day, but when cameras turned on them, they blocked lenses and hurled insults.

www.foxnews.com

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

More and more noise coming from DC that Schumer is not guaranteed being elected as Senate Majority leader:

Democrats turn on Schumer after historic election wins as potential challenger emerges

Chuck Schumer faces a fracturing caucus as Bernie Sanders, Elissa Slotkin and four newly elected senators reject his bid for Democratic leader.

www.foxnews.com

 

[KAL-EL]

It may not matter. The Democrats have long been pushing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in order to do away with the Electoral College. 38 states would have to sign on. Currently, there are 19 jurisdictions who have signed on to this. That represents 222 Electoral votes. Those 19 include:

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

The states that could give the Democrats their wet dream of ending the Electoral College:

Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Interesting... but I don't think the Electoral College will be eliminated anytime soon.

I remember when Biden was running, some people said the same thing about him (Mostly fox news hosts) that he was going to do away with the Electoral College under his watch.

Oh and of course we can't forget how Biden was supposed to pack the court, never happened.

 

[hasn2009]

Couldnt find more relevant thread to post:
But WTF!!?

 

[RabzonKhan]

Pretty wild election so far. Democrats are already sitting at 55 Senate seats with 1 race still out there, 255 House seats with more flips still possible, and a 29-20 edge in governor races since Democrats have now won Kansas. Even though CNN has called the Alaska governor's race, I'll still wait for more confirmation, especially from the AP, but if Alaska holds, that map gets even bluer.


In other political news, Chris Van Hollen is challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate leader. I'm a fan of Van Hollen and think he's genuinely focused on the middle class and the poor, but leadership takes serious behind-the-scenes organizing and fundraising muscle. Not sure he's ready for all that, though whoever ends up in charge after these red state flips is gonna have a ton on their plate.

 

[RabzonKhan]

Do you know the demographics of each gerrymandered district?

Here you go:

TX-9

Trump +19.9

Hispanic: 50.9%

White: 34.4%

Black: 11.5%


TX-28

Trump +10.4

Hispanic: 86%+

White: 11.3%

Black: 0.8%


TX-34

Trump +10.1

Hispanic: 72%+

White: 23.6%

Black: 2.0%


TX-35

Trump +10.5

Hispanic: 51.8%

White: 36.8%

Black: 7.4%

These are all Hispanic-majority districts that Trump carried comfortably. Republicans gerrymandered them assuming the Hispanic swing in 2024 was here to stay.

Broken promises, inflation, and backlash over ICE suggest that assumption didn't age very well.

 

[RabzonKhan]

I wouldn't be shocked if AIPAC rebrands itself.

They've already been trying those tricks, but they're not working like they used to.

In October 2026, major outlets, including The Washington Post, reported that AIPAC had announced a strategic policy shift, it would no longer issue official candidate endorsements or make direct political contributions to candidates. Most likely, that change came after they saw the setbacks they were taking in primary elections, especially Democratic primaries.

Michigan was a perfect example. Different front groups, organizations pretending to represent women or minorities, and plenty of dark money got thrown into those races. In the end, both of their preferred Senate candidates Haley Stevens in the primary and Mike Roger in the general election lost. People saw through a lot of it, and a lot of it got exposed.

 

[RabzonKhan]

If Orangeman does consider amnesty I hope JD steps in and stops him by any means necessary.

Oh yeah, just like he stepped in and stopped him from going to war with Iran? How'd that work out?

Vance didn't stop a thing. The second Trump made a decision, he was right there nodding along. If Trump announces amnesty tomorrow, JD will be on TV by lunchtime explaining why it's actually a brilliant 4D chess move.

 

[RabzonKhan]

The real Annie Andrews has returned.

Newly elected Dem's blistering GOP attacks emerge after she courted Republican voters: 'Lit on fire'

South Carolina Democratic senator-elect Annie Andrews' old posts trashing Republicans and championing transgender rights resurfaced after Election Night.

www.foxnews.com

Darline Graham was a bad choice. Don't be surprised when Andrews proves anyone but her would have been a better choice.

She literally ran ads during the campaign addressing those old posts and making her position crystal clear. Dragging up old tweets after she already won doesn't change what she actually ran on.

She campaigned on keeping us out of foreign wars, lowering costs for working people, and investing in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Darline Graham was ready to rubber-stamp pretty much every war that came along, just like her brother.

 

[Watandar]

If Orangeman does consider amnesty I hope JD steps in and stops him by any means necessary.

An amnesty for all 20 million illegals is too much but I think for half of them should be fine. They are already living here, integrated and paying taxes. Closing all the illegal immigration loopholes used by people and businesses is key and a lame duck Trump working with a Democratic Congress can finally accomplish this. I hope Miller does not sabotage any immigration deal.

Just make work visas easy for agricultural workers and laborers. All the work visas were gobbled up by educated folks like immigrant doctors, engineers, tech workers in the last 40 years , forcing the foreign laborers to work illegally.

 

[Meengla]

Oh yeah, just like he stepped in and stopped him from going to war with Iran? How'd that work out?
Vance didn't stop a thing. The second Trump made a decision, he was right there nodding along. If Trump announces amnesty tomorrow, JD will be on TV by lunchtime explaining why it's actually a brilliant 4D chess move.

You live here and would know the role VPs play: They are basically POTUS' yes-men. IIRC, I think it was Humphrey who had more visible disagreements with Johnson over the Vietnam war but even that was fairly muted and happened over half a century ago.

Vance is a breath of fresh air as the VPOTUS go: He had opposed attacking Iran before the 2024 elections, he tried hard to get the MOU going--some say against Trump's wishes--and he also stood up against the H1Bs / Microsoft unlike Trump. Those, along with his public statements against Israel--truly make him stand out especially considering the limits a VPOTUS has. Notice how the Israel-Firsters are after Vance these days?

Too bad Vance has been sacrificed by Trump's follies.

 

[Meengla]

You live here and would know the role VPs play: They are basically POTUS' yes-men. IIRC, I think it was Humphrey who had more visible disagreements with Johnson over the Vietnam war but even that was fairly muted and happened over half a century ago.

Vance is a breath of fresh air as the VPOTUS go: He had opposed attacking Iran before the 2024 elections, he tried hard to get the MOU going--some say against Trump's wishes--and he also stood up against the H1Bs / Microsoft unlike Trump. Those, along with his public statements against Israel--truly make him stand out especially considering the limits a VPOTUS has. Notice how the Israel-Firsters are after Vance these days?

Too bad Vance has been sacrificed by Trump's follies.

Vance is a decent guy compared with so many in the Congress. But he is being sidelined. I wish Vance stands up and speaks his mind about the war on Iran more forcefully: He is one guy even Trump can't fire! And Vance can bring other Republicans along to vote to stop the war on Iran.