US 2026 Midterm Elections Thread

[Shags202]

A lot of Democrats are also sponsored by AIPAC.

The ones who aren't are the ones who lost their seats.

AIPAC seems to be content having radical DSA Democrats replace them. Perhaps as a reminder to "toe the line or else".

i don’t think aipac actually thought it would turn out this way they invested billions of dollars to get their people in office and people are going to be gunnjng for them left and right very soon won’t just be democrats who start shying away from AIPAC Vance is going to coming out hard on Israel soon especially Bibi.

Top 3 contenders for White House Desantis (honestly think he will get the nomination) Vance he would have been my favorite guy for office but even he had to deal with Trump running over that cliff because of bibi and last one is Rubio now.hes a complete lackey of Trump a couple people say he is the top guy I don’t think so myself.

 

[KAL-EL]

i don’t think aipac actually thought it would turn out this way they invested billions of dollars to get their people in office and people are going to be gunnjng for them left and right very soon won’t just be democrats who start shying away from AIPAC Vance is going to coming out hard on Israel soon especially Bibi.

Top 3 contenders for White House Desantis (honestly think he will get the nomination) Vance he would have been my favorite guy for office but even he had to deal with Trump running over that cliff because of bibi and last one is Rubio now.hes a complete lackey of Trump a couple people say he is the top guy I don’t think so myself.

They spent a lot of money against El Syed in Michigan. El Syed still won.

Elon musk spent like half a billion dollars for Republican candidates. How did that work out for him?

 

[Shags202]

They spent a lot of money against El Syed in Michigan. El Syed still won.

Elon musk spent like half a billion dollars for Republican candidates. How did that work out for him?

What’s that line you like using in the Iran war about material losses of American forces just a drop in the ocean for either one of them aipac is now going to have to come up with some different strategy and musk will probably reinvent himself as a liberal

 

[j_hungary]

Let's not kid ourselves. Both sides have complained about it.

Depending on the office, some are more vocal than others.

Like shags said, Al Gore was close; the last one where Dems accused the GOP of election fraud is all the way in 1984 IIRC, with Walter Mondale losing to Ronald Regean... but then he got a map like this



I probably would accuse Regean of election fraud...

This isn't about vocal either......I mean, they didn't build an entire campaign based on election fraud...

 

[Meengla]

They spent a lot of money against El Syed in Michigan. El Syed still won.
Elon musk spent like half a billion dollars for Republican candidates. How did that work out for him?

Right!! The AIPAC/Israel connection has become so bad that President Trump, in the 60 Minutes with Mr. Douthat in last 1-2 days said something like 'Great dislike for Israel, incredibly' as one of the reasons the Midterms were lost. Trump saying that about Israel. Imagine!!

First time watched this channel and he is factual about the dwindling fortunes of Israel/AIPAC in America.

 

[Shags202]

But, Trump said, "if they're good people working in a landscaping company or working in a hotel, or doing something, right? And in some cases paying taxes, and there's a large group of people that think they should be allowed to stay."

Man I would live to do a spot check at any of trumps homes and hotels and businesses I can guarantee you his cheap ass has a lot of illegal immigrants working for before minimum wages

 

[Shags202]

In a Truth Social post, Trump called Massie “a total loser” who “is trying to Impeach perhaps the most popular and successful military official in the Country”.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a net approval rating of -29 points, making him one of the least popular members of President Donald Trump's cabinet

Does Trump get fake approval ratings from White House aides to make sure he doesn’t totally lose it

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

In a Truth Social post, Trump called Massie “a total loser” who “is trying to Impeach perhaps the most popular and successful military official in the Country”.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a net approval rating of -29 points, making him one of the least popular members of President Donald Trump's cabinet

Does Trump get fake approval ratings from White House aides to make sure he doesn’t totally lose it

You have to appreciate the fact that Democrats have never gotten over the fact that Trump took what they believed was rightfully Hillary's. That was evidenced in his first term.

Then you had State AGs who ran on a "Get Trump" platform. Democrats did everything they could to stymie any chances of reelection he might have had. And, much to their dismay, he won.

Now, their biggest hardon was the fact this time around he didn't appoint people who were recommended to him as he did the last time. He appointed his own people. Nothing infuriate swamp creatures more, regardless of the side, than someone going against the grain and not appointing fellow swamp creatures.

And now, nearly one full week post-election, the usual suspects in the Democrat Party have shown their true intentions. Nothing will get done because they will focus on Trump investigations / subpoenas / hearings 24x7. People like Dana Bash and Margaret Brennan are wetting their panties with joy. More bukkake theater for the masses.

It's stunning when a hard core socialist like Bernie Sanders warns the Democrats not to spend their time investigating Trump. FFS Bernie, wake TF up. Those investigations never stopped. Democrats will land at least 100 different motions on Day 1 to investigate Trump on whatever the hell they can come up with that day. Those motions didn't just magically appear. They kept them ready for just in case.

 

[j_hungary]

In a Truth Social post, Trump called Massie “a total loser” who “is trying to Impeach perhaps the most popular and successful military official in the Country”.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a net approval rating of -29 points, making him one of the least popular members of President Donald Trump's cabinet

Does Trump get fake approval ratings from White House aides to make sure he doesn’t totally lose it

Hegseth should never be a used car salesman, let alone SecDef......

A few of my friends who work in the Pentagon hate him; they are saying he knows nothing about military operations, and all he has done is try to make it look good. And that's it, and a LTC friend of mine who worked for Army Chief of Staff said there wasn't much planning running into the attack in Iran; Hegseth basically got very complacent (as much as he leaked the war plan on Signal, still we are talking about complacency over that level) and thinks Iran is going to capitulate and fold, even tho several of the JCOS staff already told him they need to lock down Hormuz....

My friend said he had done a Putin........

 

[Shags202]

You have to appreciate the fact that Democrats have never gotten over the fact that Trump took what they believed was rightfully Hillary's. That was evidenced in his first term.

Then you had State AGs who ran on a "Get Trump" platform. Democrats did everything they could to stymie any chances of reelection he might have had. And, much to their dismay, he won.

Now, their biggest hardon was the fact this time around he didn't appoint people who were recommended to him as he did the last time. He appointed his own people. Nothing infuriate swamp creatures more, regardless of the side, than someone going against the grain and not appointing fellow swamp creatures.

And now, nearly one full week post-election, the usual suspects in the Democrat Party have shown their true intentions. Nothing will get done because they will focus on Trump investigations / subpoenas / hearings 24x7. People like Dana Bash and Margaret Brennan are wetting their panties with joy. More bukkake theater for the masses.

It's stunning when a hard core socialist like Bernie Sanders warns the Democrats not to spend their time investigating Trump. FFS Bernie, wake TF up. Those investigations never stopped. Democrats will land at least 100 different motions on Day 1 to investigate Trump on whatever the hell they can come up with that day. Those motions didn't just magically appear. They kept them ready for just in case.

honestly I get your mad Dems won but you act like you didn’t see the writing on the wall like everyone else did who cares it not like the republicans were doing anyone any favors

Trumps time in office goes down like this go after everyone who crossed him i mean everyone subpoenas for everyone, naming as many things after him(a true megalomaniac), Venezuela “war” same bad people are there now they are paying off people,releasing the Epstein files(I forgot he walked back on that promise guess him and Clinton were doing some dirty deeds on that island),and Iran war what’s that line he keeps repeating no Air Force no navy and no air defenses flawless victory

Vance needs to convince home to take a 2 year vacation Dems convinced Biden to late but Vance has two years to reenergize the Republican Party

 

[Shags202]

Hegseth should never be a used car salesman, let alone SecDef......

A few of my friends who work in the Pentagon hate him; they are saying he knows nothing about military operations, and all he has done is try to make it look good. And that's it, and a LTC friend of mine who worked for Army Chief of Staff said there wasn't much planning running into the attack in Iran; Hegseth basically got very complacent (as much as he leaked the war plan on Signal, still we are talking about complacency over that level) and thinks Iran is going to capitulate and fold, even tho several of the JCOS staff already told him they need to lock down Hormuz....

My friend said he had done a Putin........

So I’m not the smartest guy on this forum(definitely not the dumbest just an average Joe Arab)I can totally admit that but sometimes I’m like why are people cheering this guy on I mean Barack got it right he spends more time in the mirror attempting to look good For the camera than actually care about American troops…..curious how much that haircut costs the American taxpayer

 

[Davey Crockett]

 

[Gripen9]

Democrats had a once-in-a-generation shot at pushing the Senate toward 60 and left seats on the table. They’re already at 54+, but national Dems never put real money behind Angie Nixon in Florida, and she lost by a hair despite being badly outspent. Scott Colom in Mississippi is also hanging on by a few thousand votes. Add three more close Southern races that could have flipped with actual investment.
This wave was mostly MAGA Republicans sitting out, especially farmers stung by Trump’s tariffs, plus independents voting Democratic who normally wouldn’t. That’s not a permanent realignment. I wouldn’t count on it happening again next cycle.