2026 Midterm Thread

[rekinhavoc]

DAVID MARCUS: Tax-free overtime could be midterm magic for GOP

The GOP's bill with no tax on overtime could be a game-changer for working Americans, potentially boosting Republicans in the midterms with Trump's support.

www.foxnews.com

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Crockett: We Will Investigate Trump, Family When Dems Take House Back

Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Sunday on MSNBC's "Alex Witt Reports" that the Democratic Party will take the majority in the 2026 midterms and investigate President Donald Trump and his family. | Clips

www.breitbart.com

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Do better Dems. Crockett. AOC. The Squad. Gavin. Pete Buttigieg. David Hogg. Biden. Hillary. Kamala. Sam Brinton. What a **** show. Even Obama - he thought that he was still the POTUS.

Maybe the Ds have learned something and start having normal people as candidates. Josh Shapiro perhaps.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Mike Johnson Obliterates Dem Medicaid Cuts Taking Points with Barrage of Truth Bombs [WATCH]

House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing back against claims that a legislative package under discussion includes cuts to Medicaid, asserting that the focus

www.lifezette.com

“Medicaid is not intended for non-U.S. citizens. It’s intended for the most vulnerable populations of Americans, which is pregnant women and young single mothers, the disabled, the elderly.”

This could be a winning message.

 

[volfanhill]

Do better Dems. Crockett. AOC. The Squad. Gavin. Pete Buttigieg. David Hogg. Biden. Hillary. Kamala. Sam Brinton. What a **** show. Even Obama - he thought that he was still the POTUS.

Maybe the Ds have learned something and start having normal people as candidates. Josh Shapiro perhaps.

Come on man. You are forgetting leftwing bigotry

 

[dalton_vol]

I saw where this mid term cycle will have the most congressmen up for reelection.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Do better Dems. Crockett. AOC. The Squad. Gavin. Pete Buttigieg. David Hogg. Biden. Hillary. Kamala. Sam Brinton. What a **** show. Even Obama - he thought that he was still the POTUS.

Maybe the Ds have learned something and start having normal people as candidates. Josh Shapiro perhaps.

I was impressed with how Shapiro carried himself after Butler, PA. He was the one D who looked good after that. He didn't let the locals take the fall and pushed back against the false narrative set forth by Cheatle Mayorkas, and the Biden Administration.

Of course, being Jewish and not falling for blatant lies probably cost him the VP slot...

 

[Orangeburst]

I think it funny how the media laps up some outlier or old 60% approval rating for Shapiro when half the state currently thinks they are on wrong track.

Brian Kemp and Bill Lee currently have higher favorability numbers than Shapiro, and neither has Zero national appeal. In fact 49 governors have higher than 50% approval ratings, which do not translate to national politics.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I think it funny how the media laps up some outlier or old 60% approval rating for Shapiro when half the state currently thinks they are on wrong track.

Brian Kemp and Bill Lee currently have higher favorability numbers than Shapiro, and neither has Zero national appeal. In fact 49 governors have higher than 50% approval ratings, which do not translate to national politics.

Shapiro is running (in every poll) between a +26 and +33 net job approval rating in a state that went -2 last election. Beshear is running even more favorable. There is somewhat limited polling here and a lot of it was from late summer 2024 where he polled strong after Butler.

The point is this is the type of candidate Ds should go after. They need to go more moderate and less tampons in boy's bathrooms....

Lee ran +25 in most recent poll. Trump won by +30. I think Lee is a very poor governor.

Kemp earned my respect after 2020. He didnt fall prey to the bully politics....

 

[Orangeburst]

Shapiro is running (in every poll) between a +26 and +33 net job approval rating in a state that went -2 last election. Beshear is running even more favorable. There is somewhat limited polling here and a lot of it was from late summer 2024 where he polled strong after Butler.

The point is this is the type of candidate Ds should go after. They need to go more moderate and less tampons in boy's bathrooms....

Lee ran +25 in most recent poll. Trump won by +30. I think Lee is a very poor governor.

Kemp earned my respect after 2020. He didnt fall prey to the bully politics....

Nationally, Shapiro is below water, although Unsure is the majority. He is a woke DEI, carbon taxing liberal, just like Walz, and half the state thinks they are on wrong track.

Kamala Harris Backs Carbon Tax, As Josh Shapiro Sues For Cap-And-Trade

The selection of Josh Shapiro to be Kamala Harris's running mate would further elevate energy policy as a topic of discussion on the 2024 campaign trail.

www.forbes.com

Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget would help students access period products

The Pennsylvania Democrat proposed $3 million for free menstrual hygiene products in public schools.

pennsylvaniaindependent.com

Shapiro favorability polls - The Hill and DDHQ

Stay updated on how favorable Josh Shapiro is throughout the 2024 election cycle.

elections2024.thehill.com

 

[Vol423]

I was impressed with how Shapiro carried himself after Butler, PA. He was the one D who looked good after that. He didn't let the locals take the fall and pushed back against the false narrative set forth by Cheatle Mayorkas, and the Biden Administration.

Of course, being Jewish and not falling for blatant lies probably cost him the VP slot...

Being more qualified than the absolute joke at the top of the ticket didn't help his chances either.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[NashVol11]

Source: they made it up so their followers would make fun of an overweight person. So much of the right wing now is just cruelty and middle school bullying

 

[dalton_vol]

Source: they made it up so their followers would make fun of an overweight person. So much of the right wing now is just cruelty and middle school bullying

So this is fake?

Lol. Nash ..... so virtuous, so holy, so pretentious. Do you remember when you stopped being a man?

 

[NashVol11]

So this is fake?

Lol. Nash ..... so virtuous, so holy, so pretentious. Do you remember when you stopped being a man?

The fact that you think falling for engagement bait tweets and punching down at people who did nothing to you is "being a man" explains a lot

 

[rekinhavoc]

 

[Vol8188]

Am I the only one who thinks we need much longer terms for office if we are ever going to get anything serious accomplished, especially in terms of debt?

You get in and immediately start campaigning.

I’ve never been on board with term limits for senate and congress, but if balanced with significantly longer terms, I’d be open. Two 8 year terms. Maybe the same for president or 6.

 

[LouderVol]

Am I the only one who thinks we need much longer terms for office if we are ever going to get anything serious accomplished, especially in terms of debt?

You get in and immediately start campaigning.

I’ve never been on board with term limits for senate and congress, but if balanced with significantly longer terms, I’d be open. Two 8 year terms. Maybe the same for president or 6.

I am not opposed to longer overall terms in and of itself. but its going to be like professional sports players who only show up on contract years. the politicians will get elected, sit around and do nothing for years, then show up on election year and complain about how nothing got done.

I would start with making the part of the job required by the Constitution a punishable offense. No budget, jail time, ineligible for any office. don't hold confirmation hearings? Jail time, ineligible for any office.

I would look at using the VP as head of the senate to physically lock up the senators in the halls of the senate until they get stuff passed. not that he himself should be doing it physically, but have him be the bulldog that gets stuff done. arrange for food and bathroom breaks. but no one leaves until stuff gets done.

 

[Vol8188]

I am not opposed to longer overall terms in and of itself. but its going to be like professional sports players who only show up on contract years. the politicians will get elected, sit around and do nothing for years, then show up on election year and complain about how nothing got done.

I would start with making the part of the job required by the Constitution a punishable offense. No budget, jail time, ineligible for any office. don't hold confirmation hearings? Jail time, ineligible for any office.

I would look at using the VP as head of the senate to physically lock up the senators in the halls of the senate until they get stuff passed. not that he himself should be doing it physically, but have him be the bulldog that gets stuff done. arrange for food and bathroom breaks. but no one leaves until stuff gets done.

Forcing people to vote for bad bills just so we can say something was done, benefits no one.

Without longer term limits it’ll be nearly impossible to get our debt under control because any serious action will cause short term economic issues

 

[Wireless1]

Am I the only one who thinks we need much longer terms for office if we are ever going to get anything serious accomplished, especially in terms of debt?

You get in and immediately start campaigning.

I’ve never been on board with term limits for senate and congress, but if balanced with significantly longer terms, I’d be open. Two 8 year terms. Maybe the same for president or 6.

Longer terms just mean the politicians have more money to spend on fewer elections giving even more power to the incumbents.
And it would mean less percentage of change in each election.

 

[LouderVol]

Forcing people to vote for bad bills just so we can say something was done, benefits no one.

Without longer term limits it’ll be nearly impossible to get our debt under control because any serious action will cause short term economic issues

until it doesn't get past the house and shows back up on the senate floor. or the president vetoes it.

and that is why i specified the things required by the Constitution. voting on some bill written by the representative from the 23rd district in California isn't required. working out the budget is.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Raskin: We Will Cut Trump's 'Reign of Terror in Half' if Dems Win House in '26

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Monday on MSNBC's "The Weeknight" that if Democrats win the majority in the 2026 midterm election, they would cut President Donald Trump's "reign of terror in half." | Clips

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He gonna expose me and my wife's grift! = reign of terror.

Chilling info on Jamie Raskin's wife might explain why he's fighting DOGE... - Revolver News

Now, it's all making sense.

revolver.news

Jamie Raskin’s wife previously served at the top levels of the treasury and the federal reserve during the Obama administration.

Raskin took eight months to disclose his wife’s sale of 195,936 shares of Reserve Trust, where she sat on the advisory board. This sale resulted in $1.5 million in profit for Raskin’s wife.

This was a violation of the Stock Act.

But that’s not the real story, the real stories is that in 2018, when she sat on the advisory board, the Fed granted Reserve Trust unusual access to its master account — an enviable get that allows the fintech company to move money for customers without relying on banks.

This was the only state chartered trust company in the country to get one.

And that’s why she got 1.5 million dollars in exchange.

You see why @RepRaskin is terrified of @elonmusk and DOGE auditing the treasury.

 

[rekinhavoc]

New dem outreach is working! Call them ass-wipers! Genius!

 

[ETV]

The fact that you think falling for engagement bait tweets and punching down at people who did nothing to you is "being a man" explains a lot

Isn't this your daily routine though?

 

[NashVol11]

Isn't this your daily routine though?

No, more of a W.TN thing. It was funny how you accidentally proved my point in the Palestine thread but I wouldn't say that was punching down at you

 

[volfanhill]

Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley 'weighing' U.S. Senate run for Georgia

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley is considering running in the Georgia U.S. Senate race.

www.knoxnews.com