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In reply to the discussion: 2026, I simply don't trust the voters to turn over Congress to the Dems. [View all]WarGamer
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2026, I simply don't trust the voters to turn over Congress to the Dems. [View all]
edhopper
Yesterday
OP
Never trust the voters, never take them for granted. Democrats will always need to work hard. This is not news. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Yesterday
#2
It just may be a catastrophic economic event to bring people to their senses.
Katinfl
22 hrs ago
#53
I agree I also think that if we do when in 2026 that we need a different strategy
Tribetime
Yesterday
#9
If a President could cancel an election it seems like it would have happened by now n/t
Shrek
22 hrs ago
#37
If trump continues like now, we should do well in midterms. If not, maybe it's time for a huge purge within the party
Silent Type
Yesterday
#14
Totally agree. We should have developed a Democratic Project 2026/2028 immediately after losing election and
Silent Type
22 hrs ago
#31
Yep. Or, Schumer standing in the well of an empty senate chamber late at night unenthusiastically reading from
Silent Type
22 hrs ago
#43
I plan on working a little harder, donate a little more and hope the current guy continues down the road he is on.
multigraincracker
Yesterday
#15
Tend to agree. It would be huge to take House. I'm from Georgia and really worried about Ossoff. Although I'll
Silent Type
Yesterday
#17
I don't trust the tabulators on voting machines that Musk said were so easy to hack. I believe he did just that and that
rainy
23 hrs ago
#19
The result was a dictatorship that "disappeared" opponents and established a thieving oligarchy.
SharonAnn
22 hrs ago
#39
Yeah, let's prepare for the 2026 midterms with the mindset that we lost because of Musk, when there is no evidence
Silent Type
22 hrs ago
#35
We've had blue waves before, it usually depends on how bad things are economically.
sop
23 hrs ago
#28
Democrats not really campaigning for this, watching their approval ratings get worse
lees1975
22 hrs ago
#58
I don't trust there will be free & fair elections, or that we'll have them at all.
Martin Eden
20 hrs ago
#61