Merged 2026 Mid-Term election outcomes: US Congress

[dudalb]

I like those odds. Assuming the national mood sort of stays like this until November, four out of six seems quite doable. Of course the Dems will have to hold on to their seats too.

It all depends on whether the Dems can patch up their differences by November.

 

[dudalb]

Taxes have got nothing to do with their money problems. Idiot who choose to live beyond their means to keep up with the Jonses have wlways existed.

They're still vastly undertaxed.

I think the wealthy should pay more, but I am NOT in favor of de facto confiscation and limits on how sucesssful a person can be..
Nowdays a great many middle income people who invested wisely in thier 4k accounts have a couple of million in the accounts.
Sorry but the hatred of anybody who has a dime more then they do is one of the things I do not like about many "Progressives".
I say repeal the last two GOP tax cuts. Trying to go back to the 90% tax brackets is not a reasonable idea.

 

[dudalb]

And AOC today distances herself from the DSA. Guess she finally read their manifesto.

 

[dudalb]

RNC head says GOP will retain both houses. No Surprise. What the hell do you expect any Party Charman to say before an election.
And, boy, did the guy dodge the Max miller question.

 

[PitPat]

RNC head says GOP will retain both houses. No Surprise. What the hell do you expect any Party Charman to say before an election.
And, boy, did the guy dodge the Max miller question.

It's got to be a humiliating job having to go on TV knowing that everybody knows that you're lying. But you still have to tell them.

 

[dudalb]

It's got to be a humiliating job having to go on TV knowing that everybody knows that you're lying. But you still have to tell them.

Well to be honest A democratic chairman in the same situation would say the same damn things.

 

[dudalb]

I think you will see a number of progressive candidates "distanc themselves" from the DSA. And no wonder aftter that Manifesto.

 

[Donal]

will that be before or after the Civil War II ?

 

[plague311]

will that be before or after the Civil War II ?

I'm just hoping we get to see the word "manifesto" during the Civil War.

 

[dudalb]

I'm just hoping we get to see the word "manifesto" during the Civil War.

WHy does any criticism of left wing nuttery offend you
You think ignoring it is going to help win in Novembe.
You had better be prepared to deal with it, you know the GOP is going to bring it up.
That you refuse to read it says something about you.

 

[dudalb]

Can somebody tell PIket to STFU? Abdul just called Piker's 9/11 comment "dumb".
Problem is some of the Progresives have been living in an echo chamber so long they don't get how nutty their comment sound to anybody outside the chamber.

 

[dirtywick]

Can somebody tell PIket to STFU? Abdul just called Piker's 9/11 comment "dumb".
Problem is some of the Progresives have been living in an echo chamber so long they don't get how nutty their comment sound to anybody outside the chamber.

isn’t that basically abdul telling him to shut up?

anyway hasan piker is a political live streamer. he doesn’t read or do research, he just reacts to politics on stream. he won’t shut up, he can’t, his whole deal is constantly talking and you can’t have dead air on a live stream. and he live streams like 8 or 10 hours a day.

 

[Donal]

WHy does any criticism of left wing nuttery offend you

Nobody is offended. we're mocking your drama.

Criticizing policies, actions, or even the personality of a candidate or activist is perfectly fine, if done from a place of good faith.

Silly phrasing like "manifesto" and misrepresenting people's roles and affiliation is just funny.

You think ignoring it is going to help win in Novembe.

Just because we aren't taking you seriously doesn't mean perceived problems are ignored.

You had better be prepared to deal with it, you know the GOP is going to bring it up.

And reacting to it like it is a good faith argument is why centrists keep getting beaten.

That you refuse to read it says something about you.

That we don't take you seriously?

 

[Donal]

Can somebody tell PIket to STFU? Abdul just called Piker's 9/11 comment "dumb".

Haven't you ben pointing out progressive candidates "distancing" themselves from him?

Problem is some of the Progresives have been living in an echo chamber so long they don't get how nutty their comment sound to anybody outside the chamber.

That's funny coming from a person who seemingly learned all he knows about progressives from Twitter.

 

[dudalb]

isn’t that basically abdul telling him to shut up?

anyway hasan piker is a political live streamer. he doesn’t read or do research, he just reacts to politics on stream. he won’t shut up, he can’t, his whole deal is constantly talking and you can’t have dead air on a live stream. and he live streams like 8 or 10 hours a day.

That is why I despise social influcencers so much. They don't bother to do basic reseach, they just mouth off.
This was merely annoyning when they talk about geek stuff like movies or comic books, when they talk about politics they are dangerous. What gets to me is how many people blindly follow them not getting they often do not know what the hell they talk about.
JoE Rogan is a prime example.

 

[dirtywick]

i agree joe rogan is a good example. he likes to trot out the just a dumb comedian as an excuse when he gets caught but rarely even bothers anymore. hasan of course gets pretty pissed when he gets called out and doubles down.

but neither of those guys has the time to do any research since they’re constantly on their shows talking for hours.

 

[dudalb]

The whole constant talking is nothng new, dates back to the Disc Jockeys.

 

[dirtywick]

The whole constant talking is nothng new, dates back to the Disc Jockeys.

well it’s not new. those guys at least had a team and studio production behind them.

podcasts and influencers aren’t “new” but it’s a different dynamic. i wouldn’t look at the two things the same since there’s quite a bit of important nuance in what seem like small differences

 

[plague311]

WHy does any criticism of left wing nuttery offend you

I don't know how else to explain this to you in a way that you'll understand. I don't care if you criticize "the left". I'm also not offended at all. You're taking some documents created by a very small group of candidates and applying it to all of the Dems and having an absolute meltdown about it. All while, by your own ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ admission, most of the Dems are backing away from it. The Democratic party is doing what a party should do and move away from ideas that it doesn't see as viable. That's what responsible politics looks like and you still have a problem with it.

You think ignoring it is going to help win in Novembe.

I think you're putting way more thought into this "manifesto" than anyone else. It's a shoulder shrug to me because of all of the reasons I've stated before.

You had better be prepared to deal with it, you know the GOP is going to bring it up.

Who gives a ◊◊◊◊ what the GOP is bringing up? If people still believe anything that the GOP says then they're ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ idiots who are going to vote GOP anyway. The GOP lies all of the time. It used to be isolated to Trump, but it's not. The GOP, all of it, lies constantly. About everything. About anything, for that matter. Independents win elections, and if there are a ton of independents out there that see what's happening and are fine with it then the battle is lost. Nothing that some random nobody is typing up in Michigan or whatever the ◊◊◊◊, I won't lie I've ignored most of your complaints about it, is going to change that. Trump is ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ crazy.

That you refuse to read it says something about you.

Why? I refuse to read a lot of ◊◊◊◊. I refuse to read Vanity Fair, I refuse to read ◊◊◊◊ that doesn't interest me because I'm not interested in it. I don't need to be panicked, like you do, dudalb. That's what makes it entertaining. I don't need to constantly think we're on the brink of a civil war for some reason or another. I've been around here for 15 years and I think you've had us pegged for a civil war the whole time.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Root: You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and a limit to mail-in ballots…

Trump: Let me just say stranger things have happened. I'll leave it at that

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