Merged 2026 Mid-Term election outcomes: US Congress

[Norman Alexander]

He's not getting the view like he did when he was attacking Barack HUSSEIN Obama. So he needs a new boogeyman to scare his audience with.

Looks like it's him.

 

[Venom]

Sounds like Carlson is losing audience and trying to branch out to the left to remain relevant.

He's just a more subdued version of Alex Jones at this point. But you can't expect much of the podcast space which incentivizes everyone collapsing into the same braindead antiestablishment slop imaginable.

 

[dirtywick]

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/28/us/politics/billionaire-midterms-donors.html

on the biggest donors, defined as

The Times labeled donors as “Democrat” or “Republican” if they contributed at least $10 million to political committees affiliated with those parties.

outside of soros it’s almost entirely going towards the gop

The 20 biggest donors so far in the midterm elections — some of whom are grouped together because of close familial or business relationships — have combined to shovel a staggering $1.2 billion into federal races this cycle, according to a New York Times analysis of the latest contribution data available.

 

[Brainster]

The dam is giving way. The Democrats are now at 60% on Polymarket to win the Senate.

 

[dirtywick]

like i said, it’ll change with the price of gas. which imo is only beginning to go up. it’ll be disgusting by november

 

[dann]

Hasan Piker on the outreach Sayed needs to do among the Democrats who supported Stevens:

what can sayed do to control somebody like hasan piker? hasan sits in his bedroom all day ranting about politics to preteens on a computer, how do you get someone like that to stop saying crazy stuff?

Maybe stop having him appear with you at campaign stops?

This seat is crucial if the Democrats are to have any chance of winning the Senate. It's concerning that Sayed did significantly worse than polling had predicted; it would be interesting to see among which demos.

i agree, he should definintely avoid being involved with hasan piker. that dude is a tool

Hey we agree on something.

i think men of reason can find agreement

It is obvious that unreasonable men can find agreement, too!
There is no doubt Hasan Piker actually helped Abdul El-Sayed win the primary against the AIPAC candidate Haley Stevens, so why should El-Sayed "definitely avoid being involved with" him?
It's not as if corporate Democrats and MAGAlytes are on a winning streak. Instead, they are looking for candidates who are saying it like it is, and that's where Hasan Piker is a good ally.

'Never elected ANYBODY!' MS NOW hosts press Hasan Piker in FIERY interview (MS NOW on YouTube, Sep 17, 2026 – 1h 20m)
Hasan Piker joins MS NOW’s Symone Sanders-Townsend and Eugene Daniels for a wide-ranging interview on Clock It. The Twitch streamer and political commentator has a massive following with growing influence in progressive politics. But he is controversial. It has Fox News talking about him all the time and many Democratic politicians denouncing him for offensive comments. But instead of talking about him, Symone and Eugene wanted to talk to him. In this wide-ranging conversation, Piker joins them to discuss his evolution from livestreamer to increasingly visible political influencer, and what that high profile means in this crucial midterm election cycle. They debate who the “working class” and the Democratic base really is and what’s driving the left in this political era. Piker is confronted on what he says is the "majority position" of Democrats with Symone asking him to prove it. Piker is also challenged on whether his influence can actually win, with Symone making clear that if she were running a political campaign, she would tell her candidate to “disavow” him to win. There is much more in this compelling interview, with the Clock It hosts asking Piker the hard questions.

49:52–> Symone Sanders-Townsend: Do you want to be right or do you want people to win?

Interesting question, but I wonder why Americans seem to be convinced that it's either or instead of and.

 

[dirtywick]

hes asmongold for the left

 

[Brainster]

It is obvious that unreasonable men can find agreement, too!
There is no doubt Hasan Piker actually helped Abdul El-Sayed win the primary against the AIPAC candidate Haley Stevens, so why should El-Sayed "definitely avoid being involved with" him?

Because the voters in the general election are much less liberal than the voters in the Democratic primary, duh.

 

[Brainster]

like i said, it’ll change with the price of gas. which imo is only beginning to go up. it’ll be disgusting by november

The "I did that!" stickers are back, saw one the other day at a pump.

 

[Venom]

The "I did that!" stickers are back, saw one the other day at a pump.

I always cracked up at one that said "If you voted for Biden, follow me to the pump. You're paying"

 

[Trebuchet]

The new Congress takes its seats on January 3rd, 2027.
Remember January 6, 2020? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.

 

[dirtywick]

The "I did that!" stickers are back, saw one the other day at a pump.

i think the graphic for that is that time he was looking at the eclipse

 

[The Atheist]

The new Congress takes its seats on January 3rd, 2027.
Remember January 6, 2020? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.

Completely different. There's no chance Johnson will accept a losing result.

I repeat: who's going to stop him?

 

[Trebuchet]

Johnson is nothing but Trump's sock puppet.

 

[W.D.Clinger]

The new Congress takes its seats on January 3rd, 2027.
Remember January 6, 2020? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.

I remember January 6, 2021. Watched it live on TV.

 

[Mike!]

Johnson is nothing but Trump's sock puppet.

And it's starting to unravel.

 

[Brainster]

Nate Silver sees signs of a bluenami. Talking about his prediction model, FLIPR:

But for what it’s worth, FLIPR is in pretty strong alignment with prediction markets, which have Democrats at 61 percent to win the Senate. Conversely, expert ratings imply a much different political environment. The Cook Political Report, for example, counts seven races as “toss-ups,” including states like New Hampshire where models and prediction markets imply that Democrats are heavy favorites.

This cautious view is misaligned with the long history of strong opposition performance in midterm elections, especially when the incumbent president is as unpopular as Trump. And it’s becoming harder to justify by the day. There’s not much longer to go — 44 days until Nov. 3 — and both national polls and race-by-race polls have been extremely strong for Democrats since Labor Day.

He closes by noting that this implies that "red wall" seats may be in play. Looking at RCP, the most obvious seat to add as a possible D is Kansas. RCP has the polling average at R+1.5.

 

[Trebuchet]

I remember January 6, 2021. Watched it live on TV.

Oops!

 

[ZiprHead]

Nate Silver sees signs of a bluenami. Talking about his prediction model, FLIPR:


He closes by noting that this implies that "red wall" seats may be in play. Looking at RCP, the most obvious seat to add as a possible D is Kansas. RCP has the polling average at R+1.5.

Will Speaker Johnson and the rest of the Republicans in the House allow the winning Democrats to actually be seated?

The Final Battle for America’s Democracy

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

newrepublic.com

Article I, Section 5, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides that “Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members.” Under Clause 1, the House of Representatives is the “judge” of its “elections” and “returns.” But the House’s power is not plenary. The Constitution constrains how the House can exercise its power to refuse to seat members-elect. Indeed, in 1969, in Powell v. McCormack, the Supreme Court ensured that the House constitutionally exercised its power to “judge the qualifications” of members-elect when it ordered the seating of New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, who had won reelection in 1966 despite a House vote to refuse to seat him. Just as the court intervened then, so also will the Supreme Court ensure that the House exercises its power to “judge” its “elections” and “returns” within the limits imposed by the Constitution. At least we hope it will, but can we be sure with this court?

Whether the House constitutionally exercises its power not to seat members-elect will ultimately be determined by the federal courts and the Supreme Court—not by a majority vote of the House of Representatives.

 

[Donal]

There is no mechanism to stop any elected Representatives from taking their oath other than getting a 2/3 majority of the House to vote for it. Mike Johnson will no longer be Speaker after the House convenes for the Holidays (or whenever they decide the last day is). Elected members have successfully sued to be seated when the Speaker tries otherwise.

The best Republicans can do is delay the certification of the results in certain districts. that means lawsuits. Which will really piss off the judges. Also, its getting harder to find lawyers willing to incinerate their careers for this nonsense. Most of the oens who would have already been disbarred or sanctioned.