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Is it 2026 yet? US Mid Term Elections

Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
in Purgatory
Looks like the midterm elections 2026 is going to be a nail biter all around. Checking with 270toWin.com. We may just see 25 Democratic Governors and 25 Republican Governors. Then too, there appears to be 20 contested seats in the House of Representatives. Seems like the Republicans just may retain the Senate by at least one vote.

Of course, a lot can happen in one year.

What I am seeing is many of the old guard--both the Democrats and the Republicans--will be facing some more radical challengers in the primary. The Democrats will have to contend with a surge from the Socialist camp, and the Republicans just might have to deal with the--hate to say it--Fascist camp.

Historically, the midterm house election goes to the party opposite of the president, but this president is doing everything he can to tip the scales in his favor by getting Republican states to redraw their congressional districts--something that is not normally done but once a decade.

Of course, Trump may have turned off some of his traditional voters in deep red districts. Look at the soybean farmers of the Midwest losing their markets and cattlemen objecting to Trump buying Argentinian meat. Trump has the lowest approval rating of any modern president. I would hope this will translate into votes against him in the congressional races.

Let's get in on.

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  • CaissaCaissa Shipmate
    What is the latest on Republican attempts in some states to gerrymander House seats?
  • Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
    edited October 23
    First of all, both sides are trying to gerrymander seats in their favor. I know the Republican controlled legislature in North Carolina has proposed redrawing the map so they can gain one seat. On the other hand, the Democratic Governor of California is trying to get his state maps redrawn to gain a Democratic seat. His initiative is up for the voters approval this November. @Nick Tamen can comment about the NC effort, I think.

    Here is how one Democratic opinionator is hoping the New Kings movement will help the Democratic party: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5566458-trump-protests-no-kings-day/
  • Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
    edited October 23
    This is very tragic news. Four family members of Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor of Illinois in the 2026 election, have died in a helicopter crash in Montana. Bailey’s son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7, died in the crash. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/23/darren-bailey-illinois-crash-helicopter-00619907

    We do need to keep the family in our thoughts and prayers.
  • ChastMastrChastMastr Shipmate
    Gramps49 wrote: »
    This is very tragic news. Four family members of Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor of Illinois in the 2026 election, have died in a helicopter crash in Montana. Bailey’s son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, 12, and Samuel, 7, died in the crash. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/23/darren-bailey-illinois-crash-helicopter-00619907

    We do need to keep the family in our thoughts and prayers.

    🕯 and for the deceased as well.
  • Gramps49Gramps49 Shipmate
    Looks like the American Affordable Care Act, (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, may be a critical deciding factor in the 2026 midterm elections. A recent survey in eight Republican battleground districts showed that 56% of the voters surveyed would support a candidate who favors the ACA tax credits over one who wants to do away with them. This was from a conservative polling organization, and it only surveyed eight of the Republican battleground districts. Interesting read: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5568239-voters-want-obamacare-tax-credits/
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