We are quickly closing in on the midterm elections and in some circles there seems to be optimism there will be some sort of blue wave and in others it is not so rosy predictions.
There is an op-ed that states that the GOP may have already won the midterms….
President Donald Trump is alarmed that Democrats may retake the House of Representatives during the upcoming midterm elections, which in turn would empower them to impeach him. Yet according to one expert, Democrats will not have an easy job gaining control of that legislative chamber, despite their seeming advantages.
“President Donald Trump’s low job approval ratings, coupled with large Democratic leads in generic congressional polling, have most analysts expecting the House to flip to team blue in November,” wrote Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, for The Washington Post on Wednesday. “That’s still the most likely outcome, but a seat-by-seat analysis reveals a tougher challenge for Democrats than the overall picture suggests.”
Olsen began by pointing out the raw numerical strength held by Republicans.
“Large midterm gains usually occur when the party in power loses seats that typically lean toward the other side. In 2018, Republicans held 25 House seats Hillary Clinton had carried two years earlier; they lost 22 of them,” Olsen wrote. “But thanks to increased polarization (and mid-cycle redistricting shenanigans), the GOP only holds eight seats won by Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.”
He added, “Redistricting has also shifted the House map sharply in the GOP’s favor. The median House seat — the 218th seat required for House control — under the 2024 maps was Arizona’s 1st District, which Trump carried by 3.1 percentage points. Now it’s Virginia’s 1st District, which he won by 4.9 points. Winning that district plus every single House seat Trump carried by less than that will be a tall order.”
https://www.alternet.org/republicans-midterms-trouble-house/
I see where the author is coming from ….and I have saw a report that most Americans think that Donny and the Boyz are corrupt….and yes it is a poll a dubious result at best….but here is what was found…
Nearly 90% of Americans now believe there’s “widespread corruption” within the U.S. government, according to a recent poll.
The data came from a Gallup poll published Wednesday. For the survey, respondents were asked, “Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not?” According to Gallup, 89% of participants responded to the question with “Yes.”
That number, Gallup noted, was the highest it’s been in two decades. Additionally, the figure sat at 73% just two years earlier. That 16-point jump is the highest of any two-year span in the last 20 years.
That sentiment was shared among three major voting blocks, with 91% of Democrats, 90% of Independents, and a staggering 83% of Republicans believing in widespread corruption. Interestingly, Democrats saw a 15-point jump from the previous year. Republicans, on the other hand, had just a two-point increase, as 81% believed the government was corrupt in 2025.
(mediaite.com)
If the poll is accurate why on earth would people vote for the continuation of this blatant corruption?
I do not think this will make much difference when the vote comes around….do you?
But what about the Dems and the rise of progressives?
Personally I have written many times how useless and out of touch the Dems are and some are noticing just how bad it is….
For the first time in a long time, Democrats have some real energy behind them. We have candidates that people are really excited about, ideas that people are really excited about, and most of us hope that this will lead to us retaking the Senate and the House — which will allow us to do some real fucking important things, like keeping Trump from nominating a fourth personal Supreme Court justice should Thomas or Scalia retire. Yaaaaay!
But because we can never, ever have nice things, there are some people working to destroy that chance. What people, you ask? Democrats!
https://www.wonkette.com/p/hear-ye-hear-ye-a-few-house-dems
This situation does not bode well for the Dems in the upcoming midterms and definitely not for the 2028 elections.
If have asked this question many times….just what in Hell do Dems stand for?
So to say that I am optimistic about the midterm elections is a false assumption….if the Dems are successful then I shall be surprised but not thrilled.
How do you feel?
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