Tag: 2026 Elections

What’s The Plan, Stan?

Now the Dems have made all their speeches it is time for them to get down to work on a plan to stop the slide of this country into chaos….but what will that plan be?

According to Democratic leadership, including House Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, the party plans a fast-paced legislative push focused heavily on cost-of-living and affordability issues:
  • Healthcare: Restore expired Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance premium subsidies and reverse $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts enacted by Republicans.
  • Trade & Tariffs: Advance legislation to rescind President Trump’s global tariffs, starting with a targeted push against levies on Canadian products.
  • Foreign Policy: Bring forward war powers resolutions to force an end to the U.S. military involvement in the war in Iran or require formal congressional authorization.
  • Taxes & Economy: Pursue tax proposals that raise taxes on high earners and large corporations to provide tax relief for lower- and middle-income families, alongside initiatives to lower grocery, gas, and housing costs.

Will this be where the Dems go or will they be seeking revenge and dive head long into investigations?

Jeffries has stated the plan….(not that I trust him to stand by this plan)….

Jeffries has said Democrats would harness the political capital of a new majority to reinstate expired Affordable Care Act health care premium subsidies and reverse nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts that were included in the president’s signature domestic policy law, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

“Well, Day One plan is going to be to make sure we’re going to be focused on healthcare, focused on driving down, right, the high price of groceries and gas and housing,” Jeffries told ABC News’ Capitol Hill correspondent Jay O’Brien during a sit-down interview in Nebraska ahead of the election.

House Democrats have also indicated they will quickly consider legislation to end Trump’s global tariffs and restore congressional power over trade policy.

As American voters send a signal to lawmakers rejecting the status quo, Democrats also promise to act to end the war in Iran and also plan to focus on addressing the “affordability crisis” they blame on failed Republican policies — promising to lower the cost of groceries, healthcare and gas.

(abcnews.com)

Lofty promises…..I do not trust the leaders as far as I can throw them….do you?

I will be watching their plans and actions from this day forward.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

How To Explain The Vote

There are still a few races that are not set in stone…..Mississippi being one of them (go figure)….

But there are a few reasons why Donny is losing his cool….

To say Democrats won big on Election Day almost seems like an understatement, with flips of longtime GOP seats that handed both the House and Senate to the opposition party, per the Guardian. The outlet notes that preelection polls “failed to fully predict the extent of the party’s massive wins,” with surveys holding back somewhat on Dem prospects, partly due to polling missteps in 2024. However, the way things panned out turned out to be “way, way worse than Republicans anticipated,” notes the Washington Post. Some big takeaways from the Democrats’ successes in Election 2026:

  • Furious voters: An “angry electorate” is credited by Reuters for the GOP’s losses, with nearly two-thirds of voters in exit polls pointing the finger at Trump for the high current cost of living, and 75% noting they were dissatisfied or angry with the country’s direction.
  • End of Trump’s sway? NBC News reports that election results mirrored Trump’s own sinking approval ratings. The president “tried to persuade Republicans across the country to show up and vote for GOP candidates,” the outlet notes. “But he had lost his influence with them. It’s harder to persuade voters to follow you if they don’t think you’re doing a credible job.”
  • Gerrymandering gamble: It didn’t pay off in many districts that were redrawn to favor Republicans, per the New York Times, which cites Dem wins in North Carolina and Florida, among other places. “So many of our colleagues made the patriotic and courageous decision to stay and fight,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said. “They didn’t run away from the fire. They ran toward the fire and helped put it out.”
  • Billionaires’ bust: Besides Republican candidates, tech tycoons were another group that suffered big losses, including SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who poured nearly $450 million into GOP races around the nation, per CNBC. The results “are a wake-up call for corporate special interests and billionaires who have been rigging the economy,” said Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, who won his Senate race in New Hampshire, becoming the first openly gay male US senator.
  • MAGA implosion? The Wall Street Journal reports on the “cracks” that have emerged in the “Make America Great Again” contingent, with preliminary results showing that some key demographics that helped propel Trump back to the Oval Office in 2024—including Hispanic, Black, and non-college-educated white voters—rejected him this time around.
  • Latino angle: NPR reports that they’re now “a true swing group in America,” though it cautioned against treating Latinos like a monolith. Axios notes one staggering example: In Texas’ heavily Hispanic-leaning Starr County, Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico led by almost 60 points, which was a 75-point reversal from two years ago.

Now that Dems think they are in control….what will be their first punch at Donny?

It amazed me the number of non-white governors we will have in 2027…..and most are Dems which is amazing after all the races they lost in the past….I guess a shitty president will help out.

Anything to add

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Look Who’s Smiling Now

That would be the Dems in this contest….it appears they had a very good election in this round…..Donny is not happy….and he has an excuse as usual….

With the midterms shaping up to be a rout in favor of Democrats, President Trump weighed in with a brief assessment of what went wrong for his party about 10:40pm. “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!” he wrote on Truth Social. “Thank you for your attention to this matter.” On the campaign trail, Trump had repeatedly struck a similar theme.

“You have to pretend I’m on the ballot,” he told a rally in Georgia last month, per the Georgia Recorder. “OK, the story is this: We get 49% more votes when I’m on the ballot. When I’m not on the ballot—I guess it’s a compliment—but people don’t show up so much.” Republican candidates, however, apparently didn’t feel the same way. Axios reported that they essentially stopped mentioning him in ads as the election drew closer.

Shall we take a look at the successes of the Dems?

I am sure the big news has made it to every corner of the internet….the Dems have both Houses…..

The AP reports that Democrats have won control of the House as part of a massive midterm backlash to President Trump’s policies that also saw the party take control of the Senate by flipping seats in states including Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas. The New York Times projects that the party will win around 255 seats, giving them their largest majority in almost 20 years.

  • The swing toward Democrats saw the party win in districts that Trump won by double digits in 2024, reports CNN. Several Democrats, including Rep. Shomari Figures in Alabama, won despite efforts to defeat them through redistricting.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to become the first Black House speaker, handing Democrats control of key committees and subpoena power that could reshape Trump’s second term, NBC News reports. Democrats are signaling aggressive oversight of Trump’s administration, business dealings, and immigration policies, while some members are openly discussing a possible third impeachment. Jeffries says nothing is off the table, even as party leaders also pledge to target Trump’s Iran policy, tariffs, and health-care rollbacks through legislation.

Our promise to the country in the new Congress is that, beginning on Day 1, we’re going to hold the crooks accountable,” Jeffries said ahead of the election. On Tuesday night, he said, “America is back,” CBS News reports. “Today begins the great American comeback,” Jeffries said. “This is a change election, and we understand as House Democrats that we need to deliver dramatic change.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, meanwhile, has signaled that he wants to remain the party’s leader even when Republicans become the minority party, the Hill reports.

Do not trust Jeffries!  He is a stooge for the corporations.

Now the Senate will be in Dem hands (for a change)….

Democrats have retaken control of the US Senate, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican control of governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Trump, the AP reports. The midterm elections that came to a close Tuesday channeled voters’ deep frustration with high prices, the war in Iran, and concerns about government corruption. The House remains too early to call, but Democrats have already flipped seven seats as they try to win the majority in that chamber as well.

Democratic control of the Senate will profoundly reshape Trump’s final two years in office and likely hamstring his ability to push his agenda, including his hopes for sustaining a conservative shift to the Supreme Court. Democrats charted an extraordinary path to Senate victory through some of the most conservative states in the nation. Josh Turek defeated Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa and Adam Hamilton ousted Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas as part of a cascade of stunning victories. James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in Texas, Annie Andrews upset Darline Graham in South Carolina, Sherrod Brown beat Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, and Roy Cooper took an open North Carolina seat. Other close races were still to be called.

A new day is coming….that is the promise of the Dems as they have control….but that is only words….will their actions show the day has arrived?

Surely you have a few thoughts……

I Read, I Write, You Know

Lego ergo scribo”

Are The Votes Being Bought?

There has been a record amount of people going to vote and likewise a record amount of billionaires buying votes wherever they can…..

Some of the richest people in the US have spent unprecedented sums of money to influence the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections, and a Sunday report in The New York Times estimated that the top 20 biggest donors alone have spent a combined $2 billion in federal races this cycle.

The single largest funder of the 2026 midterms, by a wide margin, is far-right billionaire Elon Musk, who has shoveled nearly $450 million to help GOP candidates.

In fact, pro-Republican donors account for the five largest individual contributors to midterm races.

In addition to Musk, the other largest donors this cycle are industrialists Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, who have given $150 million to help elect Republicans; flagship GOP Senate super PAC One Nation, which has spent $138 million; venture capitalists Marc Andreesen and Ben Horowitz, who have given $116 million; and hedge fund investor Jeff Yass, who has given $110 million.

On the Democratic side, the top spenders have been flagship Democratic Senate super PAC Majority Forward, which has spent $104 million, and George and Alexander Soros, who have given $103 million.

The Times’ report echoes an analysis published last week by the Brennan Center for Justice showing that the 40 largest individual donors to the 2026 elections had spent a combined $2.4 billion as of mid-October.

According to Brennan, this represents the single largest amount of money spent on a midterm election ever since the US Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC unleashed limitless political campaign spending.

The Brennan analysis reveals that the spending of the very largest donors has grown dramatically over the last decade.

“The donations coming from the top 40 donors for the midterms total eight times the amount from the top 40 donors by mid-October in the 2014 midterms (the first full midterm cycle after Citizens United), adjusted for inflation,” the analysis explains. “The cutoff to be in the top 40 has also increased to 10 times what it was four cycles ago, to $25 million.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2026-midterms-top-donors

None of this should be a surprise to anyone capable of following the money….but no matter the winners we will get the best government money can buy.

The only winners in this election will most likely be the oligarchs…..not us peasants.

Can you see it?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Election Day–2026 (Cond)

The day has finally come and we will make our wishes known through our vote….for better or worse….the decision will be made.

Here’s what is known at this time….

Election Day is here. Just don’t expect Election Day night to answer all the midterms’ burning questions. Tight races, mail voting rules, and ranked-choice systems in states like Alaska, Maine, Arizona, and California mean some key contests—and possibly control of Congress—could take days or even weeks to sort out, reports the New York Times.

  • The consensus: As anyone following coverage this year knows, forecasters give Democrats a great chance of flipping the House and a decent chance of flipping the Senate. Nate Silver, for example, puts the percentages for those outcomes at 95% and 80%, respectively, at his Silver Bulletin.
  • Poll caveat: Nate Cohn of the New York Times notes that Trump-era polls have previously underestimated Republican support, and there’s a “real possibility” of that happening again. The president’s supporters tend not to respond to pollsters’ queries.
  • You pick:The Wall Street Journal has a detailed look at state-by-state forecasts, and its tool allows readers to make their own projections.
  • record: Tuesday might be Election Day, but a record number of people already have cast their ballots, reports USA Today. The University of Florida Election Lab puts the figure at roughly 54 million.
  • Early results: Axios cautions those watching results come in Tuesday night against drawing early conclusions, mainly because right-leaning states such as Florida report first. “In every national election since 2018, the House and Senate votes counted by 9pm ET were 4 to 9 percentage points more Republican than the final result,” its analysis notes.

That is just about everything you could possibly want to know….with the exception of the winners…..that will be a post for tomorrow or as soon as the winners are known.

The turn out looks pretty good which I was not expecting here in my state of Mississippi….this is a Deep Red State and most think it is a fore drawn conclusion on who the winners will be….

What will the outcome be….a reinforcement of Donny and his destructive policies or possibly a new way forward?

Any thoughts?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Election Day–2026

Today is the big day!  The day when Americans could make a difference.

They tell us there is good news as we ready our vote….

The election eve math looks promising for Democrats in both the Senate and House. A final New York Times/Siena poll of seven key Senate battlegrounds finds Democratic candidates leading in five Republican-held states—Kansas (5 points), Maine (6 points), Ohio (5 points), Texas (7 points), and Alaska (2 points)—and essentially tied in Iowa. In Michigan, the only surveyed seat they already control, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is up by double digits (11), though the poll was taken before the weekend stunner that saw Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the race.

The shift is tied to sour views of President Trump’s economic stewardship: Only 38% of likely voters in these states approve of his performance. Voters now give Democrats a clear edge on handling the cost of living, foreign wars, and “what’s best for ordinary people.” Democrats are also winning independents, younger voters, and Latinos. Pollsters caution that late-deciding voters are breaking Republican, but if these numbers hold, Democrats would capture the Senate. They need a net flip of four seats. As for the House, it’s essentially “Democrats’ to lose,” reports the Washington Post. They need a net flip of three seats, and scores of competitive races have been shifting in the party’s favor, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.

That looks promising but we know just how unreliable polls and such have been in the last 20 years.

We shall see how inaccurate these are this time around……

AS we Americans go to the polls to vote our desires for government there will be an large portion of those votes for Donny and his choices.  Ever since he, Donny, won years ago people have been trying to make sense of why so much loyalty to one that is hurting them in so many way.

Why do these people refuse to withhold their allegiance?

There is a few answers….

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are cratering. Even his Make America Great Again, or MAGA, diehards have reservations.

This fact was evident to me when I attended MAGA rallies in three states on Oct. 24-25, 2026. One was a Turning Point USA get-out-the-vote event outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Along with a few dozen America First stalwarts wearing white “America the Beautiful” caps, I sat on a wooden table under a small picnic pavilion listening to speakers such as MAGA activist Scott Presler and Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser. Meuser reeled off MAGA talking points, including the supposed threat posed by transgender athletes and bathroom use, immigrant voter fraud and the “billionaire anarchist George Soros.”

Remarkably, the speakers barely mentioned Trump. The audience clapped politely, but the energy was tepid compared to the many MAGA rallies I attended in 2024, when the Pennsylvania landscape was dotted with Trump and MAGA signs. This time I saw none.

The numbers bear out what I observed.

A mid-October 2026 poll found that only a third of U.S. adults approve of the job Trump is doing; 71% feel the country is on the wrong track. The majority of Americans are pessimistic. A growing number worry about government corruption.

The reason?

There’s the war with Iran that has resulted in U.S. soldiers being killed and wounded. The conflict is costing billions of dollars and spiked the price of gas. But most of all, Trump has lost support on the economy amid growing inflation and an affordability crisis.

Remarkably, despite the headwinds, many of Trump’s MAGA loyalists still back him. This point was underscored by the Harrisburg event I attended as well as Trump’s midterm rallies, where attendees still enthusiastically chant “U.S.A.” and are decked out in red caps and MAGA merch.

Why?

https://www.alternet.org/trump-rally-fan/

What comes to my mind is….a successful propaganda machine.

Plus the bigotry that lay hidden for many years was allowed to come forward into the world of Donny….and his supporters do not want to return to the days when they had to hide their hatred.

No matter what he does to destroy their lives he will continue to get their support….I know….it sounds stupid….well it is!

What do you think is the reason for this misplaced loyalty?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

If Dems Win–What Then?

Tomorrow is the big day….we go to our polling stations and cast our vote for the candidate we like…and if the ‘pundits’ are right (which are seldom happenings) and the Dems win big in Congress what can we expect?

Most readers know what I think of the corporate Dems we have now and what they are not capable of doing.

First the bold face lies from the Right of Dems and socialism is just plain ignorance speaking….and the reason why is that Dems hate the Left and have for many years….

“I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats win by five, because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA. Hakeem cannot move. There’s no place for him to go.” – James Carville

Polls indicate that Democrats can win control of the House of Representatives in the November 3, 2026 mid-term elections. If accurate, left leaning Democrats may win some of those seats and those victories would mean that voters are looking for progressive change. But James Carville, eminence grise of conservative Democrats, wants to disempower them and their voters before any of them even get to Washington. So great is his antipathy that he would prefer a Republican victory to giving the left any opportunity to give Democratic Party voters what they want.

Carville had famously said of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), “I wish they’d take the word Democrat out of their name. I have no idea why the democratic socialists — if you hate the Democratic Party so much, well, then don’t use our godd*mn. Go think of your own name.” The tantrum may have been silly but the intent was deadly serious. The Democratic Party will not permit any possibility of change, and even small reforms have been declared off limits. Just in case there was any confusion, Carville said so in public in a conversation with right winger Bill Kristol.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-democratic-party-still-hates-the-left/

Carville is a loud mouth dinosaur that needs to climb back in the hole from which he came…..and let progress move forward we have had enough of his ilk with the corporate Dems we have now.

But the question is if Dems win, what then?

Much to the hope and fear of progressive Democrats and Republicans alike, if the Democrats win control of the U.S. Congress this November, do not expect socialism to be enacted into law.

Increasingly, Donald Trump and the Republicans are using the dirty word of socialism against Democrats, much as they have engaged in red baiting for decades. Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden have all been accused of being socialists, if not communists. Apparently, anyone who disagrees with Republicans is now a socialist. But the political effectiveness of this accusation is changing.

Millennials and Generation Z did not grow up during the McCarthy era or the Cold War. They do not necessarily associate socialism with the same stigma that shaped the political attitudes of the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, and perhaps even Generation X. Moreover, capitalism is not working particularly well for many younger Americans. They confront skyrocketing housing prices, expensive healthcare, crushing educational debt, and the disappearance of the American Dream. Now they face artificial intelligence potentially eliminating the jobs they hoped would provide economic security. For them, socialism no longer sounds so frightening. It might even sound appealing.

This helps explain the popularity of politicians such as Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They offer alternatives to a winner-take-all capitalist economy that has produced extraordinary concentrations of wealth and economic inequality. Yet even if Democrats win both the House and Senate, the prospects for enacting anything resembling socialism are exceedingly slim.

Read On….

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/28/if-the-democrats-win-what-then/

For me the more actual progressives, the Left if we so desire, the better off the people of this country will be….with enough maybe they can find a way to light fires under the more spineless among them.

Anyone see it differently?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Will The Centrist Restore Our Faith?

The easy answer is….Not a Chance!

It is less than a month away from the midterm election and one of the major players are the so-called ‘centrists’ (not a fan) and I have made my thoughts known in the past…..

What To Expect From Centrists

I believe centrists are the reason this country went down the drain when abandoned our belief in the Constitution….and it goes further back than Donny’s politics antics.

The so-called ‘center’ has not brought about all this bi-partisanship that they embrace…..so why keep doing the same thing over and over?  (Einstein had the answer)

The easy answer here is….MONEY!

As long as we have centrists and cash ruling the roost in the government then we are truly and deservedly so…..DOOMED!

+You really should pay more attention to your government than the idiots on Twitter (I refuse to call it “X”) our country could be so much more than it is.

But then I ask do we really want democracy?

Do We Really Want Democracy?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Like a Thief In The Night

With the midterms looming large there are people that think he will somehow steal the election from the voters….my daughter being one of those people.

I have read many blogs and comments that are predicting a Donny move to eliminate the vote altogether.

Of course the GOP is on Donny’s side for they have wanted for decades to control who votes for who…..in other words through gaming the system they have made it so the candidate can pick his/her voters instead of the other way around.

Let’s play with a couple of scenarios….

First let’s say he manipulates the vote in his favor….what can we as citizans do?

It is January 3, 2027. The Democrats, fresh off their sweeping victory in the November elections, are set to take the majority in the House of Representatives.

All that remains is for the House clerk to compile a list of new members from the certified winners of the November races. It is an administrative technicality, a rote task that has gone off largely without incident every two years since 1789.

At least it did before Donald Trump turned the Republican Party into an election-denying cult. Now it has become the latest tool in the GOP arsenal to overturn election losses. Following the Democrats’ triumph in November, House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced the nonpartisan House clerk with a MAGA loyalist. Citing allegations of election fraud, the new clerk announces that he will not accept the documents certifying Democratic wins in key races. As a result, the members-elect cannot take their seats.

The Democratic National Committee unleashes an army of lawyers to challenge the move. But when the matter arrives before the Supreme Court, the Roberts majority, invoking the “political question doctrine,” rules that it cannot interfere in the internal operations of another branch.

And just like that, the Republicans have stolen the midterms.

…

Freedom-loving people need to plan ahead to counter any Trumpian coup. Fortunately, there is an effective blueprint that we can follow.

https://newrepublic.com/article/216179/non-violent-rebellion-stolen-election

Non-violent rebellion?

Personally I do not think the people have it in their DNA for any mobilization to that extent…..I want to be proven wrong.

Second Donny attempts to use the military to do his bidding against the will of the people….

Recently, I discussed how Donald Trump’s associates have been urging him to do anything necessary to maintain power. Anything. This includes even preemptively claiming the midterm elections will be tainted — and declaring martial law. Let’s pause to let that sink in.

I’ve been thinking about our military and what they are, and are not, prepared to do to protect — or undermine — democracy, and I’ve had some illuminating discussions with a range of individuals, some with military backgrounds, including very high-level retired officers.

The role of the military under a deeply flawed, unhinged commander in chief is very much on their minds and being intensively explored, albeit carefully — and quietly.

Trump’s desire to turn the military into his personal strike force is no secret. It’s likely not coincidental that Secretary of Defense (“War”) Pete Hegseth just announced that he plans to fire one out of every five top commanding officers in the military. At a time when we are at war — in fact, losing a war we should never have started, through no fault of the commanding officers about to get the ax.

That is in addition to an alarming development I previously reported: top Trump officials moving onto military bases.

Why is that alarming? Because it’s part of a broader movement to militarize the government, and turn the country’s armed services into the private army of a dictator. Hegseth has of course played a central role.

Will the Military Help Trump End Democracy in America — or Help Save It?

Now I ask….is this scenario a possibility?

Pistol Pete has been getting rid of any officers that will not bow to the will of Donny….so will those career offices then follow the Constitution and their oath or will they side with Donny and throw the election into the White House?

Is it a possibility?

I say yes it is a good one at that….but once again I hope to be proven wrong….but I get a terrible smell coming from the Pentagon.

Please let me know what you thoughts are on these scenarios.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Trouble In Paradise?

I think not!

The people of this country have had enough of BiBi and Israel….their blood lust has proven to be substantial and it is not being met with approval….

Polling published Wednesday revealed that a majority of voters in six key swing states that are expected to decide who controls the Senate after next month’s midterm elections want their senators to block the transfer of US bombs to Israel as it wages a genocidal war on Gaza.

YouGov queried more than 3,200 voters in Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas for the Institute of Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Policy Project poll. A majority of respondents in all six states said they approve of “Senate measures to block the transfer of bombs to Israel.” Approval ranged from 51% in North Carolina to 65% in Maine. In no state did the percentage of people who disagreed with blocking bomb transfers to Israel exceed 31%.

Respondents were also asked if they “approve or disapprove of cutting $3.3 billion in taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel.” In all six states, approval of cutting armed aid far exceeded disapproval. Two states—Georgia and Ohio—had a margin of 22%, while the gap between those who support and oppose cutting off weapons transfers to Israel was widest in Maine, at 40 percentage points.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/swing-state-voters-israel-aid

With this disapproval translate to a change in policy?

I am not convinced.

Then there is the money machine known as AIPAC….they have seen their support for politicians as something bad and they have changed direction mid-elections….

The pro-Israel political organization AIPAC, or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, announced on Wednesday that it will no longer issue endorsements, make direct PAC contributions or earmark funds for candidates.

A longtime influential lobbying group, AIPAC started its direct political involvement five years ago. Since then, particularly this midterm election cycle, AIPAC has been met with mounting resistance. The group has faced criticism over its stances on various issues, including the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Candidates endorsed by AIPAC have also faced tough opposition from both the political right and the political left for accepting the organization’s support and financial contributions as public opinion on the U.S. relationship with Israel has shifted. In order to tame the criticism, some AIPAC-endorsed candidates said they won’t accept any money from the organization.

AIPAC first announced the changes in a letter to members, stating “the challenges we are confronting will continue to grow in the years ahead.” In the letter, AIPAC said it wouldn’t stop funneling money to candidates that align with the group’s mission by mobilizing individual donors.

“We will prioritize increasing direct, organized contributions from individual Americans to candidates—expanding upon our current efforts—and maximizing the emerging political fundraising tools,” the letter said.

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-6011531/aipac-campaign-contributions-israel-democrats

They have changed their actions because they are extremely unpopular and AIPAC is just trying to head off any problems with elected candidates that have been bribed.

This will not change a thing….they will still own politicians and get their agenda passed but from behind a false front.

Then there is the popularity, or lack there of, of BiBi….

Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into central Tel Aviv on Saturday night, turning the streets into a loud voice vote on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s candidacy just three days before national elections. The rally, led by the October Council—formed by families of those killed or abducted in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023—pressed for a state commission of inquiry into the security failures that preceded the assault and the subsequent Gaza war, per AFP. Leaders of the four main opposition parties, including chief rival Gadi Eisenkot, joined the march from Rabin Square to Hostages Square, long a hub for protests over captives held in Gaza.

Although all of the hostages or their remains eventually were released, Netanyahu has been accused of delaying deals to free them sooner, per the AP. Polls suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition is on track for a clear parliamentary majority, per AFP, even as rivals slam the incumbent’s talk of a new “digital economy” as a path toward international isolation. Naama Bitterman, 18, said at the rally that the anti-Netanyahu bloc she supports will be able to improve Israel’s international standing—which she said has been harmed by war in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran and increasing violence in the West Bank. “I think that if we win—and we are going to win—we can change how other people in the entire world see us,” the first-time voter said.

Could this possibly be the end of the criminal BiBi?

Or does he have a Trump-esque trick up his sleeve to stay in power?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”