2026 Mid-Term Elections

[Elixir]

Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner. Jackson, a progressive who champions worker rights and Medicare-for-all, has quickly emerged as the favorite to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Senate race in November.

Does he dress in women’s clothing and hang around in bars?
I suppose he’s okay.

 

[ZiprHead]

Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner. Jackson, a progressive who champions worker rights and Medicare-for-all, has quickly emerged as the favorite to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Senate race in November.

Does he dress in women’s clothing and hang around in bars?
I suppose he’s okay.

Sounds like just the right guy for Kegsbreath.

 

[ZiprHead]

Mark Lamb faces voters after allegations of sexual misconduct, threats

An Arizona congressional primary in the heart of MAGA country will gauge the strength of President Donald Trump's endorsement, as former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb faces allegations that undercut his image as a family-values candidate.

Lamb did little to push back as a monthslong investigation by The Arizona Republic surfaced claims of sexting, threats, intimidation, nude photo-sharing, racist messages, and his recent purchase of a multimillion-dollar ranch property in Tennessee.

His campaign slogan is "God, Family, Freedom."

 

[TomC]

Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner. Jackson, a progressive who champions worker rights and Medicare-for-all, has quickly emerged as the favorite to take on Republican Susan Collins in the Senate race in November.

Does he dress in women’s clothing and hang around in bars?
I suppose he’s okay.

Not everyone is as old as we are.
For those who don't get it:
Google Monty Python and the lumberjack song.
Tom

 

[southernhybrid]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry over the insane anti Ossoff advertisement on MSNOW. First of all, Ossoff has been our Senator for nearly 6 years and he is anything but radical. He's left of center, reasonable and well liked. He is leading in the polls against his opponent by as much as 10 points. Of course the felon has called him a communist.

Anyway...the commercial says all kinds of crazy things about Ossoff, including that he's too radical for Georgia. Blah blah blah. What I find amusing is that the vast majority of people who watch MSNOW are liberal or at least Democrats who support Ossoff. Do these idiots who pay for the ad really think the stupid ad is going to change a lot our minds into voting for a very conservative Republican? I've had MSNOW on for a few hours, although I'm not paying much attention. Still, that crazy ad has been on at least 4 or 5 times since 8 AM. WTF! I guess I should say it's good for these idiots to waste their money. It might work on Fox or Newsmax, although their viewers are likely already voting for the Republican. This is going to be a very weird mid term for sure.

 

[Elixir]

Do these idiots who pay for the ad really think the stupid ad is going to change a lot our minds into voting for a very conservative Republican?

Shhh! Let them blow their budget.

 

[southernhybrid]

Do these idiots who pay for the ad really think the stupid ad is going to change a lot our minds into voting for a very conservative Republican?

Shhh! Let them blow their budget.

The dumbass ads are on again this morning. I guess they are so stupid that they don't mind wasting their money on these ads.

 

[southernhybrid]

I'm adding a shared article, but sometimes WaPo asks for information before letting others read it, so I'll paste more than usual.

https://wapo.st/4pCxAwo

Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms​

Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what, given the president’s low approval.

Republican pollsters and political groups are raising the alarm that their party faces a listless and demotivated base ahead of November’s midterm elections.
A raft of discouraging data from polling, door knocking and focus groups is unsettling Republicans as their party heads into a midterm election season that would be challenging no matter what, given President Donald Trump’s low standing in polls and the fact that the party in control in Washington almost always loses seats.


The lack of enthusiasm is reaching deep into Republicans’ loyal base, spreading to the party’s most consistent voters — who have shown up to vote in all of the past four primaries and general elections, according to an analysis done by Americans for Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC that was founded by billionaire Charles Koch. This new issue with the base adds to the party’s more enduring problem of turning out less-frequent voters who support Trump but often skip midterm elections.

About 1 in 5 reliable Republican base voters are at risk this November, according to Nathan Nascimento, executive director at AFP Action. Those voters in Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, Montana, New Hampshire and Michigan are either saying they may stay home or are weighing voting for Democrats, according to their data, which is based on polling and extensive efforts to engage targeted Republican voters by knocking on their doors. The voters are primarily worried about inflation and the economy.
“This is a big chunk,” Nascimento said. “This is a scary number.”
The group has found that reaching these voters at the door usually moves them toward Republican candidates — or at least away from Democratic ones and toward undecided, he said.

Don't give up hope. Dems and/or those who realize the other party is a huge threat to democracy need to be sure and vote!

 

[southernhybrid]

I saw the stupid anti Ossoff ad again. One more lie. It said that Ossoff was against requiring photo ID to vote. Georgia has required ID with a photo for well over a decade, long before Ossoff was elected as a Senator.

 

[Elixir]

Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms​

… but never fear; bloated Dear Leader has already come up with the Great motivator that is going to terrify the Faithful into voting: the dreaded COMMUNISM!!!
Communism has vaulted over the other fourteen “greatest threat”s Trump has previously identified, to become THE existential threat to liberty, apple pie, health and happiness.

 

[ZiprHead]

Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms​

… but never fear; bloated Dear Leader has already come up with the Great motivator that is going to terrify the Faithful into voting: the dreaded COMMUNISM!!!
Communism has vaulted over the other fourteen “greatest threat”s Trump has previously identified, to become THE existential threat to liberty, apple pie, health and happiness.

The state department just came out with a report on Cuban communism and how it is effecting the US left. Basically McCarthyism all over again.

Left leaning activist groups are being targeted by the DOJ as being Cuban agents.

Rubio’s Paranoid Cuba Report Designed to “Justify a Military Attack on Cuba,” Says Democratic Rep.

Did Cuba foment Black Lives Matter and anti-ICE protests? The State Department seems to think so.

theintercept.com

 

[southernhybrid]

Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms​

… but never fear; bloated Dear Leader has already come up with the Great motivator that is going to terrify the Faithful into voting: the dreaded COMMUNISM!!!
Communism has vaulted over the other fourteen “greatest threat”s Trump has previously identified, to become THE existential threat to liberty, apple pie, health and happiness.

I'm not so sure, as some of the people in the article I linked said they either weren't going to vote or they would vote for Democrats for the first time ever. I think the more intelligent Republicans will see through Trump's lies. They know by now that he lies every time his lips are moving, so I doubt his new lies will fool enough people. Still, voting is large cities will likely be mayhem. I hope people have the courage to vote. I sure will, but I always vote early. I won't vote by mail because I don't trust the mail these days. Anyway, that's just how I currently see it.

 

[Elixir]

Colorado makes it easy. Gotta love Jena.

 

[ZiprHead]

Fact-checking Mullin’s claim that foreign adversaries can access voting machines in U.S. elections

Mullin’s comments about foreign adversaries accessing voting machines reflect concerns that security and election technology experts have long had. But so far, there’s no proof of such attempts.

www.pbs.org

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin recently said, in unequivocal terms, that foreign adversaries can access voting machines and flip votes, echoing President Donald Trump's narrative about interference in the 2020 election.

"We know for sure that our foreign adversaries, not our allies, foreign adversaries have parts that are vital pieces in our voting machines," Mullin said July 17, adding that they can access "what they consider the key to the back" of the voting machines. "We know that they can change voter registration and your vote. We know it's possible. There's not a question. It's not even for debate."

We asked the Department of Homeland Security for more details but it did not give any; it reiterated its call for states to help guard against noncitizen voters. The White House referred us to that department. (Noncitizen voting in federal elections is rare.)

How do they access machines that aren't connected to any network?

 

[crazyfingers]

 

Fact-checking Mullin’s claim that foreign adversaries can access voting machines in U.S. elections

Mullin’s comments about foreign adversaries accessing voting machines reflect concerns that security and election technology experts have long had. But so far, there’s no proof of such attempts.

www.pbs.org

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin recently said, in unequivocal terms, that foreign adversaries can access voting machines and flip votes, echoing President Donald Trump's narrative about interference in the 2020 election.

"We know for sure that our foreign adversaries, not our allies, foreign adversaries have parts that are vital pieces in our voting machines," Mullin said July 17, adding that they can access "what they consider the key to the back" of the voting machines. "We know that they can change voter registration and your vote. We know it's possible. There's not a question. It's not even for debate."

We asked the Department of Homeland Security for more details but it did not give any; it reiterated its call for states to help guard against noncitizen voters. The White House referred us to that department. (Noncitizen voting in federal elections is rare.)

How do they access machines that aren't connected to any network?

They can't and don't. It's a lie. A Trump appointee who lies. Whatdayaknow?

 

[lpetrich]

There's something odd about Republicans trying to start another Red Scare. To see why that is, let us look at the previous two Red Scares.

The first one was provoked by the Bolshevik revolutionaries taking over Russia.

The second one was provoked by the Soviet Union imposing Communism on Eastern Europe and Communist revolutionaries taking over China. "Who lost China?" became a big political issue, even if fighting the Chinese Communists would have required a mobilization comparable to fighting World War II.

Where is Communism now? There are only 5 surviving Communist countries - China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, North Korea - and most of them are now capitalist roaders, to use an old Maoist insult. If anything, China has converged on Fascism: autocratic rule by a single party with an ideology of belligerent nationalism.

 

[Politesse]

There's something odd about Republicans trying to start another Red Scare. To see why that is, let us look at the previous two Red Scares.

They don't mean literal communism as an economist would define it, they mean race, gender, and religious equality. They know perfectly well that no Democrat is pushing to abolish money or dismantle corporate personhood, even if they say otherwise to confuse fools. The real fear, for them, is a populist movement to secure European-style vigorous human rights protections.

 

[southernhybrid]

There's something odd about Republicans trying to start another Red Scare. To see why that is, let us look at the previous two Red Scares.

They don't mean literal communism as an economist would define it, they mean race, gender, and religious equality. They know perfectly well that no Democrat is pushing to abolish money or dismantle corporate personhood, even if they say otherwise to confuse fools. The real fear, for them, is a populist movement to secure European-style vigorous human rights protections.

All they care about is their power and they will use any scare tactic to try and maintain, although imo, it doesn't seem to be working out this time.

 

[ZiprHead]

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for a sweeping executive order that would place major new restrictions on mail-in voting for November’s midterm elections.

A divided panel of a Massachusetts-based appeals court last week upheld a federal judge’s block on the order, finding that it would “sow confusion” and “threaten disenfranchisement of many eligible voters.” Judges appointed by Joe Biden and George W. Bush voted for the block, while a Trump appointee voted against it.

The appeal to the high court is part of a high-stakes push by President Donald Trump and his allies to put fresh limits on voting ahead of the pivotal elections where control of both the House and the Senate is at stake. Trump claims that voting irregularities are widespread, despite a lack of evidence.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Good luck with that one Trump. SCOTUS has typically, even this partisan bunch, has found the states manage their own way. If the Founding Fathers wanted one standard, they could have set one. It is implicit that it is by state, period.

What is interesting is just how Trump gets to jump to SCOTUS so quickly. Most other cases take forever to reach it.