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The Gathering Storm - After the first year, things are happening fast.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds ^ | 9 May, 2026 | Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Posted on 05/11/2026 7:59:19 AM PDT by MtnClimber

It starts with the lamentation of their women:

Things are going badly on redistricting, and Democrats are losing it.

But it’s more than that. They’ve got themselves into a position — which began with Barack Obama’s hollowing out of the party over a decade ago — in which they can’t afford to lose the next couple of elections, even as their position erodes.

Due to an “accidental error” in the 2020 census, blue states got more seats in the House — and more electoral votes — than they were entitled to. When that “error” is fixed, the situation will be worse for them. Then there’s the flood of refugees from blue states to red, further expanding their Congressional majorities. (But beware of the refugees who continue to vote blue. Where’s my “welcome wagon” proposal?)

Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is choking off the flood of taxpayer money that has kept leftist organizations and institutions afloat, buying votes with taxpayer dollars. And the federal workforce has shrunk 10% with more “draconian cuts” on the way.

It’s a bit like Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” to choke off the Confederacy — which worked once it was actually employed. (And Trump is doing something similar with Iran, choking it off gradually rather than going for a swift coup de main, which is disappointing some people but which will work at a much-reduced cost in lives. But that’s another essay.)

This is why the Democrats, and the left, but I repeat myself, are unhappy. They feel it happening.

And you hear more about it from them than from the media and influencers on the right, interestingly......SNIP


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KEYWORDS: leftism

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1 posted on 05/11/2026 7:59:19 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Conservatives just need to avoid complacency.


2 posted on 05/11/2026 7:59:57 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber
"It starts with the lamentation of their women: "

Not to nitpick, but I thought the sequence started with Crush your enemies
3 posted on 05/11/2026 8:11:36 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: MtnClimber

Everything Obama did was pro racist and pro communist. Having him “touch” anything was like someone sprinkling some fungus.

All DNC redistricting is race/ethnicity based. They have to do this to favor the 20M illegals they imported and are funding.


4 posted on 05/11/2026 8:19:20 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: bobbo666

Quote of the Day:

“Having him “touch” anything was like someone sprinkling some fungus.”

Love it!


5 posted on 05/11/2026 8:31:55 AM PDT by BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan (If in doubt, it's probably sarcasm)
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To: MtnClimber
Due to an “accidental error” in the 2020 census, blue states got more seats in the House — and more electoral votes — than they were entitled to.

When the "accidental errors" benefit only the Democrats but not the Republicans it is not an error. It is by design.

6 posted on 05/11/2026 8:35:31 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: MtnClimber

2020 was peak Democrat power. The stolen election snd fudged census was their last stand.


7 posted on 05/11/2026 8:43:39 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: cpdiii

When the “accidental errors” benefit only the Democrats but not the Republicans it is not an error. It is by design.
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Right.
Moreover, when it benefits the democrats, the media is silent and the legal action is slow or non-existent.
When the opposite is the case, there is a fury.


8 posted on 05/11/2026 8:45:35 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: MtnClimber

GET OUT AND VOTE EVERY TIME YOU CAN!


9 posted on 05/11/2026 8:49:02 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.)
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To: MtnClimber

One final hurdle, gang :

√ Holding house & senate,
√ removing some RINOs,
√ adding some MAGAns,
√ passing the SAVE ACT,
√ or Donks backing away from Marxist plans
√ such that busting the filibuster is not needed.

Success in November will assure a smooth patch for the foreseeable future.


10 posted on 05/11/2026 8:56:13 AM PDT by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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To: central_va
2020 was peak Democrat power. The stolen election snd fudged census was their last stand.

I agree with that.

And I find it extremely amusing that the peak of Democrat power coincided with Joe Biden as President. Quite a joke.

11 posted on 05/11/2026 8:56:20 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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Don’t worry, the Republicans will give the Dems mass amnesty as a gift..


12 posted on 05/11/2026 9:04:55 AM PDT by dljordan (Yeah, I'm a Boomer and it's all my fault you whiny little bitch.)
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bkmk


13 posted on 05/11/2026 9:18:11 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: Faith65

DeSantis got reelected with 60% of the vote. Floridans learned from the first 4 years. Perhaps the mid-term voters will learn from the last 5+.


14 posted on 05/11/2026 10:34:35 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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