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Russian Roulette 2026: How “principled” GOP Senators are betraying Trump, MAGA and America
Flopping Aces ^ | 01-28-26 | Vince

Posted on 01/28/2026 6:18:12 AM PST by Starman417

Back in 2016, I, along with a lot of people, made the argument that that election was critical to the future of the country.  It was and America made the right choice.  I made the same argument in 2020 and while America made the right choice the Democrats ran a coup d'état and we suffered through four years of watching whoever was controlling Joe Biden basically run the country into the ground.  Then, two years ago I made the same argument, that basically, if America made the wrong choice the Republic was going to soon find its end.  Thankfully America made the correct choice again.

But, “Come on,” you’re probably saying, “America can’t be on the cusp of collapse at virtually every election. You’re just fearmongering…”  Well, that’s not technically true.  Just because you survive three pulls of the trigger in a game of Russian Roulette doesn’t mean the next one can’t kill you.

Of course 2028 is a long way off and a lot can happen between now and then.  But the truth is, 2026 is here and while we may be playing with a smaller caliber weapon, the potential damage is almost as great… as has been demonstrated by the last few weeks, and the last few days in particular.

As it relates to the last few weeks, I’m of course talking about Nick Shirley putting a spotlight on the Democrat enabled Somalian treachery in Minnesota.  I’m not actually talking about the money being stolen from taxpayers, per se.  No, as bad as that is on its face, what’s worse is what it communicates about the modus operandi of Democrats around the country: i.e. import 3rd world immigrants and figure out ways to enrich them at the public trough. That same kind of model is happening across the country from Maine to Maryland to California and countless states in between.  Different groups, different scams, same result: public money that makes its way into the hands of immigrants and magically comes out the other side as votes for Democrats.

To put something of a fine point on it, Kevin Bass just did a great analysis looking at states Americans are moving into or out of, correlated by those who provide benefits to illegal aliens vs. those who don’t.  Not surprisingly, 9 out of the top 10 states from which Americans are fleeing provide benefits to illegals while 9 out of the top 10 states to which Americans are heading, don’t.  Not coincidentally, 9 out of 10 of the first group are Democrat states while 9 out of 10 of the second are Republican.  The bottom line is, Democrats increasingly don’t represent the values or interests of Americans and are systematically replacing American voters with immigrants, most of whom are illegal.

And if there were any question as to whether this is really going on, we don’t have to wonder, courtesy of leftist CIA agent and new Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger.  What was her first official act as governor?  Why rescind ex-Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that required Virginia law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, of course.  Literally the first thing she did was basically turn the once red state into a sanctuary state.  Democrats, who now control both houses and the governor’s office quickly introduced a phalanx of hard left policies such as guaranteeing illegal aliens free education, making it illegal to hand count ballots and requiring government award 42% of their programs based on DEI criteria.

So what does this have to do with 2026?  Everything.

As it stands right now, 2026 is going to be a bloodbath for the GOP.  Almost across the board you see Republican voters angry and upset with the GOP.  Have they cut spending?  No.  Have they shut down the federal grift mills that funnel money to leftists?  No.  But most importantly, have they done something, anything on election integrity?  No.

If there is any one issue that animates Americans in 2026 it’s voter ID, AKA election integrity.  Why?  Because virtually everything about government funnels into or out of it.  From Democrats importing 3rd world voters to trillions of dollars that goes to support illegals to the cancer of local Democrat rule, it’s all part of the election integrity ecosystem.

But the Republicans in the Senate don’t care about that.  They, like elites everywhere sit back in their cushy offices with their guaranteed paychecks, armed security and safe neighborhoods and laugh at the hard working Americans who are paying taxes to support illegals, fighting to keep their homes and looking over their shoulders for criminals loosed on the world by Democrats.  How can we tell?  Because the blind squirrel GOP over in the House accidentally tripped over a nut and sent the SAVE act to the Senate last April.  And what has the Senate done with it? Nothing.

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KEYWORDS: 2026; assistantdemocrats; circularfiringsquad; clickbait; clickkaren; election; getajob; getofffrtroll; gop; maga; obstruction; republican; undermining; voterid

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1 posted on 01/28/2026 6:18:12 AM PST by Starman417
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To: Starman417

The GOP exists to give the appearance of a choice.


2 posted on 01/28/2026 6:21:46 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

A controlled opposition, for sure. Bringing that up gets you flamed here. Bigly.


3 posted on 01/28/2026 6:27:54 AM PST by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: Starman417

They’re letting an 80 year old man travel the country to campaign for them in 50 states. While they block his progress and criticize his efforts

They have single digit approval numbers


4 posted on 01/28/2026 6:28:28 AM PST by stanne
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To: Starman417

He may not be on the ballot directly, but so long as Trump backs the GOP and makes the election about him, the GOP won’t face a bloodbath. They may lose, but not in a bloodbath.


5 posted on 01/28/2026 6:30:03 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: Starman417

BTTT!


6 posted on 01/28/2026 6:51:20 AM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Starman417; bitt; little jeremiah

if you want to see what America will look like after the midterms if the dems take control of congress, just take a look at what new VA Guv accomplished “on day one”

excerpt from Starman47 post:

The bottom line is, Democrats increasingly don’t represent the values or interests of Americans and are systematically replacing American voters with immigrants, most of whom are illegal.

And if there were any question as to whether this is really going on, we don’t have to wonder, courtesy of leftist CIA agent and new Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger. What was her first official act as governor? Why rescind ex-Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that required Virginia law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, of course. Literally the first thing she did was basically turn the once red state into a sanctuary state. Democrats, who now control both houses and the governor’s office quickly introduced a phalanx of hard left policies such as guaranteeing illegal aliens free education, making it illegal to hand count ballots and requiring government award 42% of their programs based on DEI criteria.

So what does this have to do with 2026? Everything.


7 posted on 01/28/2026 7:16:02 AM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: alternatives?

We need a Reform Party, free of corrupt weenies.


8 posted on 01/28/2026 7:58:16 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: Starman417

As usual the voters will punish the GOP, for not cutting spending, shutting down the federal grift mills that funnel money to leftists, or fixing election integrity, by either staying home or voting Democrat.


9 posted on 01/28/2026 8:32:35 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: alternatives?

The GOP is and always has been uncomfortable wielding power. They unlike the Commiecrats have never learned how to wield power.

In a year the GOP have basically done nothing except for the one big piece of legislation. Its infuriating to watch them wring their hands in fear of what the Democrats will do if they regain power. The filibuster should have been axed on day one and all manner of Trump’s agenda been enacted. Its never going to happen.

Its not totally about fear and lack of will either. Most Republican politicians will breathe a sigh of relief when Trump is gone and they can get back to business as usual which is the uniparty running/ruining the country. Everybody gets to wet their beak at the trough and it doesn’t really matter who’s in charge.

I just love Ted Cruz. All the qualities of a dog except loyalty. Stabbing Trump in the back to donors thinking he has a chance to run for President. He’s not alone he just got caught.


10 posted on 01/28/2026 8:58:41 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: FlipWilson

Bullshit.

They have sat on their hands for a year.

We gave them full control, this was their shot.

I have voted for republicans for 40 years.

The only votes that made a difference were for Trump.

No more.

How many first time voters in 2024 do you think will bother again? My three kids will not.

And don’t give me that ‘you are electing democrats’ bullshit, they choose this path.


11 posted on 01/28/2026 10:24:46 AM PST by KEVLAR ( )
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To: Starman417

2017-2020 redux!


12 posted on 01/28/2026 10:43:15 AM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: thinden

Problem is...are elections clean now? Hmmm? Voter ID, etcetc?
Sadly, no. Who knows if this rhymes-with-witch got honestly elected. Or if midterms will be clean.


13 posted on 01/28/2026 10:59:24 AM PST by little jeremiah (SCARE: Social Chaos And Response Emergency)
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To: alternatives?
The GOP exists to give the appearance of a choice.

…and the appearance of opposing Democrats. However both political parties are in uniparty lockstep
14 posted on 01/28/2026 11:09:39 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Starman417

Sadly, Trump is just a break. The country is on a path to third world s hole status and the demographics are not good.


15 posted on 01/28/2026 11:34:11 AM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: stanne

If Trump didn’t care about us more, he’d just flip the Republicans off and blow the party up.

Yet he is going to rally voters for these ungrateful bastards.


16 posted on 01/28/2026 11:37:08 AM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Georgia Girl 2

“Its infuriating to watch them wring their hands in fear of what the Democrats will do if they regain power.”

Thank You. 100% spot on. Only weak knee cowards use that argument. Like about 30% of FRinos.


17 posted on 01/28/2026 11:39:28 AM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: KEVLAR

👍


18 posted on 01/28/2026 11:40:03 AM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: KEVLAR

You are correct, I will be 75 in 2028. Odds are I won’t live much longer. Watching the “slow walk” of substantial change from the mandate Trump received, it is clear nothing will. DOGE should still be running “whole hog”. Tearing into the fraud in Minnesota and other places, exposing the fraud, and putting people in prison with the evidence found.

I voted for the President 3 times, and my attitude today is -F- Trump. He is the biggest Con who occupied the USA seat of power. Americans laid it on the line, agreed with his “goals”, only to find out that he is a scam artist.

The way to fix this country is no longer with the ballot box.

The solution, will never be applied, but the revolution that is coming, will reverse nearly 250 years of relative Liberty, with a Communist takeover.

Take that prediction to the bank.

The fix has already been applied. God sees, but waits. Not much longer though. I imagine Judgement hits hardest on those given the most blessings.


19 posted on 01/28/2026 11:42:25 AM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: Fledermaus

“Yet he is going to rally voters for these ungrateful bastards.”

Quite


20 posted on 01/28/2026 12:20:30 PM PST by stanne
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