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Election winners and loser - first take
Self | November 4, 2026 | Self

Posted on 11/04/2026 7:23:34 AM PST by HonorInPa

Initial thoughts of the election - winners and losers


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: election; jihadists; politics; tds
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Losers: - Trump. His message and style have grown stale. Tariff costs and oil prices / War in Iran were big factors. - JD Vance. The stain of Trump fatigue will spread to him and his 2028 primary chances. - Republican Party. Stop running weak candidates with questionable backgrounds - e.g. Ramiswamy, Paxton. - Constitution/Supreme Court. The dems now have enough votes to override the filibuster in the Senate. They will push to stack the Court with atleast three more justices and any conservate retirees will be replaced with liberals. - Capitalism/Entrepeneurs. The Socialists wave will come up with ways to penalize success and increase risk to those willing to invest in the economy. - Trump staffers. Lawsuits, hearings, and impeachment efforts coming.

Winners: - Democrats/Socialists. Class envy won as well as a mandate to more social spending. - Iran. They just have to stall until January when the Democrats vote to cut off funding for any more military action. - Lawyers. Trump staffers will face bankruptcy from legal fees defending themselves in front of Congress. - New Media. There will be hearings and possibly another impeachment to cover from wall-to-wall.

1 posted on 11/04/2026 7:23:34 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: HonorInPa

Just remember this when those who claimed "no difference" and urging people to "stay home" show up again.

2 posted on 11/04/2026 7:30:40 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: HonorInPa

The Jihadists and Anti-Semites got themselves a big win too.


3 posted on 11/04/2026 7:31:03 AM PST by fruser1
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To: HonorInPa

I think that is so spot on. However, I’m afraid you may be in for some negative attacks I am hoping people finally woke up on here, but, seeing some of the comments on the other threads, I don’t think they have.


4 posted on 11/04/2026 7:31:31 AM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: HonorInPa

All those high-minded lefties who fled Trump’s totalitarian U.S. for greener pastures? This is just the excuse they need to come running back.


5 posted on 11/04/2026 7:32:03 AM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: HonorInPa
The biggest loser is Trump, and I hate to say this because I only registered as a Republican to ensure I could vote for him in the 2024 primary.

The other big losers were the insufferable @ssholes who turned the GOP from a MAGA party to the Likud Party. There are plenty of them to go around.

6 posted on 11/04/2026 7:32:35 AM PST by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Well, at least the Dems won’t have to expand SCOTUS if they can just replace Thomas and Alito with Justice Shaniqua Washington and Justice Obygumba Oblimarziplantipan.


7 posted on 11/04/2026 7:34:02 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Alberta's Child

Don’t forget the $5k we were promised.


8 posted on 11/04/2026 7:34:33 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Republican Wildcat

There’s two months for them to retire and be replaced. Question is what are their priorities.


9 posted on 11/04/2026 7:34:33 AM PST by MomentsofSanity
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To: Republican Wildcat

DeSantis is absolutely right. Losing this many Senate seat screws us for longer than just this election cycle.


10 posted on 11/04/2026 7:36:27 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: MomentsofSanity
There’s two months for them to retire and be replaced. Question is what are their priorities.

Yup, ram them through. Do you have names? I wish there were a few of the like of Janice Rogers Brown in the wings.

11 posted on 11/04/2026 7:40:29 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: fruser1

But muh gas!

OK - that’s dismissive. But anyone who sat on their hands and didn’t vote while this happened - or worse voted to “send a message” - get ready - you’re going to get what you voted for (spit).


12 posted on 11/04/2026 7:41:35 AM PST by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Did you vote for Republicans? If so, you did the necessary work - but not enough of your fellow voters did. Trump was clear - give me Republican majorities and I’ll give you all $5000. I don’t know about you, but I know how promises work.


13 posted on 11/04/2026 7:43:17 AM PST by Merrick (It's a car - that runs on water, man.)
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To: Republican Wildcat
The biggest winner is whoever the GOP nominates for president in 2028. That person's chances of winning increased exponentially last night. If the GOP had held Congress and been do-nothing for another two years, the chance of winning the presidency in 2028 would have been nil.

Now, the nation will get a two year refresher course on what happens when the Left is in charge.
14 posted on 11/04/2026 7:46:05 AM PST by Antoninus (Confusion and disorder to the Left.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Likud party? Seriously troll?

The problem is democrat and Carlson Hamas party.

That is the reality. No one is “Likud” here, except for troll huntists


15 posted on 11/04/2026 7:46:37 AM PST by lavaroise
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To: HonorInPa
The stain of Trump fatigue will spread to him and his 2028 primary chances. - Republican Party.

Not sure about that - never underestimate Democrats screwing themselves and their own party up. They have enough time to show their true colors.

Hopefully, by the time 2028 rolls around, the American people will be fed up with their the Democrat senators, representatives and governors they voted in in 2026

16 posted on 11/04/2026 7:46:53 AM PST by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Merrick

Those who think voting democrat would solve gas problem are in for a rude awakening


17 posted on 11/04/2026 7:47:53 AM PST by lavaroise
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Congress usually votes in the President’s pick for Supreme Court even if it’s a different party.
Of course the modern Dems are just seething anti American weirdos so who knows with the new batch.


18 posted on 11/04/2026 7:48:07 AM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Ram them through? You think Tillis, Murkowski, Cornyn and Cassidy are going to vote for any Trump nominees?

Fetterman talks a good game but votes hard left when it counts so there’s no way they even get to 50 and have Vance break the tie.


19 posted on 11/04/2026 7:48:11 AM PST by pburiak (You really think we can vote our way out of this? That's so cute...)
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To: HonorInPa
The biggest loser in this election is The USA.

We have Uni-party with evil and stupid wings.

The Jihadist/Communist alliance will begin impeachment proceedings in January.

20 posted on 11/04/2026 7:51:28 AM PST by rllngrk33 (The soap box and ballot box have failed, it's really close to time for the bullet box.)
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