Posted on 11/08/2026 7:11:54 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
Democrats hold 54 seats, and two races are still being counted. In Mississippi/Alaska I expect Democrats to win both.
Republicans nominated candidates who couldn’t win, and in most of those races, Donald Trump made the pick.
Republicans still hold the White House and that conservatives still have a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court. Those checks will last only as long as Republicans keep winning elections, and the next two cycles look dangerous.
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Loss of the Senate predicates the possible loss of the future for America.
The Supreme Court court is a key issue in the years ahead.
While Trump will be president for the next two years, with Democrats having a comfortable margin in the Senate, there’s no way a good conservative justice can be confirmed.
And yes, I know. We have to acknowledge that Trump’s three Supreme Court nominees are too liberal for many people here. So I know people will say, Trump doesn’t nominate conservatives to the Court anyway.
But this could go beyond Trump. Even if a Republican wins the 2028 election, the Senate is still going to be controlled by Democrats into the next decade. Look for Kavanaugh style tactics to be used against anyone nominated by a Republican president, either Trump, or if the next president is Republican.
The Supreme Court court is a key issue in the years ahead.
While Trump will be president for the next two years, with Democrats having a comfortable margin in the Senate, there’s no way a good conservative justice can be confirmed.
And yes, I know. We have to acknowledge that Trump’s three Supreme Court nominees are too liberal for many people here. So I know people will say, Trump doesn’t nominate conservatives to the Court anyway.
But this could go beyond Trump. Even if a Republican wins the 2028 election, the Senate is still going to be controlled by Democrats into the next decade. Look for Kavanaugh style tactics to be used against anyone nominated by a Republican president, either Trump, or if the next president is Republican.
Republicans are a minority of registered voters.
And the Texas election was an experiment on de-RINOing the Republican Party. How FReepers cheered, “get rid of Cornyn, need to primary Thune, etc, etc”.
OK. Without RINOs, the national GOP is at 35% or less. THAT RINO-less GOP will never win another statewide or national election.
Repeat after me: “Trump was elected by Democrats and Independents. Without them, he would not have become President. They supported him because he was a National Populist, not because he was a “Republican”. Now that he has stabbed them in the back, and we have kicked out the RINOs, the GOP is in danger of extinction”.
The rump GOP has zero appeal to Trump Democrats and Trump Independents.
Say it a couple of times and you will feel better.
This is what happens when you don’t run good candidates. when you let the other side controls the media because your side won’t buy media. It is a shame. I sincerely hope the people who run the GOP ed up paying more taxes since they deserve it. When it comes to legislating that appears the only thing they are willing to spend political capitol on.
This is what happens when you don’t run good candidates. when you let the other side controls the media because your side won’t buy media. It is a shame. I sincerely hope the people who run the GOP ed up paying more taxes since they deserve it. When it comes to legislating that appears the only thing they are willing to spend political capitol on.
This is what happens when you don’t run good candidates. when you let the other side controls the media because your side won’t buy media. It is a shame. I sincerely hope the people who run the GOP ed up paying more taxes since they deserve it. When it comes to legislating that appears the only thing they are willing to spend political capitol on.
There aren’t enough White people to keep republicans in power especially when too many “minorities” only care about increasing their control of America
Trump ignored campaign promises, made stupid decisions, lied to himself, and his dead ender supporters bought it. He was the ballot. Trump even fired pollsters who didnt tell him what he wanted to hear, specifically Mark Mitchell who rebuilt Rasmussen and was the most accurate in 2024.
Repeat after me, the rino bush Romney ryan Republican Party has 1/3 of us walking away I will not be part of a go along get along socialism by incremental steps,which led 2008 wipeout not gonna happen with me and the core of volunteers and activist Oh, and by the way rinos thank you so admire out of the sidelines this time are just simply a useful idiots for the socialist
What does he have to lose? He's not worried about re-election.
I predict we're gonna get Medicare for All only Trump is gonna call it Trumpcare. "Greatest health care plan ever! Obamacare was garbage and I ended it! I threw it in the trash where it belongs! Everyone has Trumpcare now and trust me, you're gonna love it!"
Thune and the do nothing RINOs did nothing! That is why we lost.
The Senate is in recess right f’g now. That should tell you everything.
I predicted in 2015 that Trump would have a national health care plan, and that everyone would get a “Trump Card” to use at the point of access.
The system is obviously in much worse shape 11 years later, if it completely collapses before it can be re-invented there will be a lot of unnecessary suffering.
Now, the fact that he appointed Mehmet Oz to oversee Medicare and Medicaid doesn’t fill me with hope but you never know...
Its real easy.
Its Donnie sticking his arrogant clueless DEAD WRONG NOSE in our primaries and then campaigning driving up the Dem turnout wherever he went
and pushing his usual disaster picks.
He did this in 2018 with the similar results.
The unpopular somewhat senile Loser must resign before he kills our 2028 chances, but he won’t willingly his Massive Inside trading scheme run by his sons.
Hopefully, The Dems corruption hearings may force him out and we get Vance.
Thune is busy lobbbying the rino wing votes 57-66 for impeachment. Thune will reserve vote 67 to himself to stick the shiv in
Thune is busy lobbbying the rino wing votes 57-66 for impeachment. Thune will reserve vote 67 to himself to stick the shiv in
>with Democrats having a comfortable margin in the Senate, there’s no way a good conservative justice can be confirmed.<
Might be the next nominee should be a politician instead of an invisible circuit court judge in DC no one has ever heard of. My suggestion would be Vance. Second would be Cruz in an election year. It would be a good campaign tactic. Could Alito or Thomas ‘resign’ on the condition a good conservative replacement be found? Otherwise they might have to die in office.
>Without RINOs, the national GOP is at 35% or less. THAT RINO-less GOP will never win another statewide or national election.<
Getting rid of Cassidy and Tillis was the right thing to do. Tillis would have lost and the female looker kept the Cassidy seat. Cornyn was way past his sell by date and Paxton had won statewide twice. Darlene Graham-self inflicted. Time to refurbish our bench. Think of the 4th quarter when the game is lost. That’s when you find out who your fighters are.
>There aren’t enough White people to keep republicans in power especially when too many “minorities” only care about increasing their control of America<
Whites aren’t much help either. DC should be countered head-on with calls to restore it’s original boundaries and PR independence. Even my favorite:n removing Hawaiian statehood and restoring it’s monarchy.
>The Senate is in recess right f’g now. That should tell you everything.<
Pathetic. All those appointments to be confirmed. I’d make them work nonstop until Jan. 3rd. What’s Thune up to and where’s that 4th quarter fight I just mentioned?
Your math ain’t mathin’ - there are only 100 Senators.
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