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Dems are eyeing these battleground races to seize control of Congress in 2026
New York Post ^ | January 3, 2026 | Geoff Earle

Posted on 01/03/2026 5:50:59 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands

With less than a year before the 2026 midterm elections, the already precarious balance of power in Congress will come down to a few, critical battleground races.

In the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, Democrats would need to gain four seats to take control of the chamber while the GOP — who can count on Vice President Vance to break a tie — could stand to lose no more than three.

In the traditionally more volatile House of Representatives, Democrats have a clear shot at gaining the majority, experts said. They have now seized a lead of 4 percentage points in polling on voters’ “generic” party preference for 2026, according to the RealClearPolitics average.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2026; democrats; domesticenemies; elections
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I feel pretty decent about our chances in the Senate. Even if we lose one or two, I think that we pick up one or two. The House of Representatives will be the place to watch.

Unlike many here, I don’t think that Trump lost in 2020 because of cheating. Was there cheating? Definitely. Was there enough to swing the election? I don’t think so. And I think that simply reflexively saying “We wuz robbed!” isn’t helpful for planning for the future. However, I do think that we probably lost both Senate seats in Georgia in 2020 due to cheating. Since one of them was a special election, only one of the two will be contested in 2026. If we keep our guard up, a victory here should put a damper on possible losses elsewhere. Even if we lose the House of Representatives, retaining the Senate will help immensely with possible Supreme Court vacancies, which could be incredibly important for decades to come.

1 posted on 01/03/2026 5:50:59 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

“I don’t think that Trump lost in 2020 because of cheating”

You are 100% wrong


2 posted on 01/03/2026 6:01:31 PM PST by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

democrats are bad news


3 posted on 01/03/2026 6:05:54 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

The article is basically a waste of digital space. It’s common knowledge the rats will try to steal any election they can, battle ground states or not, in order to regain power. And it’s not like the election is tomorrow and it’s all over. So much can happen between now and then that the likelihood is the GOP will gain seats.


4 posted on 01/03/2026 6:10:32 PM PST by redfreedom (They’re AWFUL...Affuent White Female Urban Leftists)
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" And I think that simply reflexively saying “We wuz robbed!” isn't helpful for planning for the future."

Ummm... Are you retarded or something? The election fraud was both profuse and profound. It was layered on at multiple levels and financed by our own tax money threw a vast network of "NGOs" and deep state treason. Nuff said.

5 posted on 01/03/2026 6:17:35 PM PST by Desron13 (You may choose to ignore reality but you can't force reality to ignore you.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Since Virginia’s ‘ senators that should not be ‘have both come out critical of Trump’s decisiveness in Dominion land -scam electionheadquarters -
there is your clue.
Very telling, one of them even could have been vp if the 2016 STEAL could have been pulled off. Crying time again.


6 posted on 01/03/2026 6:26:43 PM PST by Recompennation ( Deeeeeeeeezout )
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To: mitchjackson1972

Agreed, 2020 was stolen 80 million cheat votes.


7 posted on 01/03/2026 6:30:00 PM PST by Recompennation ( Deeeeeeeeezout )
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

Dems will have a shot at solidifying control of Michigan this election cycle. If they win they will district the state into another bastion of Liberalism.


8 posted on 01/03/2026 6:37:39 PM PST by Bayard
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To: Recompennation; mitchjackson1972; Engraved-on-His-hands

Right. Look at Georgia. It was decided by something like 11,000 votes. And there are hundreds of thousands of votes that should never have been counted. And I believe the Senatorial races were corrupt as well.

And that is just one state.

The Left went all out, attacking on all fronts, mail in, ballot stuffing, you name it. And it worked. They got away with it.

But it did happen.


9 posted on 01/03/2026 6:59:44 PM PST by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

The rodents are not on the right side of a single issue, they will watch their money laundering scam collapse even more as November gets closer and the Fractal program that gave us all being states will destroy them again; but aside from these minor problems they look just fine

Go away and “eye” some non extradition counties rodents.


10 posted on 01/03/2026 7:14:37 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: mitchjackson1972

You beat me to it. Yes, there definitely was cheating, and if mandatory Voter ID can be implemented nation wide, then the chances of further cheating on the part of the Dems should be significantly reduced.


11 posted on 01/03/2026 7:16:22 PM PST by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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To: Desron13

The election fraud was both profuse and profound. It was layered on at multiple levels and financed by our own tax money threw a vast network of “NGOs” and deep state treason. Nuff said?
No...it needs to be said that nothing could have been accomplished without the aid of the RINOs


12 posted on 01/03/2026 7:20:47 PM PST by South Dakota (Vance / Trump...2028 )
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To: redfreedom

Cheating is all they can do. They have no solutions, no good ideas, they support criminals, and are on the wrong side of every issue. They are the scourge of this country. God help us if they ever get back in power.


13 posted on 01/03/2026 8:29:03 PM PST by abbastanza (Oh boy. Can't wait. Go nuts kids.)
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To: redfreedom

Correct. Any place that the margin of victory will likely be very close, the Democrats will steal. This is the equivalent of predicting the Super Bowl champion before the playoffs start.


14 posted on 01/03/2026 8:42:31 PM PST by Right Brother ("It's a big club and we're not in it.")
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Unlike many here

Unlike everybody else here...

15 posted on 01/03/2026 8:44:29 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

There is zero shot the Dems take the Senate…

Don’t know why people buy into this crap.

Dems would need 4 seat gain and it’s just not there.

Absolute best case for Dems would be 2-3 pickup and it’s not likely they will get that at all but if they should GOP retains power.


16 posted on 01/03/2026 8:55:51 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: All

Ask an AI how many GOP House seats in 2024 were won by less than 5%, and how many Dem seats in 2024 were won by less than 5%.

There is a GOP advantage.


17 posted on 01/03/2026 9:16:52 PM PST by Owen
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To: rlmorel

> And that is just one state.<

Pennsylvania had 700,000 more mail-in ballots returned than were mailed out.

EC


18 posted on 01/04/2026 5:07:45 AM PST by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: Ex-Con777

Yes. The election of 2020 was filthy, dirty, FRiend.

Filthy dirty.


19 posted on 01/04/2026 5:17:46 AM PST by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: Ex-Con777

They are setting up the biggest steal in history. As God made little green apples—they will win the Mid-terms and control the House—Then it will be impeach trump all the time, 24-7. Look to see anything that “proves” Trump can’t rule, he is an egotist idiot—will be harped on and blown up until many will abandon Trump and MAGA. Occupation and war in Venezuela will be his Vietnam. He seems to have no plans for South America. How will be “Run” it? He has some ideas but—can they work with the Media and Democratic Saboteurs, undermining every effort.


20 posted on 01/04/2026 5:23:40 AM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell, War IS a Crime.)
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