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Posted on 11/04/2026 10:38:47 AM PST by TBP
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November 3 will ultimately determine how much outrage and punishment the American people will have to endure over the next two years.
However, I see a political trap developing for Democrats, and the irony is that winning on November 3 might be just as damaging to their future as losing.
In my view, either outcome could leave them facing defeat in 2028.
The difference is what happens to America during the next two years.
How much political warfare? How many investigations? How much outrage and congressional gridlock?
How much suffering Americans will be forced to endureβ¦
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Follow along, because I think youβll understand what I mean.
Democrats have become remarkably predictable creatures. Their outrage and anger make their political strategy relatively easy to anticipate. But that same outrage may also be blinding them to the consequences of their own decisions.
Theyβve become so consumed with Donald Trump, so determined to defeat him at any cost, that I question whether theyβve given much thought to what happens after the election.
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Because November 4 could be the beginning of a political nightmare they never anticipated.
Iβm hopeful that November 3 will bring a red wave. I believe in the American people. I believe they understand whatβs at stake and are capable of looking beyond the political noise.
But Iβm not going to pretend this election is a sure thing.
Itβs close. Very close. And weβve already seen places like Alaska where Democrats are willing to cheat in order to win.
Thereβs also a reason the presidentβs party so often loses congressional seats during midterm elections.
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And I believe that culture has encouraged both impatience and ignorance about how long meaningful change actually takes.
We elect a president expecting results almost immediately. And when they donβt arrive fast enough, we become frustrated.
But governing a nation isnβt like ordering a package online. Real change takes time, and sometimes voters punish an administration before its policies have even had an opportunity to produce results.
Which brings me to a potentially terrifying possibility.
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Thereβs an old saying:
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And I donβt believe Democrats have thought this through. Their fixation on Donald Trump is so severe that I question whether theyβve considered the consequences of actually gaining power.
Stop Trump. Oppose Trump. Investigate Trump. Reverse Trump.
But have they considered the consequences of succeeding?
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They may have succeeded in creating the illusion that Trumpβs policies have failed. But if they win, theyβll be held accountable not only for the changes they make, but also for the changes they donβt.
And thatβs the double-edged sword.
As the opposition, Democrats can criticize every policy, every decision, and every outcome.
But as the congressional majority, voters will also expect them to produce results.
Suddenly, complaining about Donald Trump wonβt be enough. Theyβll have to explain what theyβve accomplished, what theyβve prevented, and why the promises they made havenβt necessarily become reality.
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What happens if Democrats succeed in reversing Trumpβs policies, only to discover that some were far more effective than they were willing to admit?
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Letβs take a look.
Imagine waking up November 4 to the announcement that Democrats have taken both the House and Senate. Champagne! Celebrations! Victory speeches!
And then reality sets in.
Imagine the next two years of Washington practically paralyzed by political warfare.
Congressional investigations. Subpoenas. Impeachment threats. Endless accusations.
Television networks covering every confrontation. Social media exploding with outrage.
Imagine βpeaceful protestsβ filling the evening news, with buildings burning in the background. Another so-called βsummer of love.β
Politicians attacking one another while American taxpayers continue paying their salaries.
Businesses facing uncertainty. Legislation stalled. Campaign promises unfulfilled.
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And sitting in the Oval Office?
Donald Trump.
Still president. Still commander in chief. Still holding the power to veto legislation.
Democrats may control Congress, but they wonβt control the presidency.
And governing requires something considerably more difficult than campaigning.
Understanding economics. Geopolitics. International negotiations. Military strategy.
The United States is one of the largest and most complex economies in the world.
Winning an election doesnβt automatically make someone wise, intelligent, competent, or capable of leadership. An election changes a personβs title. It doesnβt change their character.
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And thatβs before we even begin discussing tariffs, immigration, healthcare, government spending, or the war with Iran.
Every issue carries consequences. Every promise comes with a price.
A Democratic Congress could negotiate legislation, approve spending, and exercise oversight. But passing its own agenda would still require dealing with a Republican president who holds the veto pen.
And that creates a problem.
If Democrats promise sweeping changes and cannot deliver them, voters may not be interested in hearing excuses about Donald Trump.
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Of course, there is one power a congressional majority could choose to emphasize instead.
And thatβs where things become particularly fascinating.
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Suppose Democrats win the House and decide to impeach Donald Trump.
They can do that with a simple majority.
Terrific.
Now remove him.
Oh, wait.
That requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate. Sixty-seven senators if all 100 are present.
So imagine months of hearings, accusations, investigations, and political theater.
And at the end?
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But letβs imagine something extraordinary.
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What if enough Republicans joined Democrats to convict and remove Donald Trump?
Would Trump automatically go to prison?
No. Impeachment isnβt a criminal conviction. He leaves office.
And who becomes president?
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Thatβs right.
The man who could very well become the Republican presidential nominee in 2028.
Except now he isnβt campaigning as a former vice president.
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So if Democrats were to succeed in impeaching and removing Donald Trump, they would have handed the White House to JD Vance.
Again, I donβt think for a moment they thought any of this through.
Thatβs what happens when political decisions are driven by blind rage.
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He has the remainder of Trumpβs term to establish his record, demonstrate his leadership, and build public confidence.
And who might still be offering him advice? Donald Trump.
No longer president, but hardly disappearing from American politics.
And what happens if Democrats discover that removing Trump hasnβt eliminated the policies or political movement they opposed?
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Only this time, JD Vance becomes the villain. New accusations. New investigations. Perhaps even new impeachment proceedings.
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But imagine Democrats spending years trying to remove Donald Trump, finally succeeding, and potentially handing the next Republican presidential candidate the advantages of incumbency.
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Now THAT would be quite an accomplishment!
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What exactly would Democrats accomplish if they won both chambers?
They could investigate Donald Trump.
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They could hold hearings.
They could threaten impeachment.
They could attempt to block his policies.
But the more time they spend fighting Donald Trump, the less time theyβll have to demonstrate that their own ideas can deliver results.
And eventually, somebody is going to ask a much more important question.
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Because pointing fingers across the aisle isnβt going to pay the grocery bill, lower insurance premiums, build factories, or end wars.
And if Democrats control Congress, theyβll have to answer for their decisions as well as their opposition.
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That could be an entirely different story.
But November 3 is still ahead of us.
And I havenβt lost faith in the American people.
I believe voters understand whatβs at stake. I believe they recognize the possibility of congressional gridlock, escalating hostility, and promises that may never be fulfilled.
The patterns are there. In my view, theyβve been developing for more than a decade.
The investigations. The hostility. The political division. The seemingly endless determination to defeat an opponent rather than persuade the American people with better ideas.
And if Democrats win these midterms, I fear the political turmoil Iβve described could become our reality for the next two years.
Not because it was inevitable.
But because the American people chose the representatives who would help shape it.
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The American people still get to decide.
And if Democrats win on November 3, I fear they wonβt stop at going after Donald Trump.
They wonβt stop at politicians.
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But thatβs a subject for my next post.
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Vote as though your whole world depends upon it.
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They will do nothing to help the American people, nor do they care to. They are so obsessed with their hatred of Trump -- and yes, that is the right word for it -- that they don't care what the fallout is, nor what the side effects are, as long as the can destroy lives (not just careers.) The more, the better. To the point that I no longer feel safe in this country.
The more harm they do us, the more we suffer. The more we suffer, the more dependent we are on government. The more dependent we are on government, the more people vote for the Big Government party. The more people vote for their party, the more power, money, and sex they have. So making us suffer benefits them. And they know it.
Their hate for Trump and eveyrone around him and all his supporters or anyone they decide was a supporter is totalizing and consuming, so if it harms the people, that's not their problem.
But could very well be a BIG problem for them in 2028.
I remember the Red Wave of 1994. When people said Gingrich ingended to eliminate social programs, his answer was “We intend to eliminate the need.”
The Democrats found “we intend to eliminate the need” extremely offensive. They need need to keep themselvs in power. It’s a dangerous political co-dependency.
The dimocRATs will be commanding the circus from the monkey cage. It will be clear to voters what they let happen and there will likely be a big course correction in 2028.
WHAT is this guy smoking?
I’ve seen some brain damaged political spins in my day, but this one is off the charts insane.
I could pick apart each and every point the dumb author is making on how this win was a mistake for the democrats, but I don’t want to damage any more brain cells by reading his drivel.
LOL
Nothing much will change from the White House
Trump will continue to govern the same he and all other presidents govern with a congress hostile to their agenda.
and therefor didnβt require house approval.
Obligated us in the Paris climate accord, for the sole purpose of disadvantaging the USA.
Trump will continue his presidency in the same vein as Clinton/Obama
Internationally, he hasnβt required much interaction from Congress and will likely continue to issue executive orders on the domestic agenda.
There really wasnβt a plan for major legislation in the next two years, and he will have to accept congress will absolutely not approve any nominations during the same period.
Everyone will continue to carp about the other side, as has been the hallmark of this Great Nation for the last 250 years.
There ainβt going to be coalition of 61 votes in opposition to the veto pen.
Sohhhhβ¦.Ainβt nothing changing except the whining.
Onward to 2028
May the best ideas winβ¦
WHAT is this guy smoking?
Iβve seen some brain damaged political spins in my day, but this one is off the charts insane.
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Thanks for writing that! I was going to post my point of view, but your post already does it.
The Democrats are like the dog chasing the postal truck.
They caught up to the truck and stopped it.
Now we get a lot of barking for two years.
Hopefully the wars get ended in the Middle East and Ukraine and Republican primary candidates in 2028 get off to a fresh start.
Simply put, I have every confidence Democrats will eff it up.
They will take this win as a mandate for their policies (even though none of them run on any) other than simply anger about the current admins actions and policies, particularly the war with Iran.
As such they will launch all kinds of investigations and vindictive nonsense.. will attempt to push through things no one wants..
We’ve seen this movie before, it was the Biden years...
So, while yesterday was disappointing, its a marathon not a sprint...
They sure didn't do that yesterday, did they?
They caught up to the truck and stopped it.
Now we get a lot of barking for two years.
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No, the goal of the democrats is to inflict misery upon americans. And when they get the chance, they do it
So if Democrats were to succeed in impeaching and removing Donald Trump, they would have handed the White House to JD Vance.
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They have already thought of this.
That is why they have already been pre-framing Vance as also being culpable in the offenses that they are ascribing to Trump.
The sad fact is that the democrats, or at least the shadowy intelligentsia behind the democrats, are very good at game strategic war-gaming out their scenarios. They admitted this during the covid coup.
I’m not saying that the premise of the article is wrong. Vance would become the Presidential “incumbent” which could help him moreso than being the VP incumbent, but they are going to go after him hard, and they already have it planned out.
When we think or know we are going to lose, we look for silver linings and that is what is going on. And that is what is happening here.
One of the big issues IMO, is the muslimm infiltration of our country and thereby, government.
This is the New Democratic Party, with a near CA type super majority. I live in Sacramento and see all the insane crap that is passed without any pushback from the republicans, because they canβt. They have no power. This lunatic left is ready to do whatever it takes to make the right miserable. It is gonna be lawfare on a level we have never seen before. Because they have the mandate. Then, god help us all if they get more seats in the senate AND the presidency in 28. The left isnβt ball-less like our side is. They are gonna push push push and they know they wonβt get any pushback from our side.
Theyβve become so consumed with Donald Trump, so determined to defeat him at any cost, that I question whether theyβve given much thought to what happens after the election.
Bingo winner
I love the “we’re winning by losing arguments.” However, I preferred winning.
The new Democrat governors will inflict the misery on their citizens.
The House and Senate will just jump up and down and bark a lot.
And the big democrat wave when Obama won and drunk with power they rammed Obamacare through. Socialized healthcare. Which everyone hates.
Who thinks yesterdayβs election was because voters really wanted more of that?
It was because Trump ran against forever wars, and then started one.
It was because the independents trusted Republicans more on the economy two years ago and nothing has changed for the better in their daily lives.
It was because people are pissed off. And the Republicans were the only bums they throw out.
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