Posted on 11/10/2026 5:22:20 AM PST by Heartlander
Midterm Realities
In the 126 years since 1900, nearly 90 percent of the midterm elections have led to the party in the Oval Office losing House seats, and two-thirds of those same elections have led to it losing Senate seats. Given this history, midterm losses of some sort in 2026 were almost a sure bet. But what ensued in November went well beyond all normal expectations. When all the votes are tabulated, the current blue wave may match the massive midterm losses that buried Bill Clinton in 1994 and Barack Obama in 2010.
First, what does this massive 2026 slapdown now portend?
A second-term president in his final two years, facing a euphoric and frenzied opposition Congress, emboldened by a landslide, will have difficulty confirming federal judges or cabinet members. Most presidents in that dire situation try to rush through confirmations in the brief two remaining months of their lame-duck congressional majorities—not an easy task. Trump is, at this very moment, following in their footsteps.
Come next year, Trump will still not have to face a veto-proof Congress—unless renegade Republican senators and representatives join Democrats on key legislation to provide them with the necessary 67-Senate-vote/290-House-vote override.
It is critical for Trump, then, to shore up potentially apostate congressional Republicans and keep them in line to prevent this. Another problem: waves as huge as the 2026 blue wave can sometimes take two or three election cycles to correct themselves—meaning the 2026 left-wing momentum gives the socialist Democrats advantages in the 2028 presidential elections.
Even though the Democrats cannot hope to override the veto, some, like Elizabeth Warren, have recklessly called for ending the filibuster—a huge mistake when they don’t yet...
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Think of last week as a “no confidence” vote in Donald Trump and the feckless Republicans in Washington.
It was a team loss.
And the fact is the GOP was on its last legs even before Trump.
They put up token opposition in the most populous states, like California. They are not a serious political party, and haven’t been for a long time.
Kill it!
“Think of last week as a “no confidence” vote in Donald Trump and the feckless Republicans in Washington.”
Or, confirmation that much of the American public is stupid beyond measure.
Or, confirmation that much of the American public is stupid beyond measure.
It’s both.
It is simple the American people want their vices and sinful lifestyles as if you need proof the abortion special election in Kansas... And Trump turned from God as well as handlers told him polling showed it was a loser issue... As in the days of Noah will go America.
” Another problem: waves as huge as the 2026 blue wave can sometimes take two or three election cycles to correct themselves”
What about the 2024 election red wave? It only lasted a half an election cycle? Does Victor even mention election fraud?
“It’s both.”
Sadly, I agree.
I knew we were in trouble when life long conservative Christians I have known for decades started spontaneously complaining about Trump, Iran, the cost of food, and Diesel costs in particular.
I am a 6th generation Texan, and I have never encountered such negativity. The closest I can remember is the oil shock of the late 1970’s under Carter and how furious people were about the lines at gas stations.
How does one autopsy crooked elections?!
Without audits we’ll never know who voted for what.
We need to secure our elections.
Then we’ll know who wants what.
The patient died.
the problem is Senators are elected for SIX YEAR terms! so we wont even get the chance to replace them for 6 years, and look what happened in Georgia... once in... it is nearly impossible to get them out.
Could it be that Trump become the new Jimmy Carter?
Wasn’t massive election fraud.. the American people voted for ones who matched their values..
And what did they do with it?
Some food for thought...
https://patriots.win/p/1ATodeD9K2/here-are-the-updated-2026-midter/c
Hmmmm...
Donald Dems are a thing.
And they are why Deep State has to steal elections.
Case in point, moi.
I’m a voting life long registered Dem.
I was familiar with every candidate on the ballot.
And I voted straight Republican.
Again.
I wonder how my fellow Dems would feel if we find out that Deep State is stealing/losing/switching Dem voters’ votes as well...
20 years ago making a public speech in which you claimed you couldn’t find a napkin so you wiped your mouth with the American flag would have nuked any political and private sector endeavors. Today you get elected to congress.
We are in trouble.
And replace it with what?
“I knew we were in trouble when life long conservative Christians I have known for decades started spontaneously complaining about Trump, Iran, the cost of food, and Diesel costs in particular.”
They just needed some angry Freeper to tell them how good the economy actually is based on some abstract measures that don’t affect their daily lives.
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