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Just a general thread concerning all things about this election. Everything from predictions to observations to things being reported happening. Plus questions about what we may think we'll see.

As far as predictions go I will certainly predict the Dems will take control of the House. The Senate is another story all together. That's a pretty slippery slope and I'm not so sure the Dems can pull that one off.

However, if they do I look for all of the same accusations we saw in the 2020 election. Accusations of cheating, the election being stolen, the loss blamed on illegal voters and the list goes on. I can see court case after court case trying to overturn the will of the people again. I could see every attempt made to refuse certifying this election on both the state and federal levels.

Of course there are rumors that armed ICE agents will show up at polling locations. That the poll watchers the the DOJ is sending out will intimidate voters. I think much of that is overblown to get ratings and invoke an emotional response. But California, the NCAA and others are sending out poll watchers to watch the poll watchers so that brings about an unprecedented situation that could lead to escalation.

I suppose we'll see as the day moves on.

Happy No-More-Political-Ads-Day Eve!!!

I swung through my polling location today on my way to work. Recent elections usually were very quiet at that time, but today the place was busy.

I predict that the Dems will do well and that trump will blame voter fraud and undermine confidence in fair elections and once again act like a giant spoiled douche bag.

I do expect dems to make large gains as voters voice their displeasure at the state of things. I don't expect it to be as much as dem talking heads are estimating. I expect Ohio and most other solidly-red states to remain so, with a few eyebrow-raising upsets in a small number of elections.

As long as politicians across the political spectrum continue to use identity politics as a means to divide voters and maintain deadlock, the pendulum will continue to swing from one party to another without anything significant changing.

I expect the dems to control both the house and senate.
Dems +32-35 in house
Acton and Brown both win in Ohio

In the house races-Dems are leading in 60 republican districts at 9 pm.

40% of vote in Texas senate-Talarico up by almost 20% 59.2 to 39.3%

Drudge Report is projecting that the Dems will end up with control of both houses.

Boebert and Crank are losing. If Crank loses, that will be first time that district ever went blue.

A, o, way to go Ohio!!!!!!

51 called for the Senate now. Crazy. I expected blue gains but this has been an absolute curb stomp.

Trump calling Abbott a RINO as I type this.

Crazy.

Blue wave, near extinction level event for MAGA. America finally gets a vote right by moving left.

52. Down goes Collins.

Things aren’t looking good for Mike Turner now too. Not surprising with the number of federal employees in his district.

I had the House going to the Dems, and the Reps holding the Senate by 1-2 seats.

What did I know? I never saw this. I thought that Ramaswamy ran an abysmal campaign, but I thought that Husted would pull out a close win.

It's a big machine ... I think talks of extinction are unfounded.

nearly 2/3 of the country voting communist ... wow.

In the end if that is what people think they want, that is what they are going to get. So be it. As with anything else, out with the old, in with the new. My fear for the young people is that if the trend towards communism continues, you won't be able to vote it out, you have to fight your way out. With your disdain for Putin, you'd think you would know that. Russia was not long ago called a Socialist Republic.

As far as the election, it went about as expected. It's not like a historic shift, but I was surprised by the number of Governors picked-up.

I don’t think Ramaswamy did Husted any favors. Ramaswamy might have screwed Vance over too, for that matter. He never had any business being the candidate in the first place. He sealed his own fate with that absolutely moronic ad.

Trump endorsing Paxton over Cornyn was also perhaps one of the biggest unforced errors I have seen in a long time.

Maybe young people wont be saddled with an ever growing largest national debt in history. Maybe they can get affordable health care and housing. Oh the horrors of it all! Do you think I should start investing in burka stocks?

Economics rule.

trump fatigue is real.

Amen. That's sums up the whole thing in two easy sentences.

First, I said it the night he was elected and I've been saying it ever since... not everybody has TDS, but it's just a matter of time before everyone has TFS.

The decision to flex on Iran, who will for the rest of mankind be trying to build a nuke, was among the dumbest decisions I've ever seen. On that day, I knew this day was coming.

When folks go to the grocery store and then to the gas station.

Enough is enough.

Wake up to daily nonsense about Canadian tariffs, Lake Ontario, and the reflection pool.

Guilt by association. maga game over.

It appears trump didn't do Husted any favors either by bragging about his ass.


I was just happy to see that it's appearing now many more voters have identified a level low enough they actually found it disgusting. I was beginning to wonder if it would ever reach that point.


Trump holding 30 events in 20 states in his mid term push may have been the biggest gift he has given the Dems in all his years as president.

This election really surprised me. I certainly didn't expect it to be this drastic of a change. Some of the places the dems won had me baffled.

Texas hasn't had a Democratic Gov. since Ann Richards in the early 90's. Texas hadn't elected a Dem. as senator since 1988.

The last Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas was George McGill in 1932.

We have a toss up in Mississippi and the Dems didn't even give that campaign any financial support to speak of.

Thus far the results say the Dems have a majority in the senate with a total of 54. I don't quite see it that way. Yes they have the majority but I see it as 53 and a Fetterman.

Yeah I think after spending decades screwing over younger people, you can’t just say that they’re doing it wrong by voting against the status quo. The status quo has railroaded them for a long time and keeps doing so.

]5 DSA candidates are elected to the House in a historic night for their movement
https://www.npr.org/2026/11/03/g-s1-150034/2026-midterm-election-dsa-candidates

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ra...-ascending-clout-within-democratic-party

I see we're in the "It's gonna get worse before it gets better" part of the game.

Only in the game you're trying to play.

Well said. IMO it was economics that got him elected. It’s is economics that got him reprimanded. People keep screaming out that they are being ignored and the powers that be keep ignoring them.

Until someone actually governs for the people, I think we will keep seeing these curb stomps and reverse curb stomps.

Well at least Husted can be a Lucky Jeans model now if nothing else.

I don't doubt it. He has to be searching for a new career and I don't see Wrangler or Levi trying to swoop in any time soon.

It's crazy, and the peaks and valleys of the roller coaster will only get wider (my opinion).

It's the perfect remedy for them to constantly throw their hands in the air and escape responsibility, they can always blame it on the changing landscape. "I tried."

With that said, and ^that^ as the defacto m.o,; will they ever let someone that actually "governs for the people" in the big chair??

Two very confusing statements.

How would they not be saddled with debt if we have government sponsored "affordable housing" and free healthcare?? Fairy dust again?

And I really don't understand "decades of screwing over younger people"?

You’ll have to forgive my incomplete thoughts on here as I’m usually typing on the move.

What I said before dovetails with the previous response about the wild swings. Young people have shown they are a large force to those wild swings. It’s not party specific.

They have been screwed over by the massive debt and poor financial spending by legacy politicians, often older, regardless of party. The debt snowballs onto the younger generations - and the majority of spending goes toward things that do not benefit them (wars, SS, Medicare, etc.). They have been continually struggling financially while watching bailouts and wealth transfer.

It doesn’t take them long to look at who is in power, along with the accompanying behavior and legislation, for them to then say “Nope, don’t like this!” before snapping in the other direction.

Edit, I can see the confusion now. My point wasn’t to coincide with the housing, healthcare, etc but more to focus on the disenfranchisement of the youth.

I don’t know. I don’t see a single candidate out there who I think would be a good choice for “the big chair.”

Only my opinion - but fear of socialism and fear of communism is completely unfounded. The US will never be anything but a capitalist economy - a constitutional federal republic and a representative democracy. There is virtually zero chance of that changing - certainly no chance in your lifetime, my lifetime or our kids and grand kids lifetime. There is already a good deal of 'socialism' baked into the American system. As it should be. You made a jab about Europeans ... it is not just Europeans ... it is every first world industrialized country on the planet with the exception of the US that has a National Health service ... and as a result Americans pay more for every health procedure compared to other countries. Looking after our citizens shouldn't be portrayed as evil.

Jon Ossoff. Bank on it.

I need to learn more about him. I don’t mind Buttigieg either but I’m not completely sold on him.

It’s hard to see who could even be viable from the wreckage on the Right. Certainly not Vance IMO.

Gotcha. I really don't have time today to breach that whole subject; we'll save it for another day. I seem to remember A recent post of yours that raised a bunch of issues for conversation but didn't have the time then either. I guess what I really need is more time.

You and me both

There are two issues with Buttigieg ever getting elected. One is that it's very difficult for a smart, articulate person to get elected. For some reason a lot of Americans believe if you aren't boisterous and loud enough you can't possibly be a good leader. There is a lot of dumb that ends up in the oval office as a result.

Secondly he is gay. As sad as it seems and even though it shouldn't be this way, that's an obstacle that would be virtually insurmountable.

I actually supported him in the 2020 primary before he dropped out of the race.