I am utterly convinced that it won’t matter, but damnit we still have to fucking try.
It’s time to take our fuckin country back
Turn-out for primaries is minuscule. If you’re in a deep red state that has fully open primaries, you can request a republican primary ballot. I guarantee if you fully look into every primary candidate there will be a reasonable person who is at least open to impeaching or otherwise opposing Trump.
If it’s a partially-open primary state you will have to switch to independent to vote strategically in primaries.
If you’re in a deep-red state with closed primaries, it’s worth considering switching affiliations just so you can have some say in who represents you.
I know it’s like sifting through shit to find an edible kernel of corn, but it’s what has to be done to stop this in deep-red states.
I honestly quite afraid they are gonna rig the fuck outta the mid-terms somehow. I realize I have little to no evidence to support that, but doesn’t mean it couldn’t still happen under this regime.
You’re not the only one.
2024 seemed to be rigged at the top only. That’s how we ended up with so many people voting a straight Democratic ticket, except for HitlerPig at the top, which Dems have been trying to convince us is perfectly normal, which it isn’t.
Its one thing to rig the vote in one race in seven swing states, it’s another to rig 435 Congressional races around the country. That would be nearly impossible. It would take multiple operatives in every district, and at some point, somebody would squeal.
The Senate races pose other challenges, although they only really have to identify a handful of close races, and make sure those fall to MAGA.
The MAGA Nazis can’t afford to let either chamber flip, or the Democrats will have control of investigative committees with subpoena and arrest powers. If that starts, it will end with prison terms for many.
So I’m convinced that they will “suspend” elections using Martial Law, or the Insurrection Act, or some other legal atrocity.
people voting a straight Democratic ticket, except for HitlerPig at the top, which Dems have been trying to convince us is perfectly normal, which it isn’t.
What. The dems saying that’s normal? Where!
So I’m convinced that they will “suspend” elections using Martial Law, or the Insurrection Act, or some other legal atrocity.
They’re stupid enough to do it, but I doubt they’ll get all the buy in they’d need.
“33 Senate Seats are on the ballot”
LMFAO.
Let me introduce you to Staggered Elections
Only Maine’s seat is even winnable, the other ones up for relection in 2026 are all safe Blue or Safe Red states
Currently its 53-47. Highly doubt that Dems can win 3 in Red States. (Unless we get a White Boi Hillbilly Revolution?)
The House cannot block juidicial nominations.
Judicial nominations are not subject to Filibuster.
So…
Not to be a pessimist, but…
Looks like an uphill battle…
😕
Edit:
Ask yourselves: Which of the red seats can Dems flip in 2026? (Grey ones are not up for election, only one seat is up for election per state due to staggered elections)
Despite this, you should still go vote! But don’t get too excited. Its not safe until fascists are out of executive power.
Ah yes, impeach the already twice impeached, 34 time convicted felon
These cunts don’t care about law so stop taking the high road, when they go low, kick them in the fucking teeth
Literally if possible
Well with a bulletproof majority we could do that.
Not counting fucking piece of shit Sinemas/Manchins. Actual Democratic leaders. People younger than 65 who want to break this fascist headlock.
vote like it in checks notes a year and a half… we need to be acting now and not waiting for elections.
Nothing stopping us.
But a bunch of people around here have no intention of voting Democrat and so finding their person, getting the signatures, raising some money, getting on the ballot, it’s all going to take time.
If you can’t be arsed to change your local party, find a new one or GTFO. Last August we had a truckload of people just proud as a pig in shit that they weren’t going to vote. Fuck that.
It’s not enough to just elect Democrats. Ok technically Democrats would have 67 votes in the Senate if they flipped every single Republican seat, which would be just enough to convict. But that’s not happening.
Instead, there needs to be a movement by anti Trump forces from across the spectrum to primary Republicans and replace them with anti Trump candidates. That effort needs to start now.
Tfw electing Democrats is “not happening” but flipping a cult against it’s demented, corrupt, rapist leader makes way more sense.
Which will never happen because Trump has support of like 95% of Republicans. Still.
It will happen when the fae right start starving from the economic crash. But then it might be too late.
After what I’ve seen the last 10 years I have absolutely zero faith that Americans can make this happen. I’d actually put money on them continuing to empower the traitorous Republican party and continue our descent into authoritarianism.
But I’ll still show up and vote against them, like I always do.
its hilarious that people still think “going through the proper channels” is going to work. you’re playing a game with someone who has cheats activated. playing by the rules aint gonna work if the guy you’re playing against rewrites the rules whenever he feels like.
Sure, hopeless. It’s understandable. But we got in a few times and we can do it again if we unite. A clear platform, a slate of dedicated candidates and some breakthrough messaging. It CAN be done.
The bad news is we actually have to do it. The corporate news isn’t going to help until it makes them money.
We won’t be getting in. I will be voting for Democrats and I hope they get in, even though they’re mostly detestable.
Yay?
If democratic voters can’t even get motivated enough to fill out a piece of paper (or press a button on a screen), how do you expect there to be enough motivation for a revolt?
Which party do I vote for to get him impeached? Democrats just overwhelmingly struck down a motion to impeach.
True, true. Go with the party that impeached him twice the first time around.
So just ignore what’s going on right now? That’s like saying I should vote republican if I care about black rights because they abolished slavery.
Understand what’s going on right now.
Could you help me out with that? Between this, the Laken Riley act, the support of the bombing of Iran, the support of the genocide, and the opposition to Zohran, the dems look like they quite like Trump, so I guess I just don’t understand. Or should we buckle up for more performative whine ins like Corey Booker did?
Sure.
Assuming “this” means the impeachment effort, it was always going to be performative as long as the republiQans chair the committees. Besides that, the reason given is trump “de facto declared war on Iran”, which doesn’t mean anything. Again, that fucker Gee Dubz screwed this all up in the early 2000s. Declaring war is a Congressional matter, but the “predisent” can launch attacks without it. It’s involved but that’s the gist. It was DOA. The 125 Derps that voted against it saved everyone some time at the cost of looking like stooges.
The Laken Riley act is not good, but the history of the bill is super charged and I don’t think they were going to stop it anyway. It was the first bill of the newly republiQan majority House and the still republiQan majority Senate. They could have voted no and been defeated like the vast majority of Democrats, but 42 House and 10 Senators went for the tough-on-crime thing which is a very old problem. (That’s 13% and 10% repectively, if you’re into that shit.)
The support of the bombing of Iran: okay, you’ll have to pitch in here because I found much more about Democrats against it than Democrats for it. The one person who said flat out they were for it was Fetterman, and I think we all know what’s going on there. The few who “weren’t necessarily against it” were the olds who both either must support Israel even after all this garbage, OR remember the hostage crisis, or both. Again, the vast majority were against it, said so, and some took action to stop it. If you’ve got a specific link to cover it, share it.
The support of the genocide: this is an interesting read from Brookings, fwiw, that says the Dems who opposed Israel’s actions lost their primaries. Only 2% won them. 44% didn’t mention it at all when they ran. The short answer is that by-and-large, Democrats who spoke loudest against it were voted out (or not supported. Same thing). Primaries are critical, and for all the talk I’m trying to do about the midterms, you can see just in this thread, many people aren’t engaged yet. If they ever will be. There’s no defending support of it, but there’s a lot to do to speak out about it. I don’t think that’s the same as they support it - it’s not like they vote every week to do what they do. For that matter I want them to stand up for Ukraine, and it’s been drowned out by Gaza, much to trump and Putin’s delight.
The opposition to Zohan: first of all, he’s running for mayor. Okay, yes, mayor of 13 Million people, but it’s not like he’s passing laws or affecting anyone outside of that 300 square miles. Secondly he won a ranked choice primary. It’s exciting! I hope he wins! But he hasn’t yet. Thirdly, this may come as some shock to you but NYC politics run incredibly deep with money, corruption, and, well politics. It’s also a media capitol, so we’re hearing way more about it than we otherwise would. Old, moneyed interests freaking out about losing a sure bet. Dem strategists (usually scum) getting all kinds of ink about themselves if they talk about it. They’re freaked out that big money lost and desperate to hold on to the sure thing, and they’ll find a way to fuck it up. It’s not because they love trump, though. It’s because old moneyed assholes are republiQans anywhere else. You’ve got to factor in New York politics when you talk about it.
the dems look like they quite like Trump
That’s a view shared by a couple of distinct interests who would love Democrats to lose even more than they just did. I don’t subscribe to it.
Remember folks, every vote counts. We did this to ourselves.
I’ve said it before elsewhere but it needs to be heard…
It’s just wild to me continually seeing posts not understanding how this all works, and how it would play out. It’s like the people who thought China paid the tariffs…
The house is almost tied. That’s who passes bills, handles impeachments, some of the most powerful committees are, and who impeaches Presidents…
218 Republicans, 213 Democrats.
Let’s see, take New York for example.
26 representatives total, 19 Democrat and 7 Republican.
5 of those were within 2 points last time their seat was up.
People who think that New York is blue, their vote doesn’t matter, skips the votes for the House and Senate and end up losing a Blue house seat but later complain that nothing changes are literally the fucking problem.
Every. Fucking. State. Is. Like. This.
Apathetic morons who don’t realize that the president is only held accountable by the other branch of government then wave their hands around when they did jack shit to help put people in place to, are the fucking problem.
District 3 of California was lost by 24,000 votes. District 22 was lost by 3,000.
Those two seats in the house, along with the close ones in New York, Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Washington, hell every state… Are what makes the House of Representatives or breaks it.
So, if you think that your vote for president doesn’t matter, so you skip voting and let these other seats slip, yes, you’re a fucking moron who can’t grasp basic concepts of government that are taught in 4th grade.
And don’t get me started on the State House/Senates, how they define voting laws and voting zones and engage in gerrymandering.
Every fucking vote counts.
And until the country realizes it, and starts acting on it, we’ll keep getting the shit we deserve.
House needs a simple majority, and two thirds of the Senate.
Democrats would need ~18 seats.
First, that won’t happen in 2026.
Even the best cases make it hard to win enough by 2028. Which is why impeachment is just not something we can hold out for.
Gerrymandering is part of why this is a problem, which is done at the local level, and again why every vote counts.
How could it play out? Assuming some absurdly weird upside down world just opposite of what we’re living in, this is the only path just looking at the numbers…
Again, Democrats would need to gain 18 net seats. Seats Potentially in Play (Republican Incumbents): This requires looking at seats up in upcoming cycles.
- Class 1 Seats (Up in 2026):
- Highly Competitive Targets: These would be the first priority. States where Democrats have won statewide recently or that lean only slightly Republican. Examples based on recent political history might include:
- North Carolina (Budd-R)
- Alaska (Sullivan-R) - Unique dynamics with ranked-choice voting.
- Stretch Targets: States that are more Republican but could potentially flip under exceptionally favorable conditions (like the hypothetical turnout).
- Iowa (Ernst-R)
- Montana (Daines-R) - Depends heavily on candidate matchups.
- Kentucky (McConnell-R’s seat - potential retirement changes dynamics)
- Kansas (Marshall-R)
- South Carolina (Graham-R)
- Very Difficult Targets: Solidly Republican states requiring overwhelming Democratic turnout and significant shifts among other voters.
- Texas (Cornyn-R)
- Mississippi (Wicker-R)
- Alabama (Tuberville-R)
- West Virginia (Capito-R)
- Oklahoma (Mullin-R - Special election winner)
- Wyoming (Lummis-R)
- Idaho (Risch-R)
- Arkansas (Cotton-R)
- Nebraska (Ricketts-R)
- South Dakota (Rounds-R)
- Louisiana (Cassidy-R) - Jungle primary system.
- Highly Competitive Targets: These would be the first priority. States where Democrats have won statewide recently or that lean only slightly Republican. Examples based on recent political history might include:
- Class 2 Seats (Up in 2028): (Looking further ahead)
- Highly Competitive Targets:
- Maine (Collins-R) - Often competitive, depends on matchup.
- Georgia (Perdue/Ossoff dynamic showed competitiveness, depends who holds it after '26 potentially) - Assuming GOP holds a seat here.
- Stretch Targets:
- Michigan (Peters-D currently, but listing potential GOP flips back if one happened hypothetically before 2028) - Generally leans D, but could be contested.
- New Hampshire (Shaheen-D currently) - Generally leans D, but listing potential GOP flips back.
- Very Difficult Targets: (Many solidly Republican states)
- Tennessee (Hagerty-R)
- Alaska (Murkowski-R historically, depends on dynamics)
- North Carolina (Tillis-R)
- Iowa (Grassley-R seat potentially)
- Texas (Cruz-R)
- Kentucky (Paul-R)
- And many others similar to the 2026 list (SC, AL, MS, WY, ID, NE, SD, KS, WV, OK).
- Highly Competitive Targets:
It’s going to take an absolutely historic level of pain to both drive enough people to vote MAGA out to make this change though.
The amount that’s being excused, sanewashed, and just drowned out with other absurdities…
We’re on all on this shit ride until some new wildcard comes into play.
No impeachment, no Supreme Court, no guardrail is going to change that.
Something new and unaccounted for is the only feasible catalyst.
I’m not American and I wish you guys the very best, but my expectations for the 2026 elections is on par with the elections in Russia. Every non republican candidate may end up in jail or out of a window.
Unfortunately as someone who lives here and has no choice but to watch it, I think you’re right.
Far too many of my countrymen are just complacent in letting this happen.
It’s not easy to take action that really works. Protests only do so much. Armed resistance is problematic and can backfire in so many ways…
Totally get all of that, but U cant help but look at McConnell’s seat and remember how Schumer and co rejected the exciting young candidate and instead forced a PRO-TRUMP “democrat” to challenge him.
It’s simple: if you think you can challenge a red conservative with a blue conservative, the red conservative will win every time. Blue conservatives are just carpetbaggers to the voters.
The challenger to conservatism is progressivism. If you don’t actually provide a choice you WILL lose.
- Class 1 Seats (Up in 2026):
We’ve been doing this shit for a decade now. It’s not working, the system is broken, we should try something else. Yelling VOTED HARDER has failed.
Also, don’t put status quo Democrats on those ballots, especially ones who voted to table impeachment earlier this week.
Remember to vote in new blood that’s not afraid to impeach a fascist. Refer to this list for the Dems you need to vote out: Fascist-Enabler Democrats Vote Against Impeachment
That’s good, but instead of a list of who not to vote for, howabout a list of who to vote for?
Considering that primary campaigns largely haven’t started for '26, that’s going to be a difficult list to compile. “Who not to vote for” is a good start in light of that.
Fair enough. It’s just going to sneak up on us like everything else. After the holidays, I suppose. (He says. In June.)
Basically any progressive challenger to anyone who has been in Washington 12 years or more.
In the primaries, right?
your last chance was Nov 2024
