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BDKJMU wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 6:06 am
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BDKJMU wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 6:06 am
Swallwell should just switch to the Republican Party and run. MAQA doesn't care if you're a white, Christian sexual predator who was born in the US. He might even be able to run for POTUS in 2028.
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UNI88 wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 7:03 am
BDKJMU wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 6:06 am
Swallwell should just switch to the Republican Party and run. MAQA doesn't care if you're a white, Christian sexual predator who was born in the US. He might even be able to run for POTUS in 2028.
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Re: 2025/2026 Elections Congressional & State

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Four major races shift in favor of Democrats as Senate looks more likely to swing in their favor
The Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races to favor Democratic candidates as the minority party looks increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber.

Cook is known largely for its ratings of how elections might tilt. Democrats hold 47 Senate seats, meaning they need to flip four seats to win the majority. To do so, they will need to hold two Senate seats–in Michigan and Georgia — in states President Donald Trump won in 2024 — and flip at least four Senate seats.

The report changed its rating for North Carolina’s Senate race from a toss-up to “lean Democratic.” Roy Cooper, the state’s former Democratic governor, is running for the seat being vacated by outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
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Cook also changed the rating for Georgia from toss-up to lean Democratic. Sen. Jon Ossoff is the sole incumbent Democrat running for re-election in a state where Trump won by 2 percentage points in 2024. Ossoff first notched won his seat in 2021 in a runoff election shortly after Joe Biden had flipped the state. But Ossoff has proven to be an adept fundraiser and campaigner.
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Cook also shifted the Ohio Senate race from lean Republican to a toss-up. Gov. Mike DeWine appointed John Husted to fill the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated. In response, former Sen. Sherrod Brown jumped into the race. Brown served three terms in the Senate but lost to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024 thanks in part to gobs of cash spent by Republicans and the crypto industry.
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Lastly, Cook changed the rating for Nebraska’s Senate race from solid Republican to likely Republican. When Sen. Ben Sasse resigned his seat early, the Gov. Jim Pillen appointed former Gov. Pete Ricketts. Ricketts comes from money and his family owns the Chicago Cubs.
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Still, even if Democrats and independents win each of these races, Democrats would still need to win two more seats. In Maine, incumbent Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are running in a race to be the nominee to run against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, the only Republican from a state that voted for Harris.

In Alaska, former Rep. Mary Peltola is running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola’s campaign announced on Monday that she had raised more than $8.9 million in the first fundraising quarter of this year.
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Re: 2025/2026 Elections Congressional & State

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UNI88 wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 2:31 pm Four major races shift in favor of Democrats as Senate looks more likely to swing in their favor
The Cook Political Report shifted four Senate races to favor Democratic candidates as the minority party looks increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber.

Cook is known largely for its ratings of how elections might tilt. Democrats hold 47 Senate seats, meaning they need to flip four seats to win the majority. To do so, they will need to hold two Senate seats–in Michigan and Georgia — in states President Donald Trump won in 2024 — and flip at least four Senate seats.

The report changed its rating for North Carolina’s Senate race from a toss-up to “lean Democratic.” Roy Cooper, the state’s former Democratic governor, is running for the seat being vacated by outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.
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Cook also changed the rating for Georgia from toss-up to lean Democratic. Sen. Jon Ossoff is the sole incumbent Democrat running for re-election in a state where Trump won by 2 percentage points in 2024. Ossoff first notched won his seat in 2021 in a runoff election shortly after Joe Biden had flipped the state. But Ossoff has proven to be an adept fundraiser and campaigner.
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Cook also shifted the Ohio Senate race from lean Republican to a toss-up. Gov. Mike DeWine appointed John Husted to fill the seat Vice President JD Vance vacated. In response, former Sen. Sherrod Brown jumped into the race. Brown served three terms in the Senate but lost to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024 thanks in part to gobs of cash spent by Republicans and the crypto industry.
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Lastly, Cook changed the rating for Nebraska’s Senate race from solid Republican to likely Republican. When Sen. Ben Sasse resigned his seat early, the Gov. Jim Pillen appointed former Gov. Pete Ricketts. Ricketts comes from money and his family owns the Chicago Cubs.
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Still, even if Democrats and independents win each of these races, Democrats would still need to win two more seats. In Maine, incumbent Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are running in a race to be the nominee to run against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, the only Republican from a state that voted for Harris.

In Alaska, former Rep. Mary Peltola is running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola’s campaign announced on Monday that she had raised more than $8.9 million in the first fundraising quarter of this year.
Misleading headline by the Brits to say the Senate leans donk. The article lists only one conk seat that Cook has as lean donk (NC) and only one conk seat as tossup (OH). Still have to come up with 2 more conk seats. Maybe the Brits forgot to mention Maine. 270 has Maine as tossup and Alaska lean conk.
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BDKJMU wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 2:56 pm
Misleading headline by the Brits to say the Senate leans donk. The article lists only one conk seat that Cook has as lean donk (NC) and only one conk seat as tossup (OH). Still have to come up with 2 more conk seats. Maybe the Brits forgot to mention Maine. 270 has Maine as tossup and Alaska lean conk.
I don't disagree about it being misleading but the article mentions Maine (and Alaska) and they are at the bottom of what I quoted from the article.
Still, even if Democrats and independents win each of these races, Democrats would still need to win two more seats. In Maine, incumbent Gov. Janet Mills and oyster farmer Graham Platner are running in a race to be the nominee to run against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, the only Republican from a state that voted for Harris.

In Alaska, former Rep. Mary Peltola is running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Peltola’s campaign announced on Monday that she had raised more than $8.9 million in the first fundraising quarter of this year.
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Last week was 218 conk (217 + 1 Indy that caucuses with the conks), 214 donk, 3 vacant.

This week
1 conk resignation
1 donk resignation
1 conk swearing in (today Clay Fuller (R-Ga.),
So 218-213-4.

Next week NJ 11 Special election goes donk, so in 2 weeks likely back to 218-214-3.
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:18 pm
Is that the environmentalist extremist wacko Tom Steyer?
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:18 pm
Is that the environmentalist extremist wacko Tom Steyer?
Yes and he's talking about the unhinged fascist extremist whacko wanting Californians to vote for Hilton.
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:48 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Is that the environmentalist extremist wacko Tom Steyer?
Yes and he's talking about the unhinged fascist extremist whacko wanting Californians to vote for Hilton.
lol that shows you how out of touch Steyer is. It’s $4> nat avg, $<4 gas in the other 49 because CA is so big and expenses that it drags the national anvg up. So it’s $8 in CA (according to Steyer). Steyer should be asking why CA is so screwed up to have gas that it’s 2x the cost of the rest of the country.
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:01 pm
UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 4:48 pm
Yes and he's talking about the unhinged fascist extremist whacko wanting Californians to vote for Hilton.
lol that shows you how out of touch Steyer is. It’s $4> nat avg, $<4 gas in the other 49 because CA is so big and expenses that it drags the national anvg up. So it’s $8 in CA (according to Steyer). Steyer should be asking why CA is so screwed up to have gas that it’s 2x the cost of the rest of the country.
And you should be asking why the unhinged fascist extremist whacko drove gas prices up around the country.
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:13 pm
BDKJMU wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:01 pm
lol that shows you how out of touch Steyer is. It’s $4> nat avg, $<4 gas in the other 49 because CA is so big and expenses that it drags the national anvg up. So it’s $8 in CA (according to Steyer). Steyer should be asking why CA is so screwed up to have gas that it’s 2x the cost of the rest of the country.
And you should be asking why the unhinged fascist extremist whacko drove gas prices up around the country.
lol you are clearly triggered.. :lol:
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BDKJMU wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:15 pm
UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:13 pm
And you should be asking why the unhinged fascist extremist whacko drove gas prices up around the country.
lol you are clearly triggered.. :lol:
I'm as triggered by trump as you are by steyer or any other Democrat/liberal.
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Donald Trump Faces ‘Nightmare’ Prediction From CNN Analyst
CNN analyst Harry Enten recently stated that Donald Trump and the Republicans are going to face a “nightmare” in the Senate soon, based on the recent polls.

According to a report by The Daily Beast, Enten cited the Kalshi prediction market, which puts the Democrats at 54 percent odds of major control of the Senate. He stated, “Democrats haven’t just gained on Republicans, they actually have the majority chance at 54 percent, and that’s fairly close to a toss-up.”

These odds were only at 33 percent at the start of the year. He conveyed that Republicans will find it hard to have an upper hand in the Senate and noted on Erin Burnett OutFront, “It’s bad. It’s like a nightmare for the Republicans. The Democrats just keep gaining and gaining and gaining when it comes to the Senate odds.” Enten asserted that he believes the Democrats will take the House, but them having an upper hand over the Senate was something he didn’t anticipate.

Entern added, “Democrats are gaining in many different seats across the political map, putting new states into play, and that’s the reason why, at this point, they have a 54 percent chance of taking over the United States Senate.” He also referred to the -35 point shift in Trump’s approval ratings, which have been decreasing since the start of his second term.
Let the lame excuses flow ...
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Hey micro johnson, do Missouri next ...

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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:09 am Hey micro johnson, do Missouri next ...

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What about Missouri?
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:09 am Hey micro johnson, do Missouri next ...

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Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:58 am
UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:09 am Hey micro johnson, do Missouri next ...

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What about Missouri?
In Missouri, Republicans showed how far they will go to break the law, "wage warfare," and disenfranchise millions of voters in order to force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American. It's a state where almost half of the voters (40%) backed kamala harris but gerrymandering will likely give Republicans 7 of the 8 House seats.

micro johnson is also being dishonest about New York and the 2024 redistricting. It was required by the courts, not pushed by Democrats, and the map was produced by an independent redistricting commission.
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UNI88 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 11:16 am
Caribbean Hen wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:58 am

What about Missouri?
In Missouri, Republicans showed how far they will go to break the law, "wage warfare," and disenfranchise millions of voters in order to force their radical, unwanted agenda down the throats of every American. It's a state where almost half of the voters (40%) backed kamala harris but gerrymandering will likely give Republicans 7 of the 8 House seats.
Now do Texas. :)
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