57 minutes ago, Suckrates said:

I am VERY concerned the Dems are digging themselves a grave by OVERPROMISING what they will do to Trump & Co if they retake the House and possible Senate at the mids......

If they win, it seems like a whole bunch of subpoenas will be flying, and a bunch of committee hearing will be attempted, but we all know Trump and his corrupt crew are infamous for ignoring law, rules and orders, so probably NOTHING will come from any of it ?

Trump will still be in the White House with no guardrails, perhaps they will be able to reinstate 1 or 2 ? But for the most part Trump and his enablers will continue as they have, but the Dem brand will once again be damaged for NOT delivering on their promises.

Trump and his merry enablers are NOT normal people, nor do they believe in or respect the law, so what would normally be the outcome of a Dem win will be threatened by Trump and his support in the Federal govt.....

Dems need to be ultra CAREFUL of their messaging and promises, because from where I stand, they are biting off MORE than they will be able to chew.

I sort of agree with you. For the mid-terms the Democrats should be focused on the economy and pointing out the incompetence of the current White House regime to manage the economy for anyone other than the MAGA billionaires.

Forever foreign wars, tariff tax price rises, the thousands of lost manufacturing jobs, the rampant corruption of the crime family in the White House. Those are the issues that are front and center as American citizens attempt to survive this regime's incompetence.

On 9/20/2026 at 12:30 PM, Suckrates said:

I am VERY concerned the Dems are digging themselves a grave by OVERPROMISING what they will do to Trump & Co if they retake the House and possible Senate at the mids......

If they win, it seems like a whole bunch of subpoenas will be flying, and a bunch of committee hearing will be attempted, but we all know Trump and his corrupt crew are infamous for ignoring law, rules and orders, so probably NOTHING will come from any of it ?

Trump will still be in the White House with no guardrails, perhaps they will be able to reinstate 1 or 2 ? But for the most part Trump and his enablers will continue as they have, but the Dem brand will once again be damaged for NOT delivering on their promises.

Trump and his merry enablers are NOT normal people, nor do they believe in or respect the law, so what would normally be the outcome of a Dem win will be threatened by Trump and his support in the Federal govt.....

Dems need to be ultra CAREFUL of their messaging and promises, because from where I stand, they are biting off MORE than they will be able to chew.

Hopefully The Great Incompetent will be front and center in the mid-term election campaign as he wants to be. It would be the best news for the Democrats and independents who are running to have the catastrophe of this presidency front and center while voting. Forever wars, higher inflation, loss of manufacturing jobs, escalating health care costs - the list of failures is huuuge.

1 hour ago, RockyRoadTravel said:

Hopefully The Great Incompetent will be front and center in the mid-term election campaign as he wants to be. It would be the best news for the Democrats and independents who are running to have the catastrophe of this presidency front and center while voting. Forever wars, higher inflation, loss of manufacturing jobs, escalating health care costs - the list of failures is huuuge.

NOT if they'll be watching TRUMP TV, Trumps NEW venture and future FAILURE that will tell AMERICA 24/7 that America is Golden and GREAT !

Winning the mids is a good thing , RIGHT ? Power and protection is the goal for Dems, RIGHT ?

Having some Control over Trump is necessary. RIGHT ?

But, asking the Dems, what does that ACTUALLY look like if you win ? Lots of hearings, subpoenas flying everywhere, tons of GOP witnesses LYING thru their teeth, and ultimately IGNORING any ruling, mandate or consequence imposed on THEM.....

With a partisan and corrupt DOJ now at Trumps command, we know NO consequences will ever be handed out, SCOTUS will protect Trump, and Trump and his merry band of gangsters will CONTINUE their reign of Terror against America and the World.....

Will Dems be able to role back any of Trumps policy mandates and EO's ? Probably NOT

Will Trump de-escalate his cruelty, or self serving Vanity projects ? Probably NOT.

Will GOP be in favor of voting to end the War ? DOUBTFUL

So what will a House and Senate majority ACTUALLY achieve and get us ?

Impeachments for Hegseth and Patel ? HOPEFULLY, so that's a plus..... But on the other hand, Trump will then probably offer up people even crazier and more dangerous for the jobs.....

So are we putting too much energy into optimism and excitement ? And are we FOOLING OURSELVES as to what we can achieve ?

On 9/11/2026 at 9:32 AM, Pete1111 said:

One hears we shouldn't trust the polls.

Yet the legacy media and the independent media keep banging the drum about a blue wave.

I'm anxious about the midterms outcome.

Interesting article by Nate Silver today on his Silver Bulletin. He discusses polling biases for the Democrats and Republicans. After much data crunching he says that the three Presidential election (2016, 2020, and 2024) there was a Democratic over estimation in the polls. With mid-term elections it's pretty much even with no particular bias. With off years with special elections (e.g. 2025) there has been an under estimation of Democratic support.

From my amateur perspective I think this is about turnout. In Presidential years, the MAGA turnout was underestimated. In special election years the Democratic turnout was underestimated. In mid-terms it was about even.

With this mid-term cycle does anyone expect a larger than expected turnout by non-MAGA Republicans? I don't. I think the polls are likely about as accurate as in previous mid-terms. The difference with this election, I think, is the impact on this White House regime's attempts to make it harder for American citizens to vote.

Purging almost 500,000 names from the voter rolls in Texas, reducing the number of polling stations in Georgia, having ICE agents outside the polls in swing State cities etc. A Tennessee House Representative saying he would attempt to prevent seating a New York Democrat from a blue district. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Will GOP cheating work.