2026 Midterms Thread

[Lathum]

I thought it may be a good idea to start a separate thread for the midterms so we don't clutter up the Trump thread.

Texas primary is today and it is fascinating. The Talarico stuff feels like Beto 2.0 but I think he could be Paxton in a general.

That being said I expect the dems to shoot themselves in the foot and elect Crocket, who has zero chance in a Texas general election.

The GOP side is more interesting and because of Hunt will go to a run off which would be great if the dems do get Talarico across the line. It means more money spend to earn the nomination and more dirt dug up on each other while the dem candidate can focus on the general.

The Latino vote will be interesting.

[Lathum]

Whoa- Polymarket has both Talarico and Paxton sitting at 84% likely to win their primary.

That would be best case for the Dems which makes me want to buy Crocket at 17%

[Racer]

Whoa- Polymarket has both Talarico and Paxton sitting at 84% likely to win their primary.

That would be best case for the Dems which makes me want to buy Crocket at 17%

Talarico up to 89% and Paxon down to 81% according to Polymarket.

[Lathum]

Talarico up to 89% and Paxon down to 81% according to Polymarket.

90% now for Talarico

[RainMaker]

Crockett really shot herself in the foot with the Hispanic comments but I'm really surprised at those odds. She does have a small but almost cult-like following down there.

[Atocep]

I thought it may be a good idea to start a separate thread for the midterms so we don't clutter up the Trump thread.

Texas primary is today and it is fascinating. The Talarico stuff feels like Beto 2.0 but I think he could be Paxton in a general.

That being said I expect the dems to shoot themselves in the foot and elect Crocket, who has zero chance in a Texas general election.

The GOP side is more interesting and because of Hunt will go to a run off which would be great if the dems do get Talarico across the line. It means more money spend to earn the nomination and more dirt dug up on each other while the dem candidate can focus on the general.

The Latino vote will be interesting.

I think there's way more substance to Talarico compared to Beto. He's incredibly knowledgeable on the issues and, as a white christian, is the type of politician that could theoretically win a statewide in Texas. He also hasn't made statements that are disqualifying for most in Texas like Beto did.

Paxton is a weak candidate with a poor approval rating. Cornyn is even worse though. There's almost too much dirt on Paxton for a single race, but it probably doesn't matter in the end.

[Lathum]

I think there's way more substance to Talarico compared to Beto. He's incredibly knowledgeable on the issues and, as a white christian, is the type of politician that could theoretically win a statewide in Texas. He also hasn't made statements that are disqualifying for most in Texas like Beto did.

Paxton is a weak candidate with a poor approval rating. Cornyn is even worse though. There's almost too much dirt on Paxton for a single race, but it probably doesn't matter in the end.

I agree Talarico seems to be a stronger candidate. I meant more for the POV of Dems getting all hot and bothered that this is their year! Beto did screw himself with his comment on taking peoples guns.

I think the only way Dems win in Texas is if it boils down to turn out. If Paxton wins the nomination I can see there being enough people just staying home because voting Paxton is just too gross.

Still, I'll believe it when I see it and I think the likely out come is the GOP holds Texas and in the process causes the DNC to spend a shit ton of money that could have gone elsewhere.

[JPhillips]

Joke's on you. The DNC doesn't have any money!

I'm more comfortable with people donating to Talarico than another stupid attempt to win in KY. People need to stop funding grifting candidates and staff.

[Lathum]

Early results coming in.

[Lathum]

Talarico leading Denton county has to be a monster blow for Crocket. It is the next county over from Dallas.

Polymarket seems to agree with Talarico at 97% now

[Atocep]

Talarico leading Denton county has to be a monster blow for Crocket. It is the next county over from Dallas.

Polymarket seems to agree with Talarico at 97% now

The big thing so far is dem turnout is significantly higher than GOP so far.

[Lathum]

The big thing so far is dem turnout is significantly higher than GOP so far.

yeah. That has to make the GOP very nervous.

It is like I said up thread. I think there is a significant number of republicans who just can't bring themselves to vote Paxton n a general. Combine that with dem turnout and we could see a major shift.

[HerRealName]

Talarico leading Denton county has to be a monster blow for Crocket. It is the next county over from Dallas.

Polymarket seems to agree with Talarico at 97% now

That's my county so it's partially my fault. Denton county is a weird mix of college town, suburban sprawl, and rural area. It's a red county governed by corrupt frauds.

[Lathum]

Trump coming out and saying whomever he endorses in the Texas run off the other should drop out immediately. Will be an interesting litmus test to trumps power.

[GrantDawg]

Trump coming out and saying whomever he endorses in the Texas run off the other should drop out immediately. Will be an interesting litmus test to trumps power.


And the rumor is that it will be Cornyn, which makes sense. A sitting Senator is more valuable than a state AG. Cornyn could go rouge if he no longer needed MAGA votes for reelection.

[Lathum]

Even Trump and his people know Paxton is toxic AF.

[HerRealName]

And the rumor is that it will be Cornyn, which makes sense. A sitting Senator is more valuable than a state AG. Cornyn could go rouge if he no longer needed MAGA votes for reelection.


There's no way Paxton will drop out... unless he's given a bag with a dollar sign on it. Not chump change like Homan's $50K though.

I do have to say that I've been regretting my vote for Talarico since I did it in early voting. I don't ever remember being so conflicted over a choice on voting day. I think Crockett would have been more likely to actually vote as a Democrat in the Senate. I see Talarico taking a sharp rightward turn in the next week or so.

[miami_fan]

I am pretty confident James Fishback has no shot at winning the Republican nomination to be Florida's next governor. But he is making a few waves in his direct (and mostly racist) attacks on Byron Donalds. At least he is the only candidate that I have seen media coverage of. Anyways, this proposal right here is a wild one given the most recent Donalds rumors.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/divorce-rules-could-change-for-millions-of-people-under-republican-s-plan/ar-AA1WLmd9?cvid=13bfa75e43e44e1f8df4ebd954ce5fc9&ocid=a2hs&apiversion=v2&domshim=1&noservercache=1&noservertelemetry=1&batchservertelemetry=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1

James Fishback said this week he would support changing the laws so that anyone who cheats would lose full custody and “full claims to any assets in that marriage.”

[flere-imsaho]

$20 says he's got some skeletons of his own.

[Thomkal]

$20 says he's got some skeletons of his own.


Absolutely does

[miami_fan]

$20 says he's got some skeletons of his own.

Well yeah he probably has some "files" out there about his skeletons, but he would say that it is something akin to a Democratic hoax.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/768484-woman-says-james-fishback-dated-her-while-she-was-underage-then-harassed-her-after-breakup/

[Ksyrup]

The Kentucky GOP Senate ads are genuinely embarrassing. The wife and I have so far managed not to break each others' fingers/wrists reaching for the remote mute button - it's like us playing Family Feud slamming the buzzer.

Watch this shit:

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He's up against Nate Morris, a businessman whose own ads shove Charlie Kirk's endorsement down your throat and Daniel Cameron, the former AG who lost the governor race to Beshear and must not have any money because he hasn't run a damn ad yet (I assume he's waiting for the last 30-45 days to flood the airwaves?).

Just God-awful stuff. And Barr was a Romney-type GOPer 15 years ago. A former partner of mine in a Lexington law firm went to HS with him and talked him up. Once Trump took hold of the party, he sold out like the rest of them.

[Thomkal]

wow

[Thomkal]

Nice to see the DNC being pro-active for the midterms and apply legal pressure:


DNC sues to find out if Donald Trump will deploy federal officers to election sites (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5776623-dnc-sues-trump-election-plans/amp/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeai5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFHMEZSekZ0MXdobWNBOFhKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgF-eWSw-D-m2SK-49T2gE0vRMfwOHC_ETK0eKL_FUUoerefdHPPkw-gCDU7_aem_epJXs46Po1MHhGzVcqAPKw)

[JPhillips]

A Dem leads after the first round in MTG's old seat. The combined GOP vote was over 57%, though, so it will be a real long shot for him to win the runoff.

[Atocep]

A Dem leads after the first round in MTG's old seat. The combined GOP vote was over 57%, though, so it will be a real long shot for him to win the runoff.

That's very red district that I believe Trump won by more than 30 points. Another bad sign for the GOP.

[albionmoonlight]

Longtime NC Senate leader Phil Berger has been one of the most effective MAGA politicians out there. NC is a light pink state, but through his efforts and aggressive style, he's managed to get MAGA loyalists into positions of power throughout the state. He is, I say without hyperbole, the most powerful politician in the state--even more than the governor.

But, like most longtime politicians, he's gotten a bit used to lining his own pockets. And the few compromises he's had to make as majority leader started the dreaded RINO whispers. So he got primaried from his right by an ultra-MAGA sheriff. Who now leads him by, like, 27 votes or something.

This election is far from over. Berger's got hand-picked loyalists on the Board of Elections, and his son sits on the NC Supreme Court.

But if he does fall, it will be a pretty big upset.

[Lathum]

That's very red district that I believe Trump won by more than 30 points. Another bad sign for the GOP.

They know if Trump isn't on the ballot turnout craters. It's why they are really pushing the SAVE act. They know they are going to get killed and the only counter is full on voter suppression. When that fails they will just put armed and masked ICE agents at polling stations in heavily latino areas.

[Atocep]

They know if Trump isn't on the ballot turnout craters. It's why they are really pushing the SAVE act. They know they are going to get killed and the only counter is full on voter suppression. When that fails they will just put armed and masked ICE agents at polling stations in heavily latino areas.

I dont see SAVE passing but I'm also not certain it hurts dems more than the GOP. I think it's a huge miscalculation by Trump because he has people around him convinced that tons of people are illegally voting.

[Lathum]

I dont see SAVE passing but I'm also not certain it hurts dems more than the GOP. I think it's a huge miscalculation by Trump because he has people around him convinced that tons of people are illegally voting.

Yeah. I heard an expert on it the other day that said overwhelmingly more dems have passports than republicans and it would really hurt a lot of the rural voters. They also said these areas don't have the infrastructure to handle the volume of changes that would have to be made.

I suspect the supporters of this don't care as much about the bill and they just want all the chaos that it would cause going into November.

[JPhillips]

At this point, there might be 150 or so working days between the effective start and the registration deadline. There are around 161 million currently registered adults, so this would require more than a million citizenship verifications every day.

And there's no list of citizens. Each one has to have the primary document verified as accurate. The whole plan is to cause as much chaos as possible and declare the election null and void.

[RainMaker]

Some big primaries in Illinois today. Lots of money from outside the country involved. Should be interesting to see how it pans out. I'm not in a district with a competitive House primary but the Senate primary should be incredibly close.

[Racer]

Some big primaries in Illinois today. Lots of money from outside the country involved. Should be interesting to see how it pans out. I'm not in a district with a competitive House primary but the Senate primary should be incredibly close.

I donated to Kat Abughazaleh’s campaign. It’ll be interesting to see if she can pull the upset over Daniel Biss or not. I’ve never donated to someone I can’t vote for before but I’d like to see more people with similar ideology to Bernie Sanders and AOC in congress.

[GrantDawg]

I'm definitely rooting for her. There is desperate need for new blood, and that is a perfect district for her to shine in.

[RainMaker]

She was a longshot a couple months ago but has really tightened the race. It came out that AIPAC was supporting Biss and other candidates in the district through made up PACs. They were paying influencers $1500 to trash her too. Was a big scandal here and I think has helped her make this competitive.

Senate will be fascinating. I voted Stratton because she called to abolish ICE and Raja was voting to honor them last year. There are better candidates but she's the only one that has a chance to beat Raja who is just terrible all around.

[RainMaker]

I would also say that the Kat person is someone the party SHOULD support if she loses by giving her some kind of position within the party. She did a terrific job rallying young voters and actually drawing attention to ICE abuses when others were cowering (even forced Biss to speak out).

It'll never happen because of her support for Palestine but she'd be one of those people that the party should push for leadership positions and find races she can compete in. Even if that's a State House race or something.

[GrantDawg]

I would also say that the Kat person is someone the party SHOULD support if she loses by giving her some kind of position within the party. She did a terrific job rallying young voters and actually drawing attention to ICE abuses when others were cowering (even forced Biss to speak out).

It'll never happen because of her support for Palestine but she'd be one of those people that the party should push for leadership positions and find races she can compete in. Even if that's a State House race or something.

I used to watch her Tik Tok's on the stupid things MAGA did this week, and she is very media savvy.

[Passacaglia]

Just got back. Kina Collins and Robin Kelly here.

[flere-imsaho]

I'm not in a district with a competitive House primary but the Senate primary should be incredibly close.

I'm in the 9th and I can't wait for it to be over.

With 65% of votes counted Biss is leading 19.9k over Fine with 14.6K over Kat A with 13.5K. Drops off considerably after that.

With 32% of votes counted Stratton is leading Krishnamoorthi 180K to 156K.

Hynes is currently leading Kaegi for Assessor, which will be a travesty if it holds.

[flere-imsaho]

I would also say that the Kat person is someone the party SHOULD support if she loses by giving her some kind of position within the party.

If she wants it. A lot of her actions suggested she wasn't interested in much beyond winning this primary. Sleeping through (and thus missing) one candidate forum and outright skipping a few others didn't leave a good impression.

She gives the impression she wants to be AOC, and I'd love more AOCs, but her actions don't convince me, yet, that she's another AOC.

[flere-imsaho]

Was a big scandal here and I think has helped her make this competitive.

A big scandal for the overly online, maybe. But the thing Kat misunderstood was the value of local & retail politics. Pounding the pavement. Understanding local issues. And that's why lots of locals are voting for Biss & Fine.

I voted Stratton because she called to abolish ICE and Raja was voting to honor them last year. There are better candidates but she's the only one that has a chance to beat Raja who is just terrible all around.

I like Stratton a lot, actually. Clear on the issues and similar in style to Pritzker, and I really like JB a lot, too. Raja in the Senate would be just another milquetoast centrist Democrats, and we have way too many of those already.

[RainMaker]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">VIDEO: Biss in victory speech: <br><br>“So enough about AIPAC. May tonight be the last night I utter their name. <br><br>“This victory belongs to J Street.” <a href="https://t.co/oJESCDBfJk">https://t.co/oJESCDBfJk</a> <a href="https://t.co/nyHLLRMaSA">pic.twitter.com/nyHLLRMaSA</a></p>&mdash; Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/2034107226625839439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[RainMaker]

A big scandal for the overly online, maybe. But the thing Kat misunderstood was the value of local & retail politics. Pounding the pavement. Understanding local issues. And that's why lots of locals are voting for Biss & Fine.


Her whole thing was pounding the pavement and doing local stuff. Like I think she setup a food bank and other things.

She was always a longshot but still pretty impressive for a 26-year old to beat a popular State Senator and come close to knocking off Biss who is a big figure in the state. They both received tons of money from Israeli-backed donors and she had to have been outspent like 10 to 1 in the end when you throw in all the fake PACs that were created to defeat her.

[miami_fan]

Fishback is back!:lol:

James Fishback filleted on X after saying he won't pay his lawyer (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/786395-james-fishback-filleted-on-x-after-saying-he-wont-pay-his-lawyer/)

“He lost my case,” the embattled Republican who homesteads in Washington, D.C., said. “Why on earth would I pay him for losing?

Fishback told Florida Politics on Friday that he owed his mother “$20 for Chipotle last night, and that’s the only person I’m going to be paying back.”

He actually made a video in which he stated that it should not be controversial to say that if you hire a lawyer to win you a case and he does not, then you don't pay him in the same way that if you go to a restaurant and they give you beef when you asked for shrimp, you don't pay them. He then stated his position that if folks don't deliver on their govt. contracts, they won't get paid.


This man is currently polling at 4% overall but is at 32% with likely Republican primary voters aged 18-32.

[RainMaker]

DNC still refusing to release the 2024 autopsy report.

[Ghost Econ]

Here, I can do it in 2 sentences:

We underestimated how a large swath of America was cool voting for populist fascism.

We underestimated how a large swath of our extreme base was cool with populist fascism if it meant not voting for people who could give them some of what they want, but not everything, because they have the maturity of toddlers and would prefer to just let people they allege to support suffer.

Sorry, that second sentence was a run on.

[NobodyHere]

DNC still refusing to release the 2024 autopsy report.

What would they have to gain from releasing it?

If they did learn anything from it, I would have to assume that they would work their results into their election strategy.

So if that is true, by releasing the autopsy they could give the GOP insight into their next elections strategy.

Then again asking Democrats to learn from their failures is a bit much.

[HerRealName]

Here, I can do it in 2 sentences:

We underestimated how a large swath of America was cool voting for populist fascism.

We underestimated how a large swath of our extreme base was cool with populist fascism if it meant not voting for people who could give them some of what they want, but not everything, because they have the maturity of toddlers and would prefer to just let people they allege to support suffer.

Sorry, that second sentence was a run on.

Another way of stating that second sentence is stating that Biden/Harris/centrists valued Israel's genocide over defeating a fascist.

[RainMaker]

What would they have to gain from releasing it?

If they did learn anything from it, I would have to assume that they would work their results into their election strategy.

So if that is true, by releasing the autopsy they could give the GOP insight into their next elections strategy.

Then again asking Democrats to learn from their failures is a bit much.

They are the ones going around saying "we need to learn from our mistakes" but then keeping those mistakes a secret. They are the ones that said that the autopsy should have been released in 2016.

We both know why they won't release. They have no intention of "learning". They plan to support the same things. Also the consultants involved in the party don't want to lose their jobs for being utter failures. This isn't a strategic move in any way.

I mean when the Pod Save guys are calling you out.....
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[Lathum]

Mills drops out of the Maine race. I know Platner has had some controversy but ma I hope he beats Collins.

[Mota]

Based on the Supreme Court ruling, the level of gerrymandering will make all of these things meaningless anyways.

Also, why on earth is defining the election regions a partisan duty? Shouldn't someone that has no say in the matter be doing it by population and region?

[flere-imsaho]

Mills drops out of the Maine race. I know Platner has had some controversy but ma I hope he beats Collins.

The ME Democratic Party has tried every other type of candidate vs. Collins as this point, so it's worth a shot.

[GrantDawg]

I mean, what is a little white supremacy among friends?

[Lathum]

As Eric Swalwell’s public profile grew, more than a dozen women say he made them uncomfortable in private | CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/us/eric-swalwell-uncomfortable-interactions-women-invs)

[Lathum]

It would be the most democrat thing in the world for them to finally win Texas, flip the senate, then have Fetterman switch parties.

[GrantDawg]

It would be the most democrat thing in the world for them to finally win Texas, flip the senate, then have Fetterman switch parties.
Texas is fool's gold. I don't but it will ever flip.

[Lathum]

Likely not but if one guy could repel enough GOP voters it would be Paxton.

[RainMaker]

Seen this story popping up lately although these days it probably garners him more votes with conservatives.

Cornyn blasts Paxton over cushy deal for sex offender in Texas US Senate race (https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/04/20/cornyn-blasts-paxton-over-cushy-deal-for-sex-offender-in-texas-us-senate-race/89701941007/)

[Lathum]

I can't believe Vivek Ramaswamy is going to be governor of Ohio.

[GrantDawg]

I can't believe Vivek Ramaswamy is going to be governor of Ohio.




Is Ohio so red now that the Democrats just gave up? It is hard for me to believe that the "Covid Czar" ran unopposed on the Dem side. If you have a chance to flip a red state, it would be this year. They couldn't find anybody else to challenge a pretty beatable Republican?

[JPhillips]

The bench is shallow and Acton isn't a bad candidate. She worked with Kasich and was well-received until MAGA decided anything short of letting everyone get COVID was communism. Vivek is the clear favorite, but he's going to have problems with turnout. He's been admirably open about his Hinduism, but watching videos where he says Jesus is a way to God but not the way to God is going to kill his evangelical turnout. If things get bad enough for the GOP and the evangelical vote sits it out, Acton can win.

[RainMaker]

They just don't really have any good candidates. They put their chips into center-right folks like Tim Ryan and people ended up choosing the Republican over Diet Republican which makes sense. Florida is kind of in the same boat.

[RainMaker]

Interested to see how much data centers play in local races. Now seen ads from both Republicans and Democrats in the area that are anti-data center.

[Lathum]

The bench is shallow and Acton isn't a bad candidate. She worked with Kasich and was well-received until MAGA decided anything short of letting everyone get COVID was communism. Vivek is the clear favorite, but he's going to have problems with turnout. He's been admirably open about his Hinduism, but watching videos where he says Jesus is a way to God but not the way to God is going to kill his evangelical turnout. If things get bad enough for the GOP and the evangelical vote sits it out, Acton can win.

This has the feel of a Beto-Cruz situation where Acton will lose by 2-3 points and the Dems will claim it as a moral win and will then dump a ton of money into the next race because they were so close last time.

[Lathum]

sienna has a poll out today. In a generic Dem vs Republican for house races 50% would vote dem and 39% republican. 5 months ago it was a 5 point gap.

[RainMaker]

If you think there will be an ounce of accountability if Democrats win any sort of power.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l2kln7dzgo

[RainMaker]

The most expensive midterm House primary goes down tonight in Kentucky. Should be interesting.

[Lathum]

Really curious to see how things turn out.

Also Trump endorsing Paxton, obviously he felt Paxton was going to win but that kneecaps the GOP into at the very least spending a lot more money in TX and Paxton just may be too slimy for some people to turn out.

[RainMaker]

Really curious to see how things turn out.

Also Trump endorsing Paxton, obviously he felt Paxton was going to win but that kneecaps the GOP into at the very least spending a lot more money in TX and Paxton just may be too slimy for some people to turn out.

This must have sealed the endorsement.

Inside Ken Paxton’s plea deal for a child sex abuse case (https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/19/ken-paxton-waco-plea-deal-child-sex-abuse-texas-attorney-general/)

[PilotMan]

And Kentucky now forever abandons it's so called, 'libertarian' mindset and is now fully on the juice for Dear Leader. It kills me that they like Rand and Massie for being so conservative with money, and demanding small government, but now, Massie is being voted out for not being enough of a total trump convert. He should have known better I guess. The rest of the R's do what they're told, and he felt he needed to stand by his libertarian stances. I'm so fucking sick of this race and all the bullshit. It's insane to me that people are gonna vote for the guy who is out there passing out money to his buddies, making millions in insider trading in the FIRST QUARTER, and opening a direct, untraceable pipeline from foreign countries directly into his pocket book.

[RainMaker]

It's partly Trump but it's also just like the Bowman race where it's a statement by Israel. Go against us and we'll drop tens of millions and primary you. They control Congress.

[RainMaker]

Massie could get revenge by running as an independent Presidential candidate in 2028. Probably hurts Republicans but who knows if it might hurt Dems more.

[Thomkal]

Kinda hope Massie and Kennedy burn all the bridges on the way out. Kennedy has already voted yes to advance the Iran War stoppage. Hope Massie names every name in the Epstein files on the floor of Congress.

[Lathum]

It won't happen, but it would be a riot if Trump primaried enough sitting lawmakers that they turn on him and vote to impeach and remove him.

[Thomkal]

Yeah that would be a riot Lathum. Dems should put up a vote on impeachment every day and see who bites. :)

[RainMaker]

There are some polls showing Florida Senate race as close. Not sure if that's just a bad trap for Democrats or them putting it out there so the Republicans put resources into protecting the state (similar to Texas). I dont' think either flip but making them defend those states seems like a win for Dems.

Also pretty insane watching Susan Collins collapse when they put a candidate who will actually punch. How has she been in politics this long and this bad at giving answers?

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[Ghost Econ]

The fact that Democrats couldn't find anyone better than Platner, a Nazi lover who cheated on his wife, is pathetic. We shouldn't have to stoop to supporting pieces of shit to just have a chance.

[GrantDawg]

The fact that Democrats couldn't find anyone better than Platner, a Nazi lover who cheated on his wife, is pathetic. We shouldn't have to stoop to supporting pieces of shit to just have a chance.
He is getting elected and then start tracking further right than Fetterman.

[HerRealName]

I hope to someday vote for someone like Platner. Given the amount of assumed anonymous Reddit posts available, calling him a Nazi is just willful ignorance.

Speaking of casting votes, I'm increasingly happy I voted for Talarico. That's the toughest voting decision that I can even recall but Talarico hasn't shifted right as I feared.

[RainMaker]

I really doubt he's an actual Nazi. And they definitely could have found better candidates but there aren't a lot of zionists under the age of 60 these days and that's a prerequisite for Democratic leadership.

[Lathum]

Listening to the guy who won his Iowa primary for the senate seat and some of the metrics he’s claiming are staggering. It’s amazing how these farmers continue to vote against their best interest because they are afraid some boy may compete on a girls swim meet.

[Lathum]

The double standard we get from republicans drives me nuts. They clutch their pearls about Platner sexting while supporting a guy who has cheated on every wife he’s ever had and is on tape talking about grabbing woman’s pussys.

[Lathum]

The fact that Democrats couldn't find anyone better than Platner, a Nazi lover who cheated on his wife, is pathetic. We shouldn't have to stoop to supporting pieces of shit to just have a chance.

I prefer that over trying to find the perfect candidate. Dems need to fight dirty with the gop at this point and Platner is that kind of guy. There is a literal nazi running the government while the chief adulterer runs the White House.

[Ghost Econ]

Not having Nazi tattoos, pro Nazi Reddit history and not trying to cheat on your wife is pretty much the lowest bar imaginable for a political candidate and isn't event close to perfection. In response to every scandal his first instinct is to lie, why would you trust anything he says about what he currently believes?

[Lathum]

Not having Nazi tattoos, pro Nazi Reddit history and not trying to cheat on your wife is pretty much the lowest bar imaginable for a political candidate and isn't event close to perfection. In response to every scandal his first instinct is to lie, why would you trust anything he says about what he currently believes?

If he can beat rubber stamp Susan Collins I'm good with it.

People change. I now I said a lot of dumb shit in my 20s.

If the dems are waiting for the perfect candidate to come along in every election they will keep losing.

[RainMaker]

What was the Nazi Reddit posts? I didn't see that. Feels like the Blackwater stuff would be the most disqualifying. The other stuff pales in comparison to what Collins has done (actually funded Nazis).

[JPhillips]

There's going to be a never-ending series of Platner stories, each one hurting a little bit. My guess is Collins wins easily.

[Ghost Econ]

There's going to be a never-ending series of Platner stories, each one hurting a little bit. My guess is Collins wins easily.

Geeze, stop searching for the perfect candidate. All this domestic abuse, alcoholism and Nazi fetishizing are in the past. There can't possibly be someone with views more progressive than Susan Collins that liberals can be expected to vote.

Planter has to be the candidate, because isn't it better to have a conservative in office than someone who is going to vote the way you want them to at least 90% of the time. At least that's what the far left believe (ya know, horseshoe theory and all).

[HerRealName]

He is getting elected and then start tracking further right than Fetterman.

If this were true, we wouldn't be seeing the full court press from these Israel First freaks.

[RainMaker]

Geeze, stop searching for the perfect candidate. All this domestic abuse, alcoholism and Nazi fetishizing are in the past. There can't possibly be someone with views more progressive than Susan Collins that liberals can be expected to vote.

Planter has to be the candidate, because isn't it better to have a conservative in office than someone who is going to vote the way you want them to at least 90% of the time. At least that's what the far left believe (ya know, horseshoe theory and all).

What are the domestic abuse allegations? Where are the Nazi posts on Reiddt? I keep hearing this stuff but never see anyone point to examples. It's mostly just people mad that he doesn't share their extremist views on Israel.

Also incredibly funny to use the Nazi stuff in favor of the lady who voted to fund the new Nazis for over 20 years.

[JPhillips]

If I lived in Maine and felt like the choice was Platner or a Trump SCOTUS pick for 30 years, that would be difficult. But just in a vacuum, he's clearly a bad guy IMO, and I'd be much happier with LaFlamme as the candidate.

[RainMaker]

LaFlamme doesn't seem bad. A standard liberal who likely won't do much. Can't be worse than Collins. But she also likely stands no shot at beating Collins if she were to win the primary.

If I was betting, I'd say Platner beats Collins fairly easily. I know there is pressure from Democrats for him to lose, but that probably only helps him with how unpopular the party is. Their best strategy was to ignore him instead of floating a bunch of oppo research that most voters don't give a shit about anymore and see for what it is.

As for the Fetterman comparisons, I think people forget that Fetterman had a stroke and probably has the brain functionality of a 12 year old at this point.

[JPhillips]

I think generic Dem is a strong brand in 2026 given the likely election day turnout. I'll be shocked if Platner doesn't underperform Dem numbers nationally. It's just going to be endless negative press on the guy.

[RainMaker]

It will be like Zohran. The more Dems come after him, the better it is for him. They're better off just keeping quiet and supporting Collins from behind the scenes.

Sorry but the country is shit, the Democrats are hated, and people just don't give a shit about the virtue signalling and identity politics crap when they're paying $6/gallon.

[JPhillips]

We'll see.

Mamdani had a lot of the NY congressional delegation and former city-wide office holders on his side. He was squeaky clean with no hints of any problems and he had a great turnout machine.

There's more than just pro or anti Israel.

[RainMaker]

They literally ran ads insinuating he supported 9/11.

[JPhillips]

Yeah, Cuomo's an asshole. Mamdani still had solid support of most of the NYC Dem electeds.

[Danny]

Theres a difference. Mamdani seems like a stand up guy and things they were saying were false. Some of what they are saying on Platner is true. I dont care about stuff he said in his 20s or the tattoo but sexting other woman as a newlywed is gross. And besides the morality of it, it shows poor decision making and impulse control.

[RainMaker]

Yeah, Cuomo's an asshole. Mamdani still had solid support of most of the NYC Dem electeds.

The highest ranking Democratic politician who resides in his state wouldn't even endorse him after he won the primary. Jeffries only jumped on board at the last minute when it was obvious he would win. Insane seeing liberals pretending they didn't try to ratfuck him.

As for Platner, the biggest knock on him is that he signed up for an evil fucking private mercenary group AFTER serving and supposedly finding the war unjust. But they can't attack him for that because their preferred candidate voted for those wars.

[JPhillips]

Again,

Mamdani had a lot of the NY congressional delegation and former city-wide office holders on his side.

https://www.zohranfornyc.com/endorsements

[Atocep]

MAGA is melting down over Spencer Pratt not making the top 2 in the LA mayor race

[Thomkal]

MAGA is melting down over Spencer Pratt not making the top 2 in the LA mayor race


Guess he's moving then?

[Lathum]

MAGA is melting down over Spencer Pratt not making the top 2 in the LA mayor race

I for one an shocked that a reality star wanna be politician with no experience running as a republican wouldn't crack the top 2 in one of the most liberal cities in the country.

[flere-imsaho]

He is getting elected and then start tracking further right than Fetterman.

I am no fan of Fetterman, but it's important to remember that he still votes with Democrats 93% of the time.