Trump administration 2024-2028

[Haggis]

I spoke with a few Americans at work yesterday. About half of whom voiced the unsolicited opinion that the mid-terms were "the first step in getting our country back".

 

[Czech_pivo]

I think Brad was being sarcastic. Young men won't find things better off under the Democrats.

Yes, I understand.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I spoke with a few Americans at work yesterday. About half of whom voiced the unsolicited opinion that the mid-terms were "the first step in getting our country back".

We still need to see whether this results in a move back toward the centre.

Because, IMHO, there is just as much destruction to be wrought by the extreme left. Then again, if history has taught us anything, it's that extremism is only a problem when the people you disagree with are the ones doing it.

 

[mariomike]

I wonder if the results of the election will have any effect on Americans who wish to move to Canada , or Canadians who wish to move to USA.

 

[Gordon Dundas/]

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I wonder if the results of the election will have any effect on Americans who wish to move to Canada , or Canadians who wish to move to USA.

I swear to god every election for the past twenty odd years has basically driven cottage prices up through the roof .

 

[PrairieFella]

Fun fact - the last Democratic senator from Kansas was born in 1870 and held the office in the 1930s...I think this was a bigger swing than some here are alluding.

 

[QV]

Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets ( figuratively speaking, of course).

Who are the potential candidates for the 2028 primaries?​

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2028-election/2028-primaries-potential-candidates/

The Republican's best hope is DeSantis... maybe Rubio is a close second. I think Vance might be too tainted now.

 

[YZT580]

The Republican's best hope is DeSantis... maybe Rubio is a close second. I think Vance might be too tainted now.

Is Mike Pence a potential contender? He was more of a moderate when he was vp

 

[Kilted]

I saw something on Facebook about how this is the first time that Kansas has elected a Democratic Senator since a few years before the Wizard of Oz was released.

 

[FSTO]

We still need to see whether this results in a move back toward the centre.

Because, IMHO, there is just as much destruction to be wrought by the extreme left. Then again, if history has taught us anything, it's that extremism is only a problem when the people you disagree with are the ones doing it.

The democrats from Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and potentially Alaska and Mississippi may temper the more radical side of the party.

 

[Brad Sallows]

A good reason for Vance and the Republicans to push for impeachment themselves

Yes. It would be very funny if House Democrats sent articles of impeachment to the Senate as a gesture, expecting acquittal, and a bunch of Republicans surprised everyone and voted to convict. Trump supporters would be angry at levels not yet seen, but two years is a long time to settle things out among Republicans.

The safest bet is still that if the House sends articles, it means it. There aren't that many moderates capable of looking forward, and some of those have been sidelined. (One such example is Ruy Teixeira. He wrote that a danger for Democrats was success in 2026 that they interpret as a mandate to go ahead with their preferred ideas. Now we will see.)

 

[Brad Sallows]

"2026 was not simply a blue wave, it was a blue tsunami. It was an ass-kicking. It was not simply a bad midterm election, it was a Watergate level repudiation, our voters rejected our candidates" - Ted Cruz

It is probably, in view of everything the Trump administration has done and Republican-controlled Congress has not done, also the high water mark for Democrats. With the right presidential candidate they might get to 60 in the Senate (2028 is a favourable "map" year for Democrats), but that won't matter if they've already jettisoned the legislative filibuster rule (which would probably cost them anyways).