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Democrats Are Walking Into a Minefield

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 7/23/2026 1:44:26 PM

Here’s my minority position – I think Republicans are set to do surprisingly well in the 2026 midterms and very, very well in 2028. Oh, I don’t put it beyond the Republicans to screw up any advantage they’ve been handed. Republicans have the uncanny ability to squander a good thing, but what the Democrats are handing over is pure electoral gold. If you look at the relative positioning of both parties in terms of future electoral success, there is zero question that the Republican Party is much better situated to begin a lengthy sojourn in power. The Democrats have walked themselves into a minefield, and they’ve got no map.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: JimBob 7/23/2026 2:32:31 PM (No. 2131155)
The writer may be correct about many things he describes in this article, but DO NOT underestimate the Power of the Lamestreams. The great bulk of the voting public do not follow politics. They're working, raising kids, maybe following sports. NFL stadiums -and more- full of people. They get their news from the 1/2-hour 'TV News' which is garbage. When a person turns on their computer, a leftist news feed pops up, and many people read it... more garbage. When they're driving in their car, the 'top of the hour' so-called News comes on..... more garbage. America can be saved, but it won't be easy.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: privateer 7/23/2026 3:07:08 PM (No. 2131163)
Even worse than garbage, it's venom; brain poison. Media neurotoxin.
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