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Blue tsunami!

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 5:07 am
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The Democrats took the House, the Senate, and the Governor’s mansion in Texas, because America hates Trump!

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Acton (Gov) and Brown (Sen) both won in Ohio

Posted by greenman User icon on November 4, 2026, 7:23 am, in reply to "Blue tsunami!"
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The lies didn't work! Ramaswamy's nastiness bit him on the ass!

SAY ‘NO’ TO WAR!
RESIST!

I know!! Exciting!! Our damn governor won reelection. UGH!!

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 8:31 am, in reply to "Acton (Gov) and Brown (Sen) both won in Ohio"

Otherwise, All in all, a great night!

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One or two bad things, true

Posted by greenman User icon on November 4, 2026, 8:50 am, in reply to "I know!! Exciting!! Our damn governor won reelection. UGH!!"
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Gym Jordan won re-election in Ohio, somehow.

But we did put TWO Dems on the State Supreme Court!

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RESIST!

"I'm still your president"

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 4, 2026, 1:41 pm, in reply to "One or two bad things, true"
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He was NEVER my president. I am not led by liars, cheats, thieves, or harm providers. Are you?

Seven years ago I produced Flipping Donald. It's both deja vu and foreshadowing. He's back!

He is such a coward, he lies to himself and believes it. He thinks his command over other people is 99 when it is really about 28 and shrinking.

Emily said Zelenskyy's forces bombed the data centers Putin and Musk depended on through Starlink, to rig and thus control the midterm election. After that event, Putin and Musk flipped from confidence to outrage, stoking the felon with fear of that aspect of Project 2025 failing.

Remember when felon said the 2026 midterm would be the last election in which Americans ever had to vote? All this is outlined in Project 2025, and why I believe its authors and backers all must be vigorously investigated, impeached where in public service, removed, tried, convicted, and incarcerated, along with passage of laws to prevent anything like this from happening again.

MAGA liked to call Democrats communists and socialists. Yet Project 2025 is reciprocal to Marx's Communist Manifesto. One was godless and the other all-God. The in-betweens described eerily similar pathways of power manipulation to achieve an ultimate implementation of forced extremes.

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Hopefully, both trump & Vance will be inpeached come January. Guess who becomes POTUS then?

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 1:46 pm, in reply to ""I'm still your president""
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The new Speaker of the House, either Hakeem Jeffries or whichever DEM wins the gavel.

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Jeffries is OK. Schumer is NOT

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 4, 2026, 2:18 pm, in reply to "Hopefully, both trump & Vance will be inpeached come January. Guess who becomes POTUS then?"
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Schumer had his bite of the apple, and he proved then he didn't really "get it." He hasn't changed. If the Dems fall back on him to lead the Senate, a large majority of the turnout this election will feel betrayed and that in the end their enthusiasm and votes didn't really count for the change they hoped. Schumer is an equivalent of Garland. Irritatingly slow to act and ineffective when he does, focused on or distracted by issues that don't mean a thing, don't matter, and are fool's errands.

Like negotiation with the felon? There is NO negotiation with him. With leadership like that, you must force policy by them because they will never negotiate in any kind of good faith. Trump is too old to change into any whisper or flicker of a good man and leader. He is exactly what he is, and always will be. He should not be in leadership of any kind.

Ossoff on Booker should lead the Senate. Warren could too. The House needs new, younger leadership too. Jasmine Crocket won't take crap off anyone and proved that repeatedly. When Obama tried to get bipartican support for Obamacare, the GOP proved why they're treacherously untrustworthy. He made unnecessary concessions. They stabbed him in the back, and have been stabbing him in the back every chance they get.

In the 1930s, You Can't Do Business With Hitler was published as a warning. You can't do business with Trump or the GOP for the xame reasons.

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I agree Schumer is over-ripe, so to speak

Posted by Trish User icon on November 6, 2026, 11:37 am, in reply to "Jeffries is OK. Schumer is NOT"
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Jasmine Crockett lost to James Talerico in the primary in Texas

Posted by Sia User icon on November 5, 2026, 3:04 am, in reply to "Jeffries is OK. Schumer is NOT"
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So? Talarico stood a better chance to be elected Senator; that proved true

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 5, 2026, 6:14 pm, in reply to "Jasmine Crockett lost to James Talerico in the primary in Texas"
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Crocket is locked onto truth with extraordinary tenacity, and truth is badly needed at this time. She also is an extremely effective and skilled legislator.

Another possibility is Jamie Raskin. He may be better than Crocket.

Jeffries appears to have a lock on the position. Why? What did he do? Is he one of the good ole' boys in the DNC? A favorite son in eyes of the Democrat old school rank and file? Listen to the man speak! He is devoid of ideas. I think he is slow like Garland, and won't get much if anything done. That will cost the Democrats the momentum they now enjoy, especially if he takes time to NOT see the GOP bvllsh!t right away like he should.

You can look away from a painting, but you can't listen away from a symphony

I thought she'd lost her seat. I see now that she didn't. I favor Jamie Raskin, for sure.

Posted by Sia User icon on November 5, 2026, 9:01 pm, in reply to "So? Talarico stood a better chance to be elected Senator; that proved true"
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I think he's one of the best in the House.

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Still not a fan of Jeffries…

Posted by Skye User icon on November 4, 2026, 10:10 pm, in reply to "Jeffries is OK. Schumer is NOT"
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I think someone like Warren would be better to zero in like a prosecutor. I like Ossoff, too. They need to cut to the chase in a clear and methodical way… a no nonsense approach. They don’t have time to lose, but they have to do it right. Those two would get my vote.

But they are Senators, not House Representatives so that's impossible.

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 10:54 pm, in reply to "Still not a fan of Jeffries…"
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I agree with Pikes…

Posted by Skye User icon on November 4, 2026, 11:11 pm, in reply to "But they are Senators, not House Representatives so that's impossible."

that Crocket would be better than Jeffries. Can’t think of who else in the House… but you’re right… if I had to choose between Warren and Ossoff, I think I’d choose Warren, but either would be good. I think either of them would be better than Schumer to lead the Senate at this time… but not sure it would be worth a fight.

It wouldn't be worth it right now. The last thing needed is a huge chasm.

Posted by Sia User icon on November 5, 2026, 12:18 am, in reply to "I agree with Pikes…"

in either the Senate or the House.

I don't know who the right leader may be, but I do know that it has to be someone with a lot of experience there, reasonable and likeable, and who has excellent leadership skills in dealing with people with such varying needs and viewpoints. It is like leading cats. Not just anyone can do it.

Pelosi should help choose the right one in the Senate because no one in decades has had her skills, but she no longer wants the job.

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Offer to make Schumer chief advisor to the Senate Leader

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 5, 2026, 5:48 pm, in reply to "It wouldn't be worth it right now. The last thing needed is a huge chasm."
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Preserve some authority for him, but choose another Senator to lead; one who won't repeat Schumer's long history of not doing what people want.

90% of voters said leadership corruption was the most important problem the new Democrat Congress needed to tackle. That ranked above control of inflation and high prices, affordability, and ending the War with Iran.

The Democrats MUST investigate the felon-led MAGA GOP corruption, resolve it with removal and criminal prosecution, They must undo the policies that led to the high prices of gas and groceries. If they're smart, this can be accomplished by the same committees. Ending the Iran War and impeachment and removal of Hegseth is one. That will help restore oil and gas prices, which affects everything else. Force the felon to end it by declaring it illegal and no longer funding it. When the felon is finally gone, approach Iran with interest in restoration of the Obama agreement, and acknowledgment the war was a mistake that won't be repeated, proved by impeachment and prosecution of those responsible, right up the chain of command to the top.

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Do you seriously think he'd even consider that?

Posted by Sia User icon on November 5, 2026, 6:01 pm, in reply to "Offer to make Schumer chief advisor to the Senate Leader"
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I don't. They xan push him out later if he doesn't live up, but he is not corrupt, just pokey about stuff. Light a fire and let him prove himself worthy or out.

There is NO WAY that DEMs should start January with an enormous chasm and power struggles.

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Why? Bruise his ego?

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 5, 2026, 6:31 pm, in reply to "Do you seriously think he'd even consider that?"

Schumer already proved he isn't up to this task. As minority leader, His performance was mediocre. He is DNC old guard. This isn't time for mediocrity.

Democrats were given a mandate by voters, and infighting by old guard like Schumer might be destructive. But not as destructive as making him leader.

He already said pursuit of the felon corruption wasn't even on the table. 90% over voters made that top priority. To ignore that is really, really stupid. As I wrote elsewhere, they can tackle corruption, the war, inflation and affordability all simultaneously in the same committees, because it's all linked together. End the war and you provide incentive for safe oil shipment to lower oil and gas prices that affect everything else shipped anywhere by any means.

When the public sees their costs dropping, and at the same time those responsible held accountable, the Democrats will earn their trust and stripes.

On another note, Scott Colom widened his lead in Mississippi over Hyde Smith to 1813 votes. That should hold to make him Senator elect.

Democrats look likely to win 56 seats in the Senate. At least 252 in the House, and maybe 260. Lauren Boebert was defeated and conceded.

The public is pissed, and they want change. Schumer in the Senate and Jeffries in the House isn't it.

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Schumer is the one who sought out and cultivated the 7 brand new senators

Posted by Sia User icon on November 5, 2026, 9:13 pm, in reply to "Why? Bruise his ego?"
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He may be useless in many ways and yeah, i find him annoying as he'll, BUT he does know his way around the Senate and many senators "owe" him for saving and getting their jobs so they are loyal.

Schumer doesn't want to pursue another impeachment right away for reasons that many in congress don't want to spend their efforts again on trump unless conviction is assured. However, he is absolutely in favor of getting rid of corruption and going after all of it.

What concerns me is his heavy lean towards making up with the GOP to get bipartisan gains. Don't get me wrong, I DO favor parties working together and employing reasonable compromise, but not giving away more than necessary, which he too often did in the past.

He needs to have sharper elbows and less willingness to break bread with MAGA senators. Deal with the decent ones, NOT the guys who are clearly going to knife you in the back first chance they get.

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Schumer can't "make up" with THIS GOP

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 5, 2026, 11:19 pm, in reply to "Schumer is the one who sought out and cultivated the 7 brand new senators"

Most of those with whom he could make up lost their jobs to detrimental influence of the felon. Most GOP remaining are in CYA mode, which makes them even more untrustworthy.

Impeachment of the felon need not commence right away. Peel off his incompetent Cabinet first. Push him to the 25th Amendment point where enough remaining GOP will sign on, like with Nixon, to force him out. He can resign, or be impeached, convicted, removed, and referred for criminal and civil state and federal prosecution.

Felon failed to make the Reflecting Pool blue. But he sure managed to turn America bluer than it's been in decades.

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Schumer hasn't said anything remotely like he intends to cozy up to any of them.

Posted by Sia User icon on November 6, 2026, 12:30 am, in reply to "Schumer can't "make up" with THIS GOP"
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He clearly won't need to with 54 to 56 senators. In the recent past, he's HAD to if he wanted to get anything done. So, he did, for pragmatic reasons.

The problem was that he'd put too much trust in them to be what/who they used to be before trumpism took them over. So he got sucker punched more than once and infuriated DEMs.

I think that he has learned from that and so I'm okay with him having another chance. If he reverts back, slam him down and replace him. He needs to be a little more ruthless right now, considering who he's dealing with.

Unless trump's cabinet and VP get on board, there'll be no 2yth amendment. However, there's still resignation or impeachment on the table.

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Hopefully....

Posted by Skye User icon on November 6, 2026, 12:10 pm, in reply to "Schumer hasn't said anything remotely like he intends to cozy up to any of them."

Schumer has learned some of the lessons of the past, as I hope the American people have also... that the politics of division have only served to enable people like trump to corrupt and cash in on all the distractions. I'd rather see people unite behind him as leader than to drag out another fight. I think the whole country needs more unity at this point to root out and overcome the real and important issues that matter most.

Also, I think people have to be willing to forgive in order to move forward... not to forgive the continued corruption, but be willing to get past the blind loyalties, grudges and misguided faith that led us to the most corrupt and destructive administration in history.

I especially liked the acceptance speeches of Hamilton (KS) and Telerico (TX) where they talked about loving your neighbor (real Christianity, in my view) and treating people according to the golden rule, no matter who you are or what your personal beliefs may be. That, IMO, is what we need going forward. But we also have to talk about justice and rooting out corruption, like getting rid of Citizens United and stock trading for members of Congress. THAT, would be a great start, IMO.

Also, I was encouraged to see this... a shakeup in the Justice Department already.

https://youtu.be/4CvQ4nI3hSg

Sorry, had to change that link...

Posted by Skye User icon on November 6, 2026, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Hopefully...."
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I agree!

Posted by Skye User icon on November 5, 2026, 7:35 pm, in reply to "Why? Bruise his ego?"
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He can be on those committees, but he doesn't need to lead them.

Sia pointed out he played a role in talent recruitment

Posted by Pikes Peak 14115 User icon on November 5, 2026, 10:39 pm, in reply to "I agree!"
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But that isn't leadership, and I suspect his role was more endorsement after the fact than actual recruitment. Additionally, this was a very different election with much of the US so sick of the felon and his corruption, ANY Democrat or alternative choice was preferable.

Schumer has been around long enough in the public eye for us to see and evaluate. Little about him stands out. Little substantive.

If his role is limited to choice of what reaches the floor for discussion, I suppose he could do that OK. If the committees are focused and diligent to produce timely and good recommendations, and Schumer is prompt in presenting that material to the full body, then it could work. I don't believe he carries the kind of persuasive charisma McConnell had, and the Democrats need a leader who can motivate and do that.

Can a Senator be leader and chair a committee?

If so, then with Elizabeth Warren in banking or commerce and in the chair would be ideal. Her presence therein would drive felon insane, as he would undoubtedly fall back on his pocahontas branding to remind everyone what a feckless jerk, sorfe loser, and liar he is.

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Moved to a top post to reduce the clutter

Posted by Sia User icon on November 6, 2026, 11:08 am, in reply to "Sia pointed out he played a role in talent recruitment"

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Agreed

Posted by Skye User icon on November 5, 2026, 11:20 pm, in reply to "Sia pointed out he played a role in talent recruitment"
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They should all work together, but let some younger and new talent come forward with their skills and leadership as well... not that we don't still need the experienced ones, too.

I suspect Schumer will stay. He, personally, pulled out all the stops to get a few of the senate

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 8:29 pm, in reply to "Jeffries is OK. Schumer is NOT"

seats that DEMs won away from the GOP yesterday. Right now, he's a "hero" within the Senate.

I agree that he's too wimpy and accommodating for my taste, but if he wants to keep his position, it'll be a nasty fight to take it away. I doubt the 4 guys most favored to replace him would take on such a difficult battle given how divisive it would ultimately be no matter who won.

According to several sources, Brian Schatz, Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen and Cory Booker are the leading alternatives on the prediction market Kalshi, with Schumer facing questions about whether he should remain in charge after nearly a decade at the top.

However, Schumer is heavily favored to keep his job because of his efforts and victories in winning at least 7 new seats and possibly 9, depending on how AK & MS turn out.

That was due to his leadership apparently. He chose and supported those candidates, foreseeing that they could win with national DEM support.

Sure, he was supporting Haley Steven's in MI, but the second Abdul El Sayed beat her, he switched to funding and supporting him without question in spite of their obvious ideological differences and the fact that El Sayed publicly called for replacing Schumer earlier.

Then when Stevens pulled that betrayal of El Sayed over the weekend, Schumer campaigned hard on supporting El Sayed and effectively pushed Stevens out of the party for her betrayal.

So, right now, he's earned the party's loyalty. Don't expect the DEMs to distance from him quite yet given how effectively he's orchestrated so many unexpected wins.

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Wonderful!

Posted by Sia User icon on November 4, 2026, 10:47 am, in reply to "One or two bad things, true"
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