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niyad

(134,569 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:10 PM 6 hrs ago

With THIRTY THREE* senate seats up for election, does anybody else

Last edited Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:37 PM - Edit history (1)

wonder what is going on with all the others, when msm attention is so narrowly focused? A number of our DU'ers are working tirelessly to get the word on ALL the elections, a truly monumental task, and I am most grateful.

THANK YOU!!!

Actually, 35, witth the two special elections in Florida and Ohio to replace couchhhumper and l'il marco, as Wiz Imp reminded us!

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With THIRTY THREE* senate seats up for election, does anybody else (Original Post) niyad 6 hrs ago OP
Yes, We have to Win the Midterms to get Cha 6 hrs ago #1
Mahalo, Cha! SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #2
Mahalo to you, Sheltie!🌺 Cha 5 hrs ago #7
Yes we do! SheltieLover 5 hrs ago #8
We do MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #10
Thank you, my friend, niyad 5 hrs ago #3
You are Welcome!! ☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️ Cha 4 hrs ago #9
HEAR!! HEAR!! 🫡 🇺🇲✊️ littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #22
Mahalo, pants!☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️ Cha 2 hrs ago #31
Love you, Cha. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #32
☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️ Cha 2 hrs ago #35
Every state is important. sheshe2 5 hrs ago #4
And we must fire Trump and this hideous administration. Initech 5 hrs ago #5
I would be fine with all that. sheshe2 5 hrs ago #6
Agreed MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #11
Almost the entire fucking media market is skewed authoritarian. littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #24
Strong stomach to take it, pants. Cha 2 hrs ago #33
I understand! We have to preserve our sanity and maintain hope. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #34
And Wednesdays, too. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #23
K&R 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #12
Thank you. niyad 4 hrs ago #14
Here's the current chances for a Dem victory in each race according to Race to the White House Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #13
Thank you for this most informative link.. niyad 4 hrs ago #15
So the odds at the moment favor flipping 5 Senate seats from R to D? Wow!!! TheRickles 4 hrs ago #16
Yes, when looking at each race individually. Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #19
Wow.. that's pretty encouraging! Thanks for posting! bsiebs 3 hrs ago #17
Thanks. That's great info. annielion 3 hrs ago #18
There's actually 35 Senate races this year so I missed 2 states in my previous post. Wiz Imp 3 hrs ago #20
I'm surprised Alaska is that low... mr715 2 hrs ago #29
THat race completely flipped in mid -April. Since then, it's shown little movement. Wiz Imp 1 hr ago #36
Thx for the insight mr715 1 hr ago #39
Excellent point, sis. It's pretty remarkable that as we live in ... littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #21
Thank you, sis. I rarely bother with msm. I check The Guardian, DW, AFP, a few niyad 2 hrs ago #25
"faux snooze and the wannabes" is only great as a name for a band. littlemissmartypants 2 hrs ago #30
So true! niyad 1 hr ago #37
Can you tell country music doesn't thrill me? It's all I heard growing up. littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #40
Why would I care about Senate seats we know (D)'s will win? .... aggiesal 2 hrs ago #26
Perhaps because, given all the dirty tricks, we dare take nothing niyad 2 hrs ago #27
Wasting money on sure things n/t aggiesal 1 hr ago #38
yup Skittles 2 hrs ago #28

Cha

(321,106 posts)
1. Yes, We have to Win the Midterms to get
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:18 PM
6 hrs ago

anything done. Nobody is going to do it alone.

Mahalo, niyad!

Cha

(321,106 posts)
7. Mahalo to you, Sheltie!🌺
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:03 PM
5 hrs ago

I hope so many realize that. We need to win as many Democratic elections as humanly possible all over the Country.

sheshe2

(98,729 posts)
4. Every state is important.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:32 PM
5 hrs ago

...and a huge thank you to Randy SF for keeping us informed.

Thank you niyad!

Initech

(109,422 posts)
5. And we must fire Trump and this hideous administration.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:38 PM
5 hrs ago

And then make his real employer, Rupert Murdoch, face justice for the absolute hell Fox has wrought on our country.

littlemissmartypants

(34,908 posts)
24. Almost the entire fucking media market is skewed authoritarian.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:24 PM
2 hrs ago

We're fed bullsh¡t regularly. It's insidious!

❤️

Cha

(321,106 posts)
33. Strong stomach to take it, pants.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:50 PM
2 hrs ago

I had to cancel all media******, cable everything in November 2002 because of the way they covered for Bush.

Just stayed on DU, and we know it only got exponentially worse

☮️💙🌻🕯️🕊️

Wiz Imp

(10,600 posts)
13. Here's the current chances for a Dem victory in each race according to Race to the White House
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:09 PM
4 hrs ago

who has an extremely good track record. https://www.racetothewh.com/senate/26#google_vignette

Current Dem held seats:
Massachussetts 99.2%
Rhode Island 99.1%
Virginia 99.1%
Oregon 98.6%
New Jersey 98.4%
Illinois 98.2%
Colorado 97.7%
New Mexico 97.5%
Delaware 97.0%
Minnesota 94.7%
Georgia 94.2%
New Hampshire 82.2%
Michigan 70.2%

Current Republican held seats:
North Carollina 90.5%
Ohio 74.7%
Maine 65.8%
Texas 63.2%
Alaska 55.2%
Iowa 24.6%
Florida 23.3%
Nebraska 20.7%
Montana 11.4%
South Dakota 5.2%
Mississippi 3.8%
South Carolina 3.2%
Alabama 2.3%
Oklahoma 2.2%
Tennessee 1.5%
Wyoming 1.5%
West Virginia 1.1%
Idaho 0.9%
Kentucky 0.8%
Arkansaa 0.6%





Wiz Imp

(10,600 posts)
19. Yes, when looking at each race individually.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:42 PM
3 hrs ago

Collectively, it projects the Democrats will wind up with 50.7 seats (51 rounded) and their overall chances of winning a majority are at 51.3%. Less than 2 months ago, the Democrats' chances of winning a majority were just 43.3%. At the the beginning of the year, the odds were at just 35.1%. Momentum is strongly on the side of Democrats.

Wiz Imp

(10,600 posts)
20. There's actually 35 Senate races this year so I missed 2 states in my previous post.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:55 PM
3 hrs ago

Both are seats currently held by Republicans.

Kansas 12.7%
Louisiana 6.0%

The reason for 35 is Ohio and Florida have "special" elections because their Senators were appointed in 2025 (to replace Vance & Rubio).

mr715

(4,546 posts)
29. I'm surprised Alaska is that low...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:33 PM
2 hrs ago

I thought Peltola was outpolling Sullivan and more likely to win than Talarico.

Wiz Imp

(10,600 posts)
36. THat race completely flipped in mid -April. Since then, it's shown little movement.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:25 PM
1 hr ago

But as as recently as late March, Sullivan was at over 65% likelihood to win so the momentum is strongly on Peltola's side.

Texas spiked dramatically as soon as Paxton won the runoff.

littlemissmartypants

(34,908 posts)
21. Excellent point, sis. It's pretty remarkable that as we live in ...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:16 PM
3 hrs ago

The so-called "information age" our mass media are full of authoritarian bullsh¡t. It's a scrambled, almost entirely useless mess.

❤️

niyad

(134,569 posts)
25. Thank you, sis. I rarely bother with msm. I check The Guardian, DW, AFP, a few
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:27 PM
2 hrs ago

others. Depressing that we used to have legitimate news sources, now we have faux snooze and the wannabes ( geez, sounds like a great name for a band! )

littlemissmartypants

(34,908 posts)
30. "faux snooze and the wannabes" is only great as a name for a band.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:39 PM
2 hrs ago

A really, really bad country music band.

😜❤️

littlemissmartypants

(34,908 posts)
40. Can you tell country music doesn't thrill me? It's all I heard growing up.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:54 PM
1 hr ago

One of the first records that I bought was Billion Dollar Babies by Alice Cooper. My mother promptly broke it in half over her knee after I played it umpteen times one Sunday afternoon.

All those waitressing tips wasted.

Hahahaha! Memories. I really miss my mother, though. She was my best friend.

Neither of my parents supported my recreational choices at that time.

Daddy made me watch as he flushed my weed down the toilet.

I have some stories I could tell.

There isn't a tale close to those in our current psychopathic government, though.

❤️

aggiesal

(10,959 posts)
26. Why would I care about Senate seats we know (D)'s will win? ....
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:27 PM
2 hrs ago

I prefer MSM concentrate on Senate races we can flip or defending tight (D) Senate races.
Anyway, that's how I feel.

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