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newdeal2

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3. And yet, I'm not convinced

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:22 AM

7 hrs ago

Yes, I feel good about our chances. But these are not normal times and who knows what stunts Trump and Republican governors will pull to bring that percentage down to zero.

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CNN Data Guru Reveals Why Dems Have '100 Percent' Chance of Winning Midterms [View all] babylonsister 9 hrs ago OP

Widespread, universal suffering unifies the people against Trump. Fiendish Thingy 7 hrs ago #1

Just don't mention anything negative about aocommunalpunch 6 hrs ago #12

Good news mn9driver 7 hrs ago #2

And yet, I'm not convinced newdeal2 7 hrs ago #3

Republicans will go to extreme lengths to prevent this from happening. dalton99a 7 hrs ago #4

Mr. Ducks should remember what Stalin said, and that Republicans are essebtially Stalinists DFW 7 hrs ago #5

+1 dalton99a 7 hrs ago #7

+1 leftstreet 6 hrs ago #13

OK, I'm NOT flaming the Dems here! WinstonSmith4740 4 hrs ago #17

And Hillary had a 98% chance of winning at one point PCIntern 7 hrs ago #6

Oh for godssake Prairie Gates 7 hrs ago #8

If there are midterms CanonRay 7 hrs ago #9

Very inspiring thread. BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #10

They said that about Millenials. Who will show up to vote? Old boomers always vote. Most GenX didn't vote til mid 20s ChicagoTeamster 6 hrs ago #11

All the more reason why we ALL need to VOTE. calimary 6 hrs ago #15

That is impossible. A 100% chance of winning the midterms, means they've already been won. The chance may be vey high Fil1957 6 hrs ago #14

There's no better way to suppress turnout than this gulliver 5 hrs ago #16