I’m between family events, and I wanted to pre-write a quick post about today’s election.
Recent polls notwithstanding, most of the races we’re excited about are within the margin of error. So one possible outcome tonight is that we get a couple of Senate seats, barely take the House, and maybe pick up a governor’s seat or two. Another outcome is a blue tsunami, running the board. Either outcome is possible.
But no matter what happens, just think back to the 2025 nonsense about the supposed historical political re-alignment that occurred when Trump beat Kamala Harris by a tiny margin. No matter what happens tonight, we all know that’s not true. Trump’s juice is gone — he had some carnival barker skills, but now he’s standing in front of the reflecting pool talking about pool maintenance as his closing message for the 2026 mid-terms. Republican candidates in red states are showing their asses left and right, one example being the case of Roger Marshall that Joe wrote about yesterday.
So no matter what happens tonight, as long as Democrats hold the House, we have the power to check Trump. Everything over and above that is gravy. And I’m hoping for a lot of gravy.
