While I wholeheartedly agree Trump is a profound loser in the five “big”ways Steve points to, and the many more small, but equally destructive and damaging, ways this imperfect imbecile of a human being is unfit for the presidency and as a leader more generally, I think the tendency to focus on him is a mistake. Losers fail, and he will fail as well, he’s a disgrace. The greater challenge today, for all democracy defending Americans is to stop the destruction to the federal government and to American society at the hands of those behind a cruel, corrupt, and catastrophic Project 2025. People like Lee Zeldin, Russell Vogt, and those deeper into the crevices of this administration who are pushing the disastrous policy and institutional changes in their zealotry for a White Christian National America.
I appreciate your thoughtful response. If anyone listened to Vought’s testimony you will likely agree it was another nothing burger. Why don’t they ask him to explain his views that your post points to? He should be made to stand behind those views, and to explain them in a way that will help Americans understand how anti-democracy they are and how bad they’ve already shown themselves to be for our economy and our country as a whole.
I see your point - after all DJT is not running for re-election. But you could say all roads lead back to trump. JD is there because trump chose him. He does as he’s told. The Cabinet would not be there if it wasn’t for trump choosing them & the GOP having the votes to confirm them. They do as they are told. (Zeldin is making his case for moving him to the AG spot.) Bondi got the boot because she was ineffective. That was in large part due to the courts. Zeldin has hewed closely to DJT’s wishes and been able to regulate and gut the agency. He’s lost a few but overall is more competently contrary to the purpose of the EPA. The harm unlike some other agencies, isn’t immediately felt.
In primaries most GOP candidates vie for his approval & attempt to run on his name whether he endorses them or not. We’ve seen that when elected they tow the trump line. In the general election - maybe some primaries - that can become a poison pill.
Russell Vought also believes we are in a ‘post-constitutional’ era. He and the others believe in an all-powerful executive. Therefore limits on the president’s power are illegitimate. (Statesmanship in a post-Constitutional moment, 2022 — https://americanmind.org/salvo/renewing-american-purpose/)
For me, it is the Democrats who approved this Regime of Misfits. When a NO would have only shown disapproval, Lee Zeldin was approved by MARK KELLY. Only Two other Democrats joined his AYE vote. These are the Democrats we need to remove. They are Trump Democrats.
We are in the fight of our lives where democracy is concerned. Nobody cheered more lustily than I when I heard Orban had been defeated…and had conceded. Wow. A few days ago I was talking with a Republican friend (who does NOT support Trump) who pointed out that people who support Trump and his policies really see reality differently from most of us. How do you sideline this minority that is unwittingly supporting authoritarianism so that We, the People, in support of 250 years of democracy can flourish once again? I think Hungarians just set the example and gave us the answer. VOTE. PROTEST. SHOW UP…in BIG numbers…in undeniable hoards of liberty-loving, freedom-funding, peace-parading hoards of patriots who will not give up. It’s the only way forward, and forward we must go.
Thank you for your thorough assessment of this pitiful, miserable man. He's always been a loser, but we are paying the price.
I wonder when (or even if) the US will regain the trust of the rest of the world. It's going to take a lot of effort by people who are thoughtful, educated, and well-versed in foreign affairs to heal this rift, in light of the sad fact that we put this fool and his minions in the White House not just once, but twice.
Our expertise in many fields have been decimated by a whole tribe of posturing fools, who only feel successful by getting rid of competent people. They are ALL losers.
And even though I know that there are plenty of scurrilous people in this regime who have to be held accountable and need to be prevented from ever regaining power, my favorite phrase of this piece was "Long after Donald Trump is gone...."
Repeat after me: "Trump didn't come out of nowhere." His first election exposed how "illiberal" (to use a word that's currently being applied "liberally" to Orbán) a significant portion of the U.S. electorate is: racist, misogynist, and dead set against the proposition that people who are non-white and non-Christian should be full citizens. It also exposed the damage done by the Citizens United decision of 2010, unleashing $$$ in politics. That didn't come out of nowhere either -- it was decided 5–4 by Republican appointees six years before Trump was elected the first time. Are we willing to come to grips with the godawful mess we're faced with now? I wish I were more optimistic. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt. It runs deep in the American psyche.
The defeat of Viktor Orban was a welcome sign that authoritarians can be defeated. This defeat was especially encouraging given that our very own authoritarian government worked to keep him in power. However, I am troubled that dt still has an approval rating of thirty-eight percent. He is a "loser" who has not lowered prices of anything and is a threat to the entire world. How does approximately a third of our country still approve of this evil madman? What does that say about our country?
It says a lot, Kathy. "They" are among us, in unsettling high numbers. This is the reason my glass is typically half empty. This is the challenge. Changing minds is rare, and challenging, to say the least.
Thanks Steven: No more needs to be said about the loser , He has never won anything. All he has is what he stole through fraud , corruption and every crime known to man, The other losers are the ones Trump and JD Vance backs up. Orban on Hungary , Pierre Poilievre of Canada. Next election in Russia , Trump should send his lack luster crew over to pull for Putin. I'm sure the Russian population dislike the American president. Once this American nightmare ends the new administration should round up all the reprobates, the Heritage Foundation cabal, Russell Vought, Brendan Carr, Peter Thiel and the others , give them no due process and ship them off to CECOT. Set up a denazification program .
Seventy seven percent! That's how many registered voters it took to oust Orbán. I'd like to see all non-maga candidates use Project 2025 to educate voters. Tell them they're running against that insane document, not necessarily the people running against Democrats. If their candidate of choice is okay with any element of project 2025, Vote Them Out. That's exactly where I think all the campaign money should go.
I think the polling and the 30 candidates in states where Dems flipped seats since T2 began (the GOP flipped zero) are telling us the issues. He doesn’t have one demographic - not even ‘white people.’ Not seniors. He is above water in 18 states where the majority of 2024 voters are with him (not 30 as in the last election). In my state KY, he won 65% of the vote. He’s now above water by 7% with those voters & underwater, -4%, with all adult citizens. For IN, MO and MS the approval margin is 1%. LA and FL, 2%. In KS and SC he’s underwater, -1%.
Hungary’s elections are incredibly complicated. To win like this and get 2/3 of the parliament, the opposition needed 50% + ~4% of the vote. Not so different from the US electoral college which causes Dems to need to win at about the same % nationally. The most recent totals appear to be: Tisza 53.5% — Fidesz-KDNP 38.0%
I’m not sure why we are obsessing about the voters who are still with trump. All indications are their numbers are shrinking & are at or below Orban’s party. We could put that energy to better use focusing on those who are turning their backs on him or disengaged, including unregistered voters & developing a strategy to prioritize for activities 2027-2028. Even if Dems win the House & Senate, DJT has the veto power. So how to not go into 2028 elections as ‘do nothings’ is a big question.
Well put. I’m for placing a target on the backs of anyone in government who has blindly supported T…p and his policies. Their actions are wholly inexcusable and they should suffer for their extreme errors in judgment as well as being fearful rather than bravely rejecting the demonic, fascist-like actions of a wannabe dictator.
This one is worse: "He keeps making a fool of himself over Iran." He's killing people over Iran. Sadly, whatever trump touches dies... Orban, who cares?... bombing a school full of little girls he should have been arrested by our own military... ICC cannot touch him in committing crimes against humanity, like they have his best buddy bibi, who he has managed to support and defend... they are both rotten to the core
Who cares? Well, if we skip over Hungary being one of if not the poorest country in Europe because he’s been robbing it blind … we can skip to Orban enabling Putin’s attacks on Ukraine with his veto in the EU and NATO to block aid and to gain concessions for himself. He also passed documents & conversations from the EU meetings to Putin to undermine the EU.
Our military has no authority to decide to arrest government officials, including a president. It serves under the Commander in Chief. This ‘authority’ is reserved for countries where the military chooses to decide elections, remove leaders or run the country. It is the actual definition of a military coup.
I've never seen the Marmalade Messiah so orange. Means he is white as a ghost under that makeup and freaking out. Orban. Iran. JD Vance.as the Typhoid Mary of VPs. That makes him more dangerous than ever right now. I fear he will try harder than ever to try and keep us from voting .I also fear the corruption and influence of these Christian Nationalists. The next thing they are gunning for is removing our Separation of Church and State. . I am not.Christian nor are millions of others Americans in this country. This lunatic put out a meme this morning with him as Jesus, bombs burtsting in the air, F-35s or whatever they were, and the Statue of Liberty...as if he would know the first thing about that. My father (son of immigrants who had to flee the Tsar) sailed home from England at the beginning of 1945 after serving there for almost a year in the 8th AF during WWII, and when the ship passed that statue in New York Harbor, my father broke down and cried. It's what he fought for, and friends of his died for. I'm.glad he didn't live to see Tony Soprano become president and our gov't run by mobsters and phony hypocritical faux Christians who only care about money and power. He is a loser, but still a dangerous one..
PS: NYTimes. Judge dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the WSJ with the Epstein bday book. 🤗
I think he is trying to rally his evangelical base. He’s bleeding support and there is fighting among the formerly faithful. He’s always been able to count on the maga aligned podcasters and there is trouble there too. The courts have continued to strike down attacks on his political targets. SCOTUS handed him a couple loses that hurt.
Miller told him early last year to speed up the implementation of Project 2025 and so on because if they lost in the mid-terms his term may as well be 2 yrs. They know what they are up against. Their polling is better than what becomes public. He was on line all night until about 4am or later venting. So, yeah, he’s dangerous but disorganized & flailing.
Well he backfired with his base and that meme! The joke is he is the most godless person to walk this planet. In the NY Times he said he thought it was a beautiful painting (he doesn't know it's AI 😳) and said he thought it portrayed him as a doctor. 😂 Promise me Ann, if I'm sick, don't let him touch me with those decaying hands of his! He is demented and deranged and the sooner he (and that vampire Nazi Miller) is gone, naturally or not, the better off we will be.
Religious memes with him in them made the rounds during the campaign among a certain element that called him the ‘Chosen One.” Often, Jesus was standing behind him or had a hand on his shoulder. Not so long ago he sent an AI meme of himself as the Pope.
On April 1st (FOOLS DAY!) at the WH Easter event, Paula White-Cain (his personal choice for WH spiritual advisor) compared him to Jesus re: false accusations & other trials and tribulations.
I continue to be gob smacked that almost 40% of the country still supports Trump.
And yes, Trump is a loser all the way around. But in one respect, he’s going to win, because the damage that he has intentionally inflicted on the country will either last for decades, or never be able to be repaired.
Rebuild not repair. Let’s think this governance thing through to create something more equitable, effective, and efficient, that renews the faithful dedication of the workers, and is harder to break. Honor the expertise of the staff in rule making and oversee that with wisdom. Emphasize the goal of service. Value personal connections to the people being served.
Marlea, you are exactly right. Maybe it needed to get this broken so real reform and changes could be made. All anybody did in the past was tweak around the edges. Excellent thinking.
TY FOR THIS! My concern - we have so many who WILL turn out to vote there is NO doubt 'he' lost. A friend gave me a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN VOTING card she used for a program - I wish all news organizations - print & other media - would get this info out as PSAs & especially to naturalized citizens.
Maybe Oban's loss will wake up Americans that we can Dump Trump?
Nah. They Americans who need to Dump Trump are in power already. They are Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Unless the voters refuse to return Mike Johnson to the House and Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Ernst, Graham, etc are replaced with Democrats, we will continue with lies and destruction.
The GOP is widely expected to lose the House. The Dems would need to gain 3 seats. Power goes with the gavel. If Mike Johnson doesn’t have the gavel he’s not powerful. At the end of the session the terms of all House members expire. None of them have any power until they are sworn in at the start of the 2027 Session and select their leadership.
Ernst is leaving. Cassidy & Cornyn face tough primary challenges. (Cassidy voted for impeachment.) Cornyn is expected to have a hard fought general election as is Collins. The Cook Report moved 3 more Senate seats to lean Dem and one from GOP to lean GOP. 4 seats are needed to change the majority in the Senate.
Why do we want to talk ourselves out of a chance to win back the majority?
While I wholeheartedly agree Trump is a profound loser in the five “big”ways Steve points to, and the many more small, but equally destructive and damaging, ways this imperfect imbecile of a human being is unfit for the presidency and as a leader more generally, I think the tendency to focus on him is a mistake. Losers fail, and he will fail as well, he’s a disgrace. The greater challenge today, for all democracy defending Americans is to stop the destruction to the federal government and to American society at the hands of those behind a cruel, corrupt, and catastrophic Project 2025. People like Lee Zeldin, Russell Vogt, and those deeper into the crevices of this administration who are pushing the disastrous policy and institutional changes in their zealotry for a White Christian National America.
I appreciate your thoughtful response. If anyone listened to Vought’s testimony you will likely agree it was another nothing burger. Why don’t they ask him to explain his views that your post points to? He should be made to stand behind those views, and to explain them in a way that will help Americans understand how anti-democracy they are and how bad they’ve already shown themselves to be for our economy and our country as a whole.
I see your point - after all DJT is not running for re-election. But you could say all roads lead back to trump. JD is there because trump chose him. He does as he’s told. The Cabinet would not be there if it wasn’t for trump choosing them & the GOP having the votes to confirm them. They do as they are told. (Zeldin is making his case for moving him to the AG spot.) Bondi got the boot because she was ineffective. That was in large part due to the courts. Zeldin has hewed closely to DJT’s wishes and been able to regulate and gut the agency. He’s lost a few but overall is more competently contrary to the purpose of the EPA. The harm unlike some other agencies, isn’t immediately felt.
In primaries most GOP candidates vie for his approval & attempt to run on his name whether he endorses them or not. We’ve seen that when elected they tow the trump line. In the general election - maybe some primaries - that can become a poison pill.
Russell Vought also believes we are in a ‘post-constitutional’ era. He and the others believe in an all-powerful executive. Therefore limits on the president’s power are illegitimate. (Statesmanship in a post-Constitutional moment, 2022 — https://americanmind.org/salvo/renewing-american-purpose/)
Vought had avoided testifying on what OMB has been doing but he has agreed to appear on Wednesday the 15th. https://www.legistorm.com/stormfeed/view_rss/7294536/office/1534/title/vought-concedes-boyle-secures-omb-hearing.html
The ones who make me the most angry are the ones in power who defend Trump.
For me, it is the Democrats who approved this Regime of Misfits. When a NO would have only shown disapproval, Lee Zeldin was approved by MARK KELLY. Only Two other Democrats joined his AYE vote. These are the Democrats we need to remove. They are Trump Democrats.
We are in the fight of our lives where democracy is concerned. Nobody cheered more lustily than I when I heard Orban had been defeated…and had conceded. Wow. A few days ago I was talking with a Republican friend (who does NOT support Trump) who pointed out that people who support Trump and his policies really see reality differently from most of us. How do you sideline this minority that is unwittingly supporting authoritarianism so that We, the People, in support of 250 years of democracy can flourish once again? I think Hungarians just set the example and gave us the answer. VOTE. PROTEST. SHOW UP…in BIG numbers…in undeniable hoards of liberty-loving, freedom-funding, peace-parading hoards of patriots who will not give up. It’s the only way forward, and forward we must go.
Yes, people do see reality differently. The biggest challenge will be to come to some common ground on what is real. That is the foundation of
All good conversations
And nobody in their right mind should vote for anyone with a target on their back that says “I’m with stupid”.
Thank you for your thorough assessment of this pitiful, miserable man. He's always been a loser, but we are paying the price.
I wonder when (or even if) the US will regain the trust of the rest of the world. It's going to take a lot of effort by people who are thoughtful, educated, and well-versed in foreign affairs to heal this rift, in light of the sad fact that we put this fool and his minions in the White House not just once, but twice.
Our expertise in many fields have been decimated by a whole tribe of posturing fools, who only feel successful by getting rid of competent people. They are ALL losers.
And even though I know that there are plenty of scurrilous people in this regime who have to be held accountable and need to be prevented from ever regaining power, my favorite phrase of this piece was "Long after Donald Trump is gone...."
I agree and think it will take decades of the US acting decent for our allies to trust us again.
Repeat after me: "Trump didn't come out of nowhere." His first election exposed how "illiberal" (to use a word that's currently being applied "liberally" to Orbán) a significant portion of the U.S. electorate is: racist, misogynist, and dead set against the proposition that people who are non-white and non-Christian should be full citizens. It also exposed the damage done by the Citizens United decision of 2010, unleashing $$$ in politics. That didn't come out of nowhere either -- it was decided 5–4 by Republican appointees six years before Trump was elected the first time. Are we willing to come to grips with the godawful mess we're faced with now? I wish I were more optimistic. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt. It runs deep in the American psyche.
Always was.
Excellent writing again!
Yes he is a Loser.
Excerpt
“He can only win in the midterms by cheating, motivating violence and suppressing the vote.”
⬆️We must have the will and the ways to prevent this!
And another
“A winner welcomes the will of the people. A winner does not work methodically to deny voters access to the polls in order to suppress the vote.”
💙🇺🇸💙
The defeat of Viktor Orban was a welcome sign that authoritarians can be defeated. This defeat was especially encouraging given that our very own authoritarian government worked to keep him in power. However, I am troubled that dt still has an approval rating of thirty-eight percent. He is a "loser" who has not lowered prices of anything and is a threat to the entire world. How does approximately a third of our country still approve of this evil madman? What does that say about our country?
It says a lot, Kathy. "They" are among us, in unsettling high numbers. This is the reason my glass is typically half empty. This is the challenge. Changing minds is rare, and challenging, to say the least.
Thanks Steven: No more needs to be said about the loser , He has never won anything. All he has is what he stole through fraud , corruption and every crime known to man, The other losers are the ones Trump and JD Vance backs up. Orban on Hungary , Pierre Poilievre of Canada. Next election in Russia , Trump should send his lack luster crew over to pull for Putin. I'm sure the Russian population dislike the American president. Once this American nightmare ends the new administration should round up all the reprobates, the Heritage Foundation cabal, Russell Vought, Brendan Carr, Peter Thiel and the others , give them no due process and ship them off to CECOT. Set up a denazification program .
Seventy seven percent! That's how many registered voters it took to oust Orbán. I'd like to see all non-maga candidates use Project 2025 to educate voters. Tell them they're running against that insane document, not necessarily the people running against Democrats. If their candidate of choice is okay with any element of project 2025, Vote Them Out. That's exactly where I think all the campaign money should go.
I think the polling and the 30 candidates in states where Dems flipped seats since T2 began (the GOP flipped zero) are telling us the issues. He doesn’t have one demographic - not even ‘white people.’ Not seniors. He is above water in 18 states where the majority of 2024 voters are with him (not 30 as in the last election). In my state KY, he won 65% of the vote. He’s now above water by 7% with those voters & underwater, -4%, with all adult citizens. For IN, MO and MS the approval margin is 1%. LA and FL, 2%. In KS and SC he’s underwater, -1%.
Of all adult citizens, he’s above water in 6 states if you count OK which is a wash. I suspect this is why the DNC is rolling out a major voter registration effort. https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
Hungary’s elections are incredibly complicated. To win like this and get 2/3 of the parliament, the opposition needed 50% + ~4% of the vote. Not so different from the US electoral college which causes Dems to need to win at about the same % nationally. The most recent totals appear to be: Tisza 53.5% — Fidesz-KDNP 38.0%
I’m not sure why we are obsessing about the voters who are still with trump. All indications are their numbers are shrinking & are at or below Orban’s party. We could put that energy to better use focusing on those who are turning their backs on him or disengaged, including unregistered voters & developing a strategy to prioritize for activities 2027-2028. Even if Dems win the House & Senate, DJT has the veto power. So how to not go into 2028 elections as ‘do nothings’ is a big question.
Well put. I’m for placing a target on the backs of anyone in government who has blindly supported T…p and his policies. Their actions are wholly inexcusable and they should suffer for their extreme errors in judgment as well as being fearful rather than bravely rejecting the demonic, fascist-like actions of a wannabe dictator.
This one is worse: "He keeps making a fool of himself over Iran." He's killing people over Iran. Sadly, whatever trump touches dies... Orban, who cares?... bombing a school full of little girls he should have been arrested by our own military... ICC cannot touch him in committing crimes against humanity, like they have his best buddy bibi, who he has managed to support and defend... they are both rotten to the core
Who cares? Well, if we skip over Hungary being one of if not the poorest country in Europe because he’s been robbing it blind … we can skip to Orban enabling Putin’s attacks on Ukraine with his veto in the EU and NATO to block aid and to gain concessions for himself. He also passed documents & conversations from the EU meetings to Putin to undermine the EU.
Our military has no authority to decide to arrest government officials, including a president. It serves under the Commander in Chief. This ‘authority’ is reserved for countries where the military chooses to decide elections, remove leaders or run the country. It is the actual definition of a military coup.
I've never seen the Marmalade Messiah so orange. Means he is white as a ghost under that makeup and freaking out. Orban. Iran. JD Vance.as the Typhoid Mary of VPs. That makes him more dangerous than ever right now. I fear he will try harder than ever to try and keep us from voting .I also fear the corruption and influence of these Christian Nationalists. The next thing they are gunning for is removing our Separation of Church and State. . I am not.Christian nor are millions of others Americans in this country. This lunatic put out a meme this morning with him as Jesus, bombs burtsting in the air, F-35s or whatever they were, and the Statue of Liberty...as if he would know the first thing about that. My father (son of immigrants who had to flee the Tsar) sailed home from England at the beginning of 1945 after serving there for almost a year in the 8th AF during WWII, and when the ship passed that statue in New York Harbor, my father broke down and cried. It's what he fought for, and friends of his died for. I'm.glad he didn't live to see Tony Soprano become president and our gov't run by mobsters and phony hypocritical faux Christians who only care about money and power. He is a loser, but still a dangerous one..
PS: NYTimes. Judge dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the WSJ with the Epstein bday book. 🤗
I think he is trying to rally his evangelical base. He’s bleeding support and there is fighting among the formerly faithful. He’s always been able to count on the maga aligned podcasters and there is trouble there too. The courts have continued to strike down attacks on his political targets. SCOTUS handed him a couple loses that hurt.
Miller told him early last year to speed up the implementation of Project 2025 and so on because if they lost in the mid-terms his term may as well be 2 yrs. They know what they are up against. Their polling is better than what becomes public. He was on line all night until about 4am or later venting. So, yeah, he’s dangerous but disorganized & flailing.
Well he backfired with his base and that meme! The joke is he is the most godless person to walk this planet. In the NY Times he said he thought it was a beautiful painting (he doesn't know it's AI 😳) and said he thought it portrayed him as a doctor. 😂 Promise me Ann, if I'm sick, don't let him touch me with those decaying hands of his! He is demented and deranged and the sooner he (and that vampire Nazi Miller) is gone, naturally or not, the better off we will be.
Religious memes with him in them made the rounds during the campaign among a certain element that called him the ‘Chosen One.” Often, Jesus was standing behind him or had a hand on his shoulder. Not so long ago he sent an AI meme of himself as the Pope.
On April 1st (FOOLS DAY!) at the WH Easter event, Paula White-Cain (his personal choice for WH spiritual advisor) compared him to Jesus re: false accusations & other trials and tribulations.
— Trump Tells Palm Sunday Story About Jesus Being Honored as a King, Adds, 'They Call Me King Now' — https://people.com/trump-comparison-jesus-they-call-me-king-11941521
I was not surprised to see the meme. It is more like a natural progression. It’s hard to tell where the lies stop and the impairments take over.
Five truths.
Well put!
I continue to be gob smacked that almost 40% of the country still supports Trump.
And yes, Trump is a loser all the way around. But in one respect, he’s going to win, because the damage that he has intentionally inflicted on the country will either last for decades, or never be able to be repaired.
Rebuild not repair. Let’s think this governance thing through to create something more equitable, effective, and efficient, that renews the faithful dedication of the workers, and is harder to break. Honor the expertise of the staff in rule making and oversee that with wisdom. Emphasize the goal of service. Value personal connections to the people being served.
Marlea, you are exactly right. Maybe it needed to get this broken so real reform and changes could be made. All anybody did in the past was tweak around the edges. Excellent thinking.
TY FOR THIS! My concern - we have so many who WILL turn out to vote there is NO doubt 'he' lost. A friend gave me a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN VOTING card she used for a program - I wish all news organizations - print & other media - would get this info out as PSAs & especially to naturalized citizens.
Maybe Oban's loss will wake up Americans that we can Dump Trump?
Nah. They Americans who need to Dump Trump are in power already. They are Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Unless the voters refuse to return Mike Johnson to the House and Cassidy, Collins, Cornyn, Cotton, Ernst, Graham, etc are replaced with Democrats, we will continue with lies and destruction.
The GOP is widely expected to lose the House. The Dems would need to gain 3 seats. Power goes with the gavel. If Mike Johnson doesn’t have the gavel he’s not powerful. At the end of the session the terms of all House members expire. None of them have any power until they are sworn in at the start of the 2027 Session and select their leadership.
Ernst is leaving. Cassidy & Cornyn face tough primary challenges. (Cassidy voted for impeachment.) Cornyn is expected to have a hard fought general election as is Collins. The Cook Report moved 3 more Senate seats to lean Dem and one from GOP to lean GOP. 4 seats are needed to change the majority in the Senate.
Why do we want to talk ourselves out of a chance to win back the majority?