Republicans saw wall-to-wall losses in virtually every major election on Tuesday night, and many MAGA activists are starting to fear what next year's midterm elections may bring.GOP candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia lost to their Democratic opponents by substantial margins, with Dem...

Former Trump campaign chairman and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told his podcast viewers that Republicans should take Tuesday night’s losses to heart, saying: “The midterms start tonight, and the warning signs are flashing.” He observed that “Democrats just flipped two Georgia commissioners,” marking “their first statewide wins in 30 years.”

Far-right influencer Mike Cernovich (who spawned the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory) tweeted: “Ted Cruz and Mark Levin are walking Trump into impeachments and then prison. 2026 will be a blood bath.” MAGA podcaster Jack Posobiec likewise warned that “2026 will be worse if we don’t course-correct.”

  • phutatorius@lemmy.zip
    3·
    6 hours ago

    Any progress is not going to come from the top of the Democratic Party down. They lead by following. They’ll slowly, and at first, probably ineffectually, react to external events. In a year or so, they’ll be claiming credit for anything Mamdani achieves. And the centrists will attempt a rug-pull whenever they get a chance.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      I don’t disagree except where we are in this process

      Pelosi resigned, Schumer went missing, Higgs is doing talk show circuits, and everyone turned to AOC and Bernie for comments

      This was the leadership failing. The old guard has lost control of the party