Midterm Elections: Republicans Are About To Get Their Report Card From Voters — And It Could Be Ugly

Republicans are widely expected to lose ground to Democrats in Tuesday’s midterms, but GOP lawmakers remain optimistic that they can hold both houses of Congress.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/midterm-elections-republicans-are-about-to-get-their-report-card-from-voters_n_6ae91461e4b0ac29e44a0d79?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Republicans Aren’t Sweating the Polls. They Don’t Trust Them, Anyway.

Republican leaders have urged voters to ignore polls warning of big losses on Election Day — and for some downballot races in Florida, that message is resonating.


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-arent-sweating-the-polls-dont-trust-them_n_6ae7fbbce4b0ac29e4479be9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Spoiler candidates are nothing new in US politics. It’s clear why Trump is targeting Peltola | Petala Ironcloud

Republicans are focused on a race that could flip the Senate – and where an Alaska Native is favored

Days before Alaskans get to vote, the federal government is already trying to overturn the result.

Last week, at Donald Trump’s behest, the justice department sued to block the certification of Alaska’s US Senate race, if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses; a judge dismissed that suit on Sunday, though the administration said it planned to appeal. On Wednesday, Trump demanded that Mary Peltola, the Alaska Native Democrat whom polls favor to win, be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. Piling on, Alaska’s Republican governor has since ordered an investigation into Peltola’s campaign. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/02/trump-peltola-alaska-republicans?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Establishment Democrats And Progressives Can Agree On 1 Thing: Haley Stevens Is A Traitor

Stevens announced a last-minute endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race on Sunday.


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