Initial thoughts in no particular order about Election 2026, both macro and micro, now that we know how the story ends.
1) 10 of last 11 elections (2012 the exception), the WH or a chamber has changed parties. This is unprecedented – Americans keep voting for political change.
🚨 BREAKING: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) walks out onto the Senate floor and declares he is prepared to stay in DC every day, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, Thanksgiving, to PASS NOMINEES and pass a RECONCILIATION package that only needs 50+1 votes
"I don't concede. unlike some of my colleagues, that attempting reconciliation would be a waste of time!"
HE'S RIGHT.
Don't just do nominees but a MAJOR reconciliation package
BE BOLD, LEADER THUNE! You got nothing to lose now!
@tdappel We'll see, I could see him endorsing a D at some point actually - some of these folks will want their last gasp in the public sphere to do something to get the Trump stink off of them.
You just know it's crossed Jim Justice mind to hop back over to the D side. He's a 75-year old billionaire who hated the Senate when he was in the majority, imagine what he thinks now. Let's put out some feelers.
Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) tells the Washington Examiner that Republicans can forget about winning the Senate in 2028
“You can forget 2028. Absolutely.”
https://t.co/s7mkscVqlc
It’s over, call the race @AP_RaceCalls, @Redistrict and others. With Rankin Co. reporting their final count and Hyde-Smith only gaining a net of 36 votes and Senator @scott_colom leading by around 3,000, this is done, done, done. To delay this call only erodes credibility.
We are the Fearless Four. And none of us are coming back.
We stood with the Epstein survivors when it was politically toxic. We put the truth and victims first.
We paid the price. And I'd do it all over again. No regrets.
Marjorie resigned. Thomas lost his primary. Lauren lost her election. I ran for governor and came up short.
3 million files are out because we refused to shut up.
Fearless doesn’t mean invincible. Fearless means we didn’t flinch.
@mtgreenee@laurenboebert@MassieforKY
In October, the average wait time at the @NC_DMV fell to just under 12 minutes - a 94% reduction from April 2025!
We are working hard every single day to make sure North Carolinians can quickly take care of business and get back on the road. I am very grateful to Team DMV for its focus and efforts.
Fun poking around @shelbyinst on @UofAlabama campus today, including a vintage photo of Richard Shelby and Phil Gramm (both as Dems!) and Coach Bryant + some House members (can you name them?).
Do you like fun, interactive maps about partisanship and vote share? Well, I do too, and I think you should read my story from last week about how Alabama counties voted in the governor’s race in 2026 compared with 2022. No paywall! Link below.
#Alabama#ALPolitics