The 2026 Midterm Elections, One Year Out, Looks Good for Democrats

[rareboy]

Well, there you go....Marj nails it again...it seems like a really stupid move to tell the people who aren't supporting the person you decide to crown that their vote shouldn't count?

One way to get a whole tranche of voters to stay home in November...although Texas MAGA hardcores are going to turn out and vote lockstep. I do see though that if he picks Paxton, Talarico juat picks up a whole lot of republican 'independent' votes.

 

[rareboy]

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The question is...are the voters of Starr County so sure of Cornyn or Paxton winning that they just stayed home...or has TrumpCo. lost this border county? And does it matter?

As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,920. According to Wiki, the racial makeup of the county was 33.1% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 19.1% from some other race, and 47.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 97.7% of the population.

The Dem voters pulled about 10% of the county pop. to the polls or much more significant, about 1/3 of the 19,868 households in the county, although there were likely many instances of more than one adult in the household casting a vote.

And for Talarico

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/texas-senate-results#democratic-primary

 

[NotHardUp1]

A bit of fallout from Jesse Jackson's funeral, with multiple news outlets reporting it: https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...peeches-they-didn-t-know-101773001580926.html

The discontent within the Democratic Party continues to surface at times like these.

Reading between the lines, I'd guess that Mr. Jackson's son echoed his father's resentment at being passed over on major tickets or cabinets when big Democrats were elected with critical black support. Unfortunately, the whole story is a bit more complex, as his "love child" helped scuttle his market value on the national political scene. Times changed later, but Jackson was then too old.

It is rare to find three US presidents eulogizing anyone in person other than a dead president. That Mr. Jackson's son didn't find that honor to be enough is a pity, both on a personal level and politically.

 

[KaraBulut]

A bit of fallout from Jesse Jackson's funeral, with multiple news outlets reporting it: https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...peeches-they-didn-t-know-101773001580926.html

The discontent within the Democratic Party continues to surface at times like these.

Reading between the lines, I'd guess that Mr. Jackson's son echoed his father's resentment at being passed over on major tickets or cabinets when big Democrats were elected with critical black support. Unfortunately, the whole story is a bit more complex, as his "love child" helped scuttle his market value on the national political scene. Times changed later, but Jackson was then too old.

It is rare to find three US presidents eulogizing anyone in person other than a dead president. That Mr. Jackson's son didn't find that honor to be enough is a pity, both on a personal level and politically.

I watched most of the major speeches. I chuckled at some of the praise directed toward Rev Jackson Sr's children.

Jesse Jr had a stint in Congress ended when was sent to prison. Jesse Jr is bipolar and has had his share of problems.

Yusuf is the brother who didn't follow in the family business. Instead, he's involved in capitalistic ventures and has been involved in some of the scandals that follow the moneychangers in the temple.

White funerals almost always whitewash over the faults of the deceased. Black funerals are often a little more Calvinistic and frank about the shortcomings of the deceased. Most of what I saw was a political event, with a nice song from Jennifer Hudson (who appeared to have a dead animal draped across her left shoulder).