Please Advise! What to Make of the US Midterms?
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Dear Dr. Steve,
The U.S. midterm elections have delivered a powerful rebuke to Donald Trump and the Republican party. The Democratic blue wave hit big. The Democrats now control both the House and the Senate, and state governorships even in the likes of Georgia and Texas.
Are you pleased?
Signed,
Nemesis
Dear Sis,
It could not vote, but this was a big win for Lake Ontario. As of today, the real Lake America now stretches right across the U.S. map — blue as far as the eye can see.
It was a rotten night for a lot of rotten people. JD Vance, who accused immigrants of eating cats and dogs, has now been served a dish of crow by his home state. Ohio sent a Democrat to the Senate. Plus, Democrat Amy Acton is now Ohio governor-elect, having defeated Vivek Ramaswamy, who did go home with the consolation prize of Most Despicable TV Ad . He gets a little trophy shaped like Stephen Miller and a lovely assortment of frosted possum pellets.
Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a bipedal smorgasbord of corruption, malfeasance, criminality, intolerance, immorality and idiocy, actually managed to lose. A Republican. In Texas. This is a state where you expect Republicans would vote for Steve Bannon’s tapeworms. But Paxton? Nope. Too much.
And it didn’t stop there. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, faithful champion of Donald Trump, abortion bans, concealed weapons, thoughts and prayers, chemical polluters, homophobia and religious indoctrination, the man who pardoned the murderer of a Black Lives Matter protester, the man who put underdressed migrants on buses and dropped them off in the snowy north, finally discovered that his winsome charm and immigrant bashing had somehow lost their appeal. Democrat Gina Hinojosa put his ass on the Buh-Bye Bus. Thoughts and prayers, Greg. Now piss off.
Trump really thought he could keep the magic going. He was out there stumping, in his own inimitable way. Ludicrous scare stories about trans people, weird remarks about men’s asses , the usual personal smears and, of course, more racist bile. He said Michigan’s ultimately victorious Abdul El-Sayed would be the first senator who has to go through a metal detector. This, from the guy who incited the worst act of domestic terrorism the U.S. Capitol has ever seen.
Once upon a time Republicans used racist dog whistles on the campaign trail. Trump doesn’t do dog whistles. He prefers racist kazoos. Trump is a racist table saw slicing through a steel pipe. He’s a racist hailstorm on a rented U-Haul.
Did Trump’s tactics work? Like a dead rat on a buffet table. He was like a new Bond villain, Turdfinger — his stink was lethal. You may recall that Trump once promoted an AI video of himself in which he was shown dumping raw sewage on American protesters. Replace those protesters with GOP candidates, and the clip looks like a documentary.
We don’t know what will happen now with Trump’s tariffs, but here’s some good news for the economy: Elon Musk spent half a billion dollars making nasty and ultimately futile ads for Republicans. Thanks for the economic stimulus, bruh. Next time, build a hospital or something.
Will this result change things? Pundits love to talk about the “Overton window” (named for political scientist Joseph Overton), the shifting estimation of where the American political mainstream lies. Certain figures, like JFK or Reagan, are said to have moved the window to the left or right.
Trump has moved it down — straight to the gutter. Trump has stripped American politics of decency, dignity, integrity and any vestige of character. Can America go back? Can the excrement be squeezed back up the colon?
As vile as Trump has been, this election seemed to be more about pocketbook issues. It illustrates a new American political axiom: If you’re a racist sexual predator and narcissistic psychopath who disgraces and demeans the presidency every single day, your popularity may suffer from high gas prices.
Whatever the reason, it was a huge night for the Democrats. Maybe they could build themselves a big triumphal arch or something.
As for Trump, his beautiful ballroom will now be a bunker. The enemy is closing in.
Now it’s up to Democrats to get their act together. Two years from now, there’s a chance to scrape those golden Dollarama doodads off the Oval Office wall. Don’t blow it, folks.
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Not to worry, y'all can borrow some MAGA Cannuks to shuck and simmer.
no thanks, we already have an excessive amount of deeply closeted manly magas in DC ...
where?
josh hawley, george santos, lindsey graham ...
"retreat pete" is likely over-compensating now for his many past incidents of foxhole helmet polishing in the middle east, much like other maga vets ...
oh...those "manly men" lol
... yeah, kind of like your fan club ...
This is a state where you expect Republicans would vote for Steve Bannon’s tapeworms .
He didn't care about high gas and grocery prices. And the MAGAturds still ate that shit up
You are correct. He failed miserably on the Iran War which led to the higher gas prices and food cost. Tell me how will the Democrats reduce grocery prices, fuel cost and medical cost? Do you plan on opening the border again?
hopefully we make it close to impossible for deported criminal magas to regain entry into america ...
Well, for a start they could stop funding what Trump and his lying warmongers have labeled an "intermittent military operation" in Iran.
Then they could start holding the President accountable for his ignorant tariffs and follow the money and assess the damage to our economy from the strained relationships with allies our nation will have to repair.
Just the act of showing the American people how the sausage is currently being molested, er, 'made' in this Whitehouse should start to force better behavior and more accountability. It would in any other administration, but I accept that Trump is unlike any President before him, he has no restraints, no morals, no low he wouldn't stoop to, corrupt cartoon villain characters are based on him, so there really is no predicting how things will proceed now with Democrats in control of both houses. But it does give them a lot of power to demand to see what the fuck is going on in the administration which is what most rational Americans are concerned with.
Are there illegal criminal magas in the country?
Ok, what will we see? Did you demand that under the Biden administration, when inflation soared, food cost went up and fuel cost went up?
I seem to recall the word "transitory" as being an accepted excuse.
I seem to recall the incompetent initial denial and then mismanagement of a global pandemic by the previous administration being the cause of that inflation that hit the biden administration, with the financial fallout still affecting americans today, but please feel free to continue with the new and improved maga version of historical events that seemingly coincide precisely with election and/or inauguration days involving the pied piper of fascists, sex/fraud criminals, traitors, child molesters, and morons ...
Interesting alternate reality.
Back in the real world:
Gemini:
which part are your referring, the masking or was it the 6' apart, or keep the kids home from school, or maybe how the demanding of vaccines that weren't vaccines be taken or that other types of medications could have been used to fight the infection.
Why are they still concerned about Biden? He hasn't been prez for the last 2 years. This deflection shit is some serious trolling
That was in 2022. Biden is gone, the inflation rate was normal when he left office.
Pay attention to what is happening now. Prices are all much higher than they were when Trump took office and much higher than they should be because of Trump's incompetence. His illegal, irrational war and his boneheaded tariffs.
Do you recognize this reality?
When those making the sausage are doing it behind closed doors with longtime enemies of the United States like Putin, and the administration continues to play defense for billionaires we all know are named in the Epstein files, it deserves some daylight and I truly hope it gets a light shined on it regardless of who is in power.
you're fucking A right it is ...
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you're the one pointing a TDS stink finger ...
Minnesota Senator Behind “TDS” Bill Arrested for Soliciting a Minor
Minnesota State Senator Justin Eichorn (R) — who co‑introduced a bill to add “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) to the state’s statutory definition of mental illness — was arrested and charged with felony solicitation of a minor
The Economic Times +1 .
What happened
According to Bloomington police, Eichorn, 40, was communicating online with someone he believed to be a 16‑ or 17‑year‑old girl to arrange a sexual meeting
The Economic Times +1 . In reality, the contact was an undercover detective from the Bloomington Police Department 
The Economic Times +1 . Eichorn traveled to meet the “teen” in Bloomington, Minnesota, but was instead confronted by officers 
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He was booked at the Bloomington Police Department jail and is expected to be transferred to the Hennepin County Adult Detention Center
KTLA . Police allege he faces a felony charge of soliciting a minor to practice prostitution 
The Economic Times +1 .
The “TDS” bill
Eichorn was one of five Republican senators who introduced SF 2589 , which proposed defining “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness
NewsBreak +1 . The bill’s definition, borrowed from Charles Krauthammer’s “Bush Derangement Syndrome” concept, described “acute onset of paranoia” in response to Trump’s policies, with symptoms including intense hostility toward Trump and potential acts of aggression against Trump supporters 
NewsBreak +1 .
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The bill drew strong criticism from Minnesota’s Senate leadership, who called it “wasteful, frivolous and shameful” and “possibly the worst bill in Minnesota history”
Legal and political fallout
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said that as a 40‑year‑old man, if someone comes to the city “looking to have sex with someone’s child, you can expect that we are going to lock you up”
The Economic Times +1 .
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Eichorn’s colleagues in the Minnesota Senate GOP have urged him to resign , citing the “shocking” nature of the allegations
In short: The “TDS” term itself is not a criminal offense, but the man behind the bill — Minnesota Senator Justin Eichorn — has been arrested and charged with a serious felony for allegedly soliciting a minor, and faces potential prison time if convicted
The Economic Times +2 .
Tell me how you bring them down.
Deflection attempt noted
I am fine with that, but "what" billionaires are being protected? Democrats had the same access as Republicans and did not provide any names.
Obviously you are not going to answer my question.
The first steps should be obvious:
In the meantime, when are you going to recognize the catastrophe that is Trump?
implication confirmation noted.
There's nothing to answer, you want me to experience "YOUR" reality that I don't see. I agree, resolving the Iran war is going to create the most relief for the USA. Where is there price gouging?
Yes, you do not recognize the obvious reality that Trump is an abysmal, corrupt, lawless, incompetent PotUS who is responsible for higher prices and terrible international relationships. I find that to be incredible.
It is expected. When there is an excuse for raising prices there will always be those who do so for greedy purposes. To think otherwise is profoundly naive. So it would be reasonable to investigate this and deal with gougers if the expectation meets reality.
I think it was a cumulative reaction to Trump 25-26. Exit polling showed voters were very concerned by numerous issues, mostly related to Trump behavior.
Rhetorically brilliant.
or pay for your own damned water for your AI mega projects instead of buying (trying to) politicians who will give the states assets away for free.