(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
With an obvious disclaimer of “it’s early and things will change”, I won’t bury the lede: Yes, Democrats could win the Senate in 2026, but they will need some significant luck to do it. Here’s a map of the 13 Senate seats that I consider to be even remotely in-play in 2026. The grey states…
I’ve been asked numerous questions over the years regarding political campaign donations. This side-note post serves as something for me to share in future responses. I’ll get back to the 2026 elections (and donations to those campaigns) shortly. When to Donate In general, early donations are better than late donations. On the other hand, campaigns…
In my previous post, I claimed that it was too early to do much analysis regarding the 2026 election. I lied. Well, kinda. The primaries in Texas are just over and, while considerable dust still needs to settle, I think I have enough data to offer early thoughts on some of my own state’s races.…
I’ve been surprised by the number of people who have asked me to weigh in on the 2026 election season. Summarizing and paraphrasing, folks seem to be asking two basic questions: Do Democrats have a chance in Hell of winning, well, anything? What can a normal person do that might move the ball in the…
Democrats unquestionably had a great day on Tuesday, winning elections across the country. Separately, Wednesday’s Supreme Court arguments in the case regarding the legality of Trump’s tariffs indicated that many of the justices are at least a wee bit reluctant to approve Trump’s quite obviously unconstitutional power grab. Yay? Sorry, but a little black cloud…
Texas currently has 38 seats in the U.S. House with 25 held by Republicans, 12 by Democrats, and one vacant seat. (A replacement election for the heavily Democratic vacant seat has been slow-rolled by the Republican Governor.) Even if we assign the vacant seat to Democrats, Republicans still hold 66% of the U.S. House seats…
I first posted to this rendition of my political blog seven years ago today. I’ve been absent for a while, largely tending to wounds inflicted by the last election. Unfortunately, those wounds are still unhealed. As I feared, this administration – aided by cowardly Congressional Republicans and disorganized Congressional Democrats – has proven to be…
I seriously doubt that this post will mark my return to regular blogging. However, I’ve been thinking about this particular topic quite a lot lately. I needed to write things down to organize those thoughts and decided I might as well share. I’ve been at a complete loss trying to determine what Democrats (and other…
The 2024 Election is over. Harris lost; Trump won. In addition to decisively winning the necessary Electoral votes, Trump also captured a majority of the popular vote across America. Democrats lost control of the Senate and will fail to take control of the House. In short, Democrats got their asses handed to them. I contend…
I will soon post another blog entry to offer my personal reflections on recent events. First, however, I wanted to update and post something that I’d originally intended only as a cautionary tale but that now reads more like a future history. History seldom repeats like a shot-for-shot remake of a classic Hollywood movie. The…