Midterm Predictions, Election Interference, and Trump’s Reckoning?
Mike, Michael, and Trey preview the 2026 midterm elections, examine Justice Department interventions in Alaska and California, and debate what a Democratic Congress could accomplish during Donald Trump’s final two years in office.
They start with Michael’s election models, which point toward Democratic control of the House and a strong possibility of a Senate takeover. But are the polls reliable, and which races in Texas, Iowa, Kansas, and elsewhere will tell us whether a Democratic wave is developing?
Next, the guys discuss the controversy surrounding Alaska’s two Dan Sullivans, the DOJ’s attempt to challenge thousands of California mail ballots, and the increasingly troubling intersection of partisan politics and federal law enforcement.
Finally, the guys offer their plausible best-case scenarios for the midterms and beyond. Would congressional investigations expose Trump administration corruption or accomplish little beyond political theater? Could Democrats advance legislation despite presidential vetoes? And might the election finally loosen MAGA’s grip on the Republican Party?
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