2026 Elections

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They haven't called it yet, but "Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics czar who served as counsel to House Democrats during President Donald Trump's first impeachment, told progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen in a Saturday episode of his YouTube show that Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) has no realistic path left to beat Democratic challenger Scott Colom. "It's a mathematical impossibility at this point for Senator Hyde-Smith," Eisen said."
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O Really wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2026 11:07 am They haven't called it yet, but "Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics czar who served as counsel to House Democrats during President Donald Trump's first impeachment, told progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen in a Saturday episode of his YouTube show that Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) has no realistic path left to beat Democratic challenger Scott Colom. "It's a mathematical impossibility at this point for Senator Hyde-Smith," Eisen said."
Think it's gonna be a few more days, they still have mail in ballots coming in until Nov 10 and I guess they have to investigate provisional ballots individually. Bet Colom's lead increases.
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GoCubsGo wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2026 11:37 am
O Really wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2026 11:07 am They haven't called it yet, but "Norm Eisen, the former White House ethics czar who served as counsel to House Democrats during President Donald Trump's first impeachment, told progressive commentator Brian Tyler Cohen in a Saturday episode of his YouTube show that Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) has no realistic path left to beat Democratic challenger Scott Colom. "It's a mathematical impossibility at this point for Senator Hyde-Smith," Eisen said."
Think it's gonna be a few more days, they still have mail in ballots coming in until Nov 10 and I guess they have to investigate provisional ballots individually. Bet Colom's lead increases.
Ironically, it seems that most of the reason for so many provisional or affidavit ballots was because the "purge" dropped off a lot of eligible voters. So yeah, those are going to be mostly Colom voters.
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Feels too true.

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True that. I tried it, it's fun. Take a Wiki summary of a Dem candidate and compare it to a Wiki summary of his/her opponent or the incumbent. For starters, compare Annie Andrews to Darline Lightloafer. Read what Rogers (former FBI agent) said about Abdul and then read his actual bio. All these people have to do is produce some meaningful results and they can be in office for life.
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O Really wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2026 10:18 am True that. I tried it, it's fun. Take a Wiki summary of a Dem candidate and compare it to a Wiki summary of his/her opponent or the incumbent. For starters, compare Annie Andrews to Darline Lightloafer. Read what Rogers (former FBI agent) said about Abdul and then read his actual bio. All these people have to do is produce some meaningful results and they can be in office for life.
Real life.

Just look at Boobert vs. Laubacher.

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Eileen Laubacher (née Haskins; born 1968/1969)[1] is a retired two-star United States Navy rear admiral[2] who served on the National Security Council under President Joe Biden.[3] She is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 4th congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert.[4]
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Guess it was inevitable.

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95,815 polling places, likely more than one machine in most of them. Machines not connected to the internet, managed by 25,000 local election officials, and watched by thousands others. Hacking into a voting machine has been shown to be difficult - impossible without leaving evidence of tampering, and it would have to be done one machine at a time. Machines are stored securely before being set up for use, and protected while at the polling place. It's difficult to even fantasize how such a thing could be done without literal magic, much less set forth a plausible theory.

Unless you're the dumbest idiot in the village.