Republicans saw wall-to-wall losses in virtually every major election on Tuesday night, and many MAGA activists are starting to fear what next year's midterm elections may bring.GOP candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia lost to their Democratic opponents by substantial margins, with Dem...

Former Trump campaign chairman and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told his podcast viewers that Republicans should take Tuesday night’s losses to heart, saying: “The midterms start tonight, and the warning signs are flashing.” He observed that “Democrats just flipped two Georgia commissioners,” marking “their first statewide wins in 30 years.”

Far-right influencer Mike Cernovich (who spawned the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory) tweeted: “Ted Cruz and Mark Levin are walking Trump into impeachments and then prison. 2026 will be a blood bath.” MAGA podcaster Jack Posobiec likewise warned that “2026 will be worse if we don’t course-correct.”

  • Seth Taylor@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I just hope they don’t try to cancel the midterms altogether… Or refuse to swear in the new dems…

    I tend to believe they will…

    So… yea…

    • Repple (she/her)@lemmy.world
      2·
      21 hours ago

      Since the 2024 election I’ve been constantly wondering what the event would be that should trigger all out riot to restore democracy. The answer I always come up with is cancelled/sham election.