The 2026 election politics

MI Democratic primary goes to the progressive / socialist in a close race vs the centrist Democrat, perhaps showing which way the Democratic base is leaning ahead of midterms.

On the campaign finance side, El-Sayed has relied on individual donors, but some of those seem sketchy.

The primary had been a toss up on betting sites, until favoring the winner towards the end. He is currently favored to beat the incumbent Republican for the senate seat by a modest margin on the same sites.

https://kalshi.com/markets/kxprimaryplace/election-place-in-primaries/kxprimaryplace-senatemid26-2

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Dems will fight tooth and nail for anybody, even a socialist, if that means gaining a seat from the republicans.

It’s the same thing the Reps did, that’s how they got taken over by MAGA. If the Dems are taken over by DSA, this ride we’re all riding will get even more bumpy.

Just came across an article on this subject:

it references this, with the full list:

https://www.cato.org/blog/government-ownership-stakes-companies-becoming-routine-under-trump

Yes, It is a bad idea.

Just curious, are any other ideas being implemented by the current administration also bad, or is this the only one?

Democrat prospects from Nate Silver on midterm Senate / House odds. Theirs to lose, but looking like they might rise to the occasion.