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Aepps22

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4. Things are Terrible

Reply to Alhena (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2026, 11:10 AM

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The state of this country is so terrible that I still expect our side to win in a landslide. This gerrymandering nonsense is their last ditch effort to give them any chance and at the end of the day, votes still matter and lots of Dems, Independents and even some Republicans will be voting Blue in November.

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Betting markets still think we win the House? [View all] Alhena Friday OP

I wouldn't count on it, especially with the recent Supreme Court rulings essentially killing the voting rights act, and lostincalifornia Friday #1

That only resulted in a four point bump for Republicans in the market I linked Alhena Friday #2

Democrats will win the House and it won't be close. Wiz Imp Friday #3

We picked up 41 seats in 2018 and voters seem angrier now than they were then Alhena Friday #5

Yep. The gerrymandering may allow the Republicans to somewhat limit their losses, but it won't prevent them from losing Wiz Imp Friday #8

Gawd, I hope so. He loves having things named after himself? tanyev Friday #10

Things are Terrible Aepps22 Friday #4

Yep. And a reminder: Wiz Imp Friday #7

Democrats are going to roll the house Boo1 Friday #6

If the redistricting debacles won't enrage the general electorate and push them to vote out the GOP, Safe as Milk Friday #9

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