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Fiendish Thingy

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3. Faulty black & white choices
Sat May 23, 2026, 11:37 AM
Yesterday

The MAGA cultists will never abandon Trump, but, as we have seen in multiple elections over the past year, 2024 Trump +20 districts are swinging 15-30 points towards Dems.

In some races, a Dem victory was mathematically impossible without republican votes.

As for Republican politicians, we have definitely seen some self-preservation push back against Trump in the past week or so. Will it last? I guess it depends on many factors, including the severity of Trump’s threats during the recess, balanced with their knowledge that supporting some of these bills (ballroom, Iran War and slush fund) will doom their reelection chances. Others, who have already announced retirement or have been primaried out are in the Don’t GAF Club, and will likely continue their pushback.

So, I expect the pushback will continue, but it was never going to come from all Republicans, as your poll implies.

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