The THREE Ways the 2026 Midterms Could Go (with Kirk Bado)

Podcast: Politics Politics Politics · Justin Robert Young

Opublikowano: 2026-08-20

The midterms will definitively fall into one of three scenarios. Republicans began this Congress with a 220–215 House majority and hold the Senate 53–47. The environment is brutal for them: Trump’s approval is at 33 percent, 70 percent disapprove of his handling of inflation and the cost of living, and the Democratic advantage on the generic ballot is getting close to eight points. But Republicans have a big money advantage, and the Senate map still requires almost everything to go right for Democrats. Scenario one is Ah, Nevertheless: Republicans retain both the House and Senate. They can lose two House seats...