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Republicans vote to end Trump's Canada tariffs
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoThey've already lost midterms, but it's great to see some attempt at self preservation. YouGov: The electorate is leaning toward Democrats in the midterms — and toward expecting a Democratic win - https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/54074-electorate-leaning-democrats-2026-midterms-and-toward-expecting-democratic-win-february-6-9-2026-economist-yougov-poll https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/54074-electorate-... - February 10th, 2026
- verdverm 8mo agoit was only 7 of them
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoAlmost every election has gone Dem since the presidential election [1], and the swings from GOP to Dems have been incredibly high in the last two months (Texas [2] and Louisiana [3]). A Minnesota rep won 95% of the vote [4], the GOP brand is dead for a generation imho. Self preservation votes. Lots of them are retiring and don't care [5]. So, this Admin and Congress should beat on the economy and the electorate harder. I insist, as it contributes to system changes [6]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864405 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864405 (citations) [2] Texas Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/texas-democrat-taylor-rehmet-flips-republican-state-senate-seat-trump-won-by-17-points https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/texas-democrat-taylor-... - February 2nd, 2026 [3] Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez wins Louisiana state House special seat in district Trump won - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chasity-verret-martinez-wins-democrat-louisiana-special-election-trump/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chasity-verret-martinez-wins-de... - February 8th, 2026 [4] Democrat wins Minnesota election with 95% of vote amid ICE crackdown - https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-win-minnesota-special-elections-after-ice-crackdown-meg-luger-nikolai-shelley-buck-11427751 https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-win-minnesota-special-ele... | https://archive.today/dFBJp https://archive.today/dFBJp - January 28th, 2026 [5] Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/members-congress-are-fleeing-job-historically-high-rate-rcna253865 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/members-congress-a... - February 10th, 2026 ("Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century. The number of House departures is inching closer to a recent high in 2018, when 52 lawmakers didn’t run for re-election. And, as in 2018, which was a bruising election year for the GOP, more House Republicans are heading for the exits than Democrats.") [6] Trump’s ‘Titanic’ Economy Polling Puts the Senate in Play—Analyst - https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-titanic-economy-polling-puts-the-senate-in-play-analyst-11493009 https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-titanic-economy-polling-puts... - February 9th, 2026
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoAdditional citations: No Republicans to appear on ballot in 2026 New Mexico Senate election - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4455727/no-republicans-appear-ballot-2026-new-mexico-senate-election/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4455727/no... - February 12th, 2026 Four New Mexico candidates disqualified after failing to meet ballot requirements - https://www.abqjournal.com/news/four-new-mexico-candidates-disqualified-after-failing-to-meet-ballot-requirements/2978003 https://www.abqjournal.com/news/four-new-mexico-candidates-d... - February 10th, 2026
- toomuchtodo 8mo agoAdditional citations: GOP angst over voter turnout builds as losses pile up - https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/republican-angst-voter-turnout https://www.axios.com/2026/02/19/republican-angst-voter-turn... | https://archive.today/a9C1h https://archive.today/a9C1h - February 19th, 2026 GOP's new fear: Losing the Senate in November - https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/gop-senate-midterms-2026 https://www.axios.com/2026/02/06/gop-senate-midterms-2026 | https://archive.today/2iGNf https://archive.today/2iGNf - February 6th, 2026
- verdverm 8mo agoit'll never get signed and they don't have the votes to overturn a veto