This is a very unusual election year. This year, more than any other election year, the Democrats have two major weapons they can deploy to crush the Republican party in every election:
First, give the Washington DC Republicans everything they want.
Second, be completely silent about it, and control their crazy.
Again, this is a weird election year; I’ll explain.
If the Communists and Progressives, together with all the various subsects under the tent of ‘Democrats’ can have enough self-discipline to follow this guide – they will crush almost every republican candidate and win every key race. It will be the biggest electoral wipeout since 2010, but they also have to be absolutely silent over the next several months.
If the Communists and Progressives can put their crazy into a box for a few months, they will defeat their opposition. Democrats need to take a long summer vacation, stay completely silent, avoid anything political and surface again in late October. That’s it. That’s all they need to do. They can put every nickel of donations and fundraising in the bank and exit the 2026 midterms with billions in saved funds – But they’ve got to hide their crazy; I mean really hide it.
The professional Republican Party in Washington DC is completely disconnected from the American voter, and more importantly from their base of support. This creates a very unusual dynamic. First, let me explain what Republican priorities the Democrats need to support:
♦ Republicans will demand more funding for Ukraine. So, Democrats should give it to them. Two-thirds of the American voters are against the stupid spending on this nonsense proxy war against Russia. If Democrats quietly, silently, just let the GOP fund their proxy war, voters will punish them.
Democrat voters will not care about this, and GOP voters will sit home in frustration.
♦ Republicans will demand re-authorization of FISA (702). Again, two-thirds of the American people do not support warrantless surveillance of American citizens. Again, the Democrats should just give them this demand and then remind voters this is the Washington DC Republican priority.
Democrat voters will not generally care about this obscure issue, and the GOP base will again stew in frustration. BONUS: Democrats then get to weaponize the authority when they get power again and target republicans creating more frustration.
See how easy this is?
There are many more policy points just like these. Why? Well, basically, this is a year when the professional republican priorities in Washington DC are entirely disconnected from their base voter.
♦ The Republican voters have asked DC Republicans for a few simple things like:
1. Voting integrity (SAVE act);
2. Fast track migrant deportations;
3. Confronting lawlessness (Antifa et al);
4. Arrests for criminal corruption and transparently visible violent activity;
5. Spending priorities that focus on Americans’ first, not migrants or foreign interests.
That’s essentially it.
That’s the proverbial “big ask” that is just too much for the Washington DC Professional Republican party to accept.
Washington DC Republicans are fighting every voter ‘ask’ and telling voters their requests are ridiculous and stupid.
♦ DC Republicans always hate republican voters. There’s a long history of this. As a consequence, the only thing that will motivate the republican voters in ’26 and ’28, is the insanity of the Communist left. Republican voters have nothing to vote ‘for‘ because all their ‘asks’ are just, well, being ignored.
If you are a Democrat this is easy, Republicans are handing you the election by keeping their base voters frustrated and at home. However, this also requires the professional Democrats to do something challenging for them; don’t be crazy.
The only thing the communist/leftists need to do in order to win the election, is not be crazy. Actually, just shut up – don’t talk about all that stuff in their head – bank all their donations, do nothing else. Don’t even campaign. Just be completely and entirely quiet.
If the Communists can find enough self-restraint to do that in every election this November, literally just go on vacation until late October, they will crush the Republican party for a decade without spending a dime.
♦ Republican voters are exhausted. They are exhausted from asking for the easiest and simplest things and getting rejected and dismissed by the totality of all Washington DC Republican political leadership.
Obviously, this level of DC disconnect is not accidental. The Republican preference to be in the minority is well known and very well documented. We all understand how each wing of the UniParty operates.
The left-wing demands power. The right-wing demands money. Democrats use money to get power; Republicans use power to get money. Donors to the left-wing support the ideology; the ideology of the right-wing is dependent on donors. This is the difference between the two wings of the DC UniParty.
On the bright side, Communists often struggle to rein in their extreme behavior, so there’s a chance the Democrats could stir up enough wild ideas to drive Republican voters to turn out in large numbers against them.


Pretty bleak post from Sundance.
Only if you believe the radical Democrat Socialists can be quiet for the summer.
They cannot. With their recent wins in New York, they are growing more loud and boastful by the day.
DemonRats have the right to remain silent…….. but not the ability!
Thank you, Ron “Tater Salad” White! 😆
LincolnBeard: “Pretty bleak post from Sundance.”
Sundance said what had to be said. But we cannot depend on the Democrats not being smart or we will lose.
The MAGA voter base must be energized to come out in large numbers. Two complementary means of approach are fairly obvious at this late point in the game.
The first is for the MAGA grassroots activists to relentlessly paint this election in Christian value terms as a fight of good against evil. Which it most certainly is.
The second is for President Trump and his team to go very fast and very hard between now and the November election pushing against the DC Establishment by every means possible, thus demonstrating to the MAGA base that he is still on their side and still in the game.
Some major indictments and more arrests would go a long way to motivate the base.
I fully agree, but that said, I think it is almost wishful thinking. Riding the party of all the RINOs would be an excellent first step. Will it happen? Doubtful.
He doesn’t sell Hopeium. You have to go elsewhere to find that .
the truth does not care about your feelings
True that!
Sad but we must acknowledge, true.
That’s the nature of the Uni-party beast. The Left side is wholly sold out to the god of this world system and the end result of all its fantasies is the destruction of everything that made America great. The Right side is engaged in a civil war between the small but powerful cadre that wants to align with the Left, and the more numerous part that is dedicated to preserving and advancing those qualities that pay homage to the exceptionalism of this nation as one founded on a belief in the one true God.
Yes, if the so-called elite cadre has its way, it will lose in the grand scheme of things because playing to lose is why its there. Because when they “lose” then their cause “wins,” or so they think. But greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world, which is why they can never declare victory in a country where followers of Christ have such a strong voice. Because His followers won’t quit (they had to assassinate Charlie to shut him up) and they cannot be terrified into submission. And ultimately, they have the greater number of chariots. [2 Kings 6:16-17]
There are a lot of people out there whose minds are clouded and who are smiling on the way to their own enslavement. But that is what the god of this world system does – he blinds their minds so that the truths that everyone once understood are lost on them. The so-called elite cadre is a lost cause – we never had them in the first place. But the mass of the deluded populace that thinks that this country is the worst place on earth, while they live freer, more prosperous and happier (!) lives here than practically anyone else in the world, can be awakened. But only if the more numerous part of the Right recognizes that this is not just a political battle and fights to win.
J
It is a Spiritual Battle and will continue to be until the end. Tip: God always wins! The believers in the world are those who are partly holding back evil in this eternal earthly battle. The Holy Spirit, though, is the ultimate restrainer! We need to do as God has taught us to do, and continue to fight the evils in the world, using the Bible (God’s breathed word) and God’s commandments.
God is Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and God is with us as always. God’s plans are unfolding as per his will, desire, and timing. Though we don’t see God, we know that he is always working in the background to bring his plans to fruition. We do not always understand his ways or reasons, but knowing and remembering he is in control is our comfort 24/7/365. Godspeed and God bless!
Well said.
J
This world belongs to Satan until the Prince of Peace returns.
“However, this also requires the professional Democrats to do something challenging for them; don’t be crazy.”
That’s like asking Thunes to be conservative……
Or.. the left can be crazy as ever while the fake news- including FAUX- will merely divert our attention, as always. The mockingbird media can easily whip *themselves* into a frenzy over an issue or two to “divide” the base. Anything, like resurrecting the Epstein drama or a new plandemic fear porn. Sex scandals. Lawfare accusations.
The point is there will always be an “issue” to blame. This is how they have always concealed their massive election fraud.
Republicans can come out in droves but that doesn’t stop the ballot harvesting for weeks *after* election day or the AI-driven software algorithms or the truckloads of Republican ballot dumps.
But yeah, they can always blame “Ukraine.”
Thune is a loser. A fraud. He and all the DC Senate Republicans have always been the problem. They all need to be given the pink slip by the voters. But they have deep doner pockets that are in complete opposition to us patriots. They have been like that since Rockefeller.
The far left will gladly trade “Fast track migrant deportations” for an amnesty, which the RINO’s also want. The same bait and switch we were given in the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control act. We were promised employer sanctions and enforcement but all we got was amnesty.
And here we are today.
In the meantime, the dem party has been overtaken by communists, Islamists, and radicals.
Who in the center to center right is going to want to vote for them?
It seems like both parties are on the verge of killing themselves.
I am going to stick with PDJT and MAGA even if I have to hold my nose and vote for a loser RINO. It is going to take a number of years to rid the Senate of Thune & Friends by voting them out in the primaries. Look what at all of the RINOs that got voted out in their primaries this year.
We can do it. I am not going to let negativity destroy our best chance of cleaning out Congress and our local RINO-dem-uniparty losers.
Sorry. I’m not going to fall for the negativity. This war is not lost yet and it takes many battles to achieve victory.
It’s been 1 1/2 years of PDJT and look at all he has accomplished. We didn’t get here in a few years and it is going to take more time to get it done.
Both parties are standing at the same crossroad contending with an internal revolt. The base of both parties hates their own leadership.
I wonder when the fragging will begin? Just thinking out loud.
Talarico is absolutely incapable of containing the crazy for even a week
Supergood post from Sundance! All you hopium junkies sending your checks to RNC need to get your heads separated from your sphincters.
I wish the whole damned bunch of them were marooned on Karg Island.
Thank you for the brutal truth.
Bunch of WHINERS on this thread!
I can understand whining about the Communists in disguise, which include the RINO’s, but the “Waah! Trump did this and Trump didn’t do that” choir here is not only sad but it helps explain how the Communists are gaining ground.
I don’t agree with some specifics that Trump has said or done but I also know that WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE DON’T KNOW is going on behind the scenes! What I DO KNOW is that I trust Trump even though I don’t know/understand his reasoning,….. YET! And I DO KNOW GOD is ultimately in control and I trust God 24/7!
Lastly, I know from this group who I DO and DON’T want in a fox hole with me.
Don’t give them any ideas! Get Vance in the Senate and get things done! (The traitorous RINOs need a whooping’.
Red Eagle Politics video about 2026 mid-terms:
This guy has a consistently accurate analysis.
The problem with “Republican Voters” is just that… they continue to identify as REPUBLICAN voters instead of recognizing that their “Want List” is actually a MAGA want list.
So, they continue to support the “same old/same old” DC DINOSAURS that they’ve elected over and over again.
The leftist media has stigmatized the public with their constant propaganda bombardment branding Trump/MAGA as being anything but what it is.
WHO, in their right minds, could ever fail to agree that there’s NOTHING wrong with a policy agenda that really DOES want to make AMERICA great again?
Elon Musk’s admonition to avoid “Empathy Traps” rings out LOUD AND CLEAR!
MAGA Voters unite!
Seems the Dems are already making that move with a Promise to America and several dems sigtning it – that they are basically against the leftward swing and are really for closed borders, etc Such lies They call themselves “moderate” dems . I keep seeing that phrase used lately ‘ moderate dems” It is gaslighting at the most There are no moderate dems
Under the constitution it’s mandatory that representatives and senators take the oath of office. What will the newly elected communists do? They want to destroy the country.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
Sundance, I would love it if this post were sarcasm, however, I fear that you are absolutely prescient.
There are fewer and fewer Establishment Republicans by the cycle.
The Republican “Club” in DC can be summed up in three words: Weak, Stupid and Lazy!
How likely is it that the democrats will keep their craziness in check? The problem for democrats is they really believe what they are selling. Americans don’t want it, or at least a majority don’t want it, and then again, a majority of Republicans are upset with Republicans in the Senate.
Those on the left truly believe they are the compassionate protectors of all “victims,” i.e. minority groups. It is part and parcel of their self-esteem. If they don’t support and protect victims like Muslims, they become racist oppressors. So these people have no motivation to change their belief system. Their ideology of victimhood is the religion of the left.
The left cannot keep this under wraps. Almost every day they are outraged by the Trump Administration winning on some issue or other. This often leads to violence.
How will the left keep all this corked up? Rather, it is a situation in which the toothpaste is out of the tube and cannot be put back.
I will get a ton of flak for this, but I think a problem for the midterms are Trump’s actions in the Middle East in which he has demoted America’s allies (Israel, the gulf countries, Saudi Arabia) and empowered Qatar and Iran. For Trump to Become a jihadi in foreign policy is incredibly alienating to Trump’s base. If he thinks appealing to the Israel haters on the right is the way to win the midterms, I respectfully disagree.
But Trump usually has incredibly good instincts, and I am hopeful he will right his sinking ship of ludicrous diplomacy in favor of seeing the Iranian gov’t and Qatar for the enemies they truly are. Only a lunatic could call the present Iranian government “reasonable.” A lunatic or someone from the CIA who wanted to make sure there is endless war in the Middle East. Since that is the opposite of what Trump’s stated goals are, it’s on him to explain to his voters why he went from solid support of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the gulf countries to ditching them in favor of the terrorist governments of Iran and Qatar.
Qatar is a Major Non Nato Ally (same classification as Israel) which hosts the largest US base in the region.
I find myself thanking God that I was born long enough ago to not have to deal with this insanity in 30 years. I recognize 3 decades seems like a long time, but in my 6 I’ve seen our country turn from a once civil and polite society into a band of crazies, hell bent on power. There is no discourse. There is no representation.
A life given to service, followed by a short lived political career had me decide to sit this one out.
I absolutely despise what the GOP now represents. I have always despised the Dems. Call me independent. Nobody gets a dime of my money.
I support 47 and what he is trying to do, despite how DC and that evil scum bureaucracy churns out more and more vitriol towards the American voter.
“This we’ll defend!” is quickly turning inward to represent ONLY the immediate family unit.
This article is about as plain and truthful as Sundance has every written.
Minneapolis City Council is working on legalizing bathhouses. Their idols demand continuing and escalating sacrifices of craziness.
The energized Democrat Socialists, the communists, will not shut up, but feckless Repubs will sit on their hands all summer long.
The Dem politicians can be as quiet as they want because they have already trained their people to believe Dems have the power. And all those radical communists being elected will not stay silent, nor will their constituents because they believe “they” have the power (not the politicians that got them there) and that “they” are now in control. Dem rhetoric is coming back to bite them and we WIN !! Has to happen because the Dems have seeded their own demise. Electing communists to lead America makes no sense and has to be held as unconstitutional.
Bravo! The Republican base is far more conservative than the party professionals. This is an historic problem for the politicians since they must campaign for the base’s vote, and do not want to sound like Democrats even though they may be more like Democrats than the base would accept. This is particularly true of the Senate. Thus, the Uniparty. And I agree, the party pros are much more comfortable in the minority.
Despite my frustration with the DC Republicans, my two main reasons that will motivate me to vote in November are (1) to save and protect President Trump from more weaponized prosecutions and potentially prison, and (2) to save this Country from Communism. I’ve always been a Trump supporter and full MAGA since 2015, and I will not abandon him now!!!