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Saturday, June 06, 2026

Steve Bannon delivered a damning prediction for Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Many political observers have forecast that the GOP could lose control of the House in November. But Bannon, the former first-term Trump White House chief strategist turned MAGA podcaster, suggested Republicans could lose the majority in the Senate as well.

"We're going to lose the Senate in the fall anyway," the convicted fraudster declared on Thursday's episode of his "War Room" podcast, while calling for a "showdown" with Senate Republicans he claimed are treating President Donald Trump worse than a lame duck.

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"Nobody in the GOP is "excited about going door to door and doing voter engagement," Bannon argued, adding that "the old way of putting a couple hundred million dollars in and buying TV ads on Fox and CNN doesn't work anymore."

"That's old school. Does not work. There's been a new day, and the Senate's got to understand that, or we're going to lose the Senate," added Bannon, who has repeatedly called for Trump to serve an unconstitutional third term.

In a later segment, Bannon again criticized poor voter outreach of Republicans, who could face a tough time at the ballot box amid backlash to the Trump administration, and warned:

"You're going to lose the Senate. And right now, it looks like you want to lose the Senate."

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He's whining about Sen Republicans opposing DJT on the ballroom and a couple of other margin issues... as if only DJT would just conjure his Inner Hitler more, everything would be OK.

(there's a link at the article to his podcast, but I'm not going to link it here... it's bloody awful)

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-06 07:50 PM | Reply

I predict he's losing his liver in October.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-06 08:15 PM | Reply

imo, it is way too soon to tell.

The results of the 2026 election will depend upon one thing, and one thing only ...

Voter turnout.

Will Democrats be able to convince voters that their votes matter in the district where Republican attempts have been to effectively cancel those votes?


Blue wave vs. Red Seawall.


I'd proffer, that is an appropriate distillation.



#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-06 08:16 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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