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Monday, July 06, 2026

"They're animals," President Trump said about the success of leftists in this year's Democratic primaries. "We have to stop this ... horrible threat of cancer that's permeating our country called communism," he told right-wing evangelicals in a desperate effort to stir fear about Democrats.

The Washington Post described his words as "dehumanizing," and similar to 1950s "redbaiting," attacks on Democrats that led the U.S. Senate to censure the infamous Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.).

Trump is pushing every button with the November midterms getting closer.

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As his poll numbers sink to 61 percent disapproval in a Fox survey, Trump is frantic for any tactic to stop Democrats from taking control of the House and possibly winning a Senate majority.

He is even planning a national Republican convention before the midterms.

He wants to distract from RealClearPolitics polls that show Democrats with the advantage in generic congressional voting, holding about a 5-point edge on Republicans.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) warned last month that Trump is willing to "deny the results of midterms if they do not go his way ... do not let this scare you: show up, vote, and fight like this country depends on you " because it does."

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"It is hard to believe but earlier this year, when confronted with the historical pattern of midterm losses for the party in power, Trump told Reuters:

"When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election."

The basics of the script is consistent:

Democrats win enough competitive House races to claim a majority, but the Speaker delays or refuses to seat members from closely contested districts " citing bogus allegations of voter fraud or unresolved close election disputes.

The fight inevitably lands before the conservative Republican majority on the Supreme Court who hasalready shown itself to be corrupt and serving partisan interests that protect Trump from accountability.

This would all be a bad political satire if it was not so scary. Comedian Bill Maher summed up Trump's approach to elections during a recent interview with Vice President JD Vance:

"Under Trump, you guys have two outcomes an election can be: Either we win, or they cheated. That s" has to stop."

Maher is right. It has to stop."

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DJT has no reason to stop; he's already turned formerly patriotic Republicans into Cult Members who will obey his every lying whim, no matter how illegal it may be.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-06 04:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I understand that, historically and under similar conditions, the Democrats can expect to gain 32 House seats in the midterms.

I'm sorry, but I can't see Donald Trump allowing anything like that to happen.

The man is cheating and attempting to cheat rabidly as we speak. But if the ship looks like it's going to go down on him anyway he's going to send uniforms into the streets and into the polling places.

Someone will take shots at them and they will shoot back. Violence will be assured if there is an exponential turnout for the vote, and ordinary citizens can see for themselves the behavior of Donald Putin Trump.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-06 04:59 PM | Reply

Yeah.... there's a Poll showing that most Republicans don't believe him when he lies about winning the 2020 Election... but they don't care that he's lying to them.

I remember feeling that way at least once, but it was about a beautiful young woman, not an Old Fat Fascist Pig.

What are they thinking!?

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-06 05:09 PM | Reply

Fine. I've been practicing. Bring it the fuck on, you fat, bald pussy.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-06 05:20 PM | Reply

"Krasnov Fats" would know about communism-- he speaks from personal knowledge.

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-06 05:47 PM | Reply

... Trump is pushing every button with the November midterms getting closer. ...

Just think of what it may be like come September ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-06 06:35 PM | Reply

Yeah.... there's a Poll showing that most Republicans don't believe him when he lies about winning the 2020 Election... but they don't care that he's lying to them.

Is this surprising? For almost 3 years Lumpers were claiming Biden was fit to serve, the media was lying to you did you care? No you did not.

So what were you thinking?

#7 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-07-06 07:08 PM | Reply

- Biden

When all you have is lame Whataboutisms... you gots nada at all.

Trump is at least at Biden territory mentally, and a convicted criminal, grifter extraordinaire, war monger, race baiter, traitor to the Constitution who tried to overturn an Election... and a Pedo Protector.

All of which you simp for around here daily with pathetic logical fallacies galore.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-06 07:26 PM | Reply

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