Democrats capture Congress in sweeping setback for Trump

[zasad@]

Democrats on track to capture House and Senate
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-faces-midterm-verdict-with-control-congress-stake-2026-11-03/
Democratic gains reach deep into Trump strongholds
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Democrats captured majorities in both the Senate and House on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to ​President Donald Trump.
The size and breadth of the Democratic wave were still coming into focus, but the party prevailed in states long thought to ‌be out of reach, including conservative bastions like South Carolina, Texas and Iowa.
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What does this mean?
Trump’s legislative proposals will now face even greater resistance.

[2stout]

It means the election was a total repudiation of trump.  I feel the surprise was the election going from a blue wave to a blue tsunami as no one was expecting these seismic results with the 2 biggest stunners being 1) the dems flipping a senate seat in SC- last time the dems had a senate seat in SC was 1988 and 2) abbott getting shellacked in the TX governors race.  It will be interesting to see if the repubs are going to get on board and do what's best for the country or play stonewall politics once again.

[yhiaali3]

Yes, it was a very bad day for Trump, in fact, it was a nightmare for Trump. I don't think he ever expected this result. The arrogant Trump, who thought his popularity was overwhelming and that Americans loved and supported his policies, I think he only discovered part of the shocking truth yesterday.

What matters to us now, as the Bitcoin community, is how this major shift will affect the legislation Trump has been attempting to push through. He will undoubtedly face much fiercer opposition, and I believe the most significant negative impact will be on the "clarity Act" which he failed to get passed previously.

[zasad@]

Yes, it was a very bad day for Trump, in fact, it was a nightmare for Trump. I don't think he ever expected this result. The arrogant Trump, who thought his popularity was overwhelming and that Americans loved and supported his policies, I think he only discovered part of the shocking truth yesterday.

What matters to us now, as the Bitcoin community, is how this major shift will affect the legislation Trump has been attempting to push through. He will undoubtedly face much fiercer opposition, and I believe the most significant negative impact will be on the "clarity Act" which he failed to get passed previously.

I have read the views of many analysts, and they all write that the primary reason for such a heavy defeat for the Republicans was the rise in fuel prices, which significantly fueled inflation and harmed American farmers.Americans vote with their dollars.

Interesting bets, but why?
Why go through the process of impeaching Trump when you could pressure the president by investigating his cryptocurrency projects instead?
https://kalshi.com/markets/kximpeach/president-impeached/kximpeach-29

[yhiaali3]

Interesting bets, but why?
Why go through the process of impeaching Trump when you could pressure the president by investigating his cryptocurrency projects instead?
https://kalshi.com/markets/kximpeach/president-impeached/kximpeach-29

Thanks for the link.
it seems Trump's popularity is growing day by day.

I was honestly surprised when I saw the probability in the market indicating a 73% chance of Trump being impeached by the House of Representatives during his current presidential term!!! Is this even plausible??!!


Regardless of everything else, this poll serves not only as a sharp slap in the face to Trump, but also as a powerful piece of leverage against his opponents.

[zasad@]

Interesting bets, but why?
Why go through the process of impeaching Trump when you could pressure the president by investigating his cryptocurrency projects instead?
https://kalshi.com/markets/kximpeach/president-impeached/kximpeach-29

Thanks for the link.
it seems Trump's popularity is growing day by day.

I was honestly surprised when I saw the probability in the market indicating a 73% chance of Trump being impeached by the House of Representatives during his current presidential term!!! Is this even plausible??!!


Regardless of everything else, this poll serves not only as a sharp slap in the face to Trump, but also as a powerful piece of leverage against his opponents.

This is a very tricky situation: once the newly elected members take office, the Democrats will have enough votes in the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings, but they will lack the votes in the Senate to actually remove Donald Trump from office.

Under the kalshi rules, an impeachment in the House is sufficient to win the process, but in reality, it would lead nowhere. Furthermore, such a scandal is not in the interest of U.S. politics, as it would undermine America’s standing on the global stage. Trump would have to do something truly egregious for members of his own party in the Senate to turn against him.

[Z-tight]

Trump would have to do something truly egregious for members of his own party in the Senate to turn against him.

Yeah, and i doubt he would be stupid to do something that would make them turn on him. Donald Trump is certainly going to see out his final term as president, but now that the Dems control congress, it would not be the smoothest 2 years for him, as his policies would be faced with resistance.

Trump is also going to face series of investigations into his financial dealings and that of his family, all of this would create further friction between himself and the dem-dominated congress. I also think Trump would have to win the hearts of Americans back in the remaining time he has in the White House, if not we're certain to have a Democrat president in 2028.

[programmer3666]

Trump will keep being Trump regardless of the outcome. The Democrats were really prepared and the brought the best canditates forward to the people, unlike the republicans who kep imposing candidates who couldn't even speak to the issues and concerns of the ordinary citizens. They just want to boot lick Trump by all means necessary and that was why the voters let them know that they might have the say in Washinton DC but down at the pulling units and voting booths the ordinary citizens have the power to put them in or cast them out. That is the sweetest part of democracy. Trump is just a lame duck as it stands, I just hope they don't gang up to impeech him again.

[o48o]

Interesting bets, but why?
Why go through the process of impeaching Trump when you could pressure the president by investigating his cryptocurrency projects instead?
https://kalshi.com/markets/kximpeach/president-impeached/kximpeach-29

Thanks for the link.
it seems Trump's popularity is growing day by day.

I was honestly surprised when I saw the probability in the market indicating a 73% chance of Trump being impeached by the House of Representatives during his current presidential term!!! Is this even plausible??!!


Regardless of everything else, this poll serves not only as a sharp slap in the face to Trump, but also as a powerful piece of leverage against his opponents.

Why wouldn't that be plausible? And it's happening to more then handful of their cabinet members, because there are ton of other people who have broken several laws, starting from the obvious one, Pete Hegseth.

And number of articles of impeachment will probably break some records that are near impossible to beat by anyone in the future. Hopefully that is.

[Agbamoni]

Thanks for the link.
it seems Trump's popularity is growing day by day.

I was honestly surprised when I saw the probability in the market indicating a 73% chance of Trump being impeached by the House of Representatives during his current presidential term!!! Is this even plausible??!!


Regardless of everything else, this poll serves not only as a sharp slap in the face to Trump, but also as a powerful piece of leverage against his opponents.

Obviously, he is popular in a negative way. Trump is a well-known liar, arrogant, prideful, and prejudiced president.

However, I don't think he will get impeached during his active tenure. But I'm sure the Repubs will lose the 2028 election.

[JeromeTash]

This is a very tricky situation: once the newly elected members take office, the Democrats will have enough votes in the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings, but they will lack the votes in the Senate to actually remove Donald Trump from office.

That won't stop them from trying to attempt an impeachement process. Due to Trump's very arrogant and radical behaviour, I am pretty sure there are some folks who have been looking forward to such a moment where they finally get an opportunity against Trump.

And then there is Hegseth, he's probably wishing the world could swallow him right now 

I am wondering if the Epstein file will finally get fully released

[Z-tight]

Trump will keep being Trump regardless of the outcome. The Democrats were really prepared and the brought the best canditates forward to the people

The Democrats didn't win because they had the 'better' candidates per se. Americans voted the Dems because they do not approve of Donald Trump's policies, which has increased the cost of living for Americans and made life more difficult for the people.

I am sure many voters didn't even care about the candidates themselves, especially in Republican strongholds, they simply wanted to send a message to the government and their disapproval of how they run the country.

[Jessie2121]

Obviously, he is popular in a negative way. Trump is a well-known liar, arrogant, prideful, and prejudiced president.

However, I don't think he will get impeached during his active tenure. But I'm sure the Repubs will lose the 2028 election.

This is politics and the men running the game are never nice, we all have to complain till we start seeing little changes which will never last and those who are above those that are being appointed likes having men like Trump who are arrogant prideful and all those things you said, yes they love them because they match that same energy to be used in making decisions. Wether they impeach him or not I don't see how it will change every damages that has been caused by him.

[uneng]

It means the "Fall of Rome". The government has lost its authority, the leader boasts superiority, although isn't respected, the country is being attacked from all sides, and the enemies are already inside the territory, ruling their lands. Hypocrisy, lies and authoritarianism have imploded US from inside. Now the new generation of democrats are going to do their job, like the barbarians did in the ancient times, introducing the world into the medieval era.

I guess USA like it was during its peak doesn't exist anymore, and there won't be a recovery from this moment on.

[tvbcof]

Now the Dems are back to their old problem of how to not get shit done even when they have power to do so.  In Obama's timeframe they self-imposed a 60% need for anything to happen until the Repugs caught up a bit and gave them some cover.

I predict:

 - No more impulse to 'lock him up' than Trump had to 'lock her up' or Obama had to punish the Bush team for their crimes (including 9/11.)

 - Corporate money spigot back on for the 'liberals' after Fink, Soros, et-al, cut it back for a while.  Expect reversion to astro-turf woke idiocy.

 - No more than a token effort at the Epstein situation.

 - Censorship really rolls in, and pretty much put under management of the 'Jews' to thwart the scourge of 'anti-semitism'.

 - Lockdowns under either energy excuses, 'climate' excuses, or the next covaids-type scam.  Maybe a trifecta!

 - 'Solar radiation management' to help 'fix the climate'.

 - Covert self-spreading 'vaccines', probably making use of mosquitos and ticks.  I already heard the trial balloon being pushed on state media with 'medical ethicists' saying that if they and the other 'experts' deemed self-spreading vaccines (which are obviously not subject to 'consent') 'necessary', then it is 'ethical' that they be used covertly.

 - Surveillance necessary for 'equitable' distribution under schemes of UBI and CBDC (and discouraging wrongthink.)

Don't get me wrong; I was delighted by the 2026 mid-term results...but then I don't live in the U.S. and don't plan to for quite a while.  Trump was worse, but the Dems and Repugs are just taking turns pushing on their end of the same log.
 

[Fiatless]

The Democrats didn't win because they had the 'better' candidates per se. Americans voted the Dems because they do not approve of Donald Trump's policies, which has increased the cost of living for Americans and made life more difficult for the people.

I am sure many voters didn't even care about the candidates themselves, especially in Republican strongholds, they simply wanted to send a message to the government and their disapproval of how they run the country.

I wouldn't dispute the claim that Democrats won because people wanted to push back against Trump's policies. But I have listened to a few candidates of the Democratic Party and really like some. One of them is an inspiring young man called James Talarico. His message of love, hope, and peace is heartwarming. He is also an outstanding public speaker who knows how to gain attention. I was also attracted to the words of Abdul El-Sayed.

Trump has acknowledged that the Iran war, which led to inflation and high fuel costs, caused Republicans' poor showing. If Republicans don't put their house in order, Trump's highhandedness would cost them the presidential elections in 7 November 2028.

[DanWalker]

I was honestly surprised when I saw the probability in the market indicating a 73% chance of Trump being impeached by the House of Representatives during his current presidential term!!! Is this even plausible??!!

Maybe you forgot that Trump got impeached in his first term too, twice actually.
The first time was after Dems took the House back in 2019, and they went after him for abuse of power. The GOP still held the Senate back then, so he walked away acquitted.

Second, in January 2021, he was charged with inciting an insurrection at the Capitol, shortly before his term was due to expire. Once again, he was acquitted, with most Republican senators voting to acquit him.

Not surprised they'd impeach him in this situation, considering Dems have both chambers.

https://ballotpedia.org/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump
https://ballotpedia.org/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump,_2021

[JeromeTash]

Trump has acknowledged that the Iran war, which led to inflation and high fuel costs, caused Republicans' poor showing. If Republicans don't put their house in order, Trump's highhandedness would cost them the presidential elections in 7 November 2028.

Too late for them to put the house in order in these remaining two years. The damage has already been done, and those high costs we see today are not going to lower overnight. I think the situation might even get worse.

The Americans just have no choice but to pick between the two devils, and as of now, the Dems seem to be a little tolerable, though they also had a number of shit policies that led to the comeback of Trump.

[2stout]

Trump has acknowledged that the Iran war, which led to inflation and high fuel costs, caused Republicans' poor showing. If Republicans don't put their house in order, Trump's highhandedness would cost them the presidential elections in 7 November 2028.

Too late for them to put the house in order in these remaining two years. The damage has already been done, and those high costs we see today are not going to lower overnight. I think the situation might even get worse.

The Americans just have no choice but to pick between the two devils, and as of now, the Dems seem to be a little tolerable, though they also had a number of shit policies that led to the comeback of Trump.

Now expect for republicans to obstruct, stonewall, roadblock and engage in performative outrage- their usual playbook when they have nothing substantive to run on.  There was a bipartisan immigration bill (Border Act) that republicans shelved in 2024 in order not to give the dems a win and to keep immigration an issue they could run on.  They cried about debt and now look how they've exploded it, and watch how soon they talk about the debt after the new Congress is seated in Jan 2027.  Not to mention the performative outrage over prices but are now at an all time, not so loud about this now.  There are some problems republican aren't interested in fixing as it would take away "issues" they can campaign about later.  Their policies have shown not to benefit the common man but rather a small minority of what is called the wealthy.  And yes, those high prices aren't coming down.  It's possible they eventually hit a ceiling, but a new floor has been established that won't be lowered.

As far as picking between the 2 devils, it's not even close and hasn't been in a long time.  These 2 parties are not on equal footing when it comes to that.  What are the shit policies the dems had that led to the comeback of trump?  If anything, trump being elected twice shows the US wasn't ready for a woman president and possibly still may not be ready.

[Oluwa-btc]

That won't stop them from trying to attempt an impeachement process. Due to Trump's very arrogant and radical behaviour, I am pretty sure there are some folks who have been looking forward to such a moment where they finally get an opportunity against Trump.

And then there is Hegseth, he's probably wishing the world could swallow him right now  

I am wondering if the Epstein file will finally get fully released

I'm not sure about impeachment, but Donald Trump will be checkmated every bloody second and time by the Democrats in the house and Congress, that should be enough for now.

He should have been impeached last month with the help of Thomas Massie but they found a way to block it from happening.

I'm so keen to see what happens with the Epstein files, although it is my believe that both Democrats and Republicans are in that Epstein files. After using multiple DOJ heads to block the release and prosecution, It should gladden my heart if it happens.