It’s fair to say that the 2024 election was pretty tough (call that the understatement of the year). In addition to Trump’s victory, the national electorate shifted starkly to the right, resulting in a slew of highly qualified and effective Democrats losing their seats in Congress, being replaced by MAGA soldiers not beholden to their constituents, but to Donald Trump himself.
Cut to today, and Democrats all across the nation are consistently trouncing their MAGA opponents in massive over-performances, including this past Tuesday’s 42 point swing to the left from 2024 in ruby red Kentucky for a State Senate seat. Yes, you read that number correctly. If that shift to the left were applied nationally, Democrats would easily have a supermajority in Congress.
This means two main things: The Democrats’ message is working, and people really, really don’t like Donald Trump. With just under a year left until the 2026 midterm elections, we’ll finally get the chance to correct our mistakes and make amends for the disaster that was 2024. And so far, it’s looking like we’re going to do just that.
On this episode of Sane(ish), hosted on The Siren Network, I had the honor of speaking with former New Jersey Democratic Congressman, and current Congressional candidate, Tom Malinowski! We discussed just about everything, from how the Trump regime is using drug-war theater on the high seas to test-drive their terrifying theory of power, the quiet rebellion occurring within the GOP, and why Tom’s race matters right now.
To learn more about Tom’s background and candidacy, click here.
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Also, in case you missed it, we just launched a media network I am co-founder of, called The Siren, where this episode is hosted! We have a whole slate of contributors, new shows, new faces, new voices and new ways to stay engaged and get involved! With so much more to come!
I hope you’ll check it out!!
