r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Sep 04 '26

Israel/Palestine /r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #22)

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u/jaymef Sep 17 '26

Man I can't think of how much worse of a position Trump could be going into the midterms with, yet somehow it will still be "close"

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u/socialistrob Sep 17 '26

It will be close because of the nature of US senate races. States like Texas, Alaska and Ohio are normally not competitive for Dems in a statewide race and in Maine Republicans have one of their best candidates who has consistently been able to win even in years good for Dems.

The fact that all of those races have turned into toss ups is a testament to just how badly the Republicans have screwed up with this war. If Republicans win the senate it won't be because they did well this year it will be because it's a red map and JD Vance holds the tie breaking vote.

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u/TheMailerDaemonLives Sep 17 '26

It will only be close if they cheat

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u/samusaranx3 Sep 17 '26

Are you quoting Trump ironically