Monday, October 12, 2026

If GOP gets crushed in November, what's plan B?

Counterintuitive as it sounds, a blue wave on Nov. 3 could be the GOP's silver lining for 2028. The pendulum never stops swinging. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Oct 12 2026

 
Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two as he arrives in Cincinnati on Oct. 9, 2026.

Counterintuitive as it sounds, a blue wave on Nov. 3 could be the GOP's silver lining for 2028. The pendulum never stops swinging.

Several thousand students, faculty and community members protest at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on Oct. 5, 2026.
 

Cornell rape investigation revealed the bystander effect

The Chi Phi men who were in that group chat failed Jane Doe.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a news conference on July 22, 2026, in Austin, the capital of Texas.
 

Don't want religion in your politics? Here's why it might be too late

Rival views on Christianity by Ken Paxton and James Talarico are part of the likely most religious-themed election season in modern history.

Supporters of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico cheer on March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
 

For Democrats, midterm optimism can feel scary. Let's dial it down

Things look good for Democrats heading into the midterm elections. But as a liberal, nothing scares me more than confidence.

In the top right of an apartment building in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 5, 2026, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/cuban-graffiti-artists-bring-social-critique-to-havanas-walls-idUSKBN1AP1C7/"><u>the graffiti</u></a> 2+2=5 is the tag of artist 
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.2plus2art.com/about"><u>Fabian Lopez</u></a>, in a nod to the sense that something in society does not add up.
 

What we saw as Cuba hits its lowest point in decades

Blackouts every night, $10 monthly wages and a request for money at nearly every turn. How Cubans are getting by, just barely.

People wait for their hearing in immigration court on June 24, 2026, in New York City.
 

Washington treats immigration as an impossible problem. It's not

No matter their politics, nearly all Americans agree that our immigration system needs reforming. They want a more orderly and controlled system.

Jenna Jambeck, a MacArthur Fellow here in her lab at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, in 2023, is an environmental engineer developing new methods for understanding and addressing global plastic pollution.
 

What the 'genius' shorthand for MacArthur Fellows often obscures

The United States spent more than two centuries becoming a world leader in science and humanities research, but we’re quickly losing that title.

Four young female friends meeting for drinks and food making a toast in a restaurant
 

Friendship comes at a cost Gen Z must be willing to pay

My social media feeds have been brimming with those bemoaning the state of my modern friendship.

According to a Pew Research Center analysis published Sept. 23, 2026, combined monthly global trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket – the two leading prediction markets – rose from $26 billion in May to $53 billion in July.
 

Betting markets are messing with the midterms. Insiders are cashing in

Candidates have bet on their own races, and a soldier allegedly won $400,000 on the Maduro raid. Prediction markets need tougher penalties.

Children play at childcare center.<br>
 

Republicans and Democrats agree on helping families afford their kids

It may be time to update our assumptions about what American families want – and what they expect from their government.

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