Predictions for the 2026 Midterms

[ModernDiogenes]

Some people are good. All people have flaws, but some are good despite flaws. Those you follow are not, they are what is known as "evil."

I don’t “follow” people. I follow an ideology based on character, ethics and integrity. If someone seeking office follows that ideology by the having superior character, ethics and integrity I support them regardless of their party or lack of a party. My

Lying, as you do, is not ethical. Even though you lie to promote your party, and to slander the enemy of your party, it is still unethical to lie the way you do.

That is so full of crap. My “party” of affiliation is Republican. I vote as an independent thinker. It’s pretty obvious to anyone that reads me that is not a lie.

The way you insist upon things regarding others with no consideration of their feedback makes you sound either “boyish” or devout to your MAGA leanings to a pathological level yourself. Maybe you and Trump have more in common than I thought? You making any crypto deals with Chinese Nationals looking to avoid federal prosecution or selling Arab potentates arms and/or A.I. tech we dint know about?

Is it possible to be a Marxist and have good character? Can you promote your agenda without outright lying? You've failed so far.



Ohh, good one Peewee. None of your fellow Communists have trotted out;

ever before.

You must be one of the more clever Communists to think that up...

You truly need to get back on your meds. {lol}

Wishing well.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

They already have Comrade.

You are not an ethical person. You're a leftist, you lie for your party as is the way of leftists.

Things that you are not;

• Educated
• Ethical
• Conservative

You don’t read your own fan mail around here, do you? The consensus on you is known. That’s why I picked you and two others for this demonstration on “the MAGA mind”. You’ve displayed it admirably.

 

[Uncensored2008]

I don’t “follow” people. I follow an ideology based on character, ethics and integrity.

Communism eschews character, ethics and integrity. You follow an ideology of evil, and the rulers you support are evil.

If someone seeking office follows that ideology by the having superior character, ethics and integrity I support them regardless of their party or lack of a party.

Yet every ruler you support is a democrat, a Communist.

My



That is so full of crap.

No, it's a fact that lying is unethical. I understand you love your party - but support of your party doesn't excuse lying.

My “party” of affiliation is Republican.

This is what I mean by persistent lying.

This is an obvious lie to anyone who reads it. Your fellow Bolsheviks may swarm to you defense, but will do so because you are a far left, highly partisan democrat.

I vote as an independent thinker.

You vote as MSNBC tells you to vote - straight democrat, leaning to the DSA side.

It’s pretty obvious to anyone that reads me that is not a lie.

It's obvious to anyone reading your posts that you are a hardline leftist, a die hard and highly partisan democrat.

The way you insist upon things regarding others with no consideration of their feedback makes you sound either “boyish” or devout to your MAGA leanings to a pathological level yourself. Maybe you and Trump have more in common than I thought? You making any crypto deals with Chinese Nationals looking to avoid federal prosecution or selling Arab potentates arms and/or A.I. tech we dint know about?

Name a single Republican you support?

You don't - you support the radical left - 100%. Name a single position you hold that isn't far left? Single payer medical? You, I, and everyone here knows full well you demand it. Abortion to the moment of birth? Obviously. Open borders and unlimited illegal immigration? Obviously.

Your a bit left of Mamdani, based on what you post here.

You truly need to get back on your meds. {lol}

Wishing well.

Mindless ad hom. Another common trait for radical leftists.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

Name a single Republican you support?

Of the current crop. None, because the support Trump.

I supported McCain. I worked as a paid professional campaign mid-level manager running communications of several Republican campaigns back in the 70’s. The last one was Raymond Bateman fir NJ Governor. That was before I figured out how corrupt things worked in this state and figured if I was going to work in public service I’d be better off arresting criminals than helping get them elected.

I even held a minor elected local office myself as a Republican for two terms.

You don't - you support the radical left - 100%.

Because you know me so well.

Name a single position you hold that isn't far left?

Flat tax. Anti-monopoly enforcement of the Sherman Anti-trust Act. Welfare is a hand up, not a hand out. Control of the border and registration of migratory labor crossing it. Anti-corruption Bureau Creation Act (S,5183) and other anti-corruption legislation. A balanced budget Amendment. Term limits.

Single payer medical? You, I, and everyone here knows full well you demand it. Abortion to the moment of birth? Obviously. Open borders and unlimited illegal immigration? Obviously.

Your a bit left of Mamdani, based on what you post here.


Mindless ad hom. Another common trait for radical leftists.

Your a bit of a chucklehead but you’re funny, so I don’t mind much. Besides you are great at showing precisely how MAGA thinks and behaves, and that’s all I require from you.

 

[Rusty Bell 65]

Of the current crop. None, because the support Trump.

I supported McCain. I worked as a paid professional campaign mid-level manager running communications of several Republican campaigns back in the 70’s. The last one was Raymond Bateman fir NJ Governor. That was before I figured out how corrupt things worked in this state and figured if I was going to work in public service I’d be better off arresting criminals than helping get them elected.

I even held a minor elected local office myself as a Republican for two terms.



Because you know me so well.



Flat tax. Anti-monopoly enforcement of the Sherman Anti-trust Act. Welfare is a hand up, not a hand out. Control of the border and registration of migratory labor crossing it. Anti-corruption Bureau Creation Act (S,5183) and other anti-corruption legislation. A balanced budget Amendment. Term limits.



Your a bit of a chucklehead but you’re funny, so I don’t mind much. Besides you are great at showing precisely how MAGA thinks and behaves, and that’s all I require from you.

What's your position on gun control?

 

[Uncensored2008]

Of the current crop. None, because the support Trump.

I supported McCain.

At least you supported McCain when he was in the Senate attacking the GOP. No doubt you voted for Obama when McCain was running for president. McCain was reliably left of center - but just having the title "Republican" would have been unacceptable.

I worked as a paid professional campaign mid-level manager running communications of several Republican campaigns back in the 70’s.

Why? McGovern is consistent with your views.

The last one was Raymond Bateman fir NJ Governor. That was before I figured out how corrupt things worked in this state and figured if I was going to work in public service I’d be better off arresting criminals than helping get them elected.

Now here you are, promoting criminals like Ilan Omar, Tampon Timmy, Gavin Newsom, and Keith Ellison.

I even held a minor elected local office myself as a Republican for two terms.

Anyone can claim anything on the internet.

Because you know me so well.

This is a message board. You are what you post. Both here and on Debate Politics, you post significantly left of Mao.

Flat tax.

The one McCain was proposed? A flat tax on top of the current graduated tax?

You know, in 2018 the Republicans vastly simplified the tax code, as McCain campaigned on - and you hate them for it.

Trump eliminated federal tax on tips to service workers - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earn.
Trump eliminated federal tax on overtime to workers - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earn.
Trump eliminated federal tax on social security for 93% of Americans - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earned.

Anti-monopoly enforcement of the Sherman Anti-trust Act.

That has been in place for over a century. The only monopolies are those protected by the government - generally established by the government.

Welfare is a hand up, not a hand out.

Da Comrade.

And a raging success. There is no more poverty.

Los Angeles County spends $86,000 PER homeless person per year. People still live in cardboard boxes - wonder who is getting all that money? But that's how it goes when you Marxists "help people."

Control of the border and registration of migratory labor crossing it.

Control it the way that Obama's Biden Junta did?

Anti-corruption Bureau Creation Act (S,5183) and other anti-corruption legislation. A balanced budget Amendment. Term limits.

Term limits for whom? Oh right, you want to get SCOTUS back under the thumb of your party - or get rid of it completely.

Your a bit of a chucklehead but you’re funny, so I don’t mind much. Besides you are great at showing precisely how MAGA thinks and behaves, and that’s all I require from you.

ROFL

You are a bit to the left of Stalin and think that if you pretend to be Republican, the normals will decide that Socialism is a really conservative thing to do...

You are what you are, a fringe leftist.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

What's your position on gun control?

I carry. I’d give any person the right to carry if they did what I did to carry mine.

1) Full background check.

2) Full psyche evaluation.

3) Retention, live fire and scored under duress, use of force law training.

You do that I can’t see why you shouldn’t be able to do what I do and I’m free to carry in all 50 states and U.S. dominions.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

At least you supported McCain when he was in the Senate attacking the GOP. No doubt you voted for Obama when McCain was running for president. McCain was reliably left of center - but just having the title "Republican" would have been unacceptable.



Why? McGovern is consistent with your views.



Now here you are, promoting criminals like Ilan Omar, Tampon Timmy, Gavin Newsom, and Keith Ellison.



Anyone can claim anything on the internet.



This is a message board. You are what you post. Both here and on Debate Politics, you post significantly left of Mao.



The one McCain was proposed? A flat tax on top of the current graduated tax?

You know, in 2018 the Republicans vastly simplified the tax code, as McCain campaigned on - and you hate them for it.

Trump eliminated federal tax on tips to service workers - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earn.
Trump eliminated federal tax on overtime to workers - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earn.
Trump eliminated federal tax on social security for 93% of Americans - and you hate him for it, work to tax away every dime they earned.



That has been in place for over a century. The only monopolies are those protected by the government - generally established by the government.



Da Comrade.

And a raging success. There is no more poverty.

Los Angeles County spends $86,000 PER homeless person per year. People still live in cardboard boxes - wonder who is getting all that money? But that's how it goes when you Marxists "help people."




Control it the way that Obama's Biden Junta did?



Term limits for whom? Oh right, you want to get SCOTUS back under the thumb of your party - or get rid of it completely.



ROFL

You are a bit to the left of Stalin and think that if you pretend to be Republican, the normals will decide that Socialism is a really conservative thing to do...

You are what you are, a fringe leftist.

McCain wouldn’t think he was Left of Center. I supported him in 2000 against Bush. I didn’t support him later with Palin because:

1) He had broken and supported Trump who I knew to be a criminal.

2) Palin. Need I say more.

Mt flat tax should be one tax, with a single living income gradient. Every dollar over that living income threshold, wguch everyone round have as their sole deduction, Would be taxed exactly the same. No matter how it was come by.

Every dollar equal, no matter who owned it. All taxed the same.

We haven’t enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act properly in decades. If we had there wouldn’t be five companies that own 90% of all our media.

 

[Into the Night]

And with of your 10 posts of unhinged bloviation I rest my case. Thank you.

You haven't made any case.

 

[Into the Night]

You’ve not made a case yet. Just attacks. No information to back up anything. Nada.

Inversion fallacy. You are describing yourself.

I point to court cases, books, articles, etc.

Void reference fallacy.

You point to…. Air. Say bullshit,

Argument of the Stone fallacy.

cast insults.

Inversion fallacy.

Suggest you know me, someone you’ve exchanged a few posts with in a forum, better than I know myself.

He doesn't need to know much to know you are a Democrat.

It’s all very boring.

Bulverism fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

I carry. I’d give any person the right to carry if they did what I did to carry mine.

Bullshit. You are afraid of guns.

1) Full background check.

Unconstitutional.

2) Full psyche evaluation.

Unconstitutional.

3) Retention, live fire and scored under duress, use of force law training.

Unconstitutional.

You do that I can’t see why you shouldn’t be able to do what I do and I’m free to carry in all 50 states and U.S. dominions.

Lie. You are making shit up again.

 

[Into the Night]

I don’t “follow” people.

Lie. Denial.

I follow an ideology based on character, ethics and integrity.

Your ideology requires lack of character, poor ethics, and lies.

If someone seeking office follows that ideology by the having superior character, ethics and integrity I support them regardless of their party or lack of a party.

Lie. Denial. DON'T TRY TO DENY YOUR OWN POSTS!

My



That is so full of crap. My “party” of affiliation is Republican.

Lie.

I vote as an independent thinker.

Lie. You are a cut and paster, unable to think for yourself.

It’s pretty obvious to anyone that reads me that is not a lie.

It is pretty obvious what you are:
A liar, a pretender, a Democrat.

The way you insist upon things regarding others with no consideration of their feedback makes you sound either “boyish” or devout to your MAGA leanings to a pathological level yourself. Maybe you and Trump have more in common than I thought? You making any crypto deals with Chinese Nationals looking to avoid federal prosecution or selling Arab potentates arms and/or A.I. tech we dint know about?

There is no 'crypto deal' with Chinese nationals.
What 'Arab potentates'?
There is no 'AI tech'.

You truly need to get back on your meds. {lol}

Wishing well.

...annnnnnnd the usual insult (Step 3).

 

[Into the Night]

McCain wouldn’t think he was Left of Center. I supported him in 2000 against Bush. I didn’t support him later with Palin because:

Lie. Stop pretending.

1) He had broken and supported Trump who I knew to be a criminal.

Trump has committed no crime.

2) Palin. Need I say more.

Bulverism fallacy.

Mt flat tax should be one tax, with a single living income gradient. Every dollar over that living income threshold, wguch everyone round have as their sole deduction, Would be taxed exactly the same. No matter how it was come by.

Every dollar equal, no matter who owned it. All taxed the same.

We haven’t enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act properly in decades.

Go read the Sherman Act.

If we had there wouldn’t be five companies that own 90% of all our media.

But you support that.

 

[ZenMode]

dems take house easily. reps keep senate.

 

[Uncensored2008]

McCain wouldn’t think he was Left of Center.

Of course he would. He and the media would try and hide it - he was a sleeper agent. But no one can deny he was left of center.

I supported him in 2000 against Bush. I didn’t support him later with Palin because:

LOL

1) He had broken and supported Trump who I knew to be a criminal.

Trump ran 8 years later. You can't even get the hating points right. You spew so much partisan bullshit that you are often incoherent.

2) Palin. Need I say more.

I mean, you would never vote for a women on the ticket - unless it was Hillary or Kam-Kam. Besides, Governor Palin was a Conservative - an opponent of everything you support.

Mt flat tax should be one tax, with a single living income gradient. Every dollar over that living income threshold, wguch everyone round have as their sole deduction, Would be taxed exactly the same. No matter how it was come by.

McCain proposed a tax that would be concurrent with the existing tax structure to be phased out. Basically McCain wanted a VAT.

Every dollar equal, no matter who owned it. All taxed the same.

I oppose direct taxes - as does our Constitution - but if we must tax income, that would be the most honest way to do it. But that isn't what McCain proposed.

John McCain on Tax Reform

One thing to note on the McCain proposal, it's an awful lot like the one the Americans and Trump put in place in 2019 - the one you hate (because the party tells you to) all the way down to doubling child tax credits.

But of course you hate Trump and ignore the issues.

We haven’t enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act properly in decades.

ROFL

Complete idiocy.

If we had there wouldn’t be five companies that own 90% of all our media.

Other than outlawing Fox, what would you suggest? Perhaps the federal government running the media?

Look, you're just chattering fringe left tropes and conspiracy theories.

Per Grok

The classic claim and the numbers​

The popular version of the claim usually traces back to analyses showing that in 1983 roughly 50 companies controlled about 90% of U.S. media, and by the 2010s that figure had fallen to roughly five or six major corporations. Recent reporting still uses similar language:

• Sources in 2025–2026 commonly list Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount (now Paramount Skydance), Fox/News Corp, and sometimes Amazon or Sony as the core group controlling the bulk of traditional media.
• As of late 2026, Paramount Skydance completed (or was finalizing) its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, putting CBS and CNN under the same corporate umbrella and further concentrating ownership.

These companies own the major broadcast networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox), leading cable news outlets (CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/CNBC under Comcast structures), major studios, streaming services (Peacock, Disney+/Hulu, Paramount+, Max, etc.), and large shares of entertainment programming.

What’s missing from the “five corporations” framing​

• Tech platforms dominate attention and money: Alphabet (Google/YouTube), Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and X control vast amounts of distribution, search, social media, streaming viewing time, and digital advertising. YouTube alone frequently leads Nielsen’s measures of total TV viewing share. These are not traditional “media companies” in the old sense, but they shape what most people actually see and how news/entertainment is monetized.
• Local TV is highly concentrated among a different set of owners (Nexstar, Gray, Sinclair, and others). Top groups control the majority of local TV newsrooms.
• Newspapers and digital news are more fragmented but still concentrated among a handful of owners or families (e.g., Ochs-Sulzberger/New York Times, Murdoch properties, Bezos/Washington Post, Apollo/Yahoo, etc.). Analyses of top news websites show a small number of entities accounting for more than half of visits.
• Institutional investors (BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street) hold significant stakes across many of these publicly traded companies, adding another layer of common ownership.
• Independent, nonprofit, local, digital-native, and foreign-owned outlets still exist and reach audiences, though their scale is smaller.

Bottom line​

A handful of conglomerates (classically cited as five or six, with ongoing mergers) do control a disproportionate share of the major traditional media pipelines that produce and distribute most national TV news and entertainment. That consolidation is well-documented and has continued into 2025–2026. However, the media ecosystem is broader than those companies: tech platforms, local station groups, newspaper/digital owners, and institutional investors all matter. The “exactly five corporations control everything” slogan captures a real trend of concentration but flattens important distinctions and understates the role of platforms that now mediate most consumption.


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[ModernDiogenes]

You haven't made any case.

Inversion fallacy. You are describing yourself.

Void reference fallacy.

Argument of the Stone fallacy.

Inversion fallacy.

He doesn't need to know much to know you are a Democrat.

Bulverism fallacy.

Lie. Stop pretending.

Trump has committed no crime.

Bulverism fallacy.

Go read the Sherman Act.

But you support that.

@Into the Night <——— My case. Invested it some time ago but you keep testifying.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

@Uncensored2008 If Palin was a conservative Barry Goldwater was a Liberal.

 

[Into the Night]

@Into the Night <——— My case. Invested it some time ago but you keep testifying.

Void argument fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

@Uncensored2008 If Palin was a conservative Barry Goldwater was a Liberal.

Irrelevance fallacy.

 

[ModernDiogenes]

@Into the Night

@Uncensored2008

It confounds me that from where you two stand, with how fundamentally flawed the ethics are of not only supporting someone whose done as much bad as Trump but that you’d have the unmitigated gaul to comment on another. To question anyone else’s ethics. It shouldn’t, I suppose, surprise me given how low you’ve already unthinkingly gone in your placing such a person as Trump in such a place of high power.

Nothing you can say to me, about me, is going to do me harm because I know it’s source and that source is fundamentally flawed. The plant is sick at its root.

That is what I’ve tried to give you opportunity to show others present. So they can see just how ethically sick hardcore MAGA type thinking is. You have not disappointed.

You won’t believe me that I bare you no animosity. What I feel is pity. I wouldn’t change places with either of you. I do wish you well. I honestly do. I can’t think of anyone more in need of the good wishes of others. I hope you have that “Come to Jesus” moment.