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Grand Theft Democracy ‘26: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore By Rondal Goldfarb Well another election has come and gone and little has changed in Washington. As predicted, Republicans retain control of the Senate, Democrats still control the House, and everything will be business as usual despite marginally smaller margins in both houses. Both parties still offer only big government prescriptions to things like energy and housing when it is the government itself that is the underlying sickness. VoxLibertatis—Yesterday at 4:32 PM Everything going to plan is what I expect out of this election night. A lot of tight races that resolve to the mean for the most part by the end. At the end of the night it will still be a Republican Senate, a Democratic House and life will continue on as it has to the next most important election of our lifetime. Our predictions for the Senate were infallible, as usual, with places like Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Montana and Texas staying safely red after the Democrats did everything they could imagine to kneecap their own. Apologies to Matthew McConaughey for his career but no matter how old this gets, Matthew McConaughey jokes stay the same age. The DNC sending their flogged gimps out to campaign for Congressional seats after humiliating primary defeats as former Senator Tester did for Ryan Zinke and Governor Hochul for New York congressional seats that were inevitably lost was some next level cuckolding though. The Republican’s loss in Maine was to be expected after Strom Thurmond’s great grandfather, Senator John Hunt (R-ME), announced his retirement. And while Governor Sununu (R-NH) has his own flaws, Senator Shaheen and every other sycophant that supported seven pandemic bills, including the Pre-emptive Pandemonium and Cybersecurity Hysteria Act should be pilloried by voters. The exception to the rule, of course, is the midwest. Despite the DNC shafting Iowa out of its half-century tradition of picking the next President, Iowans somehow warmed to Democrats again. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Earl Duplantis (R-LA) woke up this morning, turned to his lapdog, RNC Chair Tom Worthen (R-SC), and whispered ‘Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.’ Governor Laura Kelly (D-KS) continued to defy historical odds in Kansas to defeat Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) for U.S. Senate in Kansas. Popular Governors rarely are able to translate that success into the Senate against the partisan undercurrents in their states (See also Baker in Mass) but something to note here is that the two-term Governor actually expanded her base, winning over 50% support statewide for the first time in her last three successful statewide elections. Senate Minority Leader Coleman (D-CO) attributed that win to the strength of Kelly as a candidate. VoxLibertatis—Yesterday at 6:21 PM From Whats The Matter With Kansas to more populism equaling a Dem flip. Lots to unpack here. #MoreToCome Left wing hack Thomas Frank published a book two decades ago titled ‘What’s the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America’ that is funny for both its humor and its attempt at political analysis. In it he describes how Republicans embracing populism helped realign the midwest solidly into their column for decades. The Republican party has grown increasingly more populist since then, as we have extensively covered, but on economic grounds. Perhaps the popularity of mob rule did not necessarily mean an endorsement of full bore socialism after all? The real story that began in Nebraska last cycle and manifested here is more likely the GOP’s long overdue shift away from social conservative populism. With Roe gone and no more scary gay agenda boogeymen, their racist uncles did not come home. Kansas is the New New Jersey. Meanwhile, the New Jersey effect is still going strong. While Speaker Jeffries kept his majority, it narrowed and New York State was ground zero for Democratic losses. Republicans flipped 3 congressional seats in New York alone, and the New York State Governor’s mansion for the first time since George Pataki (R-NY) left office in 2006. Former NFL player Marcus Grant (R-NY) was the only election where the hail mary on superstar power worked but in reality, the writing was on the wall. Of the four Democratic Governors since Pataki, all of them end in scandal or embarrassing defeat. If this election answers no other questions, at least we know two things to be quantitatively true: It takes two licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop, and four straight scandalous Governors to change parties in New York State. Someone in Chicago right now is jealous at how long corrupt politicians can skate by unaffected in New York, I am sure. VoxLibertatis—Yesterday at 6:15 PM Way to go CNN. Biggest call of the night and they screw it up. All in all, not a lot of unexpected results in 2026. What coulda, woulda, shoulda been a Democratic year demurred into politics as usual. And while results in Kansas and New York are certainly noteworthy, I would not call it a realignment just yet. The real story from last night is how the Corporate News Network continues to fail the American people by bungling one of the biggest calls of the night by showing the wrong vote totals. Keep up the fantastic work, kids! While you can continue to rely on the Mainstream Media for the latest in political advertisements, you know where you can continue to turn to for pulitzer-prize winning coverage and to: #ChooseFreedom @micgat@DMH@Abrams@camilodeso -
2026 Mid Term Final Results - Senate Alabama - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Tommy Tuberville – 61% Democrat: Mayor Steven Reed – 39% Alaska - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Dan Sullivan – 54% Democrat: Congresswoman Mary Peltola – 46% Arkansas - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Tom Cotton – 64% Democrat: Josh Mahony – 36% Colorado - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Rafael Coleman – 55% Republican: Congressman Greg Lopez – 45% Delaware - Democrat Hold Democrat: Senator Chris Coons – 62% Republican: State House Minority Leader Mike Ramone – 38% Florida - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Byron Donalds – 51% Democrat: Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – 49% Georgia - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Jon Ossoff – 50.2% Republican: Governor Brian Kemp – 49.8% Idaho - Republican Hold Republican: Debbie Critchfield – 63% Democrat: Alison Rabe – 39% Illinois - Democratic Hold Democrat: Congressman Elliot Pierce – 55% Republican: Congressman Rodney Davis – 45% Iowa - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Joni Ernst – 50.3% Democrat: Eleanor Miller – 49.7% Kansas - Democratic Gain Democrat: Governor Laura Kelly – 50.4% Republican: Senator Roger Marshall – 49.6% Louisiana - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Billy Nungesser – 52% Democrat: Former Governor John Bel Edwards – 48% Maine - Democratic Gain Democrat: Governor Janet Mills – 52% Republican: Joanna Snowe – 48% Massachusetts - Democratic Hold Democrat: Mayor Michelle Wu – 52% Republican: Former Governor Charlie Baker – 48% Michigan - Democratic Hold Democrat: Governor Gretchen Whitmer – 53% Republican: William Anholts – 47% Minnesota - Democratic Hold Democrat: Governor Tim Walz – 56% Republican: Matt Birk – 44% Mississippi - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith – 60% Democrat: Jennifer Riley Collins – 40% Montana - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Wyatt Granger – 53% Democrat: Former Governor Steve Bullock – 47% Nebraska - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Pete Ricketts – 63% Democrat: Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird – 37% New Hampshire - Republican Gain Republican: Former Governor Chris Sununu – 50.5% Democrat: Senator Jeanne Shaheen – 49.5% New Jersey - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Cory Booker – 60% Republican: Curtis Bashaw – 40% New Mexico - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Ben Ray Luján – 55% Republican: Yvette Herrell – 45% North Carolina - Republican Hold Republican: Marjorie Ashcroft – 50.4% Democrat: Former Governor Roy Cooper – 49.6% Oklahoma - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Markwayne Mullin – 62% Democrat: Former Governor Brad Henry – 38% Oregon - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Jeff Merkley – 58% Republican: Christine Drazan – 42% Rhode Island - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Jack Reed – 59% Republican: Aaron Guckian – 41% South Carolina - Republican Hold Republican: Lindsey Graham – 56% Democrat: Deon Tedder – 44% Undecided: 5% South Dakota - Republican Hold Republican: Governor Kristi Noem – 65% Democrat: Oren Lesmeister – 35% Tennessee - Republican Hold Republican: Senator Bill Hagerty – 59% Democrat: Antonio Parkinson – 41% Texas - Republican Hold Republican: Governor Greg Abbott – 54% Democrat: Mayor Ron Nirenberg – 46% Virginia - Democratic Hold Democrat: Senator Mark Warner – 52% Republican: Winsome Earle-Sears – 48% West Virginia - Republican Hold Republican: JB McCuskey – 63% Democrat: Ashley Shuler Goodwin – 37% Wyoming - Republican Hold Republican: Chuck Gray – 67% Democrat: Joseph Barbuto – 33% -
College Football Week 9 Recap 🏈 Headline of the Week: North Carolina improves to 9-0 after a 34-17 win over Boston College. This is the first time North Carolina has gone 9-0 to start a season since 1914. Home games for North Carolina 102 years ago were played at Campus Athletic Field (II). Key Results (if you have additional teams you would like to see results listed here from, reach out to Brink): (9) Auburn 20 @ (8) USC 31 (25) Oklahoma 19 @ (20) South Carolina 23 (1) North Carolina 34 @ Boston College 17 (2) Notre Dame 55 @ Missouri State 6 Arkansas 14 @ (3) Georgia 51 Mississippi State 24 @ (4) Florida 27 (10) Ohio State 27 @ Sam Houston State 3 (11) Baylor 27 @ UCF 22 (13) Minnesota 23 @ Cincinnati 24 Kennesaw State 7 @ (14) Louisiana Tech 49 (15) Texas 33 @ Kentucky 24 (16) Wisconsin 28 @ UTEP 20 South Florida 6 @ (17) Cal 49 Appalachian State 6 @ (18) LSU 42 (19) UTSA 37 @ Toledo 13 Virginia Tech 3 @ (21) Miami FL 38 (22) Washington State 7 @ San Diego State 31 (23) Miami OH 27 @ Northern Illinois 6 (24) Tulane 28 @ Temple 37 Washington 54 @ UConn 13 Syracuse 27 @ Florida State 34 Texas Tech 13 @ Oklahoma State 52 Washington 54 @ UConn 13 Georgia Tech 27 @ Alabama 55 📈 Updated Top 25 Rankings: 1 North Carolina 2 Georgia 3 Notre Dame 4 Florida 5 Ohio State 6 USC 7 Baylor 8 Iowa 9 Texas 10 Tennessee 11 Michigan 12 LSU 13 Iowa State 14 Wisconsin 15 Louisiana Tech 16 South Carolina 17 Cal 18 UTSA 19 Florida State 20 Miami (FL) 21 Auburn 22 Minnesota 23 Oklahoma State 24 Miami (OH) 25 Washington ⚖️ Conference Standings: ACC Leader: North Carolina (9-0, 6-0 ACC) Big Ten Leader: Iowa (7-1, 5-1 Big Ten) Big 12 Leader: Baylor (7-2, 6-1 Big 12) SEC Leader: Georgia (7-1, 5-1 SEC) AAC Leader: Temple (7-2, 6-1 AAC) C-USA Leader: Louisiana Tech (8-0, 5-0 C-USA) MAC Leader: Miami (OH) (7-2, 5-1 MAC) MWC Leader: Air Force (6-2, 6-2 MWC) Pac-12 Leader: Boise State (6-3, 6-2 Pac-12) Sun Belt Leader: South Alabama (6-3, 6-0 Sun Belt) Notre Dame (8-0) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ccfsK0NxprZPTtA2Dfgg7qDWFq1wOGYB334bQ9NvQ30/edit?usp=sharing ⭐Heisman Watch: Michael Hernandez (RB, San Diego State, RS SR) – 1268 rushing yds, 8 rushing TDs, 9 recs, 53 rec yds, 2 rec TDs William Riddell (RB, Memphis, FR) – 888 rushing yds, 13 rushing TDs Wilbert Slaton (QB, Georgia, RS SO) – 179/272, 2486 passing yds, 23 passing TD, 8 INT Herbert Snyder (CB, Kentucky, SO) – 47 Tck, 5 Int, 2 Def TD Joseph Williams (RB, Iowa, RS SO) – 948 rushing yds, 10 rushing TDs, 21 recs, 116 rec yds, 1 rec TD 💭Media Roundtable: The Triple Option: Defense often wins championships; which defenses have impressed you the most this season? Bruce Feldman: Minnesota’s defense has been quietly dominant this season. Minnesota is the 7th highest ranked team in the Big Ten, but the 22nd ranked team in the country, showing that they have gone under the radar. With redshirt junior safety Martin Boyd leading the way, they’ve managed to control the tempo of the game. It’s a unit that plays with discipline, and they’ve shown they can step up in critical moments against tough competition. Kirk Herbstreit: North Carolina's defense has been the most impressive this season, particularly with their 11 interceptions which leads the AP Top 25. Led by defensive coordinator Wayne McBride, the unit has shown dominance, cementing their reputation as a top defensive force in college football. Stewart Mandel: Florida’s defense has been a revelation this season, holding opponents to an average of 15.7 points per game, which ranks first in the SEC and ninth in the country. Redshirt junior safety Kasey Pinckney has emerged as a standout for the team.
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