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Just more evidence that '24 was one of the most winnable elections of all time, an opportunity just thrown into the trash by abwd/ people who didn't want to hear about accountability when it comes to Democrats..
Or, or or, and hear me out: Trump being in office for another year and a half has served as a stark reminder of how shitty Republicans actually are, and even Republicans are angry about it. American voters as a collective are fickle, stupid, incurious, and confoundingly forgetful. The district is considered a swing seat roughly mirroring Michigan statewide, and we've seen a consistent trend across the country of Democrats overperforming after Trump took office and somehow displayed even worse leadership than in his first term. Democrats did considerably better in 2026 than they did in 2022 despite having the same district map, and Harris narrowly won the 35th in 2024. The much larger margin clearly reflects anti-Trump sentiment caused by his time in office.
I've been tracking politics for 60 years, and every now and then there is a surprise midterm that is a much bigger bloodbath than expected, and the current political environment is more ripe for that than any time in my life.
When this is over, besides the House races that they are counting on, we are going have 5-10 House flips that NOBODY saw coming.