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MID-TERM ELECTIONS TILTING BLUE

As always, the contents of this blog constitute a compendium of multiple media reports supplented by my personal opinion where indicated.

In a previous blog I explained why, in my opinion, this mid-term election was the most critical one in my lifetine, if not ever. The Repubs are clinging onto very slim majorities in both the House and the Senate, and cannot afford to lose any ground. If they do, (1) President Trump’s program will be thwarted; (2) a contentious Congress will be unable to agree on any meaningful legialation; (3) the public will once again be subjected to endless, meaningless and wasteful negotiations; (4) President Trump will likely be impeached again; and (5) the neo-communists will have established a toehold in the federal government.

In my opinion, based on President Trump’s many accomplishments and the fact that the Dem Party has moved far to the left with many of the candidates even embracing communist policies and beliefs the Repubs should be cleaningup. However, the Repubs have some problems, which are hurting them and may prove to be fatal.

  1. President Trump’s popularity appears to be waning. Various current polls place his national job approval rating at a paltry 35% to 38%. Moreover, his approval among registered Republicans has declined to about 78%, which is the lowest in his second term. His personal popularity or lack thereof, has always had a strong influence on the down-ballot races.
  2. President Trump has accomplished a great deal so far, perhaps as much as any previous president. Limitations of time and space preclude me from listing them all here. But, a few of the more significant ones would include (1) extending the “Trump Tax Cuts,” (2) depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon, and (3) securing the border to prevent illegal immigration and reduce the inflow of deadly drugs.
  3. Unfortunately for him most of the voting public is not focusing on those accomplishments at the current time. As always, they are most concerned about the economy, inflation and the cost of basic items such as food, gas, healthcare and rent/mortgage payments. That is where the Repubs are being hurt. Inflation has proven to be most stubborn. The latest rate is 3.4%, which prompted the Fed to raise interest rates for the first time in three years. This will affect consumers negatively in many basic areas such as mortgage rates, credit card debt and car loans. The price of a barrel of oil is over $100. The price of gas at the pump has risen to over $4.00 in many areas. The public is reminded of this every day. This is what it is focusing on.
  4. In the long run depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon will likely become recognized as President Trump’s greatest achievement. Unfortunately, at the moment that is an intangible benefit. It will not help the Repubs in this election. Many people are actually growing tired of the war. As I said, their attention has shifted elsewhere. Iran’s “rope a dope” strategy is beginning to work.
  5. Same with the tax cuts. They will spur the economy, but not until 2027 or 2028, again too late to help with this election.

Conclusion

We still have nearly six weeks to go before the election, but with the advent of early voting it is getting late. As usual, Americans seem to be overly concerned with short-term issues while ignoring the long term. Consequently, we appear to be on the cusp of electing a plethora of neo-communists to the Congress as well as various state and local offices. As I have said in previous blogs these far-left loons/communists hate America. They want to tear it down and remake the country into a communist state. Check out their past comments and postings. They are disguising their true beliefs in order to get elected. For example, suddenly El-Sayed is attempting to distance himself from notorious Jew and Israel hater Hasan Piker. Then, they will revert to their true beliefs.

The Dems have yet to offer any meaningful solutions to the issues they have been ranting about. All they have offered is hatred for President Trump. Evidentally, voters have forgotten how much worse the situation was under Biden.

Turnout will be the key to winning. Repubs must organize and get out the vote!

I hope I’m wrong, but future historians may very well view 2026 as the beginning of the end of America as we have known it.

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ABDUL EL-SAYED

As always, the contents of this blog are a compendium of multiple media reports supplemented by my personal opinion where indicated.

Who is Abdul El-Sayed, and why should all those who believe in and want to preserve America and the American way of life that has flourished for some 250 years be concerned about him? Read on for the answers.

Until a few months ago few people had heard of El-Sayed. Now, we all know who he is. Abdul El-Sayed is the far left Dem candidate for US Senate for the State of Michigan. Last week he won the Dem primary over US Representative Haley Stevens by the very narrow margin of 48.5% to 47.5%, a mere 15,000 votes. Senator Bernie Sanders, a leader of the progressive movement who was an early supporter of El-Sayed’s candidacy, characterized it as “the most extraordinary victory that I can think of in modern American politics.” Senator Chris Van Hollen, another progressive leader who endorsed El-Sayed, said the victory “should be a wake-up call to the Washington Democratic establishment.” For once I agree with Van Hollen.

Sanders’ hyperbole aside, the political ramifications of El-Sayed’s victory should not be ignored or minimized. He is a prime example of the alarming shift to the left in the Dem Party. These far lefties hate America and the American way of life. They want to tear it down and reconstitute it as a communist state in the model of Soviet Russia, Communist China, Venezuela and Cuba. They are ignorant of or choose to ignore the historical fact that communism has failed wherever it has been tried.

Like many of his ilk El-Sayed has never held elected office and has very limited, if any, experience in or knowledge of finance, business, economics and history. In his last election in 2018 he lost Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary to Governor Gretchen Whitmer by more than 20 percentage points. This time, espousing an unabashedly far left platform, he won despite being outspent by a huge margin and the fact that his opponent had the support of Chuck Schumer, outgoing Senator Gary Peters, and host of other establishment Dems.

In the intervening seven years El-Sayed had wisely remained in the public eye biding his time waiting for the right situation. For instance, he started a podcast, wrote a book and became a regular presence on YouTube and television. He steadily developed a political base. His opportunity came when Senator Peters declined to seek re-election.

In April 2025 he launched his campaign with a tiny staff. In his victory speech he reminisced how it all began. “I remember talking to a room of five people,” he said. “It was an opportunity for us to share an honest conversation about pain and about purpose. And I’ve been able to have 500 more of those discussions over the past 15 months.”

El-Sayed ran a classic grass roots campaign. He visited some 110 cities and hosted more than 500 events. According to his campaign his volunteer network eventually grew to 12,000 people. Julie Brink, a 29-year-old volunteer from the Detroit area, said the campaign still felt like an “underdog” when she joined in February. From there, she said, it was “gaining momentum really consistently.” El-Sayed embraced his underdog status declaring “what we’re doing is building a movement of the many against the money.”

El-Sayed never let up. He sprinted to the finish line. For example, on Election Day he held several interviews with content creators at Detroit’s Eastern Market and traditional news organizations, such as The Associated Press and MS NOW. Following his upset victory the campaign that had once struggled to fill small rooms packed Detroit’s Majestic Theatre for a huge election night party.

So, I repeat my earlier question. Who is El-Sayed? Now, we are cognizant of his background and work experience, which incidentally does NOT qualify him to be a US Senator, but what are his politics? Read on for the shocking and disquieting answer.

Below please find some of his policies. These extreme positions are typical of those espoused by El-Sayed and other neo-communists of the DSA. The differences between these and traditional American values are not the kind that could be resolved by debate between reasonable persons. They are inane, unworkable, and demonstrate a lack of common sense and historical context. They would destroy America as we know it. Regardless of whether or not he has actually advocated all of them; as a DSA candidate for the US Senate he is tied to them and should be compelled to defend them as well as other similar comments.

  1. Medicare for all.
  2. Open borders
  3. Abolish the Senate
  4. Abolish the office of the President.
  5. Abolish the electoral college.
  6. Abolish ICE.
  7. Favor electric vehicles over gas vehicles. (This would be a particularly “hard sell” in Michigan, which is dominated by the automobile industry.)
  8. His comments regarding the ME are particularly disturbing and not just to Jews. For example (1) He has questioned whether Israel has an “inherent right” to receive American taxpayer money. (2) He has advocated ending military aid to Israel which he characterizes as supporting “genocide and apartheid.” (3) He has been a strong critic of pro-Israel lobbying groups like AIPAC. (4) He has openly labeled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal. These comments are not only highly antisemitic, but also exhibit a lack of awareness that Israel has been America’s only consistent and reliable ally in the volatile and strategically critical ME. The two countries have developed a symbiotic relationship, which is critical to the national security of both countries.

CONCLUSION

The foreboding significance of El-Sayed’s victory should not be underestimated or ignored. Heretofore the establishment politicos had crowed that the far left agenda would only be successful in certain deep blue locales such as NYC. Now, for the first time the far lefties have proven they could win a primary election in a crucial swing state. Even more alarming is a newly released poll, which was commissioned by pollsters Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research, that disclosed that El-Sayed is leading Rogers among likely voters 48%-47%.

Winning a Dem primary in which fewer than half of registered voters bother to participate, is one thing. Winning the election against a Repub opponent supported by moderate to conservative Repub voters is a whole other task. El-Sayed’s qualifications (or lack thereof), policies and prior statements will be heavily scrutinized by the Rogers campaign as well as by objective members of the media and discerning voters. Like most other radical candidates with a narrow base of support El-Sayed will likely attempt to “moderate” certain prior actions and comments to convince mainstream voters he is not as extreme as he really is. He will claim he has “evolved,” was “misquoted” or his comments were “taken out of context.” The “spin doctors” will be working overtime.

Will this strategy succeed? Who knows? Unfortunately, sometimes it has in prior elections, because typically, many voters are lazy, misinformed, stay home, or vote for a certain political party out of habit.

At least there are indications that the Repubs are viewing El-Sayed as a legitimate threat and are taking this election seriously. For instance, the Senate Republican campaign committee has already allocated some $45 million in advertising to support Rogers with more to come. Also, AIPAC, which has already spent more money on Michigan’s primary than on any other contest, has indicated it would continue its financial support.

In my opinion this election will be among the most important in my lifetime. Either the neo-communists will win and demonstrate their program has mainstream support or they will lose and be relegated to a fringe extremist group. My urgent message to Michiganders is VOTE, VOTE, VOTE/

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