Nick

Maybe? Alaska and Maine both have strong Democratic parties that suck in all left-of-center voters. There’s really not much appetite to displace them

Wasn’t DSA, SDUSA, and other-SPA successors other than the SPUSA founded specifically to steer Democrats left to socialism? You’d think people would be more aware of its history

This would only be workable in states where the local Democratic Party is so atrophied it’s easier to pilot an independent third party than revive local Dems

With BWC retiring, Pallone will become the oldest member of the NJ delegation (turning 75 in December 2026). Assuming he also retires (unlikely), the oldest rep would be…freshman Nellie Pou (turning 70 May 2026)

Venators have aura that’s why

I’m hoping after the Maine gubernatorial assuming his son loses we might be able to negotiate him stepping down to put the younger in the seat (not sure his positions but King III is running as a blatant Dem so I assume more mainstream lib than pops)

As a proud Star Wars nerd: yeah PM is a bad movie made serviceable by Duel of the Fates, but the rest of it is kinda ass and full of the most 90s racist caricatures

May not be ideal but at least it turns Joe Lieberman’s memory into a public shitter

At the moment it’s only Van Hollen that’s established himself as a not-weirdo senator option

At minimum the public option may be brought out as a compromise with anti-single payer Dems, which while not ideal, would be very very good

They see it as the Senate becoming that pleb ass House and the noble patricians of the Senate ought not stoop so low as those peons

Honestly if this went on for another week or two I think he gets Paul LePage to run against Collins or something

Yeah pretty much. It’s, what, Small and Judy Ward? They’re pretty bad down there

Do you think she’s gonna run for state senate or will Atlantic Dems actually recruit for the senate themselves?

She’s funny but normal, it’s a vintage 2018 story. Sweeney is the Dem version of Ed Durr though lmao

Anyone else were missing?

(Also non-machine Dems have 6 or so members now so that’ll be something to watch in 2027)

Off the top of my head, Lakewood might be gunning for all three seats, Bramnick is in for a fun adventure, Dems could break every republican seat east of the LD-25, Katz is likely getting a promotion, and Atlantic Dems might be ready to show signs of life again

Lucas and Joyce Carol Oates should not be as elite posters as they are and yet

What are the odds we get a full dem slate? I’m guessing it’s like 75% Guardian+D and 25% Rowan-Famularo sweep?

Plus, how many are gonna take the threat of a progressive or even normie lib revolt seriously enough to change course and stake out more machine-independent streaks?

Any chance the Morris machine will gun for the other 3 Assembly seats and the two senate seats in the 25 and 26 districts in 2027?

For those sad the NJ election is over don’t fret we’re not fine: Mikie Sherrill’s NJ11 will be having a special election once she resigns!

The Colorado of the East

Especially if Bramnick retires in ‘27 it’s basically an auto flip unless Sherrill is crashing horrifically

Given that didn’t stop Macurdy I don’t see how that’d stop her. If the Union machine doesn’t want it it’s basically hers if she tries (though I imagine after tonight the machine may just push Kearney for it anyway)

Most likely options would probably be Mayors Angie Devanney (BH) or Shelley Brindle (Westfield) assuming neither Macurdy or Kearney want to make the jump themselves

Atlantic County Dems ain’t dead just yet baby

November 8, 2027 is coming

Just flood everything lmao

Two of these are only from polarization dragging these guys across the finish line imagine what it would look like if they actually went for a kill shot