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Author: BobR    Date: 11/11/2026 14:48:31

The amazing giddiness of the blue tsunami last week is finally starting to wane. The results aren't 100% complete, but when all is wrapped up, it looks like Dems will have 256 members in the House to the Reps 169. The Senate will be 56 / 44.

In the aftermath, we're seeing the true colors emerge from the mist...

In Mississippi, Cindy Hyde-Smith has gone into hiding. She knows she's going to lose the Senate seat to a black man (Scott Colom) she blocked from a federal judgeship. Her lawyers are trying to push for a recount, something that Mississippi never got around to enshrining into law. Wherefore art thou, Cindy?

In Michigan, DINO Haley Stevens lost in the primary to Dem Abdul El-Sayed, decided to campaign for his Rep challenger. That challenger lost. Stevens - still in office - was so embarrassed by her own behavior ( ), that she actually hid in the GOP cloakroom:
A Democratic lawmaker who voted for a Trump ally in the midterms was found hiding out in a GOP cloakroom during a House vote, according to reports.

Sources told The Washington Sun that Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, who was castigated by colleagues after voting for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers last week, spent a House voting session on Monday with Republicans, hidden from reporters.

[...]

Stevens, who represents Michigan's 11th congressional district, provoked a furious backlash from her own party when she endorsed Rogers in his acrimonious Senate race with Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed just 48 hours before Election Day.

[...]

Stevens' decision led to a walkout by her own staff and condemnation from top Democrats, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calling it a "despicable betrayal." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called it a "terrible decision," and said "appropriate" next steps would be discussed, raising the possibility she could be expelled from the Democratic House caucus.

It seems like it's time for a change of the old guard in DC to the younger lawmakers being elected. There is a mixed reaction to Hakim Jeffries being re-selected as House Speaker, but there's a lot more resistance to Chuck Schumer being reappointed Senate Majority Leader, including from younger established democrats like AOC.

Meanwhile, Republicans picked Gym Jordan as House minority leader. Maybe he'll finally start wearing his suit coat.
 

4 comments (Latest Comment: 11/11/2026 21:35:35 by TriSec)
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