Why 2028 could be the most unstable election in modern history
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Could 2026 become an anti-establishment wave election?
You assume that the Republicans will accept the results. I donāt see any reason to believe that they will.
Across the country, small signs of voter rebellion are beginning to emerge in the 2026 congressional primaries. House members running for higher office are losing their primaries ā some, even after getting Donald Trumpās powerful endorsement. An incumbent governor lost a Senate primary race, as did two incumbent senators. Dozens of incumbents are pulling smaller shares of the primary vote than last time around. And while itās too early to say for certain, the signs are pointing to two big trends converging ā and together they could upend not just the 2026 midterms but the 2028 presidential primaries as well.
0:00 Anti-incumbent wave building
2012 was d, 2016 was r, 2020 was d, 2024 was r, so 4 actually not 3
1:03 Incumbentsā promotions denied
2:29 Senate incumbentsā struggles
Massie for 2028 š¤
3:04 Declining margins of victory
4:34 2028 implications
Never normalize a Vance 2028 presidential run, he took part in a criminal organization to overrun the US democracy and should be treated as such, ineligible for office
6:12 The primaries problem
7:10 Presidential cycle volatility
if he wins again, there's gonna be a riot. i guarantee it.
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Because before the ballots are even counted, if it looks like conservatives are losing, Trump cries fraud.
So far, no evidence of enough fraud to change a single election outcome has been found, and most of what little has been found has been Republicans doing it.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmsrXvrQ1S_61vVO-fNL-Mg?sub_confirmation=1
We also heard that Trump had no chance of becoming President. And why should we vote Democrat when they offer us nothing? We're better off now than under them.
More User Perspectives
The Democrats seem pretty set on offering Gavin Newsom as the candidate in 2028, take him or leave him and continually ramming him down out throats. The establishment won't give up easily
@FalconsEye14305We can't have candidates with allegiance to any private group including religious cults, secret societies, or even the ol boys political class. That's why nobody wants incumbents, they've shown who they are
@IchigoThePrincess2:07 what about that hack Charlie Crist in 2010 he was incumbent
@josephnewsome2935As a European I have to say that 2028 is one of the biggest chances for a 3rd party candidate since 1992
@patskats4859Idk who "they" is regarding really not liking Trump after electing him a second term, but I think there's a lot of truth with how 2026 will be different. Mostly every Trump endorsed candidate has won their primary, which removes incumbents in certain cases. It's becoming less establishment (or arguably RINO) Republicans and leaning more long-term MAGA-styled Republican post-Trump. It's a huge political party identity shift which perfectly counters the Liberal policies of open borders, identity politics, and high taxes (to name a few). Whether or not they'll WIN against their opponent will be determined by voters. I personally think those three issues alone is why there's such a huge shift in Republican voters throughout states. People may not like Republicans or Trump, but his policies are fundamentally better.
@DylanSniderThe Establishment will pull out all the stops to make sure it's Gavin/Pete vs. JD/Marco, rebranding them as new era politicians who are in touch with the youth. Just watch.
@stevester9148Although it's true that the last three cycles have flipped back and forth, it has to be acknowledged that Trump would have sailed through reelection in 2020 had covid never happened. Trump lost by 43,000 votes between three swing States and Democrats would not have had a snowballs chance in hell of winning without the crisis of covid. The country and the West in general is swinging to the right and will continue to do so.
Although Trump has not delivered as much change as people have wanted, he has changed significantly more than any president in that at least two to three plus decades. It's hard to say what's going to happen in 28, but if Democrats nominate Kamala Harris, I have a feeling Republicans will eke out a victory even if a few states swing Democrat, we are probably going to see at least one or two flips towards the Republicans. Maybe in Minnesota, New Hampshire and a long shot in New Mexico.
SAY ME!!! IF YOUR GOING TO VOTE AGAINST BLACK AMERICAN AND MINORITIES RIGHTS SO WE CAN SEE YOU CLEARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOUR AGAINST EQUALITY SAY ME!!!!!.....SO WE CAN SEE YOU
@CraigNelson-gw6jwHopefully there won't be an election
@luciusoptimus7888Not a king. Not a god. Not a celebrity. Not the 'most powerful person in the world'.
A president is a person with a job, equal to dozens of other people with jobs in Congress and the Supreme Court. We hire a person who can do the job for all of us, and hold them- all of the three branches- accountable for misuse of the position. Period. THAT is what we need to clearly define this time around.
How do we vote for anyone when both parties play for the same team (country) behind closed doors and actively work to make our lives worse? We keep falling in this never ending cycle of red or blue, me vs you tribalism when in reality itās us and them: when does this change?
@clawmachinez26How about we stop electing old fart geriatric boomers regardless of party
@jsa-17Ever since the DNC screw the election against Bernie I have voted Republican
@coffeedad31Wrong premise. The most unstable election in modern history will be in 2026. Unstable enough that there may not be a 2028 election.
@farmergiles1065Vote all the old folks out n both sides ššāļøš
@roneeclark1329We should vote Andy Beshear, He supports the LGBT community, he prevents Child abuse, Consumer Protection, Eliminating sexual assault, Health care, Education, Crime, Environment, Many more good stuff.
@Starburstpower68If the Democrats keep going the way they are Democrats are going to lose 2026 and 2028. The way things are looking. I don't even know why Democrats are even allowed to vote if 90% of them hate America.
@edgaracajabon9522"We're fighting for the livelihood of our democracy"
Well trump won popular vote in 2024. Brainwashed
Certainly going to involve the most unstable electorate in modern history
@JervisGermaneI, for one, love what the establishment has done in recent years. Big fan of all those guys, personally
@aidan_hallINCOMING TRUTH NUKE
THE CANDIDATE ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 2028 WILL BE
Greg Heffley
2026&2028 are going to be something else š¤
@jeremyhodge6216I know weāve only said it about 35 times but I think this is really a libertarian election to win
@Lt.Dan42791ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤100% Republican
@Independent432I hope it goes back to Dems but please do not let it be Gavin Newsom. He's such a sleazeball.
@burntfrootloop4073MAGA corrupted the entire election system. They don't want honest elections. They've rigged it all. Prove otherwise.
@Junior-ck3jqYou forgot President Biden in your thumbnail.
@sean.bertolino7:35 another similarity between that time and now is that those two democratic wins were the same candidate (Grover Cleveland). Only time before Trump that an incumbent lost his bid for re-election and came back to win it again four years later.
@timvlaarFulton County Commissioner Robb Pitts just lost as the incumbent in a landslide to a somewhat outsider. Iād also point out that age is a big factor in voting against an 80 year old incumbent. Itās time for representation by more active people who are still living our struggle.
@jaredjohnson2417Here in CT, Josh Elliott is running against Ned Lamont. He became the first person to get more than 15% of the delegates at the convention in over 40 years. What does that mean? It means he became the first candidate to primary a sitting governor running for reelection in 40 years, and only the 2nd in CT history. But he didn't just get the 15% required, he got 25%. Also, many delegates admitted in private that they only voted for Lamont publicly because they were scared he would take away state funding for their towns, because you know, he do be like that. In the primary though, they said they would vote for Josh
@amoryerenhouse553518h early
6;39
Cool vid
Never underestimate the human ability to not learn from the past.
@katynewtAnti-establishment vs anti-establishment 2028!
@JedindyRo Khanna 2028
@Jedindyššš history keeps repeating itself, PBD said the same thing back in 2022&2023.
@victorkai28382:56 AS A MASSACHUSETTS VOTERā¦
FIRST, COMMENT DOWN BELOW IF YOUāRE A MASSHOLE
SECOND,
Iām curious to see what your perspectives all are, but at least for me, when comparing Ed Markey to Seth Moulton, (even as someone from MACD6) Iād rather have Ed Markey in the senate. Yes, he is old, but heās not as openly transphobic like Moulton is.
Donāt take this as an endorsement of Markey btw, I deeply encourage all MA voters to vote for Alex Rikleen in the Dem primary for Senate, heās an outsider, and against genocide unlike Markey and Moulton
Additionally, I encourage MA voters to not vote Democrat for Senate, and to vote for PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) candidate Joe Tache. Tache is the best candidate on the ballot, people need to stop blindly voting for the two parties because then if the two parties can blindly expect your vote, they wonāt actually care to win you over.
So, MA voters, let me know your thoughts below, but my endorsement is
Alex Rikleen in the Dem primary and Joe Tache in the general
Stein Sliwa 2028
@waspwrap1235Bad Empanada for President 2028
@waspwrap1235The USA needs national Jungle Primaries
@waspwrap1235Vote ACP š ļø
@waspwrap1235Vote PSL š ļø
@waspwrap1235Vote Green š©
@waspwrap12350:17 what about for people outside of the Blue MAGA/MAGA cult
@waspwrap1235