Aftyn Behn lost her bid to upset the MAGAt Republican House candidate in Tennessee's deep red 7th Congressional District, but she continued the trend this year of Democrats seeing big shifts toward them in the electorate:
Republicans won Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee. But instead of celebrating, many are dreading what it means about the midterms.
Republican Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps’ roughly nine point win marks a massive shift toward Democrats from 2024, when President Donald Trump carried the district by 22 points. That double digit swing — on the heels of crushing losses in off-year elections in November — could be a harbinger of what House Republicans will face in the midterms next year, members and strategists warned, as they seek to hold on to their narrow control of the chamber.
“Tonight is a sign that 2026 is going to be a bitch of an election cycle,” said one House Republican, granted anonymity to speak candidly. “Republicans can survive if we play team and the Trump administration officials play smart. Neither is certain.”
Democrat Aftyn Behn’s overperformance in the Tennessee special election — which attracted millions of dollars in spending and national attention in its final days — continues a trend of concerning electoral results for the GOP. Earlier this year, Democrats saw big overperformances in losses in other special elections in deep-red seats, and last month they swept a slate of critical off-year elections, including gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.
In the wake of those victories, some Republicans urged the White House to retool its political message to better engage moderate voters and independents who broke for Trump in the presidential election... (our emphasis)
There's more delicious MAGAt Republican panicking at the link. It does our heart good (not as good as a Behn win, but...).
Electoral-vote.com has a graphic that shows the universal shift toward Democrats this year:
These MAGAt Republicans are caught between an engaged electorate that sees and feels the awful effects of the Malignant Fascist's regime and their devotion to their cult leader, even if it's only to keep from being primaried should they displease him.
Democrats have the momentum going into 2026, they have the issues, and they're getting into the fighting spirit that makes people want to vote for them, not just against the MF and his rotted out cult/ party. Yesterday was a pretty good reflection of that.
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