Thank you Trump for helping the NJ Democratic candidate win in November. Today here in NJ is Primary Day for electing our next Governor. The likely outcome from today will be Democrat Mikie Sherrill verses Republican Jack Citarelli. Citarelli has Trump's endorsement. Sherrill is a very moderate house member part of the 2018 blue wave.
Trump no longer is simply impersonating a dictator. He is acting like a dictator and hoping no one will stop him. What will happen in 2028? He'll file to run for office and see what happens. Only a competitor can legally file a lawsuit claiming he doesn't qualify. But will that ruin the career of that candidate? If we are lucky, someone will exclusively run only to be able to sue to get him removed from the ballot. But all that takes time so how far into the election will that go? The wildcard .... will he turn off voters when he tries this?
Citarelli came close in 2021 to beating Gov. Murphy. But Biden was president then and we were iffy about the progressive friendly recovery act. Now? The only thing that can provide any protection from the worst of things is a democratic governor. NJ took too long to be called for Kamala in November. More people had flipped to Trump. Either ignoring the "he'll be a dictator" warnings or telling themselves he won't. But he's doing exactly what we were warning about. You are an idiot if you honestly thought he was serious about the "only for a day" part. This is a democratic country not a dictatorship so, he has limitations. Republicans fear challenging him. Democrats thrive in it.
Virginia also has a primary for Governor soon. NJ and VA are seen as the midterm sneak peaks. Almost like movie trailers. The real thing to watch is what the voters like and don't like about the candidates. But this isn't the answer for flipping the house and/or senate next year.
Something Trump is already worried about. He's asked Texas to gerrymander the house maps but, Texas republicans worry about losing their seats if that happens. Texas has some seats up for grabs. Apparently, deporting legal citizens without a trial because of their skin color isn't what people thought he was going for when talking about removing "illegals".
We don't know the names of the democrats that will hold the power to return congressional control to the democrats. They are deeply buried in state houses in red states. They are 35 - 55 years old and have their own ways of understanding what their voters actually consider issues and a simpler way to solve those problems. They have their own ideas on how to campaign. They are the key to putting seats in play that currently aren't. We don't know their names yet, but we will.
No matter which election we are talking about, people care less about minute details to how you plan to solve a problem than they do about knowing who you are. Mikie is a fighter. She was a Navy pilot and a prosecutor. She is a mother and great at focusing on the issues that impact the average person's everyday life. This is why she is the top candidate for today. We can relate to one or more of her experiences and she can relate to us. She shares our worries. the 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential race needs to be filled with candidates like that. It was Kamala's undoing, not knowing her. Not feeling like she knew and understood us. Too much time asking for money and not enough showing how she understands.
Zach is 16 now. We have been watching Mr. Beat on YouTube and his "presidential elections in American History" series. Zach mentioned that he noticed for a while most candidates had military experience. There is something to be said for that. I used to hate that. I assumed everyone in the military was a republican. But I have found since 2016 that a lot more than I thought are actually democrats. Will a democratic veteran be our next president? It will be interesting to see.
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