US Politics 2026

[KLS52]

I think it's true. I looked it up. I hope it is.

 

[Andy_T]

As far as I understand, they do that every evening, in different colours - so you have to wait for your favourite colour to come up and take a picture. And they take requests, this one seems to be a good cause.

So ... we can't really know if that is true or just something some people on Facebook were claiming...

 

[Jamie in Chile]

Kalshi and Polymarket betting markets have 75% chance for Democrats in Mississippi,.
Alaska is also at 80%-90% odds for democrats.
Another interesting test of betting markets here because the count of the votes doesn't support those odds, but maybe the betting markets know from where exactly the remaining votes are coming from?

These races absolutely matter. Perhaps less so for 2026 since Democrats have already got control of the senate but every seat won today increase the democrats chance of holding the senate again in 2028 and 2030 which may come down to a 51-49 situation at that time.....

 

[Jamie in Chile]

It looks like the 5% wealth tax on billionaires on California is not going to pass. At least so far, that's how the votes are going.

However, my take on this is that wealth taxes are needed and will be popular, but perhaps can't be done state by state. The reason this vote failed is because the wealthy can escape it by moving jobs to other states. What we need is a national or even international level wealth tax agreed between the EU, US and others. There should be a provision in it that wealth taxes in the US are paid by people that own US companies and have held assets generated in the US or lived in the US for certain periods of time. Something that can't be avoided just by saying "Oh yeah, I live in Panama now".

I think people would vote for that.

 

[beancounter]

Congratulations Democrats, now...

 

[Andy_T]

Oh. my. g*d.

 

[Raven]

I think I have mentioned this before on here, but we moved out to Essex from London after Covid and now when I go into central London I hear so many American accents! I noticed it again last weekend when I was there for a visit. I wonder if now people from the US will move back.

Record numbers of Americans seeking UK citizenship because of London’s values, says mayor

Ahead of Donald Trump’s state visit, Sadiq Khan hit back at US critics of the capital’s crime rates and diverse population

www.theguardian.com

 

[spencer]

Right wing extremists called Talarico (U.S. Senator, Texas - elect) "Talafreako" and were extremely angry at him when he went to a diner with Obama and ordered a "cheese and egg taco." They were screaming "HE'S A VEGAN, AHHHHGGGHH!" So later, Talarico had to show pictures of him eating meat.

First of all, eggs and cheese are not vegan.

And second, who cares if he was vegan or vegetarian?! Now they have to call him "Senator."

 

[1956]

It looks like the 5% wealth tax on billionaires on California is not going to pass. At least so far, that's how the votes are going.

However, my take on this is that wealth taxes are needed and will be popular, but perhaps can't be done state by state. The reason this vote failed is because the wealthy can escape it by moving jobs to other states. What we need is a national or even international level wealth tax agreed between the EU, US and others. There should be a provision in it that wealth taxes in the US are paid by people that own US companies and have held assets generated in the US or lived in the US for certain periods of time. Something that can't be avoided just by saying "Oh yeah, I live in Panama now".

I think people would vote for that.

Yep, I agree… At first I had only been thinking of a National Wealth tax, however an International Wealth tax on All income of All citizens in All countries would make it Unavoidable! That would be a Huge game changer!!