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Imagine the Worst and Multiply by Ten - A Hard Look at Trump's Midterm Election Plan
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July 14, 2026
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Sitting on his back deck the morning after Donald Trump announced a Thursday prime time speech, Hawk thinks through the midterms with a clear head. He runs the math out loud: Democrats are favored to take the House by roughly 15 to 20 seats and need a net of about five in the Senate, which means Trump would only have to affect somewhere near 25 races out of all 535 to keep Republicans in control. Seen that way, Hawk argues, the task looks smaller and more doable than people assume, and that is exactly why it should be taken seriously.
He lays out the levers already in motion: the SAVE Act, DOJ subpoenas to Fulton County, an FBI move on an election warehouse, Cash Patel reassigning agents, and reports of two veteran FBI analysts fired for refusing to treat a 2020 review as legitimate. He names the competitive Senate contenders, including James Talarico, Sherrod Brown, and Mary Peltola.
Hawk's two points: be realistic about how few races actually matter, and imagine the worst, then multiply it. He flags the stretch between Election Day and January as the real danger zone, urges people to register and check their registration weekly, and asks viewers what else can be done.
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