Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Fair enough, kinda depends on how we define massacre. It's true that, if we're talking about the Dems winning every seat across the board, this probably won't happen. Since the general election in 2024 most races have had the Dems overperfo quite a bit. Many blue seats got a bigger lead, quite a few toss ups went for the Dems, while some very safe red seats saw the distance shrink.I don't think it will be a massacre like some seem to think, Democrats will 100% take back the house, it's not unusual to see a flip in the midterms. But with what seats are actually up for re-election in the senate Republicans are likely to keep a very slim majority.
Trump obviously has a die-hard core base that will never abandon him. He's pissing off and activating the apolitical crowd though. It's likely that there will be millions of voters who don't even really care about the Dems and their positions; they'll simply want Trump gone, and who can blame them?
That's all assuming that there'll be a traditional election, as @Yax correctly pointed out. For a moment it looked as if the GOP was winning the culture wars. Unfortunately for Trump, his massive fumble with Iran, after the shitshow that were the ICE murders and violence, his approval is tanking more and more. A fascist takeover like that needs more than simply willingness. There needs to be a baseline of support, and I think Trump overplayed his hand.
It's obviously too early to tell, and a looot can happen still, but quite a few things are blowing up in his face at the moment. Shame it took so much unnecessary suffering and deaths to get to such a point.