Hope the momentum for Democrats continues into the 2026 midterm elections. Public opinion can be fickle.

Democratic victories across the country, in this last election, are said to be propelled by concern over the rising cost of living. Deep structural problems in our economy are making life less affordable for the majority of people and there may not be much politicians can do to resolve this.

Still, I'd rather see the Democrats gain ground versus the one party authoritarian rule of Republicans.

A fear is that populism quickly turns against politicians who promise to solve the problems, but can't deliver. This could swing populism back to the right by next year, but I think the Democratic momentum may still be safe a year from now during the midterms as Republicans are still the incumbents in national government. They still hold national power with iron fists. They will still be subject to blame as the economy continues to be problematic.