7 observations at this point in the election cycle
'Democrats have announced what they'll do if they take control of Congress'
By
Laura Hollis
May 8, 2026
There are six months left before the midterm elections. Here are a few observations about the current state of things:
1. Democrat policies produce chaos, and the media don't call them out on it.
Virtually every major problem our cities are facing is a direct consequence of Democrats in power and the disastrous policies they push through: homelessness, open drug use, filthy, unsafe and failing downtowns, vandalism, shoplifting, violent crime, illegal immigration, fraud. But the legacy media rarely if ever confront Democrats about those consequences or any others. California Gov. Gavin Newsom hasn't been pressed on the state's high-speed rail boondoggle. It was supposed to cost $33 billion and be completed by 2020. But $15.7 billion has already been spent, there's no train, and Californians are now being told that it won't be done until 2032 and will cost $100 billion. Where is the outrage? The investigation? Crickets.
Billions of dollars were stolen from Minnesota taxpayers in the state's fraud scandal under Gov. Tim Walz's watch, but if independent journalist Nick Shirley hadn't exposed it, Walz would be cruising to reelection instead of having to withdraw from his campaign in disgrace.
Former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., withdrew from the California governor's race and resigned his seat in Congress because of sexual scandals that were an "open secret" on Capitol Hill. That means that the D.C. press had wind of them. They did nothing.
The Pacific Palisades burned to the ground last year while Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was on a trip to Ghana. Thousands of homes destroyed, dozens killed. And yet she's running for reelection.
Speaking of Bass …
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