By Douglas V. Gibbs
As the Supreme Court’s upcoming redistricting decision may reshape the electoral map if the justices rule that maps based on race violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause, there are other reasons that the 2026 Midterm Elections may create a political earthquake in the United States.
Historically, the opposition party tends to win midterm elections. It’s a pattern that reaches back a couple centuries. But, I believe it is very possible that 2026 will break that mold. Why? Because Donald Trump isn’t just holding the line, his presidency has been flipping the script.
The economy is roaring back. Prices are dropping. He just convinced the Middle East to reduce their oil prices. American industry is rising from the ashes. We’re seeing the early stages of a manufacturing renaissance that is poised to create real jobs, real wages, and real investment in the American worker. And then there’s the unthinkable: a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Even Democrats who can’t stand Trump are admitting that what President Trump pulled off was nothing short of a diplomatic miracle.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Dominion Voting Systems has been purchased by a conservative Republican in a deal by founder and chairman of Liberty Vote, Scott Leiendecker. The lawsuits against conservatives are fading; a condition of the deal. Remember, this is the same company that went after Fox News and scored a huge settlement in a case that also led to the firing of Tucker Carlson. Dominion also launched a $1.3 billion case against Mike Lindell, accusing him of spreading false claims about the company’s role during that 2020 presidential election. The company also filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Sidney Powell, and another against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. All of those lawsuits are being dropped by Dominion Voting Systems as a part of the acquisition agreement. Under the new leadership the plan is to move all operations entirely into the United States, and implementing third-party auditing standards. In a press release Leiendecker stated, “Liberty Vote is committed to delivering election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security, and simplicity so that voters can be assured that every ballot is filled-in accurately and fairly counted.” The hand-marked paper ballots initiative the company plans to establish aligns with President Trump’s executive order, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” That means the cloud of suspicion that’s hung over our elections since 2020 is beginning to lift. And with it, the alleged shenanigans that many believed compromised the integrity of the vote in 2020.
Now add to that the Trump administration’s push for voter ID, the cleanup of bloated voter rolls, and a renewed focus on election security. For the first time in decades, we may actually see elections that are truly safe and secure: not just in name, but in practice.
But there’s one more piece of the puzzle: vote by mail.
I’m not talking about absentee ballots for valid reasons. I’m talking about the mass mail-in voting systems we’ve seen in blue states, and in Oregon since 1998. These mail-in ballot systems open the door to fraud, ballot harvesting, and manipulation. Trump is working to rein that in too.
And let’s not forget the border. As Rush Limbaugh used to say, the “undocumented Democrats” (a.k.a. illegal aliens) are being deported. That means fewer non-citizens on the rolls, fewer loopholes, and more confidence in the system.
So what does all this mean?
It means the red wave in 2026 won’t just be a reaction, it’ll be a realignment. If the Supreme Court rules as expected regarding how district lines are drawn, if voter ID becomes the norm, if vote by mail is curtailed, and if the Trump agenda continues to deliver results, Republicans may not just win, they may win big. Big enough to finish the job. Big enough to govern without Democrat interference.
This isn’t just about politics. It’s about restoring the republic.
This all is tied into the future of federalism, and how the states and We the People are reclaiming our rightful place under the Constitution.
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