Instead of conceding the 2026 Senate midterms, shouldn't Democrats be gearing up to win the majority?

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6. "The usual silly punditry..."

It does get attention when Democratic party strategists seem to be writing off gains they could be making. I just heard one Friday morning using the same parameters, how many Trump voters in the state versus how many Harris voters, to decide that the Democrats don't have a chance in Florida.

From Signal Press;

So I do realize here that citing an article from The Hill is falsely emphasizing a conservative bias and emphasis, but this one covers the spectrum of Senate elections coming up from the perspective that a Democrat deciding to step down is conceding the race to the other side. In recent days, on several talk radio programs, I've heard Democratic party strategists drag out that tired, old repetitive narrative of already counting the votes based on the last Presidential election and making plans to protect the turf at a time when being aggressive and bold is a necessary strategy.