It’s a damn shame & will be a knife fight to keep someone as left in this seat. (There’s an outside chance you could get someone leftier, but my guess is the odds of a moderate or a Republican are greater. Only a guess - the world is insane and 2026 feels eons away rn.) - ThreadSky

dbrauer.net • 104 days ago

It’s a damn shame & will be a knife fight to keep someone as left in this seat. (There’s an outside chance you could get someone leftier, but my guess is the odds of a moderate or a Republican are greater. Only a guess - the world is insane and 2026 feels eons away rn.)

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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday she will retire after next year, opting against a 2026 bid for another six-year term and putting a Democratic-held seat in play in an increasingly competitive Upper Midwest.

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maxhailperin.bsky.social•104 days ago

Peggy Flanagan has entered the chat.

burnerburns.bsky.social•103 days ago

No one better than Peggy Flanagan to take the seat.

micwalker1.bsky.social•104 days ago

Would Flanagan be viable?

micwalker1.bsky.social•103 days ago

Answered!
https://bsky.app/profile/peggyflanagan.bsky.social/post/3li36hkxn6k2u

monax.bsky.social•104 days ago

This makes her current inaction all the more frustrating - she could put up a fight, knowing that it doesn't matter to her future re-election anymore, but she's posting milquetoast protests on Bsky instead.

haredurer.bsky.social•104 days ago

Prediction is silly right now, but who you got? Think Ellison will run for it? Craig? Who else?

logantomaz.bsky.social•104 days ago

Damn. Yikes!

minneapolisdem.bsky.social•104 days ago

The stocks could be an issue plus she has grandchildren now. Maybe she would like to see them. Steve Simon should run. He is to the left of her and clean.

dbrauer.net•104 days ago

Eh, I think the latter. Dems will also be in minority for awhile.

kyleorf.bsky.social•104 days ago

Imagine Phillips coming back on the scene: Well, well, well... turns out I wasn't so kooky after all

steve-at.bsky.social•104 days ago

Too bad, especially with an absolutely ineffective Amy Klobuchar as a Senator. Smith at least showed some backbone.

jakeschwitzer.bsky.social•104 days ago

History says 2026 should be a banner year for Dems electoral chances, but we can't just sit by and hope history solves everything for us.

monax.bsky.social•104 days ago

History also includes voting by those pesky women and minorities, which the GOP is working to stop. The SAVE act is a real thing they are really trying to do.

dbrauer.net•104 days ago

People are so down on the Dems & I srsly wonder how GOP will corrupt voting procedures (via HAVA or otherwise getting rid of same-day registration, instituting voter ID) that I’m not taking 2026 remotely for granted. Am encouraged DFL won by 4.5 pts in 2024.

eseltzer.bsky.social•104 days ago

A lot will depend on the nominee from the other side.

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