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3 Hidden Wildcards That Will Decide the 2026 Midterms

Next Up with Mark Halperin

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue reveals the 3 wildcards his sources say could swing November's elections, including a range of “October Surprises", going beyond the headlines and candidate clashes of the current moment. Robby Soave breaks down the issues that are really resonating with voters and what he sees as some political insensitivity on the left.
Comedian Mike Mancusi joins to discuss his new book, “The Corporate Translator” - decoding awkward office talk and saying what we’re all really thinking.

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@brjames87 21 hours ago

Wildcard! Wooooo!

@bradfordjoseph7894 20 hours ago

Interesting

@Dankness-s3r 18 hours ago

The border is still a big issue in Texas and Arizona and inland states like Ohio.
Also, the governor races are one major factor I don’t hear mentioned.

@afroking34 8 hours ago

Imagine trump had made a joke about a city in Israel like that.. haha

@TxAg9422 13 hours ago

Republicans need to point to those mostly peaceful protests in France and Belgium to highlight the dangers of voting for these radical Democrats.

@ziiipaawaimpact3618 18 hours ago

It does not matter if you like Trump he is not running for office. Communist Muslims are running for election. We must vote them out of our government. These are the most important elections in our country’s history we must vote. Our nation depends upon it.

@qualquan 1 day ago

A lot of this , a lot of that and a lot of wishful thinking.

@Dukeisduke 1 hour ago

Mark, isn’t it 50 percent plus one, and not 50.1 percent? If you have one million voters, and 500,001 people vote for Candidate A, doesn’t Candidate A win?

@vickiewart8558 1 day ago

Early voting didn’t work for Spencer Pratt. Dems are just too experienced at cheating and deflecting.

@JeffreyOlander 1 day ago

Epstein bad but not anything that impacts my day to day life. Sorry

@lanebriand 22 hours ago

3:41 Mark, how do you mention Alaska’s “four candidates” in this year’s election without addressing the elephant of Alaska, which is that there are two candidates with the same name, which is also the name of the incumbent Senator who is a member of one of the two major parties in the U.S.

That omission, sir, is an abdication of journalistic duty on your part, Mark. The “other” Dan Sullivan is as liberal as the day is long. You know what shenanigans your party, the establishment Democrat Party, is up to in Alaska, Mark.

Tell the truth, Mark. You want your credibility restored? Then do what a real journalist would do and tell the truth. The whole truth.

@derrickdiazoni9571 1 day ago

This guest started out pretty even until he decided that only the democrats claim victimhood and seek power based on how aggrieved they are, lol. He comes pretty close to an A Ha moment when he says he’s not trying to also play the victim, but he actually is. Oh and the Democrats police their own so aggressively, but the way Rs are exiled for insufficient loyalty to Trump is just a footnote?! Please.

@MATRIX1212able 13 hours ago

AI is a gun you can protect your family with it or you can kill your family with it but I don't believe it's an automatic that the world is going to be taken over by robots and die for Christ's sake my phone can't even decipher voice recognition so I'm not going to worry about it killing me!!!

@norbertsoltysik1393 1 day ago

Your guest is example of hard right thought process. Not really objective. I know so many trump die hards who simply are not motivated to vote. I know many who voted for trump because of economy and wokeness whonare outraged at him. Its hard to see anything but big thumping

@danielderrick5380 1 day ago

Mark, I think Dems will over perform the polls. This reminds me in 2016 where Dems underestimate Republicans. I have so many MAGA family members that aren’t gonna vote and they are die hard.