Exactly what the title of this blog says. We have an election in November. It seems like everyone is saying the Democrats will win big. I am somewhat skeptical. Both parties are nominating whack jobs which can sink the whole party if not kept in check.
Three New York Democrat Congress nominees: Check out these 3 pieces of work.
Two Democratic socialist House candidates who were endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) — Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez — won their primary bids last week. Brad Lander, a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America and close ally of Mamdani’s, also won his.
Chevalier gets worse somehow:
Avila Chevalier, a sociology PhD student whose victory sent shockwaves throughout the Democratic establishment, has been under fire for a since-deleted Twitter account, previously reported by CNN, that included phrases such as “seize the means of production,” along with calls to abolish police, prisons and borders. Other controversial tweets include one that said Black and Arab men are both “Fetishizing ugly colonizer women” and another that described wiping her dirty hands on the American flag in lieu of a napkin.
As an undergraduate, Avila Chevalier attended Columbia University, where she organized with Students for Justice in Palestine, and after graduation became involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. She also attended a controversial October 8, 2023, pro-Palestinian rally in Times Square — one day after Hamas’ attack on Israel — that featured speeches and rhetoric praising the attack.
Claire Valdez doesn’t seem much better:
“Two and a half years ago, Israeli leaders clearly stated their intent to carry out a genocide in Gaza,” she said in an X post on June 3. “And that’s exactly what they did. I was in the streets with so many New Yorkers protesting our complicity and to free Palestine.”
“This fascist administration is kidnapping our neighbors from their immigration court check-ins,” she said in a 2025 post to X. “What is Albany waiting for? State leaders cannot ignore this emergency any longer. We cannot allow ONE MORE neighbor to be targeted.”
Brad Lander isn’t great either:
Lander says his first priority in Congress will be to “vanquish Trump’s fascism” and abolish ICE, and accused billionaires of “rigging our economy.” He has described himself as an “ally” to the black community, and in a 2022 candidate survey for the comptroller job shockingly accused himself of possible white supremacy. In 2020, Lander called for police to suspend arresting criminals and demanded most inmates at Rikers be released. He also advocated for cutting NYPD’s budget by $1 billion in a letter to constituents, according to the New York Post.
All three are running in safe districts. Welcome to Congress!
Ken Paxton Republican Senate Candidate Texas:
So, he knocked off a moderate. I’m sure the far right is giddy. Problem is Paxton has more skeletons in his closet than a graveyard. Check these out:
In 2015, Paxton was indicted on state securities fraud charges relating to activities before taking office; he pleaded not guilty. After Paxton fulfilled a pretrial agreement for restitution to the victims, ethics training, and community service, the charges were dismissed in 2025.
In May 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 121–23, leading to his suspension. The articles of impeachment included allegations that Paxton gave preferential treatment to a political donor who bribed him, misapplied public resources and made false statements against whistleblowers, obstructed justice in the securities fraud trial against him, and made false statements regarding his financial interests. In September 2023, the Texas Senate voted 16–14 to acquit Paxton of all articles of impeachment, ending his suspension from office.
He also had an affair leading to divorce. On July 10, 2025, Angela posted on X that she had “filed for divorce on biblical grounds”. The court filing alleged Ken Paxton was at fault and had committed adultery, and that the couple had not lived together since June 2024.
Graham Platner: Democrat for Senate in Maine. This guy might be the worst of all time.
During his 2026 Senate campaign, Platner faced scrutiny over a skull-and-bones tattoo on his chest that resembled the Totenkopf symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) and SS-Totenkopfverbände. In an interview on Pod Save America, Platner said he and other Marines received the tattoo while on leave in Croatia in 2007 and that he had been unaware of its historical association at the time. He later covered the tattoo. CNN and Jewish Insider reported a former acquaintance’s allegation that Platner had previously called the tattoo “my Totenkopf”, which Platner denied.
Damn they are nominating a real life Nazi!
In October 2025, various news outlets reported on Reddit posts Platner made between 2013 and 2021 in which he called himself a “communist“, wrote that “all cops are bastards“, agreed with a post calling rural white Americans “racist and stupid”, and in some posts referenced political violence and armed resistance. In a 2013 Reddit discussion about anti-rape underwear, Platner wrote that people worried about assault should “take some responsibility for themselves and not get so fucked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to.”
Mental health (PTSD) as an excuse. Check
In May 2026, The New York Times and other news outlets reported that in 2025 Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, told a senior campaign aide that he had been sexting with multiple other women. The Platner campaign’s political director, Genevieve McDonald, alleged that Gertner had said it was as many as a dozen women. A Platner campaign official said he had been communicating with no more than six, and that the conduct had stopped before the campaign launched. Gertner said the matter had been resolved through counseling.
Anthony Weiner walked so Platner could run!
In June 2026, The Times reported allegations that Platner engaged in disturbing and physically threatening behavior toward women he had dated. A former girlfriend described by The Times as “a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-leaning groups and Republican campaigns” alleged that Platner had grabbed her repeatedly with enough force to leave marks and once twisted her arm behind her back, pushed her into a room, and locked her in against her will until morning. Platner has denied these allegations and called them “politically motivated”.
Good Effing God!
One last late entrant!
Colorado Congress candidate Melat Kiros:
Colorado Democratic Socialist candidate Melat Kiros recently argued how the 9/11 and 10/7 terror attacks were “inevitable” after US and Israeli military actions in the Middle East. 9News journalist Kyle Clark followed by asking if she believed the 9/11 terror attacks were also an “inevitable consequence” based on its foreign policy.
Inevitable in the sense that we destabilized a lot of the Middle East, which led people to believe that another act of violence was the only response. And again, just like I said before, our responsibility is to get rid of those conditions that lead to violence in the first place,” Kiros said.
Good Lord!
In closing.
Part of the issue for the far left is the 3 New York candidates as nominees with 2 beating long term incumbents. They will be in the next Congress! The babe in Colorado hits the ballot tonight so we shall see. Again, that’s a far left district, so win and she is in. Paxton and Platner are horses of a different color. In Texas, the GOP will now need to spend a lot of money to save Paxton and win the seat, polling shows it neck and neck. This is money that should be spent elsewhere. Texas is also huge so it will take quite a bit of money. Paxton’s issues will play in Texas more so than other parts of the country. Platner in Maine is a big issue that was a race where he beat out their popular Democrat governor for the nomination. His baggage is coming out and yikes. This was a seat deemed winnable for the Democrats, who knows now.
If I’m the Republicans, I’m using the language of those nominees in New York and tying their words around the entire party in November. One man’s opinion.