Beau of The Fifth Column

I'm sure American farmers would love to have Carney as their president right now.

Beyond the headline parts of the deal, there's something else.

China and Canada will work together on oil and gas.

Oh, and natural uranium.

That's going to matter a lot as many countries, including the U.S., restart nuclear power operations.

Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said, quote,

We just got absolutely rolled in this Canada-China deal, a stark foreign policy failure with domestic economic consequences.

The most basic principle in politics and geopolitics is loyalty to friends.

And we weren't just disloyal, we were hostile.

Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Belle again.

So today, we're going to talk about must-win governor's races in 2026.

So, it's the midterm year, and all eyes are on the US House of Representatives.

But there's another set of races that are important, but they're likely to be ignored in political analysis at the national level.

Okay, so why is the House important?

Because it's supposed to act as a check on executive power.

Under a Republican majority, it has been shirking that constitutional duty.

There are more than 30 governor's races occurring this year, too.

In our systems, the governors act as a check on federal power, which in our current situation is a proxy for a check on executive power.

Remember, it was the governor's fighting back that pushed Trump to stop deploying troops against Americans.

So, we're going to take a look at a number of races that will probably turn out to be consequential.