Kevin Walling
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That's a question as well.
And then where are the remaining states that are considering mid-cycle redistricting?
There's a push now in Virginia.
Does that pick up two or three seats?
What do the maps ultimately look like in California, in Texas?
Again, there was a big gamble placed on the Latino vote coming out of 2024.
And the major inroads that President Trump made with that community, what does that look like for the midterms?
Do they come back home to the Democrats or do they stay in the president's column?
So changing demographics, the final maps in terms of what they're going to look like and the state of the economy are the three kind of big indicators for me heading into November.
Kevin?
Yeah, that's an interesting race that Christian brings up, you know, of course, running against Janet Mills, the older kind of popular incumbent Democrat in that primary.
My money's still on Gavin Newsom.
Again, we'll see if it's, you know, sustainable heading into the midterms, if he can maintain this kind of national presence.
Obviously, he's going on a book tour and talking about, excuse me, the wildfire situation and things like that.
So we'll see if his star continues to rise over the next couple of months.
Yeah, I mean, I think it will certainly both will certainly be a factor.
Again, the biggest factor is not having Trump on the ballot.
And, you know, why Turning Point was so effective, I think, in 2024 was rallying behind, you know, President Trump and energizing the youth around that, energizing different demographics.
You know, reporting is, you know, Elon sat down with the president this past weekend in Mar-a-Lago to kind of repair that relationship.
We'll see how much money he ultimately puts up.