Bill Maher Predicts GOP 2026 Midterm Rout as Democrats Face DSA Risk in 2028

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 8

Maher said Republicans are headed for a “classic historical a-- whooping” in November, arguing voters will use the 2026 midterms to punish Trump and his party.
Trump’s second-term record is the driver, Maher said, describing the president as having “gone too far” and become “drunk with power” in a familiar midterm backlash pattern.
Fox News polling underscored the headwinds: Democrats were projected to win 215 House seats to Republicans’ 201, leaving Democrats needing 3 of 19 toss-up races for a majority while Republicans need 17.
The White House rejected Maher’s forecast, with spokesman Davis Ingle calling Trump the GOP’s strongest messenger as the president urged supporters in Ohio to vote “just pretend that I’m running.”
Maher said Democrats’ next problem could come in 2028, warning the DSA is becoming a bigger force inside the party after recent primary wins and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s renewed membership.