The Democrats can’t let go of the tired and played race card, so my optimism about November is at an all-time high.

Silvio Canto, Jr. | May 15, 2026

Here is a prediction.  The GOP holds the House in November, wins Michigan’s Senate seat, and the balance of power doesn’t change much.  Don’t bet your house on my prediction, but I feel pretty good about it.

Why do I feel good about it?  Because the Democrats are getting crazier by the minute.  Let me explain by sharing this from Jamelle Bouie, who I believe used to frequently appear on MSNBC panels, before they changed the name to whatever it is now.  Here is Jamelle’s take:

The immediate consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais is that Republican-led states in the South can destroy their majority-minority districts and, in turn, deprive their Black residents of federal representation by politicians of their choosing…

Shad White, the Mississippi state auditor, also posted on X: ‘We’re fighting so that Bennie Thompson’ — who represents the state’s 2nd District — ‘and Hakeem Jeffries are not in charge. We’re fighting for a country that is safe, where our taxes don’t go up, where our border is secure.’

To watch this whole spectacle is to put the lie to the idea — seen in the court’s opinion as well as among the court’s apologists — that the South has changed so much since 1965 that a strong Voting Rights Act is no longer necessary.

There you have it.  We are still living in 1965, or something like that.  I guess that Jamelle sees everything through the race lens.  It’s always about black and white rather than character, as someone said in a famous 1963 speech.  In the meantime, a white Democrat defeated a black Republican in Virginia.  And two black Republicans may defeat white Democrats for governor in Michigan and Florida.  And we have Wes Hunt in Texas, a black man representing a majority white district.  In other words, a lot of white voters are voting for black candidates, confirming that positions on issues are more important than skin color.  The late Dr. King would be proud of that, and confirm that this ain’t 1965.

So why is it always about race for Jamelle’s side?  I don’t know, but maybe it’s because they have nothing else to offer except telling black voters that only a black Democrat is capable of representing them.  And worse than that, they want The Supreme Court to guarantee that a black Democrat is going to have a seat in Congress.

Memo to Jamelle:  You are out of touch with reality.  I guess that’s why I feel optimistic about the November elections, because Jamelle is not the only one saying these weird things on the other side.