If it wasn’t El-Sayed, it’d be somebody else, and they’d be calling that person an underperformer.
All politics is national.
All politics is national.
November 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
If it wasn’t El-Sayed, it’d be somebody else, and they’d be calling that person an underperformer.
All politics is national.
All politics is national.
Biggest underperformer given tremendous acting talent = Benicio del Toro
November 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Biggest underperformer given tremendous acting talent = Benicio del Toro
El-Sayed should win, but he's going to be easily the biggest underperformer of the night.
Now that the Senate seems safely in control, I’ll point out that the Bernie-endorsed candidates are going to be the worst-performing candidates again across the board.
November 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
El-Sayed should win, but he's going to be easily the biggest underperformer of the night.
Also IDK if Norman would have beat Andrews. Would have been closer, but he's also a freak and underperformer.
November 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Also IDK if Norman would have beat Andrews. Would have been closer, but he's also a freak and underperformer.
This race has to be one of the most stunning for me
CHS is a known underperformer, Graham was obviously terrible. But Letlow is as buck-standard a Republican as they come and she barely squeaked by in Louisiana!
Imagine if JBE had run 😵💫
CHS is a known underperformer, Graham was obviously terrible. But Letlow is as buck-standard a Republican as they come and she barely squeaked by in Louisiana!
Imagine if JBE had run 😵💫
November 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This race has to be one of the most stunning for me
CHS is a known underperformer, Graham was obviously terrible. But Letlow is as buck-standard a Republican as they come and she barely squeaked by in Louisiana!
Imagine if JBE had run 😵💫
CHS is a known underperformer, Graham was obviously terrible. But Letlow is as buck-standard a Republican as they come and she barely squeaked by in Louisiana!
Imagine if JBE had run 😵💫
Very funny that people are talking about New York being “disappointing” for Dems and potentially competitive in the future when the generic ballot should end up around D+25-26 (D+14.7 in 2024).
Hochul is a significant underperformer! The state still isn’t competitive at all!
Hochul is a significant underperformer! The state still isn’t competitive at all!
November 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Very funny that people are talking about New York being “disappointing” for Dems and potentially competitive in the future when the generic ballot should end up around D+25-26 (D+14.7 in 2024).
Hochul is a significant underperformer! The state still isn’t competitive at all!
Hochul is a significant underperformer! The state still isn’t competitive at all!
November 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
On the one hand, if you told me one “safe” seat was going to flip in 2026, this would be a pretty good bet. It was just redistricted, and DesJarlais is an underperformer because of his awful personal scandals, and I doubt he bothered to run a real campaign.
On the other hand, WOW.
On the other hand, WOW.
November 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
On the one hand, if you told me one “safe” seat was going to flip in 2026, this would be a pretty good bet. It was just redistricted, and DesJarlais is an underperformer because of his awful personal scandals, and I doubt he bothered to run a real campaign.
On the other hand, WOW.
On the other hand, WOW.
Rand Paul is such a shitty underperformer and if Trump doesnt support him then I can totally see Beshear winning off of low R turnout
November 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Rand Paul is such a shitty underperformer and if Trump doesnt support him then I can totally see Beshear winning off of low R turnout
Considering he ran an ad about how he was justified sending poor patients into collections, yeah I think he was a big underperformer with Hamilton being a very well targeted candidate.
November 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Considering he ran an ad about how he was justified sending poor patients into collections, yeah I think he was a big underperformer with Hamilton being a very well targeted candidate.
Consistent underperformer in previous elections, didn’t get out in public much, when she did she made that silly comment about picking another protein that Colom jumped on
November 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Consistent underperformer in previous elections, didn’t get out in public much, when she did she made that silly comment about picking another protein that Colom jumped on
Good plan. He is a serious
underperformer.
underperformer.
November 6, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Good plan. He is a serious
underperformer.
underperformer.
Hijonosa performed *better* than 16 other statewide candidates and we're still calling her a dramatic underperformer?
The difference here is clearly explainable by candidate quality
The difference here is clearly explainable by candidate quality
November 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Hijonosa performed *better* than 16 other statewide candidates and we're still calling her a dramatic underperformer?
The difference here is clearly explainable by candidate quality
The difference here is clearly explainable by candidate quality
the centrist spin for candidates like peggy appears to be "average means any race under it is an underperformer" which is obviously insane and disingenuous but in this case it's that plus acting like the most racist campaign in the history of the state had no negative impacts, which. lol.
November 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
the centrist spin for candidates like peggy appears to be "average means any race under it is an underperformer" which is obviously insane and disingenuous but in this case it's that plus acting like the most racist campaign in the history of the state had no negative impacts, which. lol.
hochul is an underperformer because she's a right wing pro-cop pro-israel pig and she needs to be primaried yesterday
November 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
hochul is an underperformer because she's a right wing pro-cop pro-israel pig and she needs to be primaried yesterday
some people just don’t like AES and are trying to argue he’s an underperformer since they don’t want to argue on the substance. Ossoff is my go to example because he barely squeaked by riding Warnock’s coattails and then dominated this year. AES has 6 years to become a beloved incumbent
November 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
some people just don’t like AES and are trying to argue he’s an underperformer since they don’t want to argue on the substance. Ossoff is my go to example because he barely squeaked by riding Warnock’s coattails and then dominated this year. AES has 6 years to become a beloved incumbent
People been crying at any critique I say of that 1 underperformer & even as he continues to annoy me he’s mirrored what leadership has said in local interviews I’ve seen since winning despite making headlines over the Majority Leader vote. Ending tariffs & Medicaid cuts, stopping Iran war, etc
November 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
People been crying at any critique I say of that 1 underperformer & even as he continues to annoy me he’s mirrored what leadership has said in local interviews I’ve seen since winning despite making headlines over the Majority Leader vote. Ending tariffs & Medicaid cuts, stopping Iran war, etc
It’s even funnier when you realize his argument, if you take this moron at face value, makes Republicans look even worse. If Hamilton is an underperformer, then what the hell happened to you? GOP hadn’t lost that seat in 94 years!
November 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It’s even funnier when you realize his argument, if you take this moron at face value, makes Republicans look even worse. If Hamilton is an underperformer, then what the hell happened to you? GOP hadn’t lost that seat in 94 years!
pri. o. ri. täten ,,,, demut ist für underperformer....
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November 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
pri. o. ri. täten ,,,, demut ist für underperformer....
The underperformer of the night so far is independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley, who has spend at least $12 million of his own money. Polls -- only one of which I consider trustworthy -- have placed him anywhere from 12% to upwards of 20%. (1/)
November 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The underperformer of the night so far is independent gubernatorial candidate David Hatley, who has spend at least $12 million of his own money. Polls -- only one of which I consider trustworthy -- have placed him anywhere from 12% to upwards of 20%. (1/)
Tbh, I think he's in grave danger and he's acting like it
He's a chronic underperformer, he's not going to be a palatable moderate to a blue state, the electorate is shifting too fast against the GOP. Texas gets less white and shifts younger each year, and the Dems will fix voting access by then.
He's a chronic underperformer, he's not going to be a palatable moderate to a blue state, the electorate is shifting too fast against the GOP. Texas gets less white and shifts younger each year, and the Dems will fix voting access by then.
November 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Tbh, I think he's in grave danger and he's acting like it
He's a chronic underperformer, he's not going to be a palatable moderate to a blue state, the electorate is shifting too fast against the GOP. Texas gets less white and shifts younger each year, and the Dems will fix voting access by then.
He's a chronic underperformer, he's not going to be a palatable moderate to a blue state, the electorate is shifting too fast against the GOP. Texas gets less white and shifts younger each year, and the Dems will fix voting access by then.
He underran the governor by 2.5ish right? Like that's the relevant comparison here? That seems pretty respectable. Don't get the claim that he was a unique underperformer. Didn't Hinojosa also underrun Talarico?
November 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
He underran the governor by 2.5ish right? Like that's the relevant comparison here? That seems pretty respectable. Don't get the claim that he was a unique underperformer. Didn't Hinojosa also underrun Talarico?
A lot of smart people talked about how much of an underperformer Harris was, and not that JD has gone 1 for 1 in badly underperforming
November 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
A lot of smart people talked about how much of an underperformer Harris was, and not that JD has gone 1 for 1 in badly underperforming
he's a chronic underperformer back in *Red Texas* is the thing
what is a sicko like that gonna do in a blue state, because make no mistake, Ted Cruz will be running in a blue state. every year the demographics will swing harder in favor of the Dems
TX margins were blue state material in *2026*
what is a sicko like that gonna do in a blue state, because make no mistake, Ted Cruz will be running in a blue state. every year the demographics will swing harder in favor of the Dems
TX margins were blue state material in *2026*
November 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
he's a chronic underperformer back in *Red Texas* is the thing
what is a sicko like that gonna do in a blue state, because make no mistake, Ted Cruz will be running in a blue state. every year the demographics will swing harder in favor of the Dems
TX margins were blue state material in *2026*
what is a sicko like that gonna do in a blue state, because make no mistake, Ted Cruz will be running in a blue state. every year the demographics will swing harder in favor of the Dems
TX margins were blue state material in *2026*