Transcript Generated by AI 00:00 Hey, 00:00 Mark Parkinson back with Parkview, 00:02 and we're here to talk politics again and my prediction on 00:07 control of the US Senate in 2026. 00:10 I believe that Republicans are going to maintain control. 00:13 Now, 00:13 you might remember from the last segment, 00:15 I told you that I thought 2026 would be a big year for Democrats, 00:20 and I still believe that. 00:21 I think you'll see Democrats pick up a lot of governorships across the country. 00:25 And as I predicted in the last segment, 00:27 I think they're gonna win the US House. 00:29 But I don't think they're gonna win the Senate. 00:30 And why? 00:32 Well, 00:32 it's really a math problem that the Democrats have. 00:34 Right now, 00:35 the Republicans control the Senate, 00:37 53 to 47. 00:39 If the Democrats pick up 3 seats, 00:41 it's 50/50, 00:42 but that's not enough. 00:44 And that's because the vice president breaks ties. 00:46 So Democrats have to flip 4 seats. 00:50 That's very, 00:50 very hard to do. 00:52 It's not all 100 seats that are up in the Senate, 00:54 it's only a third of them. 00:55 And if you look at the specific seats that are up, 00:58 again, 00:58 not favorable for the Democrats. 01:01 Yes, 01:01 there are a couple of seats that Democrats could win. 01:04 Maine and North Carolina come to mind as possibilities. 01:09 But there are also two seats that Democrats have right now that they could lose, 01:13 and those are Michigan and Georgia. 01:15 Even if Democrats win 01:17 all four of those seats, 01:18 defend the two that are tough and win the two that are gettable, 01:21 they'd still have to win 2 additional seats. 01:24 And when you look at the states that are up, 01:25 it's states like Texas and Nebraska and Iowa, 01:29 it's gonna be very, 01:30 very hard for the Democrats to do it. 01:32 So, 01:33 what's the world gonna look like after election night in 2026? 01:36 It's gonna be divided government. 01:38 Republican presidency, 01:40 Republican Senate, 01:42 Democratic control 01:43 of the House. 01:44 And whether that's good or bad for the country, 01:46 I don't know. 01:46 Time will tell, 01:48 but historically, 01:49 divided government has been good for the sector. 01:51 So I think for the nursing home sector, 01:54 election night 2026 might be 01:56 pretty darn good. 01:58 We want to thank Capital Funding Group for its support of Park Place, 02:01 and I definitely want to thank you 02:03 for your continued support of this website by watching us and following us 02:07 on the web. 02:08 Until next time, 02:09 I hope you continue to crush it in your buildings.
