Sometimes the biggest news doesn’t end up being the biggest influence on an election.
Right now, Venezuela and Greenland, and the American posture toward those lands, are all over the news, and the consequences of what happens are momentous: Will the United States send troops to Venezuela? Will Congress reassert its constitutional authority on the power to declare war? Will the NATO alliance survive? These are all big questions. Will the way they are answered matter to enough voters to help determine the results of the 2026 elections?