What Robert Pape has said about 2026 United States midterm elections
3 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 24, 2026
Robert Pape, American political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, has been quoted on 2026 United States midterm elections 3 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on September 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
- Prediction · due Jan 2027
Pape predicts the midterms will be the most dangerous US elections in living memory, with the danger concentrated on the certification date of January 6, 2027.
“This portends that the midterms will be the most dangerous elections in our lifetimes”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 12:31
- Prediction · due Jan 2027
Pape predicts that whichever side loses the midterms will mount violent protests potentially larger than January 6, 2021.
“We are likely to see violent protests, whoever loses, that may be larger than January 6th”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 8:22
Pape argues a Democratic victory in 2024 would not have prevented the current violence because it is driven by underlying social change.
“I'm not sure how much it would have changed, Chris, because it's a function of the social changes”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:50
Predictions
- Prediction · due Jan 2027
Pape predicts the midterms will be the most dangerous US elections in living memory, with the danger concentrated on the certification date of January 6, 2027.
“This portends that the midterms will be the most dangerous elections in our lifetimes”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 12:31 · 2026 United States midterm elections
- Prediction · due Jan 2027
Pape predicts that whichever side loses the midterms will mount violent protests potentially larger than January 6, 2021.
“We are likely to see violent protests, whoever loses, that may be larger than January 6th”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 8:22 · 2026 United States midterm elections
Episodes
“This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154Modern Wisdom · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Political scientist Robert Pape tells Chris Williamson that mass public support for political violence makes the coming US midterms the most dangerous election in living memory.
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