The Daily Herold: 10/26/26 - Lula’s Surprise Win in Brazil, Foreign Voters Charged & Early Ballots

Jon Herold opens the week on Brazil's election, where Lula's surprise win over the Bolsonaro camp has Jon skeptical. He flashes back to the USAID and Brazil connection, looks at the voting machines and Lula's former lawyer on the court, and covers the market rout that followed the result. Then the focus shifts to the US midterms: long early voting windows and mail-in ballots, when states are allowed to count early ballots, and 48 foreign nationals charged with illegal voting in 5 states. Jon also reads the chat on whether to vote at all, why some still call elections rigged even with a red wave, demands for mass arrests, and the friction around Badlands. He closes with a little fantasy football from the weekend. Follow Badlands Media for more independent news and analysis.