While I agree with you, I hate that voters have to wait 4-8 years before "punishing" the party in power by electing the opposite party. As I've said here before, "bickering ourselves into oblivion" seems more and more dangerous as the planet heads toward irreversible catastrophe.
While I agree with you, I hate that voters have to wait 4-8 years before "punishing" the party in power by electing the opposite party. As I've said here before, "bickering ourselves into oblivion" seems more and more dangerous as the planet heads toward irreversible catastrophe.
Your cock-eyed optimism is showing. After these disastrous cabinet nominees, is it really believable that Trump & Cabal will allow free elections in 2 years, let alone 4? People act like that canтАЩt happen. Well Matt Gaetz as AG тАЬcouldnтАЩt happenтАЭ either.
Keep in mind that states run elections. While I put nothing past Trump on moral grounds, he'd have a hell of a time trying to dismantle the election machinery of 50 separate states (or even the 30 or so that don't completely worship him).
Well, on the bright side, we can punish them a BIT in just two years. ЁЯШЙ
I hear what you're saying: "Until then, we have to do *something* about this disaster!" But the sad truth is that doubling down on outrage isn't "doing something." Screaming louder might feel good, but it won't change things and will simply sound hysterical to a lot of people.
I guess my advice boils down to: Pace yourself. Take practical action where you have the opportunity. Clearly express the wrongness of Trump's vision. Keep representing a better alternative. But extra rage simply won't help.
Perhaps. It depends on how many Dems and Independents come out to vote in 2026. And how many Reps don't. The best we can hope for is Dems win back the House and Senate.
The Dem coalition is now highly optimized for mid-term elections, as they are winning high-propensity college-educated and "elite" voters by commanding margins, and many low-propensity Trump voters only turn out when Trump is on the ballot. 2026 will likely be a solid victory for Dems.
This year the problem was the 11,000,000 Biden voters for whom Trump's autocracy was not a deal-breaker. And why? According to them it was Gaza and the fact Harris dared to campaign with Never Trumpers.
While I agree with you, I hate that voters have to wait 4-8 years before "punishing" the party in power by electing the opposite party. As I've said here before, "bickering ourselves into oblivion" seems more and more dangerous as the planet heads toward irreversible catastrophe.
Your cock-eyed optimism is showing. After these disastrous cabinet nominees, is it really believable that Trump & Cabal will allow free elections in 2 years, let alone 4? People act like that canтАЩt happen. Well Matt Gaetz as AG тАЬcouldnтАЩt happenтАЭ either.
Keep in mind that states run elections. While I put nothing past Trump on moral grounds, he'd have a hell of a time trying to dismantle the election machinery of 50 separate states (or even the 30 or so that don't completely worship him).
Well, on the bright side, we can punish them a BIT in just two years. ЁЯШЙ
I hear what you're saying: "Until then, we have to do *something* about this disaster!" But the sad truth is that doubling down on outrage isn't "doing something." Screaming louder might feel good, but it won't change things and will simply sound hysterical to a lot of people.
I guess my advice boils down to: Pace yourself. Take practical action where you have the opportunity. Clearly express the wrongness of Trump's vision. Keep representing a better alternative. But extra rage simply won't help.
If we're lucky, 2 years at most.
Perhaps. It depends on how many Dems and Independents come out to vote in 2026. And how many Reps don't. The best we can hope for is Dems win back the House and Senate.
The Dem coalition is now highly optimized for mid-term elections, as they are winning high-propensity college-educated and "elite" voters by commanding margins, and many low-propensity Trump voters only turn out when Trump is on the ballot. 2026 will likely be a solid victory for Dems.
This year the problem was the 11,000,000 Biden voters for whom Trump's autocracy was not a deal-breaker. And why? According to them it was Gaza and the fact Harris dared to campaign with Never Trumpers.
From your pen to God's ears.
I do not want to hear another politician end a speech with "God bless America." More apropos would be "God have mercy on America."