It is NOT JUST THOSE FIVE THINGS, it is the astronomical corruption, the ransacking of other countries to no end other than the “steal”, destruction of the environment, Yosemite, killing the wild horses, turning the WH and DC into a trailer park, the lies, the graft, the brutality of ICE, the insider trading making less than 1% of the population richer every day, the EPSTEIN FILES, the use of a stacked SCOTUS to decide what Congress should be doing, the placement of corrupt incompetent syncophants in key positions, its PROJECT 2025 as each of it’s points gets “checked off” (nearly done there) and then….there is the high cost of food/ gas/ medical care and everything else. I don’t want to listen to the Democrats talk about just the “five things” that screams the blinders are on, just different ones.
Excellent list! Get Schumer out of there and put Elizabeth Warren in charge of the Senate. She actually gets things done and she's not afraid of anybody.
They are among many great leaders we have in the Senate. Hopefully Ohio will be returning Sherrod Brown to the Senate despite his age, and ejecting Senator Jon Useless (Husted). Useless is not only the face of the $61 million First Energy scandal, said to be the worst in Ohio history but also Mr. Data Center. He's going down.
I know exactly how the Senate works thank you and in today’s Republican control it’s working for Trump and to keep those Senators in their accustomed cash flow both now and in their perceived futures.
I'm sorry, but this article feels like the agenda that Dems have offered for years. The HOW is not a footnote; it's essential to tackling the underlying problems of unfettered capitalism. Most of our problems stem from that simple reality. It's not radical to talk about enforcing anti-monopoly laws or enforcing tax laws or taxing the ultra wealthy in ways that other developed countries do or ensuring regulations that protect our food supply.
Is age the only criteria? What about bringing a good platform and leadership that actually keeps the Caucuses united and actually speaking up for We The People?
No matter how old Senator Warren is, she's feisty and she is always prepared for a fight. Remember all the notebooks from when she ran for President? She had a plan for every issue. Put her in Schumer's place. He's still doing Pre-Watergate politics. Those days of civility and nuance are gone. Half Congress and the administration actually believe they are ushering in the End Times - we need people who can stand up and say even if that were true, You CAN'T GOVERN THAT WAY. We have to make plans and decisions as if the world will continue. I'm a Pagan citizen of a secular government and I have a right to a government that functions. We need massive amendments to rules for all three branches, but it's going to take a real DOJ or an outside intervention - ICC, maybe? There's reason - to arrest the criminals that are destroying our institutions and threatening our National Security. Heaven help us, put some real leadership in there! We need Dems that can fight!
Vote Blue in numbers large enough to win Healthy Majorities; get all new Dem Leadership in both Houses; arrest and try Traitor Jeffries for his secret meetings with Kushner and who knows who else. The Country can't recover with a compromised Leaker (Leader) at the helm.
"All new Dem leadership" would be catastrophic. People don't understand what leadership is and does. Current leadership is preparing to hit the ground running. "All new leadership" would flounder for months or longer, spinning in circles and trying to orient itself while Trump and MAGA rode roughshod over it. It requires organizational skills, not pretty faces and inspiring words. Jeffries not only isn't a "traitor"; he's been an outstanding leader, blocking most of the worst of what the House under Liddle Mikey Johnson COULD have done.
I respect your opinions, but new leadership is going to have to happen before we can start repairing the damage that has been done. Jeffries made the (poor) judgment call to meet in secret with a Maghat principal; nothing beneficial for We the People was on that agenda or Kushner would have been involved.
There is so much that needs to be accomplished, like no other time in American history, legislation to help the people, not the oligarchs, many guardrails to be legislated so no other president can do what trump has done, restoring our health dept, the science agencies, such as weather research, accomplishments that will take years to complete, helping Ukraine win their war, that novices would not be able to tackle without some guidance from those who’ve already been there.
Absurd to think these newbies are just going to be able to rush in and change everything, just because they’re new and relatively young.
Oh my gosh...thank you! Seems like elected democrats think we are really stupid and don't notice that they've gotten very little done for the people other than the ACA (which no longer helps without supplement lol). For almost 50 years now I've observed as a democrat, and I got to say I'm very disappointed. I also feel these elected betrayed me and so many others, as they've no idea what we're experiencing in red states.
I would also include being threatened by the regime on a daily basis. the murders in the seas; the murder of children; the murder of undocumented workers (and documented workers); stealing our money.
MAGAs who support this regime support breaking Jesus' teachings and Moses' 10 Commandments will pay for it in their eternal life. I believe satan is waiting for the worst of this regime to get to him...He's the master in torture, isn't he? But, in the meantime, seems satan will have to settle for the regime's supporters, imo. There may not be consequences for them in this life, but there will be consequences for their eternal lives, imo.
I also think every person they call a 'leader' in this regime should have their assets frozen one second after the person's term is over. And also their adult children's and spouses' assets be frozen. That will give law enforcement and the courts enough time to determine if crimes have been committed. Once found guilty, all assets should be sold, and profits should be paid towards the huge debt magas have given us.
Your memory is bad. Sorry. You feel betrayed? Do you remember Covid? Do you remember what party passed multi billion dollar programs so you were paid while you company shut down and what party made sure you could pay your rent and mortgage? The party who made sure Covid didn't result in a Depression? The party that got vaccines to everyone in America for free? The party that passed the Infrastructure Act? That promoted EVs? That had programs to change manufacturing from building things of the past but instead to build solar cells and lithium batteries here in the US? Do you remember the Democrat who finally got us out of Afghanistan and Middle Eastern wars after 20 years? The Democrat who stood up to Putin? It all stopped in January 2025 when the people of this country voted for Trump and a Republican controlled Congress. So don't tell me that Democrats don't do anything.
Yes, if the public paid attention, they'd also know
Every time a republican is in the president, we fall, we crumble as a country. Bush is an idiot, his father a controlling lier, when democrats get in, we have to spend years fixing the mess Republicans make
Only to be voted out, because
No one remembered what happens when republican party takes hold and destroying everything the democrats build up.
I'm so disappointed that even people on our side don't seem to be paying much attention. This is one reason we keep swinging back to destructive GOP rule.
Exactly! See, if even WE cannot remember any of the multiple things Democrats have done — because they haven't performed miracles and delivered perfection on a silver tray, even while in the minority — how do we expect normal voters to? People subscribing to this newsletter are more engaged than the average voter.
And blaming Democrats for what red states are experiencing? Blame your neighbors who voted for that. Obviously you aren't the person helping to persuade them to vote differently, as another of those "they all suck" people.
Many of your posts are dismissive of those who have concerns: I'm not sure you are going to bring unity with this tone.
Corruption is why we can't have nice things. We are fighting a war of choice that is more in Israel's interest than our own. Even low info voters can see the war is hitting their wallets. It's not antisemitic to wonder why we have no conditions on Israel's aid. And why we drain our coffers for defense spending and have little available for the nice things mentioned in this article.
And to my recollection, it hasn’t been too long ago when the DEMOCRATS actually impeached DJT - not once but TWICE. Also - if I remember correctly (being snarky here) - it was the republicans who failed to honor their oaths to protect the constitution and the rule of law by indicting him, prosecuting him and removing him from office for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Then the senate could have taken a second vote to prevent him from ever running for president - or any public - again.
But NNOOOO! Instead they twiddle their thumbs, picked at the lint in their belly buttons, stared at the ceiling, and looked the other way.
But then - as if that wasn’t bad enough - the republicans actually had the raw brazen audacity to RE-ELECT HIM! As a convicted felon and an adjudicated sexual predator/assailant! WTF!
So enough with blaming the democrats for all the evils in the country. I’m paying attention and they are doing some great work to try to make changes, open investigations, standing up to the republicans and investigating serious criminal activities in the astonishingly corrupt Trump regime. And they’re being stonewalled.
So until they control the House, (hopefully the senate as well) or until a few republicans are willing to cross the line, they’re unable to make any significant, meaningful progress.
(And for the record, I’ve always been a registered independent and have never voted straight party line. But NOW - instead of getting distracted by the tertiary minutiae - I’m voting straight blue because there’s simply too much at stake. We must save our country from the monstrous wrecking ball, chainsaw massacre that’s occurring in our WHITE HOUSE!)
My original comment this morning supports what you are saying , (wasnt sure which comment you were responding too. ). What I don’t want to see is democratic politicians now , as the primaries are mostly over and they know who they are up against, start ignoring the size and complexity of the poison pie and falling into a safe small list of things to fix. I would consider that insulting to the intelligence of the frustrated voters of this country.
You're right. It's a wonder that Obama in his second term didn't get as much done as his first, and Biden didn't get much done during his term. That's because the REPUBLICRAPS HAD PRETTY MUCH TOTAL CONTROL and kept saying "No, No, No, No...." to everything they and the Democrats tried to do that would benefit the country.
Excuse me? Biden didn't get much done? He literally saved the country from the bring of economic disaster after the pandemic with the American Rescue Plan, the CHIPs Act, the Infrastructure Bill and the inflation Reduction Act.
Dem Presidents have been advocates for the People and I came through Covid relatively unscathed. Congressional Dems are the issue. None of them want to step up in fear of losing the power of their position, and now we know Speaker Traitor Jefferies has been compromised (as planned by t-Rump) in secret meetings with Kushner. Most are not advocates for the people; they just want to keep their seats.
I much prefer the sentiment of Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles:, working tirelessly tomdefeat the trump regime:
“ There is nothing Trump and MAGA wants more than for us to be fighting with each other and not with him. We have one job now - elect as many of these wonderful candidates running for the House and Senate as we can. It’s where our focus must be. It’s a year of opportunity for us across the country. We must seize it, togetHer.
Are you aware that the GOP has total control of Congress and has blocked dozens, if not hundreds, of Democrat proposals? Ae you aware that the only thing they were able t o get past an increasingly desperate GOP majority was the Housing bill which seriously addresses the country's critical housing shortage, and that they were able to shame a significant number of Republicans into voting for it?
Are you aware of the CHIPs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, the American Rescue Plan, and infrastructure bill, which together began to reverse the damage done to people's incomes by the pandemic and put the economy on solid footing, investing in repairing dated infrastructure, putting tens of thousands of people to work, boosted domestic manufacturing, reduced drug costs and more. They had the economy on a glide path to dramatic recovery — until January 20, 2025 when Trump reversed most of what they did. Im really not surprised people don't know because the so-called "mainstream" media did their best to downplay them, but WE should be more aware.
If you consider trying to make life better for ordinary Americans, and often succeeding, "betrayal," so be it.
PJB is correct. The massive corruption and destruction of or government is it. It must be stopped or we will be Russia soon. Also the shift in taxation that has created the billionaires that own our politicians and the Supreme Court. Everything PJB said.
You said it so much better than I came to say. I’ll just add being openly and unapologetically against the turd and his ilk. And that means openly in red states, too. We’ve quit watching anything because TV in TN is just lie after lie pouring from GOP mouthes with absolutely no counter. We are a part of the USA, too, yet Democratic dollars are never spent in red states. TN has quite a few blue folks and we are left drowning. We give our few extra dollars to local democratic candidates but not one penny to the national party.
Oh it's not just the main stations (we boycotted CBS after Blue Bloods ended), it's the commercials on youtube, roku, etc. Infuriating. And yes, I know we can pay for ad-free but TV is just not a huge priority so free with the mute button suffices.
That's way too many things to overwhelm already overwhelmed voters with and it's one thing I hear people criticize Democrats for: eye-glazing laundry lists. Most voter don't have our deep interest in politics and they do have short attention spans and a propensity for tuning out TMI.
I think you are underestimating the WOKE status of the so called overwhelmed. Certainly long lists, same as large numbers of candidates, makes the eyes roll but a huge number of never befores have gotten highly engaged and they do not wish to hear only the rote list of issues. This country is in crisis mode and while civilizations , both ours and the ancients, have seen it before, in the end it takes those who “can’t be bought” to bring it back, listen to their voices. I suggest a Substack read “Has America crossed the Asshole Threashold” by Carolyn Becca for more info on this. .
Don't forget wearing the endangered species act, selling of the wild mustangs/horses for meat, reducing our national parks so they can be sold to developers, Plowing through our national park along the lower border for some fence that is not needed. and there is even more destruction with allowing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the horror we went through before. There is no end to the destruction of our own country...
Agree in that we need to keep calling out the unconstitutional bs and criminality being passed off a "everybody does it" normalization. Also agree that there needs to be a succinct unified message about what we are united over and can do.
Can you read? These are the five things most VOTERS care about. I keep hearing how Democrats need to listen to voters. So they did. It just turns out most voters don’t care about what you find important. If you want a platform built around your priorities, you need to go convince voters they are important.
I read a great deal Jsnetts and polls are fraught with issues, people who answer random phone calls, those who participate in surveys and some legitimately associated with a small demographic. I do not dispute the issues are important I merely raised the point that there are highly volatile huge issues that are actually at the root of them and to be silent on such issues could be a major mistake. A wise politician can craft the message to touch all bases. If they don’t then what will be will be, IMO I would vote for anyone that wasn’t a Republican, if there are still people on the fence they can go either way those who get confused and don’t vote are the biggest problem but in all honesty if this country is still that close to loosing in November under a legitimate election then we deserve what we get.
well let's hope that the Democrats aren't going to slow walk all these issues and throw us the scraps from the leftovers of the special interest, the wealthy and corporations like they have done in the past. I don't fucking hear tax the Rich - I don't hear try & inprison the Trump regime and his family for crimes against humanity – oh I hear we're gonna hold hearings on all this stuff – you know I'm 77 years old and I've been watching goddamn hearings my whole life and they go fucking nowhere. I want specifics - until Democrats can give me some specifics I'm not gonna believe it.
70 here: and I agree. We need big changes, and we'll never get it with Jeffries and Schumer, and with the moderates and corporate democrats who want to continue getting their fair share of wealth from donors. I don't think America will ever get what other developed countries have had for their people for decades. Too much GREED and HATRED.
Oh right — let's "clean house" of all the knowledgable and experienced people who have benefited from pushing back against trump already and minimizing many of his most precious plans and install a bunch of starry-eyed newbies who will need years to figure out how to navigate the byzantine D.C. systems and get themselves up to speed on what has happened and how to do ot. The Trump caba; is licking its chops.
I don't think Geri and Kristie mean ALL experienced(?) Democrats, I think they mean many of them DO have to go and get young blood in there. One of the biggest problems (to me, anyway) are financial. Running for office is extremely expensive and unfortunately, the republiCRAPS are the wealthy ones.
yeah let's put in the goddamn newbies who wanna do something for a change instead of sit on their ass do insider trading and take AIPAC money - Get with the program
His job is to keep out the progressives and protect republicans seats seats challenged by democrat progressives. All paid for by AIPAC and oligarchs. How many millions was spent on Michigan trying to block a progressive?
Did you know Schumer is the #10 most progressive member of the Senate by his actual voting record, edging out Vermont Jesus who is #13? I thought not. And chill with the anti-Semitism please.
Not only Schumer but Hakeem Jeffries must go! Poor judgment ,can’t be trusted to hold steady, he takes money from AIPAC and is under their thumb along with many others. I heard Waj interview him and he said heatedly that he’ll take money from whoever he wanted! That interview didn’t seal my confidence in him for sure!
This was my reaction as well. None of the other stuff is going to happen if we don't go after the Trump regime and big money buying our elections. And I am also in my 70s.
Until AIPAC addicts Shumer and Jeffries are kicked out. All pak money is banned and a USA first.....Israel last stand is made.......the Blue wave will become a blue puddle in no time at all.
This is rank nonsense. We need to get ALL big money, from superPACS to billionaire donations out of election. Focusing exclusively on AIPAC is blatantly anti-Semitism. Of AIPAC should be able to exist. What NO outside group or billionaire should be able to do is flood elections with unaccountable money.
They’d be smart to agree on this one thing holding this corrupt Republican Party accountable !! because if you don’t start talking about that and proving that you’re going to do that, the election will be in shambles people are not going to come out and vote. You are going to cause people to throw up their hands and walk away. Don’t be idiots.!
It's why Ossof is so popular. At least he's talking about it.
The little secret group of elected democrats that are meeting on the weekends to try to protect the country??? Any reason why we can't know what they are doing, and who is in the group? I've no doubt their maga colleagues know most of it anyway.
Who's in this group? Have they consulted an expert psychiatrist to help them understand the behaviors of a malignant narcissist?
It's too late for me...I've thrown up my hands and quit the party in 2015, after almost 50 years. Why did it take me so long to finally act on what I was observing for decades?
Geri, if you stopped voting, you ‘re the one along with other people that lost their insight and gave up! Positivity in yourself helps you do the best for you, friends and the rest of this Country!
Agree! The few times I've heard him, he's been great! It's too bad he's not running in 2028. Then again, there's still time for him to change his mind--and he just night.
Who is this "little secret group," in your opinion? I only judge politicians by what they introduce and vote for. I don't care about what they allegedly do "in secret." You do know Ossoff has a middling voting record in the Senate, right? He's kind of on that cusp where ultra-progressive stops and progressive begins. (In fact, the top 30 or so Democrats could be considered highly progressing and he's now the 24th most progressive Democrat — solid but no Ed Markey or Chris Murphy.)
This article illustrates the exact problem with the Democratic Party. We don't believe you.
You have governed and had an opportunity to make things better for everyday Americans in the past and refused to do so.
You refuse to stand up to the corporate lobbyists and interests that fund your campaigns.
Until you acknowledge, as a party, that the fundamental problem is wealth inequality and the fact that more and more of the income of the nation is going to the top 1%, you will continue to lose.
The money that the 90% of Americans who are not invested in the stock market need in order to be able to pay their bills is being held by the top 10%.
I don't want to hear the things that you say you're going to fix. I want to hear how you're going to fix them, and then I want to see you take action on executing your plan.
If you don't present a proper plan for how you're going to accomplish a task, then the assumption is you don't have a plan. No plan equals no action.
So yes, we do care about HOW you're going to do it.
Without an actual plan that the party agrees on, then you are just like the Republicans who keep promising that things are going to change, but nothing ever does.
This article, "what Democrats need to learn ...", just repeats the same stuff you said before, only here you emphasize that Democratic candidates need to show they feel the pain of their constituents. Show them you feel the pain, you say, but also don't adopt any extreme ideas like socialism. In other words, run on rhetoric; wail and cry about affordability, but don't propose actually doing anything about it. This is exactly what Mr. Graves criticized you for, above, and you have no reply except for candidates to display more empty rhetoric. Anywhere you look on the internet, voters are suggesting all kinds of reforms: on taxes, shift the burden to the rich; universal childcare and free college; Medicare for all; Supreme Court reform -- term limits for justices, with the number increased to at least 13; ethics reform for Supreme Court -- stop the corrupt purchasing of justices; lobby reform -- repeal Citizens United. OK, that's enough. I could go on and on. But all you offer is rhetoric.
"It's the economy, stupid " Still true, 34 years later. Yes, Gaza matters. All genocide, all deaths matter. Yes supporting criminal governments matters -so let's get rid of the criminals in this government, and give our elected representatives room to make changes elsewhere.
How do you propose that should happen? I'd absolutely love to see Trump, Vance, Miller et al gone. How do we do this, especially since folks here are so intent on sabotaging Democrats and blaming them for not doing things they ARE doing?
The only real option. I see is for the International Criminal Court to take 9 Trump Miller and whomever else in Trump's first Administration was involved in the Family Separation policy and the murder of Major General Qasem Soleimani, plus the list of War. Crimes. he's racking up right now. They're the only entity with the position to take him out unless some other government charges him with Epstein crimes.
It's Gaza; it's the killing; it's our Dept of War; its us (USA politicians) sucking Zionists "little one". The 90% you mention are just BS talking points. Not action.
U.S. voters care very little about foreign policy and it's rare that they vote on this, although failed wars that have impacts at home up the importance. "Zionists" don't matter except to reveal how much anti-Semitism there is on the far left. The average voter wouldn't know a "Zionist" from a pothole.
Listen, I completely understand why people are having such a hard time deciding who to vote for in the Midterms.
On one hand, you have Democrats who have disappointed you, and on the other hand you have Child-Raping Murderers Running Concentration Camps With Our Tax Dollars Draining the US Treasury Directly Into Their Offshore Bank Accounts
There are democrats that are no better than their maga colleagues. Those democrats that want to keep being able to trade stocks with insider knowledge... Puhleeze. There are decent and crappy people in every profession. And there are sexual abusers/harrassers as well. They just aren't as loud as magas and don't tell on themselves. lol But there are fewer crappy elected democrats than there are decent magas: so there's that. Also, democrats don't threaten me every day. And they don't seem to want to own me, like magas and some of my neighbors do. So I vote democrat not because I trust them and think they'll help the people, but because they at least don't make it a goal to harm the me and others I love a well as don't know.
BUT I've been fighting since 2015 against the felon. I knew what he was...why didn't most people? smdh
Russia got him in the first time, musk got him in the second time. The masses of Americans did not vote for him. Remember, Hillary Clinton got the votes from real people
This was rigged for that abomination from the start.
Must be held responsible for mass murders, pedophiles run rampid in the republican party
EPSTEIN FILES EXPOSE ALL.
THEN LOCK THEM UP
SO DEMOCRATS CAN CLEAN UP THIS CATOSTROPHIC MESS...
And which Democrats would those be? have you noticed the Democrats immediately get his of their sexual abusers/harassers? Human nature says there will always be some but Democrats don't defend them. Of course they are better than their MAGA colleagues and people on our side continuing to say they aren't any better are the reason things don't change faster. WE are the roadblock. I vote Democratic because I trust the people I vote for and know they will try to help people to the best of their ability. I have a great congresswoman who is constantly in the district with her constituency. I have a Democratic Senate candidate who has demonstrated in his long political career that he will fight for us.
If they're fucking united, then we're fucked. They're united on allowing fascism to take over because they're also part of the ruling class and it's easier to just go with it.
Sadly, that's what I think too. They'll go back to the corporate democratic world, and make it easier the next time for a coup. :(
The FACT that Jeffries rejects universal health care absolutely demonstrates there are definitely HUGE disagreements in your Party. :( It's no longer my party. They demonstrated what was important to them in 2016: and it wasn't the people.
But, at least the Democratic Party doesn't threaten us on a daily basis: and I don't think they want to harm us, like MAGAs do. So I vote Democratic, regardless of how I feel and think about the Party. Sad really.
Not a word about holding the criminal Republican Party accountable for its many crimes during this hideous regime. Not a word about a new Constitution that isn't predicated on "norms", "precedent" and gentlemen's "agreements." Not a word about the destruction of climate.
Nope, the Democratic Party is just not ready for prime time.
I focus here on the Econ issues that all sides of the party are united on. I think there is a whole other piece to be done about what doesn’t democratic plan on Republican accountability look like. I agree with you. While people are struggling with costs, they are furious about the blatant corruption they see. Needs to be held tougher.
As an Independent I have wondered for years why the Democrats constantly undercut themselves in the manner you are describing. I totally agree that talking about the points of unity will resolt in a tremedous wave of support from both Democrats and Independents.
I wonder that too. Half the commenters here, presumably among the better informed voters, are doing everything in their power to spread a false negative impression about Democrats and make people less likely to want to support them and vote for them.
I tend to think the engaged and informed voters you mention are carrying a heavy philosophical bias. When they don't hear comments in alignment with their own views their response is making these negative comments about the mainstream sentiment of the Democratic Party leaning voters.
I want to see an overall equivalent of Project 2025 from the Dems. Everything laid out for execution from day 1, step 1! That especially includes holding the facists accountable and addressing our economic issues. And follow the damn thing if you get control of Congress in the midterms. I still see a weak party who will do nothing if they control the House and/or Senate again! Don’t get me wrong - I will still hold my nose and vote Blue, but at this point in time with very little confidence in the party!
Saying you will "hold your nose" and vote for Democrats is EXACTLY why they can't get anything done. The false belief that Democrats "don't have a message," or that they don't have a well-thought-out plan in the works, or the baseless attacks on Schumer and Jeffries because they aren't shouting loudly enough and turning over tables — this is all US giving away our power.
Yes, those are all good goals, but the democrats who assume power should first concentrate on reversing, expunging, DISAPPEARING every rotten thing Trump has done to make our lives harder and more poor! Rescuing our democracy from the slippery slope of fascism should be priority no.1!
They have over 200 House members. They should have split them up into small groups and had each group working on specific issues such as the alleged crimes of all the regime 'leaders'. Researching, like MAGAs old old laws that they could use. Researching each member's past to determine if they were criminals before they became elected or picked by the felon. If they want to start doing this now, it'd be a good idea...so they'll be ready to go after the midterms.
Maybe they'll need to bring in a few teachers to instruct these folks on how to effectively work in a small group. I imagine many of them have forgotten, if they were ever taught at all.
I hope they are already working on these things, or have others doing it. Prosecutions will be extremely complicated and time-consuming, so they'd best be working on them now.
Exactly. Two sides of Epstein. The sex pedo sex traffickers and the financial money laundering coupled with national security information flowing to parties around the World. Yet, No One charged and convicted except Epstein and Maxwell.
It is NOT JUST THOSE FIVE THINGS, it is the astronomical corruption, the ransacking of other countries to no end other than the “steal”, destruction of the environment, Yosemite, killing the wild horses, turning the WH and DC into a trailer park, the lies, the graft, the brutality of ICE, the insider trading making less than 1% of the population richer every day, the EPSTEIN FILES, the use of a stacked SCOTUS to decide what Congress should be doing, the placement of corrupt incompetent syncophants in key positions, its PROJECT 2025 as each of it’s points gets “checked off” (nearly done there) and then….there is the high cost of food/ gas/ medical care and everything else. I don’t want to listen to the Democrats talk about just the “five things” that screams the blinders are on, just different ones.
Excellent list! Get Schumer out of there and put Elizabeth Warren in charge of the Senate. She actually gets things done and she's not afraid of anybody.
Great !!!! Completely agree
Warren and Whitehouse are both some of the best senators.
They are among many great leaders we have in the Senate. Hopefully Ohio will be returning Sherrod Brown to the Senate despite his age, and ejecting Senator Jon Useless (Husted). Useless is not only the face of the $61 million First Energy scandal, said to be the worst in Ohio history but also Mr. Data Center. He's going down.
And my great senator from Oregon, Wyden, with his knowledge of economics and banking, gained from the many years of being on the job.
Yes, he is a real champion. He is the #8 most progressive member of the Senate and still a fighter at age 77.
According to Bernie Sanders, no senator wants the job of leader due to its difficulty. He couldn’t name one person to replace Schumer
Bernie is one that does need to retire before he goes the way of Bitch McConnell.
But he’s still very capable, more so than some younger. Age shouldn’t always be the criteria.
AMEN! He is older than McConnell and only one senator is older than him: Chuck Grassley.
This reveals a profound misunderstanding of how the Senate works. Also what happened to getting rid of the olds? Warren is older than Schumer.
But she’s more effective than Schumer. She communicates well and actually has come up with some concrete solutions
I am not sure how I feel about Warren. If she calms down and presents her positions without the dramatics, maybe she can be an effective leader.
I know exactly how the Senate works thank you and in today’s Republican control it’s working for Trump and to keep those Senators in their accustomed cash flow both now and in their perceived futures.
I'm sorry, but this article feels like the agenda that Dems have offered for years. The HOW is not a footnote; it's essential to tackling the underlying problems of unfettered capitalism. Most of our problems stem from that simple reality. It's not radical to talk about enforcing anti-monopoly laws or enforcing tax laws or taxing the ultra wealthy in ways that other developed countries do or ensuring regulations that protect our food supply.
Is age the only criteria? What about bringing a good platform and leadership that actually keeps the Caucuses united and actually speaking up for We The People?
No matter how old Senator Warren is, she's feisty and she is always prepared for a fight. Remember all the notebooks from when she ran for President? She had a plan for every issue. Put her in Schumer's place. He's still doing Pre-Watergate politics. Those days of civility and nuance are gone. Half Congress and the administration actually believe they are ushering in the End Times - we need people who can stand up and say even if that were true, You CAN'T GOVERN THAT WAY. We have to make plans and decisions as if the world will continue. I'm a Pagan citizen of a secular government and I have a right to a government that functions. We need massive amendments to rules for all three branches, but it's going to take a real DOJ or an outside intervention - ICC, maybe? There's reason - to arrest the criminals that are destroying our institutions and threatening our National Security. Heaven help us, put some real leadership in there! We need Dems that can fight!
It shouldn't be but a lot of people are making it so.
Vote Blue in numbers large enough to win Healthy Majorities; get all new Dem Leadership in both Houses; arrest and try Traitor Jeffries for his secret meetings with Kushner and who knows who else. The Country can't recover with a compromised Leaker (Leader) at the helm.
"All new Dem leadership" would be catastrophic. People don't understand what leadership is and does. Current leadership is preparing to hit the ground running. "All new leadership" would flounder for months or longer, spinning in circles and trying to orient itself while Trump and MAGA rode roughshod over it. It requires organizational skills, not pretty faces and inspiring words. Jeffries not only isn't a "traitor"; he's been an outstanding leader, blocking most of the worst of what the House under Liddle Mikey Johnson COULD have done.
I respect your opinions, but new leadership is going to have to happen before we can start repairing the damage that has been done. Jeffries made the (poor) judgment call to meet in secret with a Maghat principal; nothing beneficial for We the People was on that agenda or Kushner would have been involved.
There is so much that needs to be accomplished, like no other time in American history, legislation to help the people, not the oligarchs, many guardrails to be legislated so no other president can do what trump has done, restoring our health dept, the science agencies, such as weather research, accomplishments that will take years to complete, helping Ukraine win their war, that novices would not be able to tackle without some guidance from those who’ve already been there.
Absurd to think these newbies are just going to be able to rush in and change everything, just because they’re new and relatively young.
Oh my gosh...thank you! Seems like elected democrats think we are really stupid and don't notice that they've gotten very little done for the people other than the ACA (which no longer helps without supplement lol). For almost 50 years now I've observed as a democrat, and I got to say I'm very disappointed. I also feel these elected betrayed me and so many others, as they've no idea what we're experiencing in red states.
I would also include being threatened by the regime on a daily basis. the murders in the seas; the murder of children; the murder of undocumented workers (and documented workers); stealing our money.
MAGAs who support this regime support breaking Jesus' teachings and Moses' 10 Commandments will pay for it in their eternal life. I believe satan is waiting for the worst of this regime to get to him...He's the master in torture, isn't he? But, in the meantime, seems satan will have to settle for the regime's supporters, imo. There may not be consequences for them in this life, but there will be consequences for their eternal lives, imo.
I also think every person they call a 'leader' in this regime should have their assets frozen one second after the person's term is over. And also their adult children's and spouses' assets be frozen. That will give law enforcement and the courts enough time to determine if crimes have been committed. Once found guilty, all assets should be sold, and profits should be paid towards the huge debt magas have given us.
Your memory is bad. Sorry. You feel betrayed? Do you remember Covid? Do you remember what party passed multi billion dollar programs so you were paid while you company shut down and what party made sure you could pay your rent and mortgage? The party who made sure Covid didn't result in a Depression? The party that got vaccines to everyone in America for free? The party that passed the Infrastructure Act? That promoted EVs? That had programs to change manufacturing from building things of the past but instead to build solar cells and lithium batteries here in the US? Do you remember the Democrat who finally got us out of Afghanistan and Middle Eastern wars after 20 years? The Democrat who stood up to Putin? It all stopped in January 2025 when the people of this country voted for Trump and a Republican controlled Congress. So don't tell me that Democrats don't do anything.
Yes, if the public paid attention, they'd also know
Every time a republican is in the president, we fall, we crumble as a country. Bush is an idiot, his father a controlling lier, when democrats get in, we have to spend years fixing the mess Republicans make
Only to be voted out, because
No one remembered what happens when republican party takes hold and destroying everything the democrats build up.
I'm so disappointed that even people on our side don't seem to be paying much attention. This is one reason we keep swinging back to destructive GOP rule.
Hear Hear!
Exactly! See, if even WE cannot remember any of the multiple things Democrats have done — because they haven't performed miracles and delivered perfection on a silver tray, even while in the minority — how do we expect normal voters to? People subscribing to this newsletter are more engaged than the average voter.
And blaming Democrats for what red states are experiencing? Blame your neighbors who voted for that. Obviously you aren't the person helping to persuade them to vote differently, as another of those "they all suck" people.
Many of your posts are dismissive of those who have concerns: I'm not sure you are going to bring unity with this tone.
Corruption is why we can't have nice things. We are fighting a war of choice that is more in Israel's interest than our own. Even low info voters can see the war is hitting their wallets. It's not antisemitic to wonder why we have no conditions on Israel's aid. And why we drain our coffers for defense spending and have little available for the nice things mentioned in this article.
RobWhitH, you are so correct on everything except the 2025 election was rigged and stolen by the MUSKRAT!!!
Yes, Musk handed this one to Trump. I don't have great hopes after he and his pets have been all through our data.
And to my recollection, it hasn’t been too long ago when the DEMOCRATS actually impeached DJT - not once but TWICE. Also - if I remember correctly (being snarky here) - it was the republicans who failed to honor their oaths to protect the constitution and the rule of law by indicting him, prosecuting him and removing him from office for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Then the senate could have taken a second vote to prevent him from ever running for president - or any public - again.
But NNOOOO! Instead they twiddle their thumbs, picked at the lint in their belly buttons, stared at the ceiling, and looked the other way.
But then - as if that wasn’t bad enough - the republicans actually had the raw brazen audacity to RE-ELECT HIM! As a convicted felon and an adjudicated sexual predator/assailant! WTF!
So enough with blaming the democrats for all the evils in the country. I’m paying attention and they are doing some great work to try to make changes, open investigations, standing up to the republicans and investigating serious criminal activities in the astonishingly corrupt Trump regime. And they’re being stonewalled.
So until they control the House, (hopefully the senate as well) or until a few republicans are willing to cross the line, they’re unable to make any significant, meaningful progress.
(And for the record, I’ve always been a registered independent and have never voted straight party line. But NOW - instead of getting distracted by the tertiary minutiae - I’m voting straight blue because there’s simply too much at stake. We must save our country from the monstrous wrecking ball, chainsaw massacre that’s occurring in our WHITE HOUSE!)
Bingo, Merry!!!!!!!!!!
Bitch McConnel either out of fear, or greed, gave t-rump two passes on being convicted.
My original comment this morning supports what you are saying , (wasnt sure which comment you were responding too. ). What I don’t want to see is democratic politicians now , as the primaries are mostly over and they know who they are up against, start ignoring the size and complexity of the poison pie and falling into a safe small list of things to fix. I would consider that insulting to the intelligence of the frustrated voters of this country.
You're right. It's a wonder that Obama in his second term didn't get as much done as his first, and Biden didn't get much done during his term. That's because the REPUBLICRAPS HAD PRETTY MUCH TOTAL CONTROL and kept saying "No, No, No, No...." to everything they and the Democrats tried to do that would benefit the country.
Excuse me? Biden didn't get much done? He literally saved the country from the bring of economic disaster after the pandemic with the American Rescue Plan, the CHIPs Act, the Infrastructure Bill and the inflation Reduction Act.
The only thing I can add to you summation is Amen. Well done RobWhitH
Dem Presidents have been advocates for the People and I came through Covid relatively unscathed. Congressional Dems are the issue. None of them want to step up in fear of losing the power of their position, and now we know Speaker Traitor Jefferies has been compromised (as planned by t-Rump) in secret meetings with Kushner. Most are not advocates for the people; they just want to keep their seats.
We do not know what he said or did in his ONE meeting with Kushner. For all we know he told them to expect subpoenas to testify.
I much prefer the sentiment of Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles:, working tirelessly tomdefeat the trump regime:
“ There is nothing Trump and MAGA wants more than for us to be fighting with each other and not with him. We have one job now - elect as many of these wonderful candidates running for the House and Senate as we can. It’s where our focus must be. It’s a year of opportunity for us across the country. We must seize it, togetHer.
Agreed
And unfortunately, that's exactly what they got.
Love Simon Rosenberg — such a respite from our self-defeating negativity, with blueprints for things you can DO.
Yes, you are so right about all of this !
Are you aware that the GOP has total control of Congress and has blocked dozens, if not hundreds, of Democrat proposals? Ae you aware that the only thing they were able t o get past an increasingly desperate GOP majority was the Housing bill which seriously addresses the country's critical housing shortage, and that they were able to shame a significant number of Republicans into voting for it?
Are you aware of the CHIPs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, the American Rescue Plan, and infrastructure bill, which together began to reverse the damage done to people's incomes by the pandemic and put the economy on solid footing, investing in repairing dated infrastructure, putting tens of thousands of people to work, boosted domestic manufacturing, reduced drug costs and more. They had the economy on a glide path to dramatic recovery — until January 20, 2025 when Trump reversed most of what they did. Im really not surprised people don't know because the so-called "mainstream" media did their best to downplay them, but WE should be more aware.
If you consider trying to make life better for ordinary Americans, and often succeeding, "betrayal," so be it.
I agree
PJB is correct. The massive corruption and destruction of or government is it. It must be stopped or we will be Russia soon. Also the shift in taxation that has created the billionaires that own our politicians and the Supreme Court. Everything PJB said.
You said it so much better than I came to say. I’ll just add being openly and unapologetically against the turd and his ilk. And that means openly in red states, too. We’ve quit watching anything because TV in TN is just lie after lie pouring from GOP mouthes with absolutely no counter. We are a part of the USA, too, yet Democratic dollars are never spent in red states. TN has quite a few blue folks and we are left drowning. We give our few extra dollars to local democratic candidates but not one penny to the national party.
Yes, the TV stations do lie about a lot. That's because they are controlled by rich republiCRAPS (think CBS).
Oh it's not just the main stations (we boycotted CBS after Blue Bloods ended), it's the commercials on youtube, roku, etc. Infuriating. And yes, I know we can pay for ad-free but TV is just not a huge priority so free with the mute button suffices.
Bingo!
PJB, Such incredible insight! Hopefully everyone reads, listens and provides the best outcome for WE THE PEOPLE!!!
That's way too many things to overwhelm already overwhelmed voters with and it's one thing I hear people criticize Democrats for: eye-glazing laundry lists. Most voter don't have our deep interest in politics and they do have short attention spans and a propensity for tuning out TMI.
I think you are underestimating the WOKE status of the so called overwhelmed. Certainly long lists, same as large numbers of candidates, makes the eyes roll but a huge number of never befores have gotten highly engaged and they do not wish to hear only the rote list of issues. This country is in crisis mode and while civilizations , both ours and the ancients, have seen it before, in the end it takes those who “can’t be bought” to bring it back, listen to their voices. I suggest a Substack read “Has America crossed the Asshole Threashold” by Carolyn Becca for more info on this. .
Don't forget wearing the endangered species act, selling of the wild mustangs/horses for meat, reducing our national parks so they can be sold to developers, Plowing through our national park along the lower border for some fence that is not needed. and there is even more destruction with allowing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after the horror we went through before. There is no end to the destruction of our own country...
Agree in that we need to keep calling out the unconstitutional bs and criminality being passed off a "everybody does it" normalization. Also agree that there needs to be a succinct unified message about what we are united over and can do.
Don't forget Big Ben they've already started destroying it.
Which Big Ben? The only ones I know of are; Ian Millar’s former horse showjumping mount & the Clock Tower in London England.
Girl, that was a typo! You know what I meant the Big Bend national park in Texas! Sheesh. LOL.. cut me some slack will you? 😅🤣
OH! I misinterpreted what you initially wrote! (Actually didn't understand it.) Thanks for clarifying!
Can you read? These are the five things most VOTERS care about. I keep hearing how Democrats need to listen to voters. So they did. It just turns out most voters don’t care about what you find important. If you want a platform built around your priorities, you need to go convince voters they are important.
I read a great deal Jsnetts and polls are fraught with issues, people who answer random phone calls, those who participate in surveys and some legitimately associated with a small demographic. I do not dispute the issues are important I merely raised the point that there are highly volatile huge issues that are actually at the root of them and to be silent on such issues could be a major mistake. A wise politician can craft the message to touch all bases. If they don’t then what will be will be, IMO I would vote for anyone that wasn’t a Republican, if there are still people on the fence they can go either way those who get confused and don’t vote are the biggest problem but in all honesty if this country is still that close to loosing in November under a legitimate election then we deserve what we get.
well let's hope that the Democrats aren't going to slow walk all these issues and throw us the scraps from the leftovers of the special interest, the wealthy and corporations like they have done in the past. I don't fucking hear tax the Rich - I don't hear try & inprison the Trump regime and his family for crimes against humanity – oh I hear we're gonna hold hearings on all this stuff – you know I'm 77 years old and I've been watching goddamn hearings my whole life and they go fucking nowhere. I want specifics - until Democrats can give me some specifics I'm not gonna believe it.
70 here: and I agree. We need big changes, and we'll never get it with Jeffries and Schumer, and with the moderates and corporate democrats who want to continue getting their fair share of wealth from donors. I don't think America will ever get what other developed countries have had for their people for decades. Too much GREED and HATRED.
We need to clean house and put in new young blood. The young politicians are ready to fight for us! Let's give them a chance!
Oh right — let's "clean house" of all the knowledgable and experienced people who have benefited from pushing back against trump already and minimizing many of his most precious plans and install a bunch of starry-eyed newbies who will need years to figure out how to navigate the byzantine D.C. systems and get themselves up to speed on what has happened and how to do ot. The Trump caba; is licking its chops.
I don't think Geri and Kristie mean ALL experienced(?) Democrats, I think they mean many of them DO have to go and get young blood in there. One of the biggest problems (to me, anyway) are financial. Running for office is extremely expensive and unfortunately, the republiCRAPS are the wealthy ones.
yeah let's put in the goddamn newbies who wanna do something for a change instead of sit on their ass do insider trading and take AIPAC money - Get with the program
Schumer especially. Everyone except him can see that he’s a joke.
His job is to keep out the progressives and protect republicans seats seats challenged by democrat progressives. All paid for by AIPAC and oligarchs. How many millions was spent on Michigan trying to block a progressive?
Did you know Schumer is the #10 most progressive member of the Senate by his actual voting record, edging out Vermont Jesus who is #13? I thought not. And chill with the anti-Semitism please.
Not only Schumer but Hakeem Jeffries must go! Poor judgment ,can’t be trusted to hold steady, he takes money from AIPAC and is under their thumb along with many others. I heard Waj interview him and he said heatedly that he’ll take money from whoever he wanted! That interview didn’t seal my confidence in him for sure!
Jeffries not only won't "go," he's only not "under the thumb of AIPAC," but he will likely turn out to be one of the most effective speakers.
GOOD POINTS!!!
‘“But he will likely turn out to be one of the most effective speakers” …FOR AIPAC ! Dah!
No, "everyone" cannot see this because it's false. Underinformed people BELIEVE this because they too have been brainwashed.
“Strongly-worded letters.” ‘Nuff said.
This is the attitude that Republicans are counting on. Don't vote because you can't find the perfect Democrat; and then the Republicans win.
Who said anything about not voting? Get with the program
Could be interpreted the way. Look at what happened in 2024.
AIPAC - OUT!
This was my reaction as well. None of the other stuff is going to happen if we don't go after the Trump regime and big money buying our elections. And I am also in my 70s.
I'm 79 and absolutely agree with Quantum Kitty
Boy, do I hear you and couldn't agree more with your thinking
Until the Israeli-loving Democrats leave office and AIPAC ceases to exist, the Democratic Party is not united.
Until AIPAC addicts Shumer and Jeffries are kicked out. All pak money is banned and a USA first.....Israel last stand is made.......the Blue wave will become a blue puddle in no time at all.
This is rank nonsense. We need to get ALL big money, from superPACS to billionaire donations out of election. Focusing exclusively on AIPAC is blatantly anti-Semitism. Of AIPAC should be able to exist. What NO outside group or billionaire should be able to do is flood elections with unaccountable money.
They’d be smart to agree on this one thing holding this corrupt Republican Party accountable !! because if you don’t start talking about that and proving that you’re going to do that, the election will be in shambles people are not going to come out and vote. You are going to cause people to throw up their hands and walk away. Don’t be idiots.!
It's why Ossof is so popular. At least he's talking about it.
The little secret group of elected democrats that are meeting on the weekends to try to protect the country??? Any reason why we can't know what they are doing, and who is in the group? I've no doubt their maga colleagues know most of it anyway.
Who's in this group? Have they consulted an expert psychiatrist to help them understand the behaviors of a malignant narcissist?
It's too late for me...I've thrown up my hands and quit the party in 2015, after almost 50 years. Why did it take me so long to finally act on what I was observing for decades?
Geri, if you stopped voting, you ‘re the one along with other people that lost their insight and gave up! Positivity in yourself helps you do the best for you, friends and the rest of this Country!
Agree! The few times I've heard him, he's been great! It's too bad he's not running in 2028. Then again, there's still time for him to change his mind--and he just night.
Who is this "little secret group," in your opinion? I only judge politicians by what they introduce and vote for. I don't care about what they allegedly do "in secret." You do know Ossoff has a middling voting record in the Senate, right? He's kind of on that cusp where ultra-progressive stops and progressive begins. (In fact, the top 30 or so Democrats could be considered highly progressing and he's now the 24th most progressive Democrat — solid but no Ed Markey or Chris Murphy.)
This article illustrates the exact problem with the Democratic Party. We don't believe you.
You have governed and had an opportunity to make things better for everyday Americans in the past and refused to do so.
You refuse to stand up to the corporate lobbyists and interests that fund your campaigns.
Until you acknowledge, as a party, that the fundamental problem is wealth inequality and the fact that more and more of the income of the nation is going to the top 1%, you will continue to lose.
The money that the 90% of Americans who are not invested in the stock market need in order to be able to pay their bills is being held by the top 10%.
I don't want to hear the things that you say you're going to fix. I want to hear how you're going to fix them, and then I want to see you take action on executing your plan.
If you don't present a proper plan for how you're going to accomplish a task, then the assumption is you don't have a plan. No plan equals no action.
So yes, we do care about HOW you're going to do it.
Without an actual plan that the party agrees on, then you are just like the Republicans who keep promising that things are going to change, but nothing ever does.
I think you are exactly right that every issue comes down to income inequality.
Then why didn't you say so in your article? As Matthew says, you have no plan, no idea of how to break with the billionaires.
I actually shared some thoughts on how this needs to be a focus here. : https://meidasnews.com/news/what-democrats-need-to-learn-from-michigan-in-order-to-unite
This article, "what Democrats need to learn ...", just repeats the same stuff you said before, only here you emphasize that Democratic candidates need to show they feel the pain of their constituents. Show them you feel the pain, you say, but also don't adopt any extreme ideas like socialism. In other words, run on rhetoric; wail and cry about affordability, but don't propose actually doing anything about it. This is exactly what Mr. Graves criticized you for, above, and you have no reply except for candidates to display more empty rhetoric. Anywhere you look on the internet, voters are suggesting all kinds of reforms: on taxes, shift the burden to the rich; universal childcare and free college; Medicare for all; Supreme Court reform -- term limits for justices, with the number increased to at least 13; ethics reform for Supreme Court -- stop the corrupt purchasing of justices; lobby reform -- repeal Citizens United. OK, that's enough. I could go on and on. But all you offer is rhetoric.
I'm uncomfortable with anyone learning anything from Michigan, a shaky outlier of a race with a lot of unique factors.
The problem is people like you who aren't paying attention to their plans and what they repeatedly say they want to do. We sabotage them constantly.
"It's the economy, stupid " Still true, 34 years later. Yes, Gaza matters. All genocide, all deaths matter. Yes supporting criminal governments matters -so let's get rid of the criminals in this government, and give our elected representatives room to make changes elsewhere.
How do you propose that should happen? I'd absolutely love to see Trump, Vance, Miller et al gone. How do we do this, especially since folks here are so intent on sabotaging Democrats and blaming them for not doing things they ARE doing?
The only real option. I see is for the International Criminal Court to take 9 Trump Miller and whomever else in Trump's first Administration was involved in the Family Separation policy and the murder of Major General Qasem Soleimani, plus the list of War. Crimes. he's racking up right now. They're the only entity with the position to take him out unless some other government charges him with Epstein crimes.
It's Gaza; it's the killing; it's our Dept of War; its us (USA politicians) sucking Zionists "little one". The 90% you mention are just BS talking points. Not action.
U.S. voters care very little about foreign policy and it's rare that they vote on this, although failed wars that have impacts at home up the importance. "Zionists" don't matter except to reveal how much anti-Semitism there is on the far left. The average voter wouldn't know a "Zionist" from a pothole.
I mean, you've given us a brilliant example of a zionist, so we appreciate your contribution.
Patty Walker
Listen, I completely understand why people are having such a hard time deciding who to vote for in the Midterms.
On one hand, you have Democrats who have disappointed you, and on the other hand you have Child-Raping Murderers Running Concentration Camps With Our Tax Dollars Draining the US Treasury Directly Into Their Offshore Bank Accounts
While Making The Planet Uninhabitable for
Human Life.
That's a tough call man. A real Sophie's Choice.
There are democrats that are no better than their maga colleagues. Those democrats that want to keep being able to trade stocks with insider knowledge... Puhleeze. There are decent and crappy people in every profession. And there are sexual abusers/harrassers as well. They just aren't as loud as magas and don't tell on themselves. lol But there are fewer crappy elected democrats than there are decent magas: so there's that. Also, democrats don't threaten me every day. And they don't seem to want to own me, like magas and some of my neighbors do. So I vote democrat not because I trust them and think they'll help the people, but because they at least don't make it a goal to harm the me and others I love a well as don't know.
BUT I've been fighting since 2015 against the felon. I knew what he was...why didn't most people? smdh
Agree! We have known since the 70's who trump is, how did people vote for him, knowing his past?
In years from now, the truth will be revealed
He won nothing
It was all a lie.
Russia got him in the first time, musk got him in the second time. The masses of Americans did not vote for him. Remember, Hillary Clinton got the votes from real people
This was rigged for that abomination from the start.
Must be held responsible for mass murders, pedophiles run rampid in the republican party
EPSTEIN FILES EXPOSE ALL.
THEN LOCK THEM UP
SO DEMOCRATS CAN CLEAN UP THIS CATOSTROPHIC MESS...
And which Democrats would those be? have you noticed the Democrats immediately get his of their sexual abusers/harassers? Human nature says there will always be some but Democrats don't defend them. Of course they are better than their MAGA colleagues and people on our side continuing to say they aren't any better are the reason things don't change faster. WE are the roadblock. I vote Democratic because I trust the people I vote for and know they will try to help people to the best of their ability. I have a great congresswoman who is constantly in the district with her constituency. I have a Democratic Senate candidate who has demonstrated in his long political career that he will fight for us.
Agree
IMHO you guys are repeating Republican propaganda. You don't know jack about the Party. E.G. Biden was the most progressive administration since LBJ.
We wuz screwed. Did Trump admit Musk stole Pennsylvania?
Did Musk admit it?
Which democrats are no better than their MAGA counterparts? Compare their voting records.
There are some useless ones.
If they're fucking united, then we're fucked. They're united on allowing fascism to take over because they're also part of the ruling class and it's easier to just go with it.
Sadly, that's what I think too. They'll go back to the corporate democratic world, and make it easier the next time for a coup. :(
The FACT that Jeffries rejects universal health care absolutely demonstrates there are definitely HUGE disagreements in your Party. :( It's no longer my party. They demonstrated what was important to them in 2016: and it wasn't the people.
But, at least the Democratic Party doesn't threaten us on a daily basis: and I don't think they want to harm us, like MAGAs do. So I vote Democratic, regardless of how I feel and think about the Party. Sad really.
Jeffries does not reject universal health care. He has simply said he isn't 100% behind a slogan some are in love with.
Thank you for stating that so clearly.
Trump’s Tune
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I’m grifting all the time
I can’t believe my luck
I stole their very last dime
MAGAT’s are dumb as fuck
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I need a ballroom like I need a hole in my head
But I’m building it, just like I said
Because, I’m everything they dread
(But they won’t know that till I’m dead)
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They elected me in ‘16
Took me for my word
Elected me again in ‘24
They are patently absurd
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Farmers for Trump
Latinos for Trump
Swing states for Trump
Hahaha, they’re all a bunch of Chumps
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I told them I’d cut their costs
I told them I’m the one
I told them they’d be better off
My god, they are so dumb
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My first term had guardrails
So many of my priorities failed
My second term has no guardrails
My critics want to pin me to a cross, NAILED!
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Every day I’m getting richer
Since day one of term two
Over two billion dollars in my coffer
I’ve bit off more than they can chew
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I’m starting wars on every flank
I’m making enemies of our friends
I’m making the economy tank
And I’m laughing all the way to the bank
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I’m grifting all the time
I can’t believe my luck
I stole their very last dime
MAGAT’s are dumb as fuck
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Love it!
Awesome 👌
Not a word about holding the criminal Republican Party accountable for its many crimes during this hideous regime. Not a word about a new Constitution that isn't predicated on "norms", "precedent" and gentlemen's "agreements." Not a word about the destruction of climate.
Nope, the Democratic Party is just not ready for prime time.
I focus here on the Econ issues that all sides of the party are united on. I think there is a whole other piece to be done about what doesn’t democratic plan on Republican accountability look like. I agree with you. While people are struggling with costs, they are furious about the blatant corruption they see. Needs to be held tougher.
We want to be nice, we do not want to be vindictive like those republicans. Merck Garland paved that path for four years!
Once again, WE are the enemy. This is false. They are working on it now even as you are condemning and dismissing them and helping them lose.
As an Independent I have wondered for years why the Democrats constantly undercut themselves in the manner you are describing. I totally agree that talking about the points of unity will resolt in a tremedous wave of support from both Democrats and Independents.
I wonder that too. Half the commenters here, presumably among the better informed voters, are doing everything in their power to spread a false negative impression about Democrats and make people less likely to want to support them and vote for them.
I tend to think the engaged and informed voters you mention are carrying a heavy philosophical bias. When they don't hear comments in alignment with their own views their response is making these negative comments about the mainstream sentiment of the Democratic Party leaning voters.
Now all we have to do is have the Democrats leadership start saying it publicly.
Of course, he likes this one.
I want to see an overall equivalent of Project 2025 from the Dems. Everything laid out for execution from day 1, step 1! That especially includes holding the facists accountable and addressing our economic issues. And follow the damn thing if you get control of Congress in the midterms. I still see a weak party who will do nothing if they control the House and/or Senate again! Don’t get me wrong - I will still hold my nose and vote Blue, but at this point in time with very little confidence in the party!
Saying you will "hold your nose" and vote for Democrats is EXACTLY why they can't get anything done. The false belief that Democrats "don't have a message," or that they don't have a well-thought-out plan in the works, or the baseless attacks on Schumer and Jeffries because they aren't shouting loudly enough and turning over tables — this is all US giving away our power.
I sadly agree.
Yes, those are all good goals, but the democrats who assume power should first concentrate on reversing, expunging, DISAPPEARING every rotten thing Trump has done to make our lives harder and more poor! Rescuing our democracy from the slippery slope of fascism should be priority no.1!
They have over 200 House members. They should have split them up into small groups and had each group working on specific issues such as the alleged crimes of all the regime 'leaders'. Researching, like MAGAs old old laws that they could use. Researching each member's past to determine if they were criminals before they became elected or picked by the felon. If they want to start doing this now, it'd be a good idea...so they'll be ready to go after the midterms.
Maybe they'll need to bring in a few teachers to instruct these folks on how to effectively work in a small group. I imagine many of them have forgotten, if they were ever taught at all.
I hope they are already working on these things, or have others doing it. Prosecutions will be extremely complicated and time-consuming, so they'd best be working on them now.
This is pretty much happening. Pay attention.
Also - not one man has been arrested in the Epstein case. NOT ONE.
Who precisely should be "arresting" them and who should they be "arresting"? What are the charges and evidence?
Exactly. Two sides of Epstein. The sex pedo sex traffickers and the financial money laundering coupled with national security information flowing to parties around the World. Yet, No One charged and convicted except Epstein and Maxwell.
I sure wish the King of England would force his brother to the public domain, and tell everything he knows