Sweeping Democratic victories in off-year elections seem to be foreshadowing a very good midterms for the party, and one expert believes it’s even bigger than that.
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally transform legislative power,” Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), which focuses on electing Democrats to statehouses, told Mother Jones.
They have this chance, yes. I hope they’re able to capitalize on it. But, I know Schumer and the geriatric democrats have an uncanny way of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
And they’ll bust it with their tried and tested method for failure: trying to court the right by moving right and abandoning leftist causes.
Narrator: But they won’t.
If there’s a way, no matter how small, for the Dems to squander this opportunity and wrestle defeat from the jaws of victory, they will leave no bland page of the most moderate and uninspiring speech unread to a near empty chamber.
Hmmm, I wonder if Trump will use executive orders to circumvent congress completely, and the Supremes will back him up per Bezos instructions?
Nah, that’s crazy, I’m just paranoid.
p.s. Senate will continue ignoring actual law and insist on following Senate rules (not law; can be changed at any time with simple majority vote) per cloture to avoid the “filibuster”; this blatantly unconstitutional “rule” was magically created to prevent another New Deal
lol. The great blue tsunami? Probably more like great blue tear splash. Never underestimate their ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s by design.
I’ve heard that the guy leading the Democratic Party right now has been pushing for a 50 state approach as well as pushing for all levels of government, even state legislatures. Putting more money into state parties as well. Seems like the right approach at least.
The last guy who had that idea got absolutely railroaded for showing enthusiasm during a stump speech.
He was right, though.
Well yes, but that wasn’t enough to save him once the powers that be decided they wanted him gone.
What’s your point though? He’s was right, the party moved on and that was clearly a mistake. Now it seems like they’re recognizing that mistake and doing something about it.
Only if progressives throw their hats into the primaries in 2026.
I’ve seen a disturbing lack of progressives readying up to kick out establishment dems, just like every year.
This is the chance for Dems to once again wrestle defeat from the jaws of victory.
We need a better party. Dems are centrists; we need a progressive. One who won’t olive branch the traitor party.
however, the government favors just the republicans and the democrats. if the us went for a parliamentary system (with an executive president, rather than a president and a prime minister), we would have a lot more options, and the progressives would win a bit more. seriously!
We need less Republicans, if you’ve got an actual plan to do that then great, if you don’t then step out of the way and let us elect the progressive DNC representatives.
how do you think we’re gonna do that?
Voters need to stop voting for the lesser evil.
I won’t hold my breath.
We are literally surrounded by ignorant Nazis raging for the machine who voted for a pedofile con man 3 times….don’t hold your breath
Somewhat…
This would require a complete shift change in leadership long before the races begins. Democratic leadership is still polling at historic lows and they’re dragging the part down with them. A bluenami has already been knee capped by Scumers and Jefferies disgusting weakness, cuckolded by both power and influence.
Absolutely the conditions are ripe. but it requires excellent communication, strategy, a bold vision for the fight that can actually galvanized the base that Democrats have worked so hard to erode.
every other year we got once in a generation elections
I fell like Every American presidential election in my life has been advertised as the most important of all time.
I’ll believe that shit when and only when it happens. I’m so sick of having only false hope.
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Do all the comments in this thread sound like Russian propaganda too? Or are there perhaps valid criticisms of the Democrat party?
Still at this you weirdo stalker?
“Your father and I support the jobs the comet will provide”
Weber is that quote from?
Don’t Look Up. Good, but frustrating in a way too real way, movie.
Even if they win every election they will find a reason not to do anything
Probably, my questions would pertian to what wealth could you get a majority of the population to agree on taxing, and how much.
It’s easy to say “I think we should put in wealth taxes” it’s hard to get people to agree that above $x dollars and for y% is what would be needed. Many Democrats would agree on wealth tax of 10% over $300 million. A lot of progressives would say that is far to little and to high starting entry, but if you shift those numbers lower/higher you would lose chunks of the population agreeing, and ultimately destroy the possibility of it being started. Which to be honest getting it instituted first, then modifying it seems like the easier thing to do, than launch i high enough tax to fix the issues up front. You’ll lose all the corporate democracts, and essentially have 25% voting for it at that point… making it a dead end
