GlassEye-Boy posted:

But then Harris would be president

Halloween Jack posted:

Can't wait for Hillary to dunk on Trump in 2016

https://twitter.com/OpenSecretsDC/status/1549810704278032385?s=20&t=buUUDBNYsIONNeujamjppA

ex post facho posted:

I'm glad the president has free healthcare during this diffulicult time, something which I know he and all democrats are committed to delivering to the American people struggling with medical debt 👍

Willa Rogers posted:

Amazon to buy primary health-care provider One Medical for roughly $3.9 billion

Amazon is acquiring One Medical for $18 a share, an all-cash deal that values the primary health-care provider at roughly $3.9 billion.

One Medical, which went public in 2020, operates a network of boutique primary-care practices.

The deal deepens Amazon’s presence in health care, an area in which it has sought to expand by launching an online pharmacy and ramping up a telehealth service, among other things.

GlassEye-Boy posted:

But then Harris would be president

quote:

Republican Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey delivers remarks after receiving an endorsement from former President Donald Trump during a Save America rally in Mendon, Illinois on June 25, 2022 in Mendon, Illinois (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Foo Diddley posted:

huh i wonder how the republican party got taken over by extremist lunatics

Sundae posted:

Goddamnit. That's my doctor.

Ammanas posted:

i mean dems are reacting to a trend here, the tea party poo poo was instigated entirely by rich chuds which lead to the freedom caucus which lead to trump and the generic shift towards fascism in the gop

dems arent powerful or smart enough to instigate this trend plus republican voters loving love their lunatic candidates with or without dem boosting

Zvahl posted:

dems are getting 100% of what they want out of the party right now except for having one more senator then they'd like to maintain kayfabe, and this is their perfect presidency, they are powerful and smart enough to make sure their voters defend them as rabidly as every republican despite never doing their job

Ammanas posted:

? dem voters arent defending them rabidly or otherwise. they're about to see historically low turnout in November and get wiped out despite a massive cudgel in Roe v Wade to motivate turnout.

THS2 posted:

i do see a lot of disappointment and angst among liberals i know, who are pretty upset with the democratic leadership

the thing is though, they have no ideology (well, they aren’t aware of the ideology they swim in). so that means the next time the democrats slap a new coat of paint on the rotting house they will soy face and start donating money again

but yeah legitimately biden is pretty loving unpopular with a lot of the libs, especially younger ones

Halloween Jack posted:

Can't wait for Hillary to dunk on Trump in 2016

https://twitter.com/OpenSecretsDC/status/1549810704278032385?s=20&t=buUUDBNYsIONNeujamjppA

WampaLord posted:

yup

biden will die, kamala will do a couple of memes, and the wallets will open back up again

also Roe is on the ballot and have you SEEN the other guys???

Ammanas posted:

the wallets will open and roe is an easy dem win and yet dem turnout is going to be apocalyptic. people are not turning out for the party anymore.

Thoguh posted:

The supreme court struck down Roe vs Wade and the democratic response is to make a huge deal about passing a law that says states can't ban birth control and I'm just gonna come out and say that doesn't seem like a proportional or sufficient response.

Animal-Mother posted:

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/w4eoa4/how_in_gods_name_are_the_democrats_still_losing/

the article that i did not read appears to be about failures of the leadership of the democratic party

the comments are 100% about republicans

quote:

FiveThirtyEight gives Dems about a one in eight chance of winning the House.

I know people hate Nate Silver, but he'd be the first to tell you that one in eight is not zero, and a lot can happen between now and November.

Halloween Jack posted:

Can't wait for Hillary to dunk on Trump in 2016

https://twitter.com/OpenSecretsDC/status/1549810704278032385?s=20&t=buUUDBNYsIONNeujamjppA

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

Animal-Mother posted:

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/w4eoa4/how_in_gods_name_are_the_democrats_still_losing/

the article that i did not read appears to be about failures of the leadership of the democratic party

the comments are 100% about republicans

quote:

But the Democrats have to overcome their natural desire to eat their own or snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. That is the party's continuing curse. In this environment, the zero-sum game of politics, oddly enough conjured up by the shriveled mind of onetime GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich, holds sway in certain factions of the Democratic Party. "My way or the highway" isn't just a rant from a stifling parent. It is a battle cry among some Democrats — and among all Republicans. It makes building a consensus increasingly difficult.

"I spent most of my career in the federal government, and I'm very practical about what can get done even on the best days," Democratic strategist Julie Zebrak explained. "I do think Democrats putting forth candidates who create false expectations and who have views that aren't realistic is a problem. For the midterms, we need to put forth candidates who can beat the Republicans, and I'm not sure that's always who we chose."

Each party used to understand that concept. Today, it is anathema to true believers everywhere. But the real problem, according to strategists on both sides of the aisle, is renewed voter apathy. People are tired of Trump. People are tired of Biden. People are tired of broken promises and unattainable goals. "If they become frustrated and don't turn out to vote, everyone loses," Zebrak warned.

Fifty years after women got the right to vote, Roe v. Wade solidified a basic constitutional right for all women. Fifty years later, it was lost. What if 50 years after women got the right to vote, they then lost that right? Can anyone seriously imagine that? Unfortunately, today you can. So, there is no doubt a great deal of frustration both with politics and in politics today.

The bright spot for the Democrats, the non-Trump Republicans and the American people has been the Jan. 6 hearings — which will wrap up (at least for now) in primetime splendor on Thursday night. The messaging coming from these hearings has been clear and concise. Those who engineered its presentation have made sure it is a fair and factual representation of the ongoing coup conducted by Donald Trump, which still threatens this country. It has been precedent-setting. It's been enlightening, frightening and overwhelming. Part of that is due to how these hearings have been produced.

If the Democrats can learn from the hearings and apply those lessons in messaging to the campaigns for the midterms — while remembering to pick candidates who can actually win a general election (two really big ifs) — the Democrats might thrive this fall. Might.

But cutting through the clatter in a typical news day remains a tool the Democrats don't readily have available. Issues? Ideas? Stances? Those they have in abundance. But only the Republicans have a handle on how to energize their base, through fear and nostalgia for a time that never really existed. That cuts through everything. You don't have to actually like a Republican. Hell, apparently few people really do — even those who vote for them. The Republicans are just really good at scaring the poo poo out of a large number of American voters, while placing eternal blame on the Democrats.

Cpt_Obvious posted:

Pure projection.

christmas boots posted:

TBF he's not wrong that Americans are mentally unwell

Shear Modulus posted:

i read the column and it sucks rear end.

quote:

Issues? Ideas? Stances? Those they have in abundance.

christmas boots posted:

TBF he's not wrong that Americans are mentally unwell

hobbesmaster posted:

yes, too many differents stances on the same idea is a big issue with the Democratic Party

Ammanas posted:

i mean Democrats do have policies. theyre a conservative party trying to maintain an administrative state (that generally does protect some basic tepid universal interests) without harming the interests of the wealthy. its no mystery why no one is excited to vote for them

Foo Diddley posted:

huh i wonder how the republican party got taken over by extremist lunatics

quote:

Roe v. Wade solidified a basic constitutional right for all women

Cpt_Obvious posted:

Impossible. They consume more brain drugs than the rest of the world combined.

MLSM posted:

The funny part about this pied piper bullshit is dems genuinely think boosting far right voices is a good idea in an era where trust in public institutions has historically collapsed among the population for years now. The fact they’re still doing this poo poo after they unwittingly got Trump elected if proof these loving idiots are dumber than they are ideologically incoherent

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