When McKinley put tariffs on in 1890, they lost 50% of their seats in the next election. When Smoot and Hawley put on their tariff in the early 1930s, Republicans lost the House and the Senate for 60 years. L F G ! - ThreadSky

out5p0ken.bsky.social • 54 days ago

When McKinley put tariffs on in 1890, they lost 50% of their seats in the next election. When Smoot and Hawley put on their tariff in the early 1930s, Republicans lost the House and the Senate for 60 years.

L F G !

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mash333.bsky.social•54 days ago

They didn't have their cult hooked up to the intravenous mind-drip of media misinformation, like we have today.

exxekhan.bsky.social•54 days ago

I would love to see that happen again but remember that 50-ish% of the voting population gets their red meat from the maga bullshit factory. They will never turn on their oppressors. #StockholmSyndrome

nbdyimpt.bsky.social•54 days ago

Let’s hope the trend continues. But this time, we have to push back on voter suppression and make sure we have elections. We can’t stop fighting, we must increase the numbers at the protests… as exhausting this all is, we keep at it. No other option exists

indi11.bsky.social•54 days ago

Let's hope that trend holds. 7

mikeo331.bsky.social•54 days ago

McKinley didn't just lose seats in the next election. But Trump, whose knowledge of history seems to come from Peter Navarro's fictional alter ego, likely doesn't know how McKinley left the White House.

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

What next election are you commenting on? McKinley was not president in 1890. His dates are readily available via Google or Wikipedia.

danchien.bsky.social•54 days ago

I mean… he did promise a golden age.

bernardleclair.bsky.social•54 days ago

🤞

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

Czolgosz isn't coming through the door.

halcarver1776.bsky.social•54 days ago

And all of those Republican mistakes ld directly 2 FDR & his adopting the socialist platform from 1928. This is the thing that’s been driving the ultra conservatives crazy ever since. It’s the reason innocent mothers r being kidnapped in front of their children. By ppl who call themselves Americans

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

Excuse me, what? Are you talking about FDR adopting SS when he was Governor of New York?

halcarver1776.bsky.social•54 days ago

No. He & other Dems did it while he was prez from 33 on. I was referring to his adopting the social parties platform of 28 as his presidential platform. The socialist platform was completely and resoundingly rejected in 28. The Great Depression made it acceptable in 33. Conservative still hate it.

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

Got it! Thanks.

ridleys.bsky.social•54 days ago

There’s always a silver lining

jsmithitguy.bsky.social•54 days ago

I don't know if we're going to make it to the next election, though.

teemarc.bsky.social•54 days ago

Did he have congress & the judicial branch locked?

nursek49.bsky.social•54 days ago

Hope it happens exactly like that in 2026!!!
Get rid of all of them!!!

longmontlimey.bsky.social•54 days ago

True but that was before the emergence of 75 million clueless MAGA fuckwits brainwashed by social media.

mslynnemiller.bsky.social•54 days ago

The only bright spot I see.

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

Benjamin Harrison was president on 1890. Between Cleveland's two terms

sambadave.bsky.social•54 days ago

When I hear McKinley I think DENALI, progressive thinking I guess.

tb4all.bsky.social•54 days ago

I’m all for the next election. lol 😝

godawgsgirl.bsky.social•54 days ago

I hate this cycle of Republicans trashing the economy then Democrats come in and clean it up. It’s infuriating.

johnscotus.bsky.social•54 days ago

They shot him.
In Buffalo

alfalfaromeo.bsky.social•54 days ago

You actually think there are going to be free and fair elections again?

fight4usademocracy.bsky.social•54 days ago

Let's hope we HAVE elections that won't be corrupted, manipulated, and stolen, thereby keeping Trump in power forever.

johnbgilman.bsky.social•54 days ago

In the 1890s and 1930s, the vote tabulation was not conducted on already compromised and easily hacked computer software...

notidefix.bsky.social•54 days ago

but they did not have dedicated propaganda news channels like Fox and NewsMax perpetually trying to gild the steady stream of turds

heightseye.bsky.social•54 days ago

Hearst.

out5p0ken.bsky.social•54 days ago

Nope. BUT now many Americans will be aware of what it is and what happened. We must get elected dems to be louder. Address the whole of US every week

notidefix.bsky.social•54 days ago

Americans are happily residing within their respective echo chambers

getting through to the Trump-supporter echo chamber is the fundamental problem facing America's future existence as a democracy

notidefix.bsky.social•54 days ago

one thing that's glaringly obvious is how easy led the American voting public is by complete idiots in the media

....or even lower quality podcasters for that matter