What exactly do you expect Democrats to do? They’re in the minority and they don’t control any branch of government. Unfortunately, this is the result when people don’t vote.
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Yeah, because when the GOP was the minority they were sooooooo powerless that McConnell only killed almost every single bill that landed on his desk during Obama.
Hold a presser everyday highlighting what damage was done that day. On the steps of the Capitol. Every single day. Force them to go on the defensive. It's a different game than when you're playing defense.
Press would cover it. Bring in our best communicators. Mayor Pete comes to mind.
💯. How about we ask this instead: “Where you at swing district House republicans? You fighting to get them far better severance or going to ignore them, and all others in similar circumstances?”
Dem leadership should hold a press conference every day detailing all of the crimes the current administration committed within the last 24 hours, how our democracy has been hijacked — plus I include a list of every consumer price increase & how many people were added to the unemployment lines.
So you expect them to just passively look at how everything unfolds? When are you going to wake up and see that your democracy is under attack? How moronic maga is, at least they stand for their beliefs
At this time it may appear that nothing can be done but let’s get ready to flip some seats that are up for grabs in 2026!!! Call friends and family, get together, network and strategize!! We can and will reverse the craziness that is happening now with old chicken Shyte Bone Spur!!!
What they are doing is unconstitutional and illegal. Make some fucking noise or get some shit done is what I'm expecting. There's only a handful who are saying anything. Hakeem Jefferies has been doing fuck all. He needs to be replaced.
You're not wrong that they have limited options, but Republicans have been preventing Democrats from getting anything accomplished using the options they had as a minority party since at least 2008.
They have instead opted to rubber stamp unfit appointments and literally nothing else.
Exactly. 81 million voted for Biden in 2020. 75 million voted for Harris. That's 6 million votes that either voted for Trump now (77 million total) or stayed home.
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Walt Kelly (Pogo)
Thats bullshit. That didnt stop republicans when they were the minority with no real power. Yet they somehow found a way to challenge Obama and Biden at every stop. The dems leadership are just pussies, besides AOC.
What do I expect them to do? Maybe anything beyond shrugging their shoulders, confirming Trump’s appointments, and then going home for a long weekend. Pretending to give a fuck would be a start.
Make some fucking noise. Hold up some votes. Protest. This demure “oh gee guys, I guess you’ll just have to vote next time” shit is worthless. If anything, this complete lack of spine makes me hope that the democratic party goes down in flames, and I’ve never been an accelerationist.
No Democrats voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard or RFKJ. I’m not sure where you’re getting your idea that Dems are helping confirm every nominee. They absolutely are not. They do not have power. The Rs have the votes they need without Ds.
They've been holding up cabinet nominees and protesting in front of government agencies all week, bud. Maybe you should be asking the press why they're not covering it?
They are fighting as hard as the people who voted. A lot of mirrors need to be installed in liberal homes. They thought two years of typing posts for likes was gonna win an election, when all forms of communication are controlled by the enemy, limiting reach. If you don’t use violence now, just bow
I voted Dem, but if they say the only way to defeat Trumpism is to vote Dem, then they should at least give nominal resistance from the minority. Failing to put up any resistance at all does make a vote for them useless unless I can convince millions of other people to not vote for a racist.
The Dems are terrible at messaging. I’d like to see them hammer home how Elon isn’t a scientist, hasn’t been elected, is top 1% financially, takes a 💩 ton of money from the govt and is the acting President
So...daily protests to sway public opinion aren't enough? Introducing bills that the GOP majorities won't bring to the floor aren't enough? Slowing down the legislative process where they can isn't enough?
What *specifically* do you want the minority party to do?
I mean, I mostly get my news here. Why would you assume someone who is mad at the democrats for not fighting is a Fox watcher? That doesn’t make any sense.
They "literally have no power" because they stand around listlessly in front of a single security guard and take photo-ops instead of storming buildings. I expect them to fight, physically if required. They are a fucking joke.
Not true. They can withhold unanimous consent rather than grant it every single time. They also, y’know, stop voting to fast-track confirmation votes so they can go home early for a 4 day weekend. They can also use the power of the pulpit to let citizens know what an emergency this is.
Someone has to do something because god only knows how much
damage musk has already done. Those t.s. documents were kept in Fla. for a reason. We have to have rule of law and people cannot ignore this.
True. But they should have all voted no on all of his picks. They could also be canvassing their districts, showing up at protests, coordinating protests. Repugs haven't played by the rules, they need to stop expecting them to "reach across the aisle."
Yeah a lot more outrage is warranted. Let's not give them the narrative like "social security is bankrupt anyway: and "they're finding wasteful spending by cutting grants and firing people".
Wait! We Dems told y'all he wasn't playing. We told y'all and we also paraded in the streets and spoke about Project 2025.
Y'all didn't listen! Y'all voted for the third party! Y'all didn't vote! Y'all did everything y'all could to have these results!
Congressional Democrats have been holding rallies, filibustering, speaking out on social media, but they are in the minority and have almost no power. America elected Trump and a majority of Republicans in Congress and we need to focus on harassing them on what they are doing to our country.
Hi. Dems have little voting power to make things happen from within but they are filing lawsuits and even Republican governors are joining in, as well as groups of physicians, attorneys and citizens. We're all doing what we have the power to do. Question is @mcuban.bsky.social what are you doing?
You got yourself.
You feel confident in coming online to scream "dO sOmEthiNg!" Yet, you cant name a single actual thing they should be doing.
But they should hurry up and do...all the nothing... that you're suggesting?
Bullshit there have been protest around the country. There are more protest scheduled Democrats have gone to the treasury and protested. They are screaming as loud as I possibly can. They have no power and you goddamn well know it.
Maybe YOU should pretend to give a fuck by actually watching what Dems ARE doing ( like NOT voting to confirm, publicly protesting), instead of acting like an inverse, uninformed Magat.
I pay more attention than most and I’ve seen basically nothing. That might be just it not getting picked up, I’m willing to admit that could be the case. The message that is prevailing is leaders in congress proclaiming there’s nothing they can do. Doing nothing about DOGE, etc.
Republicans control Congress so anything that happens in Congress will be Republicans’ responsibility to organize. Do you not know how parliamentary procedures work?
Damn it’s crazy how the complete helplessness of the opposition party only comes up when the democratic base asks their representatives to display the tiniest amount of backbone.
No, it doesn’t. People don’t pay attention to Congress when Republicans are spinning their wheels. They tried to stop the January 6 hearings but couldn’t, because they weren’t in charge. You only see Democrats as people—you see Republicans as default. Why is that?
I expect them to do what Mitch McConnell did when he was minority leader. At minimum.
Occupy the buildings now occupied by DOGE. Get arrested.
Is it your opinion that the law is currently being followed by Trump and Musk? Are you waiting for the midterms, like for Godot?
The Dems can continue to draw protesters to the sites as they have, they can vote NO to all Gop legiation. We can file court cases. But Mr Cuban stands to make a lot of $ on the Gop Tax cuts. As Ive followed him, he thinks this is an opportunity to show leadership. I think its on us.
They should kill every Republican do an insurrection ban the Republican Party replace it with a socialist party and the libertarian party libertarians are insane but atleast they aren’t nazis they only want to genocide the poor
This is what happens when the Democrats wholeheartedly support a genocide and leave people with no choice but to withhold their vote or vote the opposition who lied to them. Result: The US is now a rogue state ruled by a criminal dictatorship.
Go on every news station and scream to the rooftops about how this is bad for our country. Dems have to sell how bad this all is since Republicans do a much better job at broadcasting their views.
The Democrats are absolute dogshit at selling their policies. These incompetent fossils think it’s fine to whine to the Washington Post print department and literally nothing else.
Nice try. It’s not my job to sell the Democrats’ political positions nationally and it’s not my job to manage their messaging. The idea that I should somehow be able to do their messaging for them as the elected leadership is fucking hilarious.
It’s going to be all our jobs soon if we just let an attempted coup turn into a full dictatorship. We’re too complacent as a society because we’ve been conditioned to a certain lifestyle that we don’t think can change through one presidency.
My reps are probably tired of hearing me call and leave them messages at this point, but I don’t make enough money to go out in my spare time and help organize. That’s how they want it, sadly.
The more important question is WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICANS? This affects them and their constituents, too. They have the power to stop this but they are silent. CRICKETS. There is ZERO excuse for their non-action. Not one shred of decency. It’s despicable. 💯 I blame them.
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Y'all have short memories.
Press would cover it. Bring in our best communicators. Mayor Pete comes to mind.
We can make it all stop if we the people refuse to work, slow our productivity down, sabotage corporate operations, obstruct deliveries of goods…
If the economy stops functioning, and we make our demands clear. It can still be stopped without violence.
They have instead opted to rubber stamp unfit appointments and literally nothing else.
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Walt Kelly (Pogo)
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There's little they can do to stop most these things. What are rally gonna do now? Nothing. Just exhaust people.
However we do need them to show their faces so people remember who's fighting for them.
I voted for you last time, pay me back for that before you ask me for another.
What *specifically* do you want the minority party to do?
Time for a 3rd party to step up and lead because the Dems refuse to!
1. Fascist = MAGA
2. INSTA Dems = run of the mill institutional dems which are actually the new “republicans” party.
3. Progressives = the ones to cheer, vote for, and expect results from.
damage musk has already done. Those t.s. documents were kept in Fla. for a reason. We have to have rule of law and people cannot ignore this.
As an example: the GOP whenever the Dems are in power.
Y'all didn't listen! Y'all voted for the third party! Y'all didn't vote! Y'all did everything y'all could to have these results!
Not your stupid performative platitudes.
What actionable things should they be doing?
Go.
Just posting online?
Got it...
You feel confident in coming online to scream "dO sOmEthiNg!" Yet, you cant name a single actual thing they should be doing.
But they should hurry up and do...all the nothing... that you're suggesting?
Occupy the buildings now occupied by DOGE. Get arrested.
Is it your opinion that the law is currently being followed by Trump and Musk? Are you waiting for the midterms, like for Godot?
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Sitting back and expecting other people to do it is a copout and one of the reasons we're here now.
Assuming people on the ground are more likely to listen to national Dems than to people they know is crazy.
Please pitch in or stop complaining.
My reps are probably tired of hearing me call and leave them messages at this point, but I don’t make enough money to go out in my spare time and help organize. That’s how they want it, sadly.
Elected Dems are working hard but they can't do it all themselves and most of their work isn't being covered in the media. Sign up for their feeds.
Read this: https://open.substack.com/pub/sherrilyn/p/democracy-is-crumbling-is-anybody