No coincidence that these two lowest ratings are when they are powerless in the minority. Voters just don't understand how Congress works and what the job of a member of Congress really is so they give them bad ratings. - ThreadSky

monkeebread.bsky.social • 1 day ago

No coincidence that these two lowest ratings are when they are powerless in the minority.

Voters just don't understand how Congress works and what the job of a member of Congress really is so they give them bad ratings.

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euphman210.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’ve worked in Congress and understand how it works. People are rightfully angry. We aren’t expecting legislative fixes. We want more robust opposition in the political arena. “We’re in the minority, what do you expect us to do,” is the weakest of weak sauce.

grairdan.bsky.social•23 hours ago

It really feels like the Dems were pretty happy with the election results - they can collect their pay with lots of vacay, and now they're annoyed that their base wants them to actually act as an opposition party

mattprorok.bsky.social•1 day ago

Voters understand very well how Congress works. They are not asking Democratic leaders to pass a bunch of legislation right now. They are asking Democratic leaders to do their politics job.

anthrocultur.bsky.social•1 day ago

OK, so why do Republicans always manage to gum up the works when they're the minority party so the Dems can't get very much done, but Dems don't do the same thing? Like stand up, do your fucking job and be a real opposition party for once as fascism descends, instead of just throwing up your hands 🤷‍♂️

baekjesmile.bsky.social•22 hours ago

People are going to yell at you but yeah, pretty much.

josephusbrown.bsky.social•1 day ago

You’re full of shit. There are literally thousands of laid off angry veterans right now whose stories the congressional dems could be broadcasting from the rooftops. They’re not doing shit.

seandalai.bsky.social•1 day ago

Compared to how many vets who voted for Trump? I live in MT, where our senior Dem Senator busted his ass for the farmers, ranchers and vets for 3 terms. he built homes and clinics to help vets and they voted Tester out for a f%^king bankrupted (and erstwhile) billionaire - Tim Sheehy.

josephusbrown.bsky.social•23 hours ago

And? Get the fuck out there and start amplifying these disaster stories

karrlee.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just because they don’t have the majority vote doesn’t mean there is nothing they can do. This is not just your run of the mill, Republican term.Just rolling over and letting democracy die ain’t it.

That is what the people are pissed about. The left understands this about more than voting.

grairdan.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Worse, they seem like they still think if they're just bipartisan enough, maybe the fascists will come around. "We'll let you intern the Muslims if promise not to go after the Jews". Very compelling shit.

seasonedrice.bsky.social•1 day ago

I've spent my entire adult life watching republicans extract massive concessions out of dems and erect unbreakable stonewalls even when they're in the minority. voters want determination not spineless mewling about bipartisanship with fascists

johnbrownbread.bsky.social•1 day ago

I am so glad you “do nothings” are a minority of the party now and can safely be ignored. Your favs will be primaried. They will lose. And you will cry. And stuff will actually get done that you said couldn’t be done

baekjesmile.bsky.social•22 hours ago

A few Democrats in safe Blue seats will probably lose their primaries this time around but this is just not going to happen the way you say it will. This is a wildly unrealistic scenario.

monkeebread.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Is there an echo in here?

https://bsky.app/profile/sifill.bsky.social/post/3lisqga4yk225

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