I really thought that the evident electoral advantages of resisting the Trump administration would persuade more nationally ambitious democrats to do so. I was mistaken.

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My governor is doing exactly what I expected: standing very still and hoping the predators overlook him.

He’s not exactly admirable, or a leader, but the upside is that I have no expectations to be dashed.
I really think that Trump's re-election has broken so many people's brains and you see now who is acting out of principle and who is acting based on panic. (Pritzker is looking like a clear frontrunner at this stage.)
Yes
Whaddya mean? Andrew Cuomo is back, baby! (Please no one vote for Cuomo at all)
There's a non zero number of known democratic consultants who vote republican and they seem to have stopped pretending lately
That’s not super illogical—Republicans winning helps their kind stay “relevant.”
it's very depressing

but, unfortunately, not THAT surprising
They are cowards or GOP in Democratic clothing
They have "reading the polls but not understanding them" disease.
You have to persuade nationally ambitious politicians from the party in power.

Three House Republicans who want to hold leadership roles in a reorganized House under Democratic leadership.

After that, Democratic ambition becomes more relevant.
We always say we need somebody younger to be running, but honestly, I can't think of anybody who's really even tried to step up to the plate since Obama.
It's really wild. I'm out here sending fan mail to Dems who do even the slightest fraction of a bare minimum of resistance and calling to yell at the ones who don't weekly at minimum and I *know* I'm not the only one.

But the party keeps on the same track of cooperation
I'd thought so too. Unfortunately, it appears we were mistaken
It’s the craziest most disappointing experience in my lifetime, and I was alive for Nixon.
Pritzker for Illinois.
Yep.
"Our voters hate us. But the Reeps' voters like them. Only one thing to do: We'd better act even more like Republicans!" 🙄😒😩
All the ambitious democrats are too far from the positions where a challenge can be mounted, and all the democrats in such positions are Chuck Schumer’d