If you want you can think of my "catharsis" option as "inspiring." Some of these things do, we hope.
But what a lot of people here miss is ways things that are inspiring/cathartic harm effectiveness, especially in the Senate. And I say this as a guy who talks a lot about how much I hate the Senate.
But what a lot of people here miss is ways things that are inspiring/cathartic harm effectiveness, especially in the Senate. And I say this as a guy who talks a lot about how much I hate the Senate.
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Without morale there is no “next battle.”
In additional, that data is a massive foreign intelligence target, getting fatter every day. Maybe going there with cameras would help a bit?
Dems vote for noms like Duffy, saying 'we're reasonable, but RFK/Tulsi are uniquely bad.' Does it raise odds they go down? Yes! And people are big mad
McConnell took the former approach with just 41 in his caucus. Obama was polling in the low 70s.
What effect did that have?
Diluted the ACA, and combined with a passionate base, they wrecked the D House majority.
That could be a probable outcome too, right?
Thanks.
"Dems vote for noms like Duffy, saying 'we're reasonable, but RFK/Tulsi are uniquely bad.' Does it raise odds they go down? Yes! And people are big mad"
Godspeed and forget the haters.
But the whole discussion hinges on how much of politics usual still applies. How much bipartisanship can even be achieved if Musk is going to spend $10s of millions primarying defectors?
Sometimes you have to play a losing hand like WI in '11.
I'm seriously asking
Any wins should be hammered home
I know a flood of "what about X, Y, Z?!?" would follow but that's part of the job, no?
And Dem's authored this fiasco by failing and flailing with comms since 1/20
What's their agenda? Where's their ground game?
For example, the former might give some Republicans an occasional exit ramp.
Doing the latter might backfire spectacularly because confirmations become normal, and even Kash,RFK Jr., and Tulsi get confirmed.
Because it is "comfortable."
This is the democrats logic?
This is leadership worth of the publics trust?
The people who are "mad at us"
36% didn't vote at all & you still thinking your polling matters
magnificently bad choice, only reinforcing how bad at modern comms the party is.
Yes, dude, Dems should do everything they can to grind it to a fucking halt. Nitpicking over whether Tulsi or RFK get nominated as some kind of backlash is stupid. They are dismantling the constitution AS WE SPEAK, and you’re here acting like there’s a functional difference
Because regardless of their little chess moves, being out of power means they aren't going to be very effective at anything substantial.
I understand the strategy of Congressional Dems better.
For all of our sakes, I hope you’re right that these strategies are effective, especially after we saw Thom Tillis break his word to get Hegseth elected.
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but the the lack of communication from elected figures is exactly the problem
there's a crisis going on right now! you work for us! you need to tell us what you're doing to fight back against this
Seriously, though, thanks. People are struggling with ineffectual messages and lack of real results. Plus, the D's had 2 months to prepare for this predictable onslaught and are resting on platitudes. What have they actually delivered, other than thoughts and prayers?
https://bsky.app/profile/nytopinion.nytimes.com/post/3lh4nbx2bus2p
Also the election did not, ultimately, hinge on kitchen table issues.
There is no opposition party
Fuck you
Yay! These bipartisanship obsessed serial-losers are really stepping up. They’ll find common ground w/ the bigots and fascists, normalize them in the eyes of the common public, and put up the occasional whimpering fight.
We’re so fucked.
So what does "stand our ground" mean? There's multiple felonies and probably federal offenses IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW.
But the effective options are thin right now and there is SO MUCH FUCKING SHIT to respond to. Let me try to sketch out briefly ten days in the life of a House press strategy
But we just tried that, for months at great cost and we lost pretty badly.
Dems don't have a magic speech button power. Never did.
Future Schumer: we did it, we fought hard and won slightly bigger ventilation holes on the deportation camps trains.
Just fuckkng fight klob. Don’t constantly appease.
It hinged on hate and grievance and misinformation and cheating and cowardice. People who voted for Trump were far and away people who were deliberately uninformed and grasping for a fantasy.
For the first time, I will actively be seeking ways to oust leadership.
Democratic leadership have been adopting this supposedly effective approach through several election cycles, including the 2024 election.
IT’S NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE.
IT HASN’T WORKED.
The biggest thing they can due is get their best lawyers and file lawsuits. I refuse to believe the top talent in the party is being effectively deployed based on the response so far.
1) Inspiring the troops and giving people hope beyond “maybe in 2 years we can do something” is important
2) unless im mistaken you’re making it clean that D’s play the game with one hand tied, as obstruction works great for R’s
Have we purity tested ourselves into a permanent minority?
When we shout down any discussion, we revealed it
We'll see very soon if 51 Rs are willing to vote no on obviously unfit and dangerous nominees
Your venn diagram not as pertinent to D govs + AGs
Will Jeffries et al desist from fatuous promises to aggressively push back?
And voting to confirm these people also definitely doesn't demoralise the Dem base.
It's all so shortsighted :(
2. Was there really any reporting on Democrats’ objections to time agreements for Ratcliffe, Hegseth and Zeldin?
The fact that you mentioned Duffy as being “acceptable” as he’s been shitting the bed this week pretty much undercuts your whole point.
Treating things as if its all normal politics sends the message that things are normal.
On the one hand, Gaetz isn’t AG. On the other hand, Hegseth is SecDef.
I get why a space-for-Rs-to-oppose strategy can make sense. But when it doesn’t work it is demoralizing.
Does max-obstruction lead to public pressure that causes more Rs to oppose G/K or act to stop Musk?
I honestly don’t know but the max-obstruct strategy might also be bad, even if that’s what I want.
Anyway get back to finding diapers for your geriatric senator that is getting stock tips from Nancy.
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Find something else to do with your life. You are either not good at your job or unwilling to do it. Get out of the way so that other folks can do it for you. You'll be happier, and you'll thank them for it.
And I love a good "Gotcha!" I thought "They're eating the dogs!" ended it silly me
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