Perhaps we can focus on more town halls given by democrats? The Republicans have abandoned them because they're scared to tell the truth. Democrats always tell the truth, let's do this!!!
I’m sick of reading Democrat statements. I don’t friggin care what you think. Fucking do something about it. Stop with the statements. What the hell is that going to do???😡😡😡
@kenmartin.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social It's exhausting hearing Democratic leadership speak without urgency or conviction. While we appreciate Slotkin's speech after FOTUS, it lacked fire—no strength, no resolve. We need bold, fearless leadership (Josh Shapiro). Step up, or GTFO
If you advised the censure of Al Green, this is the fallout: Those unable to meet the moment should get out of the way. @algreen.house.gov had the courage to stand up to a bully. You????
The DNC and each State party need to hire a PRESS SECRETARY & hold briefings in person to counter the lies every week. TAKE BACK THE NARRATIVE. Make it a big deal. Dems need to hold town halls to highlight the other team’s cowardice. Stop trusting cable news. Be proactive!
Could we have gotten a better person to do the rebuttal? Saying that Donald Trump is a disgrace to the legacy of Ronald Reagan doesn’t appeal to Democrats or Independents old and young.
It doesn’t appeal to young people because they have no reason to look upon him with nostalgia and reverence. And it doesn’t appeal to older Democrats who were alive during his slightly less horrific presidency. Iran Contra, flooding the streets with cocaine and mental patients sounds pretty Trumpian
I'm more concerned about the Third Way plan. It's the exact opposite of what Dems should be doing. You guys have learned nothing and still can't read the room. Here's to more losing!
You are not heard when you are not seen. Do the people even know who you are? Or what your function is? We are in for more of the same with the party which is nothing unless you and the party can learn to spin multiple plates at the same time. Do and be better. Our future depends on it.
Democrats are the only ones reading these , you need to reach republicans , you need aggressive actions , the 20-35 age group likes a straight forward message. Democrats aren’t making an impact. It’s 2025 , get the attention of voters, start with commercials that have a direct message! Take Risks!
@kenmartin.bsky.social please contact @profgalloway.com for a badly needed rebrand and clear messaging and actions that the party needs to take to win back voter confidence!
What is the Democratic Party going to commit to doing to win back voters? I don't get the impression the party is serious about doing that. What an awful shame.
Thank you! Now please organize town hall meetings in GOP districts and publicize widely so all know to come. Focus on districts where GOP reps cheer Trump loudly but are too afraid to meet their constituents. We can do this!
Weak sauce. Show us how you're rebuilding state parties to regain or hold legislative majorities. Show us what you're organizing to mobilize protests and resistance. Show us something.
You failed yet again last night. Little signs won't do it. Al Green and a couple others had the right idea, but where was the rest of the caucus? Just sitting by letting the fascists reinforce their domination.
Time to DOGE your political consultants and your entire PR staff, and START OVER.
Again, why are we putting out long statements like this. People don’t want to read all this. Democrats need to be stern and direct if they wanna get people’s attention
Nobody is going to read this. Use that DNC $ to unify over something that can beat MAGA.
Get Bernie's message on the lips of every up-and-coming democrat. If you or the old guard are too afraid, get out of the way. Stop hesitating, every day is worse.
WE want to know why every Dem did not follow Al's lead and cause complete disruption by being escorted out one at a time. When are Dems going to learn how to fight?
You are killing me with these memos. I want action. I want protests. I want you to resign and let’s find someone who moves us forward. What a poor showing and even poorer response.
@kenmartin.bsky.social we need to stop feeding the narcissist. Stop giving him attention, stop saying his name. Instead, lay responsibility for every decision on the most vulnerable members of Congress. Start with Dave McCormick (R-PA). Recall them one at a time. #resist #elbowsup
Listen up Ken Martin and the Democrats.. We the people in this country need more than words . we need action !!! You and the Democrats need to start coming out of comfort zone !! We the people are fucking suffering !! We need to hear a plan forward !!! We need real leadership not words on paper !🤬
I expected a coordinated response from the Democratic Party re: SOTU. We got uncoordinated lone actions. So, I deleted my ACTBLUE account and encourage others to do that same. I will donate individually to Dems that intend to do something besides put out a press release. I'm done!
And the OTHER disastrous thing....lack of strong democratic resistance. With the exception of Al Green, there was no strong show of resistance. Pink clothes and waving signs isn't going to do it. The time for showing decorum is over. There needed to be NOISE.
How great would it have been if all the Dems got up and left after Rep. Green was removed. If they walk right out and talked to the media. If they had a call to action for us. If they had a plan.
How great if they stopped following rules, being polite, and led the fight.
Ken, I want to implore you to please evolve the democratic party and support the next generation of democratic leaders like @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social. We're looking like a party in shambles that is not up for the fight for our democracy and I'm genuinely concerned for my children!
Also, please get dems that are supporting the interest of their biggest donors before they are supporting the interests of the people. The censure of Al Green supported by 10 democrats that appear to be serving the interests of their donors who wish to privatize Medicare/Medicaid is so concerning.
Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York
At a time where we need democrats to be putting up the fight of our lives for our children's generation to come, you guys are looking like a team that is incapable of picking up the ball when Republicans fumble. Enough with the norms and let's put up a real fight!
@reynawaltersmorgan.com, @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social, @artieblancosays.bsky.social, @davidhogg.bsky.social, Jason Rae, Virginia McGregor, Chris Korge, @janekleeb.bsky.social, @schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social. Please see the above... Let's evolve the party... We're lookin rough.....
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The truth is nobody is reading this, & anyone who is already knows all of that. Your point has the right intention - we need ACTION, not summaries of what we all can clearly see. Members of Congress keep telling us they can't do much while in the minority -
They need to organize and protest WITH us!
WTF, Ken? A fucking statement that no one will read? Same ol weak ass playbook as usual.
Dems had a chance to do something (again!) - to show opposition to this BS. Al Green is the only one with a fucking spine. The rest of y’all had fucking ping pong paddles? That’s it?
Politics has become like the WWE. You need to have viral moments. Dem leadership needs to be forced to step down. They are lazy about doing the hard work of being an opposition party to motivate their base, define the opposition and lay out the case of why their party needs to be in power.
I'll agree that they're lazy but it's mostly because they're bought and paid for by billionaires just like everyone else. They're soulless ladder climbers with no values outside of keeping their jobs. As long as the money is flowing in they don't care about winning or doing anything
Whose idiotic idea were the silly little signs & pink shirts in response to such utter nonsense? Stand up. Laugh at him. Point. Make him uncomfortable. He hates the thought of being laughed at. They are dismantling our government. Stop taking the high road. It's not working.
Oooh,.. we got a statement!! FFS WHERE WAS THE ORGANIZED OPPOSITION LAST NIGHT?? The world saw a Democratic party that cowered like church mice when one of their own was thrown out! It was as disgusting to watch last night as it is to replay today!
Why didn't your actual response include any of this?
We need stronger and more vocal responses from dems. You also need to start classifying the republican party as a hate group in all dems speeches and communications.
Please take the gloves off @kenmartin.bsky.social!
Also, we watched it - we don't need to read your address - MAYBE - we wanted to see what the Democrats would do. I should have gone to the dog park instead of watching the Democrats sit there.
Sorry Ken, but instead of using the Joint Address to stand up to Trump, the Democrats sat silently and took notes so they could write articles about it later.
You're seriously not saying a single word about anything other than economic issues, and just treating him like a normal president whose only major flaw is how he affects Americans financially? Despite all the appalling and unconscionable things he has said and done? What is wrong with you?
Dems need to get out of DC more like Bernie. I'm rural and not a farmer. Always campaign and no long list and formal stuff, be real and normal. And primary the old folks like Schumer
Will never vote DEMOCRATIC again.
We need a less nerdy party that can fight. When I saw those dumb pink jackets & hand-held signs & black tee shirts with costly writing on them, I knew that Dems need a new party. Every DEM should have walked out along WITH Rep. Al Green. I'm ashamed of the Dems
So, of course, I must be wrong since 2 things can not be right at the same time. Chuck Schumer's singing or some dummies in a dance off is all we have to offer so far. Do you think Dems are really fighting fascism? Tell me how & when & where?
Politicians thinking they are cute trying to angle a purple demographic are not reading the room well at all. Dems have a lot of weaklings on their team.
I expected militia thugs in tactical gear to enter the U.S. Capital and arrest every Democrat on the spot tonight. It felt that shaky. Trump’s speech was mockingly fascist and the Democrats looked passive, weak, and resigned. Things are accelerating.
All Democrats should have BOYCOTTED trump’s SPEECH TO CONGRESS
Nothing was gained by sitting in deference to the MAGA King while he lies & exaggerates.
It would have sent a better message to Americans if trump spoke to a half empty chamber!
Treat the MAGA King with the distain he deserves!
You recognize it was just a rally and there was no expectation of decorum. The censure of Al Green by Democrats is disturbing and shameful. The party has no future if you silence your best communicators.
Tired of all the Democrats vocal opposition and yet seemingly doing nothing You couldn’t even walk out on this man. You had teeny little signs that you held up and only a few of you had guts enough to get up and leave.
Get out there and do town halls in place of the Republicans doing town halls. Tell people what you’re going do or do you know what you’re going to do? Do something concrete not all these words, words words, and no actions.
Why don’t y’all do more? Every Democrat should have stood with Rep. Green. The rest of y’all look like cowards. The American people feel abandoned by Democrats.
How about you try this-Dem townhalls in districts where there is a Repub. rep (Then the Dems will be the ones talking to the people). Book spots on everything including OAN, Newsmax and Fox and speak the truth. Meet them where they are-you might get through to some non MAGA Trump voters.
Why did Democratic leadership encourage members to sit there and listen to the lies and the bile with dignity instead of standing up to fascism like Rep. Al Green?
I’m going to say it again, Republicans have their strawman of “waste, fraud, and abuse” tag line I think Democrats need one that can be easily understood and spread across all platforms and can be used during every interview and speech. For example, “Taxes, tariffs, and terminations”.
We need a shadow government, armed with the most passionate and eloquent congresspersons, senators, and other leaders, like Pete Buttigieg, who can hold daily pressers, town halls , go on social media, and call them out on their outrages. Statements do nothing to stanch the blood-letting.
Great, what the F are you doing about it!?! We need to see, hear things happening, & dream of things happening in the background.
Near as I see/hear, maybe you're crafting a strongly worded email?
Get the gloves off & fight!
I see you have defined the problems. Now, what are all our viable options to solve them listed in order by category and from most to least likely to be successful? Have you divided into groups by expertise in order to determine how your constituents will assist in executing any of these plans?
Have you considered @timothysnyder.bsky.social 's suggestion for forming a People's Cabinet? How will you mobilize your voters for action? Or are you waiting for us to lead ourselves? @kenmartin.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov
Please do NOT use the reconnecting recomm. made by Third Way (esp. 4 & 7). They are wildly out of touch. It’s about time DNC aligns with Sanders. Pay attention to what we’re boycotting where we’re buying & why. Overturn citizens united, stop insider trading, tax the elite, and healthcare for all.
@kenmartin.bsky.social I applaud your energy and the ground game you're organizing. Small favor, can you help address the lack of DEM leadership in the House/Senate?
Example: Jeffries & Schumer do not inspire and their old playbook ain't gonna work. How can we help?
And you. You deserve to be called out too, @kenmartin.bsky.social.
You are not listening to constituents, you are not accessible for feedback, & you DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME when you mouth pious bullshit about bipartisanship & decorum.
hey are you one of the whackjobs that pressured other dems into not been vocal with their protests. the sign thing was idiotic. stop take this laying down you cowards. you know damn well a little statement on social media means nothing and accomplishes nothing.
@kenmartin.bsky.social look at all these great ideas in the comments. Pin them on a wall throw some darts and just do something! We are telling you what we want! If you're not going to do it we will find someone else who will!!
Y'all keep acting like you're going to win back the country in 2 or 4 years through a secure democratic process, while relentlessly texting the base for more donations instead of exhausting every legal and legislative option to stop that Nazi now, like we're paying you to.
I understand this is how you think you should respond, but strongly worded statements aren’t it. Ya’ll either need to lead the way or get out of the way.
Thank you for your strongly worded letter, as Trump dismantles government, engages in a trade war with our allies, and sides with our longstanding foreign enemies.
Republicans have successfully obstructed while in the minority for 40 years, yet Democrats use strongly worded letters and signs. 🤦♂️
Not donating another penny until you all get out of your comfort zone. Stop following norms - there are no norms to combat what is happening. Stop stifling the younger generation and let them do what they do. This isn’t corporate politics - this is our country and we need to be fighting..
Trump’s speech was disaster—filled with lies, empty promises, & divisive rhetoric. how far we’ve fallen ? with a leader who prefers to deceive rather than unite. We deserve honesty & real solutions, not this stream of false claims. Instead of offering a path forward, his words only deepen the divide
You are allowing our country to be destroyed because your head is so far up your ass, you cannot see that what you are doing is not working. Fuck you for being a lazy, smug, entitled piece of shit.
Same old pathetic playbook. Where are the listening sessions? Where are the town halls? Where are the plans for recovery? Shoved food in your face at fundraisers doesn't count. Entitled, self-absorbed asshole.
We need an audit/investigation into the 2024 election. @electiontruth.bsky.social (Election Truth Alliance) has been analyzing the data and found multiple extreme instances of "anomalies": evidence Republicans rigged the election in favor of Trump. #VerifyTheVote
Dems are not meeting the moment. Your constituents are unified in their outrage & the best you do is signs & pink clothes?! You can’t even get everyone on board for those meager responses. Step up already.
I'm not giving the Democratic party another dime until DEMS hire a rapid response team that alerts the American people of the THREATS, INTIMIDATION, CORRUPTION, LIES & SCAMS by Trump, Musk, congress and their goons.
Nine years of that maga felon & DEMS still refuse to hire a rapid response team.
Y'all need to start calling it what it is. It's TREASON. It's a COUP. This should be the standard line across ALL messaging. Hammer it! Lock step! Every time any Democrat appears in the media, call a COUP a COUP!
Regarding social media. I notice you have nearly 90K followers here, yet you only follow 20. Makes it look like you are much more interested in talking than listening. Not a good look. Find the influencers that your base respects. Follow them and repost them. Lemme know if you need a starter pack
READ THE ROOM regarding Rep. Green. Every single Dem that voted to censure him needs a Come to Jesus FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Privately of course, but this man is a HERO to your base. Treat him as such!
@kenmartin.bsky.social Clearly you need some help. Let's start here:
For every single republican who runs from or refuses to hold a town hall, you should immediately be appointing a Democrat to hold a town hall in their place. Bring receipts. Bring faces...people hurt by current policy action.
Have a website or social media presence announcing every single protest or place a Democrat will be excoriating Trump/Republican corruption and disastrous social and international policy. We will show up! No one is telling us where or when in any consistent manner!
Be PRESENT on social media. You need to make at least ONE original post per day across ALL platforms AND share the posts of leaders like Rep AOC, Rep Crockett, Sen Sanders, Rep Green, etc. and all their media interactions. This once a week/month thing IS NOT cutting it!
Stop with the statements and feel good bullshit. WE DO DO NOT FEEL GOOD. WE WILL NOT FEEL GOOD until we see YOU organizing democratic leaders to be visible and voicing our anger to the corruption in the White House and the republican complicity party! REPRESENT US!
STOP ASkING US FOR MONEY for some generic fucking fund. You want $$? Tell us what for, specifically. Protest Tesla sites, ok. Protest Amazon sites, ok. Protest at state capitals, ok. Protest funds for a continued presence on the Capital Mall, ok. Postcards to the white house, ok. No generic BS!
This is all correct.why are we not fighting!! This is not fighting! Hold a press conference EVERYDAY so people can hear us screaming.We are starting to lose faith in our party.
Trump second term survival guide 101: What ever Trump promised expect the exact opposite and plan on things getting worse. If you do this you will still be upset but not as much.
"The only way for Democrats to break out of this trap is to take a page from the Trump administration, whose attack plan was laid out well in advance in the form of Project 2025. Where is the liberal equivalent?"
...and yet, 10 Democrats voted to censure @algreen.house.gov and most sat on their asses and did nothing while Trump lied to the American People. What the actual fuck? At least @repjasmine.bsky.social has a spine.
The economy shouldn't be the only measure of the Trump administration or we'd have to judge his first term a success, at least until Covid. The truth is, he's making the world a worse place every day he's in power, even if the economy remains OK.
Trump et al are committing treasonous acts every single day. It’s time to act accordingly. #thisisacoup I CANNOT believe the Dems that voted to censure Rep. Green. Shameful. Every single Dem should’ve gotten up and followed him out.
Ok Ken, We tell the truth so let’s get that message out in a clear and concise message that hammers it in over & over like the MAGA propaganda machine does. The same talking points need to be reiterated by every dem in Congress over & over with harsh descriptive language against their agenda. Thx!
We have dem leadership actively working against the resistance. Their willful paralysis and duplicitous acts are aiding the rapist Russian asset president. We see who our fighters are. We know who the Republicans in Democrat clothing are. We will adjust accordingly at the polls and with donations.
Um, ok? True enough.
But you desperately need an activist-driven Comms Team who listens to us and gets the Dem Party messaging together. A strongly worded statement is just not it, especially when there was the opportunity of this televised event watched by the world. 🤦♀️
Please encourage real change. No more flyers - we need action. It was already a terrible choice to have a baby Republican like Slotkin lead the Democratic response.
Saying you'll work WITH Trump to cut waste??? The Dems obsession with bipartisan work in this chaotic climate is embarrassing.
lifelong dem sez: FUCK Y'ALL & YOUR STATEMENTS. the ONLY patriots in congress are the ones who hosted alternate events & al green, who had the guts to get kicked out. the rest bent over, spread their cheeks & did little more than whimper "ow, i don't like that very much." Y'ALL BETRAYED US TONIGHT!
We don’t want “strongly worded statements”. We want ACTION. Please please please stop this tone deaf approach. We are so far beyond this and want leaders who will show up and show out for us. We will support you! We have your back! Let’s get to work!
Oh my god. When will you guys learn that you have to match Trump's energy. Silly little signs are not meeting the moment. You are failing your constituents.
I'm going to say this as respectfully as possible, the Democratic party's response to tonight's SOTU was tepid at best. Are y'all even aware of what is happening?
Your strongly worded letters mean nothing.
It's time to put down your ink pen, and put on your gloves and step into the ring!
Al Green is an example of what we need the Democratic party to do. Those ineffectual signs and pouty faces didn't cut it. Sen. Sanders is leading the way! Rep. Jasmine Crockett is leading the way.AOC is leading the way. Rep. Swalwel is leading the way. Schumer and Jeffries are not.
And what solutions are Democrats offering- I just get a lot of pleas for donations from multiple dems across the country and organizations stating they are working on behalf of the American people but no one is offering solutions or from my perspective, working together in a unified direction.
Yes! They should have all stood and clapped for that beautiful child and THEN someone should have done an Al Green and YELLED that Trump just cut funding for pediatric cancer research!!
What was disastrous was the Democratic RESPONSE! Where was the ANGER?? We're fighting for our LIVES here and we got you PUSSIES for leaders- only Al Green showed GUTS!! The rest of you - DISGRACEFUL!
The Dems embarrassed us with your stupid paddles and pink suits. How tone deaf can you be. None of you should have been there and at the very least every single Dem should have walked out when Rep Green was taken out after his courageous stand. Not one more cent from me to the DNC. I'm done.
Democrats need to get loud. Political/public etiquette is gone. We need to pick up the ball and run hard. We need to flood the airwaves criticizing every single thing Trump does. We need to make "We The People" the Democrat slogan. We need to start right now!
Stop with this “we issued a statement” nonsense! Norms are gone. Respect for the formalities of federal government fled the country when an unelected billionaire was given access to literally everything. If Democrats do not take actual action, there will be nothing left.
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He has zero creativity.
He has zero REAL courage (these F’ing letters, social posts or media gigs are not courage).
He’s got nothing but ideas from the 90s, or whatever this crap is.
You made word salad.
We stalwarts are committed-we must also capture the hearts of the young, disenchanted independents/democrats who will be the saviors of our democracy.
Time is running out. What is the plan?
Time to DOGE your political consultants and your entire PR staff, and START OVER.
Just like Orwells 1984
You guys are still wallowing in 20th century politics.
I’m so glad you guys have America’s back.
Get Bernie's message on the lips of every up-and-coming democrat. If you or the old guard are too afraid, get out of the way. Stop hesitating, every day is worse.
https://www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1vN_4
I’ve blocked all the dem fundraising sources until you guys get your shit together.
Start by knee capping DOGE, blocking appointments, and not enabling the Trump budget. Win some special elections.
Don’t call me. I’ll call you.
The DNC run by 80 year olds or something? Like, why can’t the grasp that there are BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS to communicate now?
They need to ban themselves from writing letters and see if that forces them to look for new ways.
How great if they stopped following rules, being polite, and led the fight.
Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York
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2) Add a second page that starts with "And therefore starting tomorrow we will..."
They need to organize and protest WITH us!
Dems had a chance to do something (again!) - to show opposition to this BS. Al Green is the only one with a fucking spine. The rest of y’all had fucking ping pong paddles? That’s it?
Truly fucking pathetic
Figure! It! To! Fuck! Out! WILL YA PLEASE!!!
Another strongly-worded statement?
What bravery.
What leadership.
What would be more apropos is a strongly-worded statement about the Democrats' feeble, ineffective performance at tonight's speech.
Try to emulate Representative Al Green's courage and leadership during a coup.
We need stronger and more vocal responses from dems. You also need to start classifying the republican party as a hate group in all dems speeches and communications.
Please take the gloves off @kenmartin.bsky.social!
It's shameful that they allowed an elderly Black man to be taken out while they sat there with ping pong paddles and concerned faces.
Clearly Americans need direction to action. Who's directing?
We need a less nerdy party that can fight. When I saw those dumb pink jackets & hand-held signs & black tee shirts with costly writing on them, I knew that Dems need a new party. Every DEM should have walked out along WITH Rep. Al Green. I'm ashamed of the Dems
That'll stop fascism.
use your unique positions of power to set a target and direct all this energy at it.
and that target had better not be fundraising.
Enough politics as usual
We’re fighting fascism here at home now
Try this:
"Donald Trump is chaos. For the economy. For federal employees. For the rule of law. For the world. He lied to you. And now: chaos.
We will stop him where we can, despite the GOP cowards and enablers in Congress. And when he's gone, we will rebuild.
Join us."
Nothing was gained by sitting in deference to the MAGA King while he lies & exaggerates.
It would have sent a better message to Americans if trump spoke to a half empty chamber!
Treat the MAGA King with the distain he deserves!
I believe my thoughts reflect hundreds of thousands of Democrats when I say this:
-We need a concise and clear message.
-We need ONE DYNAMIC speaker
-Finally, WE need it NOW.
Thank you.
FFS, NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL - strongly worded letters don't do shit.
Yeah, that should do it.
I see you're just as disappointing as all the other Democrats. Great job doing *whatever* that was tonight. Really showed them!
Pencils down.
The test time is over.
We, the people, are no longer accepting written responses.
Actions speak louder than words.
Tell me you are doing something meaningful without telling me you are doing something meaningful.
Near as I see/hear, maybe you're crafting a strongly worded email?
Get the gloves off & fight!
We need to show the seriousness of the times and @democrats.org failed MISERABLY.
America needs new leaders in the House and Senate.
Ask first if they can read, many maga does not.
You guys aren’t meeting the moment.
Show America you give a damn & stop being polite. Enough!
So what, exactly, are y'all gonna do about it?
Trot Schumer out in a dashiki?
Example: Jeffries & Schumer do not inspire and their old playbook ain't gonna work. How can we help?
You are not listening to constituents, you are not accessible for feedback, & you DO NOT SPEAK FOR ME when you mouth pious bullshit about bipartisanship & decorum.
WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH THAT, @kenmartin.bsky.social?!
You have no control over the party. Do you think Mitch McConnell would have tolerated such perfidy?
I tried to email you today & I couldn't even get the form to go through.
Pretend this is serious.
Another letter.
Nobody will see it or remember it. And then they’ll wonder why voters are so misguided.
Dems media and rapid response team is being run by boomers or something ? wtf is wrong yall?
Unbelievable that dems are still failing miserably.
Republicans have successfully obstructed while in the minority for 40 years, yet Democrats use strongly worded letters and signs. 🤦♂️
We need an audit/investigation into the 2024 election. @electiontruth.bsky.social (Election Truth Alliance) has been analyzing the data and found multiple extreme instances of "anomalies": evidence Republicans rigged the election in favor of Trump. #VerifyTheVote
All you can do is state the obvious to us?
What are you going to do about it and how we can help you take that action (hint: asking for money from us is not what we’re about right now)?
How about some leadership instead of pontifications on the known and obvious?
Their inaction = endorsement & legitimization of the destruction the right is carrying out.
I'm not giving the Democratic party another dime until DEMS hire a rapid response team that alerts the American people of the THREATS, INTIMIDATION, CORRUPTION, LIES & SCAMS by Trump, Musk, congress and their goons.
Nine years of that maga felon & DEMS still refuse to hire a rapid response team.
A few more "ideas."
Y'all need to start calling it what it is. It's TREASON. It's a COUP. This should be the standard line across ALL messaging. Hammer it! Lock step! Every time any Democrat appears in the media, call a COUP a COUP!
For every single republican who runs from or refuses to hold a town hall, you should immediately be appointing a Democrat to hold a town hall in their place. Bring receipts. Bring faces...people hurt by current policy action.
(sit-ins, paste letters from people hating Trump all over Congress, burn effigies in the lawn, whatever just do something)
The rest of us can email, call and protest, but if Dems aren't doing anything the rest of us are easy to ignore.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/opinion/democrats-project-2029.html
...and yet, 10 Democrats voted to censure @algreen.house.gov and most sat on their asses and did nothing while Trump lied to the American People. What the actual fuck? At least @repjasmine.bsky.social has a spine.
They are still trying to convince Republicans that they are being bad instead of proposing solutions.
Do something!
Have you announced anything about helping rebuild state parties into 24/7/365 messaging/organizing operations akin to what WI & NC do?
But you desperately need an activist-driven Comms Team who listens to us and gets the Dem Party messaging together. A strongly worded statement is just not it, especially when there was the opportunity of this televised event watched by the world. 🤦♀️
Saying you'll work WITH Trump to cut waste??? The Dems obsession with bipartisan work in this chaotic climate is embarrassing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/05/gop-budget-medicaid-cuts/
You better look around to see who you’re standing with!
This entire display of fecklessness hurt you more than anyone else.
Your strongly worded letters mean nothing.
It's time to put down your ink pen, and put on your gloves and step into the ring!
No matter how bad Trump is (and he’s pretty bad), House and Senate leadership made us look even worse.
Remove Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer from leadership IMMEDIATELY.
weak & spineless democrats
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