A short trip back in time...
I think I got it right back then.
“When voters see Democrats moving people-friendly policies through the House, only to have Republicans kill those bills in the Senate, it will not reflect well electorally for the GOP.
The good guys shouldn’t worry about Republican tropes, like the number of Democratic candidates. As always, the cream will rise to the top. We must focus instead on holding on to the House while capturing a majority in the Senate.”
https://exjournalistsunite.wordpress.com/2019/05/09/what-should-the-good-guys-do-in-the-wake-of-barrs-infamy/
Larry you've left out a few factors
Covid and Trump's mismanagement of the pandemic lost him the election.
That and a near dead economy with 10 million people out of work. And another 10 million wondering if they were next to either lose their job or get infected.
If Trump had listened to science and not looked so hopelessly incompetent he probably would have been re-elected, the House Dem losses have been greater, and the two Ga Senate seats would have likely stayed red.
If took 600,000 dead Americans, a near paralyzed economy, and a broad coalition of Americans marching in the streets in protest over George Floyd, to save the '20 election and American democracy.
I hope the Dems don't piss away the life line over the next year or so.
But other than that, you nailed it.
LMAO
If white voters don’t get all squishy over Defund the Police it’s a blow out.
“Oh but the looting and burning!”
Its unfortunate the woke left blames politics for political outcomes that smarter messaging could have avoided.
And more unfortunately it appears they are determined to make the same mistake again.
But the point was
If took 600,000 dead Americans, a near paralyzed economy, and a broad coalition of Americans marching in the streets in protest over George Floyd, to save the '20 election and American democracy.
that you avoided mentioning in your 2020 election recap.
Why can't both be true? T**** lost a lot of votes because of his epic mishandling of COVID and the Repo scare tactics about police reform worked. Take away either and the election outcome looks very different. We are talking about a pretty varied electorate, not like one guy.
Besides, what do the Dems do with the T**** fucked up COVID information for 2022? He won't be doing that again. I think people do not like gridlock and inaction. I also think that idea underlies Repo strategy in the Senate. That is why it is essential for Dems to put big proposals to a vote and make it clear Repos are responsible for the inaction.
IMO if not for Trump' massive covid fuck-ups, and growing Pinochio-nose, we rebound quickly, the economy rebounds, and Trump wins re-election and as his coat-tails are longer than they were in real life and as most of America is not quarantined and pissed off and not watching George Floyd get murdered, and Dems and indies don't come out to vote in record #s, to vote the fascist out of office, the Reichstag come to order. And German becomes the 2nd language of the Reich.
IMO covid gets played in '22 as the relief package America wanted but Mitch and the grinchs wouldn't give you. And IMO they are trying to stall as long as possible, to run some clock, under the guise of faux bi-partisanship to stymie Biden and Dem initiatives. But the Dems have to be selective in what they put forward, otherwise they'll get skewered on the messaging, like they did on Defund the police in '20
So no frivolous attempts to ban fire-arms, or no free college, or free healthcare for everyone, or whatever, but go hard on infrastructure and jobs as I recco'd last June, because most everyone wants, a new road, bridge, train terminal, schools, hospital, internet connectivity, etc. and the jobs and payola that comes with it, and if the Mitch and the grinches play the budget deficit or inflation card, fuck 'em with their own record of looting the treasury for the wealthy and big biz. And try to offset the off year impact and Repub gerrymandering and voter suppression, with a smart game plan.
So give the people some goodies, some stuff they want, but don't give Repubs the ammo to shoot you, because those motherfuckers each have 10 AR-15s and they know how to shoot.
and start to recapture middle-class voters by getting them used to voting D again . As then you'll be in a position to make longer term and bolder plans for social change.
BTW, whats with T****? Is this like Beetlejuice X3 ?
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