I have to say that 4 years of Trump won't be so awful if the end result is the Dems get the WH and a unified Congress.
Winning the House in '18 was important. It really slowed down the GOP and got Trump impeached and knocked the wind out of his hairpiece.
I think early voting begins in September in many states.
While I'd like to be optimistic, and fervently want a massive BLUE wave to cleanse America in 2020, the depth of the stain that Trump will leave on the fabric of America will not be so easily washed away.
From domestic issues: race divsions, the economy, healthcare, voter suppression efforts, environmental, to foreign policy: rebuilding long-term alliances that have served us well, rechecking and assessing complicated and contentious relations with China and Russia, and showing to the world we side with democracy and not authoritarian oppressive countries. Biden and the Dems have a lot to do rebuilding the ability to effectively govern that Trump and Repubs have activelt tried to dismantle.
And they will likely meet with a lot of head-wind from Repubs. And lets not forget the a conservative SC and the hundreds of federal judges Trump and McConnell hand-picked to bend law and justice to favor the rich and powerful.
But I'm hopeful that a Biden Admin wil be focused and smart and start fixing America step by step, ((I'd focus on the economy, jobs (infrastructure) aide to tax starved states and fixing O-care/healthcare and slapping sanctions on Russia). Let's see Repubs run against that in '22.
And i agree taking the House in '18 was critical in denying Trump the complete legal power to enact more damaging legislation. And in that regard keeping the House in '20 (which should be a lock) but also in '22 and '24 will be critical. And retaking the Senate would be huge in sctually fixing America,
IMO if we get a Biden presidency he will inherit a shit storm of problems, too numerous to discuss in depth now, that he will be tasked with fixing. And it won't be easy and may make him and a D-congress easy targets for the hypocritical republicans, who will demand quick cures for the diseases they brought to our country.
IMO the 4-years of suffering Trump-16 (and lets pray its just 4 years) will leave scars and have a damning legacy far beyond that happy day when we're cured of the Trumpdemic.
I really see the glass more half full than the above.
This is a truly transformative time and it is in such times there is opportunity that shouldn’t me wasted.
The coming aftermath of this shit show is akin to a post war environment or meteor strike.
Society is screaming for change and Trump is defending the Confederacy.
There are few moments in history such as these.
Fuck the GOP.
Headwinds?
Fuck them, change the rules and shut them out.
Be Smart
and be strategic and the Dems can re-write a lot of laws, enact a lot of social change and appoint a lot of judges over the next 30+ years
be a pig and you risk gtting slaughtered in '22 and '24.
i hope the dems hit the trifecta in '20 WH/S/H
and consolidate in '20-22, make progress and hold H/S
win again in '24.
then the demographics and some of the social changes may be too strong for the Repubs to game
then you can bury the fuckers
From October 2018, about a month before the Midterms
The Republican Party has outlived its efficacy and has, in fact, become what its leader accuses the Fourth Estate of being — an enemy of the people. In order for this grand experiment in democracy to continue into the future, its politics must be allowed to evolve to meet the needs of its growing diverse populations, and that is anathema to the GOP. In order to save the nation AND the principles of conservative politics, the GOP must be destroyed.
It must go the way of Carthage. Its structure battered into bits, the rubble burned to ash, the ashes salted and sowed into the earth, never to grow again.
https://exjournalistsunite.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/accommodation-politics-is-losing-politics-now-we-fight/
From August 2019
Conventional wisdom counsels the Democrats to tack to the middle and avoid “going too far left” but when have you heard members of the Very Smart People put forth “conventional wisdom” about the Republicans going too far right? Never. That’s why a tactic the GOP is putting a lot of weight behind will most likely backfire. They are determined to make “The Squad” the face of the Democratic Party.
The Squad IS the future of the Democratic Party, and fortunately the future is now.
https://exjournalistsunite.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/remember-democrats-the-middle-of-the-road-is-where-you-get-run-over/
Knicks-
First let me say we are in general agreement on where we want to go, the route we are going to take, and the vehicles we'll be driving.
The differences appear to be mostly at the speed we want to go.
I'd like to go in a timely manner, as fast as is safe, maybe a few miles over the limit, 75+-ish but don't want to get pulled over. And I'll stop from time to time to take a leak, grab a burger, get some gas, its going to be a long trip.
You want to get there yesterday and I get it. I just think the risks of a blow-out at high speeds, reacting in time to the deer that jumps out, or not seeing the cop waiting behind the billboard, may escape you at 100 MPH.
In my posts I outlined some broad policy initiatives I thought important near-term, get gas, check the oil, make sure all the kids are accounted for, and stop at Dunkins for coffee, and donuts for the kids to keep them happy for awhile, before they start the "are we there yet?". So I won't repeat them now I figure we will have plenty of time to chat about where we agree and where we disagree as we take this trip. And I'm pretty sure now I'm going to need a pit stop in a few hours after downing that extra-large Iced coffee.
And knicks, quoting your own blogs (it wan't apparent until I clicked on the link) as proof that you agree with you is not really necessary, I know you agree with you.
Have a good and healthy 4th with your family