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WizumbODaSage

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3. "Take Power" Means Different Things When We Are at 20%
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:48 PM
Apr 29

The Repubs Have Had to Fly Sideways to Lose Absolute Approval.

That hasn't made DEMS more popular. A competent Republican President & Majority Leader would still be eating our lunch like Reagan & Gingrich did. And the Supreme Court renders every decision, including today's Voting Rights Subtraction like a Segregationist Gift Day. The DEMS have to get their act together. Unify on a leadership agenda and then move forward like they mean it. We don't KNOW what this will be in November. We HOPE it will be better than '24 but some of the electorate hates us and there is a chunk of it that distrusts us because we don't bow our knees at noon or will force their daughters to play soccer facing away from the sun. If we come in in January with that high on the agenda the electorate won't even accept the potential of female or gay DEM candidates at the top of the ticket. We may win but there is not going to be room for DEMS to STOMP in victory!

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eminent domain or my preference , civil forfeiture rampartd Apr 29 #1
"Take Power" Means Different Things When We Are at 20% WizumbODaSage Apr 29 #3
The Democratic President elected in 2028 -misanthroptimist Apr 29 #2
That makes anyone who voted for them also complicit MichMan Apr 29 #7
Only if they were actively involved in crime -misanthroptimist Apr 29 #9
Under RICO, you just need to prove that the organization committed crimes and tie people to the organization MichMan Apr 29 #11
Just because you *can* prosecute someone... -misanthroptimist Apr 29 #12
As we saw in Georgia, RICO prosecutions are complex and fraught with pitfalls Fiendish Thingy Apr 30 #19
No way this will happen if the old guard Dems control the party. republianmushroom Apr 29 #4
I'm not confident Dump will allow elections going forward. sellitman Apr 29 #5
He can't stop elections. Fuckery will continue though themaguffin Apr 29 #6
There isn't anything he won't try. sellitman Apr 29 #10
He can "try" all he wants. States control elections. If some states want to have less representation, ok sure but themaguffin Apr 29 #13
You left out a couple of important parts: Fiendish Thingy Apr 29 #8
Making people persona non grata and deporting them has been done moniss Apr 30 #16
And without due process, it would be wrong. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 30 #18
So we should violate the law to be petulant? EdmondDantes_ Apr 29 #14
Do you think I meant this as anything except wishful moniss Apr 30 #17
Let's wait and see how the mid terms turn out. WinningAgain Apr 29 #15
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