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Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 07:00 PM May 13

What should Dems' top priorities be going forward in 2026-28?

What are your TOP FIVE?

Economy?
Inflation?
Civil Rights?
Immigration?
Gaza?
Israel?
Police?
Voting Rights?
LGBT rights?
Taxes?
Wages?
Public safety?
National Security?
Unemployment?
Health care?
Environment?
Something else? (please be specific)

I'd like to hear YOUR thoughts.

Mine are (in no particular order)
Health care
Civil rights
Inflation
Immigration
Environment

Now let's hear from YOU!

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What should Dems' top priorities be going forward in 2026-28? (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA May 13 OP

Impeaching the current administration, feeding people, questionseverything May 13 #1

Caring about each other............. Lovie777 May 13 #2

Rooting out corruption BlueSpot May 13 #3

Not telling everybody we just need to move on from the Trump/Republican criminal cabal. Chasstev365 May 13 #4

reversing income inequality. everyonematters May 13 #5

Economy Quiet Em May 13 #6

Expand the Court - everything else is secondary Fiendish Thingy May 13 #7

So Trump will sign the law expanding SCOTUS? WarGamer May 13 #9

In 2029 Fiendish Thingy May 13 #10

the OP specified 2026-2028 WarGamer May 13 #13

2028 is the presidential election year for an administration that takes power in 2029 Fiendish Thingy May 13 #14

Without the office of the POTUS, what can be done? WarGamer May 13 #8

Unrealistic, But... DET May 13 #11

REPEALING MOST of the Big Ugly Bill, especially the tax cuts for the wealthiest! Jack Valentino May 13 #12

questionseverything

(11,986 posts)

1. Impeaching the current administration, feeding people,

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:12 PM

May 13

Healthcare, end our aggression in iran, let the poor national guard go home 🏡

Lovie777

(23,755 posts)

2. Caring about each other.............

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:12 PM

May 13

BlueSpot

(1,329 posts)

3. Rooting out corruption

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:15 PM

May 13

Chasstev365

(8,143 posts)

4. Not telling everybody we just need to move on from the Trump/Republican criminal cabal.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:32 PM

May 13

No damn it! You can Legislate and investigate to hold people accountable for their serious crimes.

everyonematters

(4,259 posts)

5. reversing income inequality.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:41 PM

May 13

Our failure to do this, is the reason we are not the dominant party.

Quiet Em

(3,025 posts)

6. Economy

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:44 PM

May 13

Health care
Civil Rights
Voting Rights
Wages

Wages have simply not kept up with the cost of living. People cannot afford housing, they can't afford health care and I think they are sick and tired of the infrigement of their basic civil rights.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,118 posts)

7. Expand the Court - everything else is secondary

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:49 PM

May 13

Everybody take a good look at your wish lists of priorities.

Now, take a breath, and face the reality that absolutely nothing on your lists is possible without first expanding the court and killing the filibuster to do so.

With the filibuster in place, any bill can be blocked in the senate.

With the current majority on the court, any law that passes can be overturned.

WarGamer

(18,863 posts)

9. So Trump will sign the law expanding SCOTUS?

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #7)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:02 PM

May 13

Fiendish Thingy

(24,118 posts)

10. In 2029

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #9)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:22 PM

May 13

I thought that part was obvious.

Democrats only power between 2027-29 is obstructing Trump’s agenda.

Until 2029, nothing on anybody’s wish list, except impeachment hearings, will happen.

WarGamer

(18,863 posts)

13. the OP specified 2026-2028

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #10)

Wed May 13, 2026, 09:34 PM

May 13

Fiendish Thingy

(24,118 posts)

14. 2028 is the presidential election year for an administration that takes power in 2029

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #13)

Wed May 13, 2026, 11:25 PM

May 13

Judging by the list in the OP, It still seemed obvious to me that those priorities couldn’t be implemented until a Dem president was in office.

If that wasn’t implied, then the entire OP was unrealistic.

The only power Dems will have from now until January 20, 2029 will be to block Trump’s nominees and agenda, and to investigate his administration and impeach those deserving of impeachment.

That’s it.

They can certainly talk about other priorities, but they won’t be able to do anything about it.

WarGamer

(18,863 posts)

8. Without the office of the POTUS, what can be done?

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:01 PM

May 13

Certainly no legislation.

DET

(2,601 posts)

11. Unrealistic, But...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 08:50 PM

May 13

- Accountability for the Trump administration’s massive corruption and treason and implementation of mechanisms to enforce legal actions on the executive and legislative branches
- Reversing the One Big Bullshit Bill
- Reversing the effective elimination of the Civil Rights Act and implementing enhanced voter protections (through legislative action?)
- Reversing Citizens United and implementing enforceable constraints on corporate and foreign financial contributions (through legislative action?)
- Providing affordable health care to everyone

Jack Valentino

(5,252 posts)

12. REPEALING MOST of the Big Ugly Bill, especially the tax cuts for the wealthiest!

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 09:33 PM

May 13

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