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hamsterjill

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67. Absolutely!

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:00 PM

May 3

Dems should be having town halls in districts where Republicans won't show up. The one representative who did this had a cardboard cut out of the absent Republican. We need more of this.

Dems need to be present and accounted for at EVERY obligation that Trump misses (i.e., the soldiers' remains being returned). Dems need to be on the air EVERYWHERE as much as possible. Call out the tariffs and the impact that they will have. Remind everyone of Trump being a convicted felon. Attack the religious right's claim to religious stuff and show the real impact of things like abortion and cutting funding for needy people.

I fear we won't have an election in 2026 if things continue on the course that I currently see. Trump will declare himself king, dictator and pope, and Republicans will salute it while Dems send a strongly worded letter asking him to stop.

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2026, I simply don't trust the voters to turn over Congress to the Dems. [View all] edhopper May 2 OP

I understand your sentiment. Ferrets are Cool May 2 #1

I don't trust the American FoxNews Voters Mr.Bee May 2 #46

I don't trust the tabulators BonnieJW May 2 #54

Never trust the voters, never take them for granted. Democrats will always need to work hard. This is not news. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2 #2

Tell that to the leaders edhopper May 2 #13

All the hand-wringing in the world will not change the fact.... walkingman May 2 #3

Do Town halls gab13by13 May 2 #4

Absolutely! hamsterjill May 3 #67

Agree Abstractartist May 2 #5

Democrats are gaining lots of ground in the suburbs WSHazel May 2 #6

Hmmm Abstractartist May 2 #36

Another "chase the white working class voter" Fetterman-style crusade WSHazel May 2 #52

There are Dinos in every age group. yorkster May 2 #8

Agree Abstractartist May 2 #38

Agree as long as we don't force out yorkster May 2 #50

It's only going to take a handful of seats to give the Dems a majority Fiendish Thingy May 2 #7

It just may be a catastrophic economic event to bring people to their senses. Katinfl May 2 #53

I agree I also think that if we do when in 2026 that we need a different strategy Tribetime May 2 #9

I'd Be Happy If Dems Took The Opportunity modrepub May 2 #10

The American voter has lost the trust of the world Johonny May 2 #11

if dems can take the hose, which i doubt rampartd May 2 #12

If a President could cancel an election it seems like it would have happened by now n/t Shrek May 2 #37

precedent? rampartd May 2 #40

There is always the first time. Katinfl May 2 #56

If trump continues like now, we should do well in midterms. If not, maybe it's time for a huge purge within the party Silent Type May 2 #14

What message? edhopper May 2 #25

Totally agree. We should have developed a Democratic Project 2026/2028 immediately after losing election and Silent Type May 2 #31

Yell? edhopper May 2 #41

Yep. Or, Schumer standing in the well of an empty senate chamber late at night unenthusiastically reading from Silent Type May 2 #43

Or the strongly worded letter he sent to trump. Katinfl May 2 #57

I plan on working a little harder, donate a little more and hope the current guy continues down the road he is on. multigraincracker May 2 #15

I think we will take the House relatively easily, but not the Senate EdmondDantes_ May 2 #16

Tend to agree. It would be huge to take House. I'm from Georgia and really worried about Ossoff. Although I'll Silent Type May 2 #17

We have no idea .... Escape May 2 #18

I don't trust the tabulators on voting machines that Musk said were so easy to hack. I believe he did just that and that rainy May 2 #19

BINGO! Kid Berwyn May 2 #21

The result was a dictatorship that "disappeared" opponents and established a thieving oligarchy. SharonAnn May 2 #39

I visited Chile in 2019... Kid Berwyn May 2 #51

Don't know, but her failure to demand a recount in any swing state (hand count). Dan May 2 #33

The theft was just over the automatic recount margin rainy May 2 #62

Her campaign could have paid for a hand recount. Dan May 2 #63

Yeah, let's prepare for the 2026 midterms with the mindset that we lost because of Musk, when there is no evidence Silent Type May 2 #35

It will be a fight Nigrum Cattus May 2 #20

This is exactly what the world sees the_liberal_grandpa May 2 #22

I hear you. You give up. Ok. Martin68 May 2 #23

So if we lose it's because of me? edhopper May 2 #26

Did I say that? Martin68 May 2 #27

Pretty much edhopper May 2 #42

Your defensiveness is showing my friend. All I said is that you have given up. I didn't say a word of blame. Martin68 May 3 #66

That is clearly NOT what the OP said. AllyCat May 2 #30

Within a year the willful destruction of the United States will be of... NNadir May 2 #24

We've had blue waves before, it usually depends on how bad things are economically. sop May 2 #28

If there is an election... WSHazel May 2 #34

I don't either. I STILL hear people say things like: AllyCat May 2 #29

The thing about that is edhopper May 2 #44

I know that. You know that. AllyCat May 2 #55

Yes edhopper May 2 #60

Don't Despair Haru May 2 #32

I am not edhopper May 2 #45

Most voters vote on whim or to conform with their neighbors. Ping Tung May 2 #47

1000% it's finding other amplication networks and food messaging uponit7771 May 2 #48

Don't know if this means much for other states . . . AverageOldGuy May 2 #49

Democrats not really campaigning for this, watching their approval ratings get worse lees1975 May 2 #58

Interesting. BannonsLiver May 2 #59

I don't trust there will be free & fair elections, or that we'll have them at all. Martin Eden May 2 #61

+100 nt WarGamer May 2 #64

77 Million stupid people. PhilosopherKing May 2 #65