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35. sure, it was Schumer's fault that Democrats who showed up to defeat Trump by voting for Biden

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:29 AM

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...didn't bother to show up to defeat Trump by voting for Kamala Harris.

Democrats flipped nine Republican-held seats, mostly in blue states, and gained one seat each in Alabama and Louisiana due to new congressional maps

Republicans’ majority shrank to the narrowest since 1930.

As if legislators needed to convince Democrats who voted to stop Trump four years earlier need to be mollycoddled into doing the same again.

What are we supposed to believe these people needed to hear from anyone?

They fucked us supremely, and we're still holding their hands and telling them they were justified in enabling the election of a megalomaniac, convicted felon.

I'm not a Democratic strategist, and I don't come here to make Democratic strategy, but fuck those people to hell for what they did in dicking around about Biden or Harris.

What the actual fuck did they think Trump was going to do about the things they were complaining about? Their stupidity is only exceeded by their hubris.

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Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris [View all] dalton99a Thursday OP

Yes.. agree. But Barack Obama did get 43% of rural, although less than R opponent each time. hlthe2b Thursday #1

A must read article at link, it will set off another angry round of pointless recriminations within the party. sop Thursday #2

POTUS Biden was knee-capped from behind. PufPuf23 Thursday #16

Biden performed horribly at the debate, you can't deny that. dem4decades Friday #77

We weren't the one harping about MustLoveBeagles Thursday #3

Indeed. I don't recall Kamala spending a lot of time on the culture war issues Redleg Thursday #26

But, we think that people who aren't Bettie Friday #69

Bingo MustLoveBeagles Friday #74

The party and Biden should receive the majority of the criticism exboyfil Thursday #4

Much as I respect Biden, I can't disagree. sop Thursday #7

He flushed his legacy down the toilet Jose Garcia Thursday #8

Biden got very bad advice and should have made the Prevention of Trump's Return a top priority. dalton99a Thursday #10

Are we sure it was advice? Polybius Thursday #24

Considering how long it took after the debate disaster, yes it was blind ego. thought crime Friday #30

I believe that Joe Biden thought he was the only person capable of beating Trump MichMan Friday #73

He still thought that too after the election Polybius Friday #97

Partly ego fujiyamasan Friday #85

While not the biggest Biden fan compared to many here, I can't agree with that EdmondDantes_ Thursday #11

You are explaining WHY he didn't step down. thought crime Friday #29

Agree, sadly. BannonsLiver Friday #61

Clan you find a Biden quote ever saying he was going to leave after one term? karynnj Thursday #14

Here you go Sewa Thursday #15

That is others saying he won't run a second time karynnj Thursday #18

The bottomline is that Biden Sewa Thursday #25

Post removed Post removed Friday #28

"Suggests" is not definitive Mad_Machine76 Thursday #20

It's not typically done to primary a sitting president pinkstarburst Friday #46

It's also not typical to insist a sitting President removes himself from the ballot and then Quiet Em Friday #49

Anyone that dared to challenge him in the primary was attacked here MichMan Friday #75

They were awful candidates Mad_Machine76 Friday #91

He could have easily declared victory after the 2022 mid terms and announced he wasn't running. BannonsLiver Friday #62

Here's a great piece RoseTrellis Friday #98

Exactly this. No one was excited about pinkstarburst Friday #45

I could write a better "autopsy" in a few sentences. FascismIsDeath Thursday #5

+1. And the migrant surge shouldn't have been allowed. That was a huge gift to Trump. dalton99a Thursday #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #13

That's one I don't see many addressing fujiyamasan Thursday #17

This is a good analysis. yardwork Friday #33

It's sad isn't it? fujiyamasan Friday #57

Absolutely. yardwork Friday #66

The Harris is for They/Them and Trump is for You commercial was brutal. bearsfootball516 Friday #54

They couldn't figure out how? yardwork Friday #67

It's not true. Harris ran rebuttal ads in swing states pivoting to the economy. betsuni Friday #96

No, she says she countered it by saying "Trump says a lot of things about me, but I know the thing you care about betsuni Friday #95

Message auto-removed Name removed Friday #59

Harris was forbidden to distance herself from the Biden years GreatGazoo Friday #90

Agreed pinkstarburst Friday #48

migrants benefit the nation, even the undocumented ones bigtree Friday #60

Thank you for this MustLoveBeagles Friday #83

But Schumer swore this would work! leftstreet Thursday #9

sure, it was Schumer's fault that Democrats who showed up to defeat Trump by voting for Biden bigtree Friday #35

He said they didn't need blue collar workers leftstreet Friday #40

no he didn't bigtree Friday #41

I was just quoting him leftstreet Friday #42

no where is he quoted saying what you claimed bigtree Friday #44

It was from The National Review leftstreet Friday #56

I can read bigtree Friday #63

Okay leftstreet Friday #68

I personally believe he'll retire after the midterms bigtree Friday #72

Sidestepping critical issues is not an autopsy. Incredible. Passages Thursday #12

what 'critical issue' was more important to people than keeping a convicted felon in their own country out of office? bigtree Friday #37

If you want to win, you cover all the bases. Passages Friday #43

this is delusionary bigtree Friday #50

The better question imo, why do an autopsy if you plan on omitting information that Passages Friday #51

no, the question is, why does anyone need that falderal? bigtree Friday #55

Are you serious? The party does an autopsy for answers, instead of assumptions. Passages Friday #58

'the party' bigtree Friday #64

Ken Martin commissioned the autopsy. You already seem to believe to know why we lost and how. Passages Friday #70

not enough Dems showed up bigtree Friday #76

You have done quite a bit of guessing. The point of an autopsy is to look at the issues objectively. Passages Friday #79

the guessing is mostly from those assuming the DNC didn't look at the report bigtree Friday #81

After losing twice to Trump, it is dangerous to assume anything. Passages Friday #82

Thank you again MustLoveBeagles Friday #84

Riiight. Let's all engage in more B.See Thursday #19

Republicans write off rural America, give them nothing but culture wars and sit back taking their vote for granted. betsuni Thursday #21

this shit is why we lost bigtree Thursday #22

I agree. hamsterjill Thursday #27

Boy, I sure wish I could get away with lines like this at my own job - if I messed up and the boss asked me to explain Midwestern Democrat Friday #36

What the hell happened in politics always ends up in finger pointing. tavernier Friday #38

those folks people are dragging had ONE VOTE each in that election bigtree Friday #39

AGAIN, EXACTLY THIS. Voters B.See Friday #94

In the engineering world it's usually root cause analysis or 5-whys fujiyamasan Friday #89

Word MustLoveBeagles Friday #86

EXACTLY THIS, Bigtree. Again, B.See Friday #93

Glad it was released, but why not address this part: Polybius Thursday #23

Instead, it points to our failure with rural voters. Thanks. thought crime Friday #31

Probably by consultants who want Bettie Friday #71

I think it's more of a revolving door fujiyamasan Friday #87

This is a disgrace. yardwork Friday #32

most of the fools still dragging the party today like we're the opposition didn't bother to vote against the republicans bigtree Friday #34

I think we're talking about two different things. yardwork Friday #47

I think they're good for some things bigtree Friday #53

And now Americans are learning the hard way why Rump is a disaster Bluestocking Friday #52

And Trump practically advertised what he was going to do - retribution, dictatorship and all dalton99a Friday #65

Same reason Kerry and Clinton lost gay texan Friday #78

+1. It is an uphill battle dalton99a Friday #80

Kamala most definitely did NOT go too far left with identity politics or social issues biocube Friday #88

The best autopsy on the 2016 campaign was the NYTimes best seller "Shattered" GreatGazoo Friday #92

That's because this autopsy is not an autopsy at all standingtall Saturday #99