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It's interesting. Whenever somebody blames the Democrats for something that is 100% the fault of Republicans, I like to ask them, "What do you think the Democrats should be doing that they aren't already?" So far, I've gotten sputters, silence, or ineffective solutions like show votes. The fact remains that the Democrats hold 48 reliable…
It's interesting. Whenever somebody blames the Democrats for something that is 100% the fault of Republicans, I like to ask them, "What do you think the Democrats should be doing that they aren't already?" So far, I've gotten sputters, silence, or ineffective solutions like show votes. The fact remains that the Democrats hold 48 reliable votes in the Senate, where 51 or 60 are needed. Instead of blaming Dems for something they are currently powerless to solve, stop suppressing voter turnout and ensure Democrats win more seats in the Senate. With two more, whatever Sinema and Manchin do won't mean anything.
Right.
Saying "vote" might be essentially worthless in these situations, but the one thing that is definitely even more worthless is screaming "DO SOMETHING!" into the void.
Democrats in Washington are literally doing everything *useful* that they can. Give them 51 reliable Senate votes, and gun control happens immediately.
This would be a remarkable break from the Democratic Party MO over literally my entire life.
I’m not sure that “we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas” is the savvy political position that Dems have convinced their voters it is.
That's true. But until we can find a way to transition our election system into one that doesn't basically force two parties, you have to worry about the bigger threat before the lesser ones. And right now the bigger threat is the extremism continuing to take over the Republican Party. Crush that, and then worry about whether Chuck Schumer is a wuss.
Well, they shouldn’t have been going to the mattresses for an anti-choice, pro-gun incumbent in a D+7 district.