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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I understand the issue. It's clear. What I don't understand is this article focusing on Ocasio-Cortez's "by the light of day" comment.

Are people watching these proceedings live on C-Span with their hand on the phone ready to call their congressperson's office? If Republicans pushed this through "during the light of day," would it make any actual difference? Why can't congresspersons challenge this in the middle of the night? Does Ocasio-Cortez think Republican constituents will be making those calls to change the minds of their politicians? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (15 children)

Republican voters are way more engaged than Democrat or progressive voters. Any day of the week.

It's why they have so much more content, content creators and social media presence. They put in the work. But not just put in the work. They target specific areas that are effective for either changing public opinion or applying pressure to government to get their issue across.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Meidas touch is catching up

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I really hate Meidas touch. It's clickbait titles going on about nothingburger events. "Trump slammed" "republicans make catastrophic mistake" "Republican makes career ending move" Its just a left wing version of Info Wars

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Make up your mind. Either the left competes with the right or you just sit and complain how they don’t compete with the right enough. And I disagree with nothing burger. The DOJ keeps getting wiped in court. And the congress is scrappy, dems are tripping the magamind congress into admitting mistakes. And you’ll need this exposure for the midterms so people know exactly what kind of scum their rep is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Then don't watch it. It's not for you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But we need shit like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think that comment is proving what I'm saying. Every time there's momentum on the left, it's not perfect and therefore can't support it. Without any media being supported there's no momentum.

If you look in the right, they're still pissed off about Rosanne. I just saw a YouTube comment yesterday pissed off at John Goodman for being a back stabber. Lots of upvotes and jokes. And that rallying is absent for anything on the left

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

It does engage the low information center to center left.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why aren't they? It's their medicaid benefits.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think you are overestimating just how much constituents are invested in what their politicians actually do...

Many many many persons feel the side effects, the burn, of their elected politicians deviating from what they hoped. And yet each election cycle, these politicians continue to be voted in.

I mean, they get mad, but mad enough to watch C-Span and make calls...? 😅

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I guess but it has been many years of them feeling the burn from their own party. Can't tell if any of them are waking up or not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Honestly, they're not.

I hate to say it, but the system needs to crash and burn for people to wake up. I need and want to avoid that at all costs, but some people... most people... don't seem to be able to learn without it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is classic language to pacify you, to make you think someone is out there speaking and a fighting on your behalf.

They're literally attacking Medicare? Don't worry AOC is putting the GOP in their place, she's SLAMMING them and ripping them a new one!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I want to believe you're wrong, but... I can't. 😔

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If my representatives fought this proposal, calling them does no good.

So how do we find out if our reps approved of it? Those are the reps that need to be replaced. I feel like there's no easy way to find out whether my reps approved of a prop

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

If my representatives fought this proposal, calling them does no good.

That's not necessarily true. Even if they're on the right side of an issue, calling them can still be useful by helping encourage them to continue to hold the line.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The prop isn't on there. Neither are the dates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

IIRC, this was on a committee. It's not a vote on the floor yet. Basically a smaller discussion group having conversations about legislation before it is voted on.

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