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Don't worry, the Republicans will fix it
They’ll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as usual. Even if they do win it’s the usual “come up with a mediocre decent idea, water it down, act like you're gonna be tough by taking a stand, and then let the republicans wreck it anyway even if the dems have a majority” policy.
Same narrative every election.
Don’t listen , just vote.
I've seen this one. The Democrats will turn the shotgun around and blow their face off like Daffy Duck.
Get ready for a lot of posts about how now is the time to stay home and not vote.
If the Dems lose this election it will mean that they will turn hard Left and then everything will be perfect!
Staying home is a terrible idea.
People get way more upset when people such as myself vote third party, so that is what the non-voters must do.
People who vote third-party in the general election mathmatically support fascism. That's simple fact.
Go ahead and do it for whatever reason, but that's the effect you have.
I dislike fascism, so I dislike support for fascism.
The time for such things is before the general election. That's why I vote for progressive candidates when possible. But when it comes down to the write and the choices are:
- Vote for a shitty Democrat who is not fascist
- Vote for the fascist
- Waste my vote on a third party that will not win, thus NOT voting against a fascist
Well, fuck me, but I'll vote against fascism every time.
And for those who say that supports shitty Democrats: Fuck you specifically because you're the type that does SHIT ALL until the general election with your choices above. You're again part of the reason we have shitty Democrats, not me. So fuck off.
If that third party's main selling point is abolishing the two party system, that could actually make sense
Precisely my idea.
I think they buried the real lede here:
The same survey also found that, for the first time in nearly a decade of its polling series, voters perceive the Democratic Party as having a better plan for the economy than the Republican Party.
That we're in a positive environment for the Democrats is a kinda "no-duh" situation. The out-party is usually favored during mid-term elections. There are also some well known economic issues which are working against the GOP (see: gas prices). So, we'd expect the Democrats to have an advantage. But that shift in trust of which party is better for the economy would mark a major sea change in opinion, if it sticks. As dumb as it may be, the American public has a habit of responding that they trust Republicans more on the economy than they trust the Democrats. If that changes, the Republicans would lose one of their major pillars of support.
That said, I'm not sure I'd put all that much stock in polling yet. Americans have a habit of not really paying attention to politics until very late. The common wisdom being that most people aren't paying attention until after Labor Day. Those of us subscribed to a community named "politics" are likely the exception and not the norm. So, polls and averages showing a D+6 environment are nice, but not all that useful yet. And things are likely to shift quite a bit before the actual midterms. Also, three months is a lot of time for Trump to do more stupid stuff or get stupidly lucky. We could be even more bogged down in the Iran quagmire or a deal could be struck which extricates the US, re-opens the Strait and brings down gas prices.
All that to say that, this is interesting as a quick check on where things seem to be right now, but it's probably not that predictive of where things will be in three months.
Gee I wonder why. Perhaps it has something to do with the reckless disregard for human rights and rule of law?
I wish. I bet it's high gas prices.
I'd rather people do the right thing for the wrong reason than not at all.
Most revolutions are that.
Don't get complacent. Get out and vote.
Results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday showed that 42% of registered voters would vote for a Democratic congressional candidate at present, compared to 37% for a Republican.
Considering how gerrymandered the country is, I’m not sure this is a big enough lead.
At least gerrymandering doesn't matter for Senate races.
Yeah, true. But that matters which senate seats are up for reelection. Hopefully this lead will translate into upsets.
The way polling has been going for the last like 10 years now a +10 dem "win" is actually a +5 rep "win" it's infuriating
The child rapist is trying to get rid of Head Start next. Hopefully that will happen right around vote time.
Fuck these horrid people for allowing a pedo to run our country into the fucking ground.
None of this matters now. Idiots gave the keys to the oligarchs and now they have stolen all of our data and placed AI into all aspects of our government.
Even if Elon and Trump didn't openly admit to hacking the vote tabulating machines, they can cripple and hold our government for ransom anytime they want.
There is no more "going back" or "voting for incremental change". It can't happen without a violent revolution. People spent a decade screaming it to the populace but they cheered for the destruction of the country. Literally, they cheered Elon Musk as he took a "chainsaw" to all of the stuff that we voted on, paid taxes for, and the organizations that could have held him responsible for all of his illegal actions and business practices.
I don't know if those stupid idiots that killed the USA are more stupid than the ones that still don't realize what has happened.
You gave up. So why the fuck are you back here on the sidelines trying to convince your former comrades they’re “stupid” for fighting back?
No one wants to hear how hopeless you think it is. Fight or gtfo.
Because this isn't "fighting back". Everyone getting excited over committee hearings that amount to nothing but YouTube clicks, strongly worded letters, ignored court rulings, etc.
When the hell are all of you going to wake up? "Voting" in a system that has been captured is not "fighting"
Nah that’s just “showing up” you know. “Doing the bare minimum.”
Why is it so important to you that we give up with you? You lonely?
Thanks for enlightening me. I had penciled 2 hours down on November 3rd to read about some candidates and put a piece of paper in a box. But now that I know that's not fighting I'll free those 2 hours up to start the revolution. Maybe I'll shop for bricks or something
You’re right and each conversation I have with folks that still seem to think this country is actually salvageable at this point makes me more and more convinced that it will not happen. We’ve got no unity and have been successfully atomized so thoroughly that the average modus operandi is being antisocial or asocial at best. We survived this long by evolving as communal animals, we’re at our strongest when we connect with, care for, and rely on one another, without those bonds I fear we may be cooked.
I deeply and genuinely hope I’m wrong
It's just Stranger Danger at play. You can never trust a Stranger.
I disagree with all the above, if for no other reason than the reality that we must. The defeatism isn’t harmless.
To predict defeat then say “I hope I’m proven wrong” telegraphs faithlessness and cowardice.
You’ll see this wound-licking around here a lot: “I think we will lose but welcome my former comrades, who I have no faith in, to prove me wrong.” Returning to the sidelines of the fight they left simply to taunt their former teammates this way, convincing others to give up and join them on the sidelines, is worse than desertion.
And you can bet they’ll show up once the battle is over, whether to claim participation in the victories or to recall their predictions and say “I told you so.”
Anyone still paying attention, who hasn’t yet been broken and swallowed by hopelessness, knows that the revolution is already underway.
No, it is not televised. No, outcomes are not guaranteed. But those who stand beside and fight for each other are never truly defeated.
Any Democrat winning a.Congressional race will not be seated in the next Congress. When the elections go to the Dems, they will be called fraudulent and the GOP will simply not allow them to be sworn in.
If the ballot box doesn't work anymore, people are going to go for the ammo box. Maybe they can stall until the presidential elections, but shit is going to hit the fan. And those of fantasized about that are going to get a rude wakening.
I don't buy it. Elon hasn't started buying votes yet.
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2026
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