This is how you reach out even in red areas
More Perfect Union - I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP8Oxe6OxJc&t=402s
Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge
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The thing to remember is that the Deep Red are just as pissed off as we are, only they blame different people. We have a lot more in common with them than we think, and there are areas of agreement that can be used with positive results.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Go ahead Searchlight Institute find yourselves any current congressional people who supports your surrender views the public wants a different direction they've had enough
Just what Democrats don't need: A new group telling them to surrender
The Democratic Party has been floundering since former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election against Donald Trump—and a new think tank is pushing to make things even worse for the party.
The group and its founder, former Democratic Party operative Adam Jentleson, were profiled in The New York Times on Wednesday. He said the Searchlight Institute said seeks to push the Democrats away from openly supporting human rights for LGBTQ+ Americans and to join Republicans in denying the reality of the science of climate change.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9 ... medium=web
Just what Democrats don't need: A new group telling them to surrender
The Democratic Party has been floundering since former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election against Donald Trump—and a new think tank is pushing to make things even worse for the party.
The group and its founder, former Democratic Party operative Adam Jentleson, were profiled in The New York Times on Wednesday. He said the Searchlight Institute said seeks to push the Democrats away from openly supporting human rights for LGBTQ+ Americans and to join Republicans in denying the reality of the science of climate change.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9 ... medium=web
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Will I get all over the Nooz if I fund a think tank?
Here's a buck fifty. ZoWie says trump is fronting for some very evil people and we need to say ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT.
Buy yourself a Coke, then go forth and bloviate.
Here's a buck fifty. ZoWie says trump is fronting for some very evil people and we need to say ENOUGH OF THIS SHIT.
Buy yourself a Coke, then go forth and bloviate.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Yes a complete overhaul everything is completely broken
3 in 4 say political system needs major reforms or overhaul: Survey
Three-quarters of Americans say the U.S. political system needs major reforms or a complete overhaul, according to a new survey.
The CNN/SSRS poll, released Friday, found that 75 percent of U.S. adults believe the country’s political system needs a complete or major reform. Just 4 percent said the system is fine as is.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ed-survey/
3 in 4 say political system needs major reforms or overhaul: Survey
Three-quarters of Americans say the U.S. political system needs major reforms or a complete overhaul, according to a new survey.
The CNN/SSRS poll, released Friday, found that 75 percent of U.S. adults believe the country’s political system needs a complete or major reform. Just 4 percent said the system is fine as is.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ed-survey/
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The system is broken because it failed to break the relation of wealth to political power. It worked best right after WWII, when the heavy war taxation and investment had equalized the classes somewhat. Due to the American distaste for politics, the country let it slip back into the antebellum situation of strong class divisions creating oligarchy at the top. As a result, we see such spectacles as Musk's dismantling of Federal agencies, and Trump's turning the White House into an imperial palace with a $200 million ballroom where the public rose garden used to be.
A conscious attempt was made by some to get at least some of the money out of politics, but this failed. Now, here we are.
A conscious attempt was made by some to get at least some of the money out of politics, but this failed. Now, here we are.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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The Democratic Base Is Very Happy With Their Members In Congress — For Once
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are going without pay; millions of Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for food are set to miss payments starting this weekend; and air-traffic staffing shortages are causing groundstops across the country.
Congressional Democrats are under real pressure to cave — and they aren’t. And that’s genuinely surprising the progressives that pushed Democrats to leverage the government funding fight over expiring health care subsidies in the first place.
https://www.notus.org/democrats/shutdow ... e-leverage
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are going without pay; millions of Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for food are set to miss payments starting this weekend; and air-traffic staffing shortages are causing groundstops across the country.
Congressional Democrats are under real pressure to cave — and they aren’t. And that’s genuinely surprising the progressives that pushed Democrats to leverage the government funding fight over expiring health care subsidies in the first place.
https://www.notus.org/democrats/shutdow ... e-leverage
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Jon Stewart: ‘I think the Democrats are still a mess’
Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday said that despite Democrats making major gains following Tuesday’s election, he thinks the party is still unpopular and in disarray.
On the latest episode of his podcast “The Weekly Show,” Stewart told MSNBC host Chris Hayes and “Pod Save America” co-host David Plouffe that he thinks “Democrats are still a mess.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5 ... wins-mess/
Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday said that despite Democrats making major gains following Tuesday’s election, he thinks the party is still unpopular and in disarray.
On the latest episode of his podcast “The Weekly Show,” Stewart told MSNBC host Chris Hayes and “Pod Save America” co-host David Plouffe that he thinks “Democrats are still a mess.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5 ... wins-mess/
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Nothing that growing a pair wouldn't help. The New York mayor election suggests a solution here.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Can progressives ride Mamdani’s momentum into the midterms?
House Democrats are bracing for a surge of progressive primary challenges that could scramble the party’s internal hierarchy—and the spark behind it all is a likely one: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Something on the left has shifted. From municipal offices to congressional districts, activists are testing whether the anti-establishment energy that helped elect Mamdani can be scaled up to Washington.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1 ... medium=web
House Democrats are bracing for a surge of progressive primary challenges that could scramble the party’s internal hierarchy—and the spark behind it all is a likely one: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Something on the left has shifted. From municipal offices to congressional districts, activists are testing whether the anti-establishment energy that helped elect Mamdani can be scaled up to Washington.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1 ... medium=web
Re: Democrats Might Want to Put Her in Charge
Tall order. New York is not representative of the whole country. However, the general spirit of the times does seem to favor Democrats.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Mamdani’s win has progressives eyeing New York City House seats
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win has sparked progressives to target House seats across the city, including some currently held by Democratic heavyweights.
New York City Councilmembers Chi Ossé and Alexa Avilés are reportedly weighing bids to oust House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Reps. Dan Goldman, respectively — and have sought the backing of the city’s DSA chapter to do so. And left-wing challengers have emerged against Reps. Ritchie Torres, Adriano Espaillat and Grace Meng.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... use-seats/
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win has sparked progressives to target House seats across the city, including some currently held by Democratic heavyweights.
New York City Councilmembers Chi Ossé and Alexa Avilés are reportedly weighing bids to oust House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Reps. Dan Goldman, respectively — and have sought the backing of the city’s DSA chapter to do so. And left-wing challengers have emerged against Reps. Ritchie Torres, Adriano Espaillat and Grace Meng.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... use-seats/
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Bad move
DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election
Democratic officials and strategists blasted the Democratic National Committee on Thursday for withholding its autopsy of the party's loss in the 2024 presidential election, despite repeatedly pledging to release it.
Why it matters: Several Democrats — including many advising possible 2028 presidential candidates — said burying the report unfairly helps former Vice President Harris if she runs again, and shields top party consultants by hiding potentially damaging information about their efforts
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/19/dnc-20 ... y-backlash
DNC under fire for hiding autopsy report on 2024 election
Democratic officials and strategists blasted the Democratic National Committee on Thursday for withholding its autopsy of the party's loss in the 2024 presidential election, despite repeatedly pledging to release it.
Why it matters: Several Democrats — including many advising possible 2028 presidential candidates — said burying the report unfairly helps former Vice President Harris if she runs again, and shields top party consultants by hiding potentially damaging information about their efforts
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/19/dnc-20 ... y-backlash
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Democrats rip Trump administration for ‘illegal’ strikes on Venezuela
Democratic lawmakers lambasted the administration early Saturday after President Trump announced U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, flew them of the South American nation and carried out a “large scale” strike in the country.
The move, many argued, was “illegal” without congressional approval.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/567 ... democrats/
Democratic lawmakers lambasted the administration early Saturday after President Trump announced U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, flew them of the South American nation and carried out a “large scale” strike in the country.
The move, many argued, was “illegal” without congressional approval.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/567 ... democrats/
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Democrats launch new program to turn out infrequent voters
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a new initiative on Wednesday that aims to turn out likely Democratic voters in toss-up states and congressional districts who voted in 2020 but sat out the last presidential election.
The initiative, called Local Listeners, trains volunteers to engage infrequent voters, aiming to reach more than a million of them ahead of the midterms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... nitiative/
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a new initiative on Wednesday that aims to turn out likely Democratic voters in toss-up states and congressional districts who voted in 2020 but sat out the last presidential election.
The initiative, called Local Listeners, trains volunteers to engage infrequent voters, aiming to reach more than a million of them ahead of the midterms.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5 ... nitiative/
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Jeffries goes all in on redrawing maps favoring Democrats — with House control on the line
As Hakeem Jeffries sits in the minority of a GOP-controlled Washington, he is still haunted by a Republican gerrymandering gambit that he believes cost him the speaker’s gavel — and cost his party control of the House.
This time, he’s making sure Democrats fight back.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/politics ... istricting
As Hakeem Jeffries sits in the minority of a GOP-controlled Washington, he is still haunted by a Republican gerrymandering gambit that he believes cost him the speaker’s gavel — and cost his party control of the House.
This time, he’s making sure Democrats fight back.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/politics ... istricting
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Moore says Democrats need to ‘stop being the party of no and slow’
In an interview that aired Sunday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) urged his party to take a more aggressive governing posture to fight back against the Trump administration and regain popularity.
“There’s something that we have to make sure that we do better and that’s actually meet people where they are and move with a sense of urgency,” Moore said, during a town hall moderated by CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell. “The Democrats have got to stop being the party of no and slow and start being the party of yes and now.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... son-trump/
In an interview that aired Sunday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) urged his party to take a more aggressive governing posture to fight back against the Trump administration and regain popularity.
“There’s something that we have to make sure that we do better and that’s actually meet people where they are and move with a sense of urgency,” Moore said, during a town hall moderated by CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell. “The Democrats have got to stop being the party of no and slow and start being the party of yes and now.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... son-trump/
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I can put it into simpler terms.
If the Democrats grow balls, they will elect the next House speaker and then the next president.
If the Democrats grow balls, they will elect the next House speaker and then the next president.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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Colorado group pursues ballot measure to pave the way for a new congressional map
A new Colorado group launched an effort Wednesday to place an initiative on the ballot this year to pave the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats for the 2028 and 2030 elections.
Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, a group that formed earlier this month, is hoping voters will approve a measure to temporarily bypass the state's independent redistricting commission as a response to Republican-led states redrawing maps over the last year.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/electi ... rcna259553
A new Colorado group launched an effort Wednesday to place an initiative on the ballot this year to pave the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats for the 2028 and 2030 elections.
Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, a group that formed earlier this month, is hoping voters will approve a measure to temporarily bypass the state's independent redistricting commission as a response to Republican-led states redrawing maps over the last year.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/electi ... rcna259553
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Democrats plan counterprogramming during Trump’s State of the Union
Several House and Senate Democrats will skip President Trump’s State of the Union address next week to attend counterprogramming events near the U.S. Capitol highlighting the impact of the administration’s policies.
Trump is scheduled to address Congress on Feb. 24, a speech that comes amid an uproar over his immigration policies, fueled in part by the deaths of two U.S. citizens shot by immigration authorities in Minnesota. That, in turn, spurred an ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5743 ... ion-rally/
Several House and Senate Democrats will skip President Trump’s State of the Union address next week to attend counterprogramming events near the U.S. Capitol highlighting the impact of the administration’s policies.
Trump is scheduled to address Congress on Feb. 24, a speech that comes amid an uproar over his immigration policies, fueled in part by the deaths of two U.S. citizens shot by immigration authorities in Minnesota. That, in turn, spurred an ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5743 ... ion-rally/
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Democrats hold counter-events during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘These are not normal times’
Democrats held competing events on the evening of the State of the Union address across Washington where lawmakers boycotted the official event and protesters said they wanted to show the growing opposition to Donald Trump’s increasingly unpopular agenda.
On the National Mall, hundreds of people, including about 30 Democratic members of Congress, gathered for the “People’s State of the Union”, a counter-rally. Attendees held signs that read “No Money for ICE” and “Healthcare Not Warfare”. One person on stage carried a large poster with the photographs of the more than 30 people who had been killed in dealings with ICE since Trump took office in 2025.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... oples-sotu
Democrats held competing events on the evening of the State of the Union address across Washington where lawmakers boycotted the official event and protesters said they wanted to show the growing opposition to Donald Trump’s increasingly unpopular agenda.
On the National Mall, hundreds of people, including about 30 Democratic members of Congress, gathered for the “People’s State of the Union”, a counter-rally. Attendees held signs that read “No Money for ICE” and “Healthcare Not Warfare”. One person on stage carried a large poster with the photographs of the more than 30 people who had been killed in dealings with ICE since Trump took office in 2025.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... oples-sotu
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That's my fellow New Yorker Brave And Bold
Substack - Robert De Niro's Smackdown Speech on Trump And The Oligarchs
https://substack.com/@rawstory/note/c-219738610
Substack - Robert De Niro's Smackdown Speech on Trump And The Oligarchs
https://substack.com/@rawstory/note/c-219738610
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Yes we are weak we have certain politicians in Congress who are too old corrupt and won't fight back it's time to go young and bring in new voices
New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak
Americans are unhappy with the way things are going in the country, and don’t feel particularly well represented by either major political party. In our new February Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, 53% of U.S. adults say the Democratic Party is out of touch with the concerns of most Americans. An identical percentage — 53% — say the same about Republicans.
The conventional reading of numbers like these — especially after Kamala Harris’s loss in 2024 — is that when voters say a party is “out of touch,” they mean so in terms of ideology. For the Democrats, for example, “out of touch” gets mapped onto “too progressive” — with the implication that to become “in touch,” the party needs to tack to the ideological center.
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-po ... dium=email
New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak
Americans are unhappy with the way things are going in the country, and don’t feel particularly well represented by either major political party. In our new February Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, 53% of U.S. adults say the Democratic Party is out of touch with the concerns of most Americans. An identical percentage — 53% — say the same about Republicans.
The conventional reading of numbers like these — especially after Kamala Harris’s loss in 2024 — is that when voters say a party is “out of touch,” they mean so in terms of ideology. For the Democrats, for example, “out of touch” gets mapped onto “too progressive” — with the implication that to become “in touch,” the party needs to tack to the ideological center.
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-po ... dium=email
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The conventional reading reinforces the very old idea that Americans vote their pocketbooks. The problem is that somehow the party that used to be good at addressing that concern got weak and wussy when what Americans really want is a show to go with a bottom-up economic policy. Right now, it's obvious that the policy issues greatly favor the Democrats. However, where's the show?
Everybody's in show biz, everybody's a star. People respond to shows. You don't need a graduate degree in motion picture production and certified MPAA/MPA credits that have crawled up the magic wall in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater to figure that out. I personally hate that kind of politics, but hating it doesn't mean it's not the way of the post modern world.
Where's the show? We need the Democrats to play to the third balcony. Hillary at the committee hearing was a good start. More please. Only sustained controversy plays in this media environment.
Everybody's in show biz, everybody's a star. People respond to shows. You don't need a graduate degree in motion picture production and certified MPAA/MPA credits that have crawled up the magic wall in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater to figure that out. I personally hate that kind of politics, but hating it doesn't mean it's not the way of the post modern world.
Where's the show? We need the Democrats to play to the third balcony. Hillary at the committee hearing was a good start. More please. Only sustained controversy plays in this media environment.
"We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation." --Liz Cheney, Republican, 7/21/22
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That's nice but now what's your solutions to do anything about it
House Dems fume at Trump admin's "bullsh*t" Iran briefing
House Democrats left a Tuesday night briefing on Iran expressing even greater frustration towards the Trump administration than they had going in, with several lawmakers describing it as "bullsh*t."
Why it matters: Democrats are full steam ahead on forcing a vote this week on a resolution that would constrain Trump from unilaterally waging war with Iran.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/iran-b ... war-powers
House Dems fume at Trump admin's "bullsh*t" Iran briefing
House Democrats left a Tuesday night briefing on Iran expressing even greater frustration towards the Trump administration than they had going in, with several lawmakers describing it as "bullsh*t."
Why it matters: Democrats are full steam ahead on forcing a vote this week on a resolution that would constrain Trump from unilaterally waging war with Iran.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/iran-b ... war-powers