Is a Democratic resurgence in 2022 possible? Hell yes!

[BlueWavePsych]

We can start by acknowledging some basic truths. Forget about any major shift in polls showing Republicans clinging to their self-serving narrative about what caused the insurrection of Jan. 6; the fact that the majority of Republicans have chosen to embrace self-delusion isn’t going to change by late 2022, and neither are their votes. Likewise, no single-issue, anti-choice Republican is going to ever vote for a Democrat; neither are any so-called “Christian” voters or “guns” voters. We know that already.

But as Green points out, no gerrymandering or voter suppression laws can counter a relatively small electoral shift by so-called “swing” voters or independents. In fact, that shift need not be more than an eighth of the entire “swing vote” portion of the electorate.

As the stunning Senate victories of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia showed, a small decrease in Republican turnout, coupled with a concerted GOTV drive by Democrats, can literally alter the balance of power in Washington, and thus determine the future of the country.

The Republicans insist they won the last election. The attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and their actions thereafter showcased how they intended to impose that lie on the rest of the country. If they want to win in 2022, Democrats must ensure that the American people—Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike —are vividly reminded of that infamous day, over and over again.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/5/1/2028199/-Is-a-Democratic-resurgence-in-2022-possible-Hell-yes


Still, take nothing for granted!

[TheRealNorth]

1. Turnout will be the key

Faux News will be riling up the Republicans, so its up to us to avoid another 2010.

[Hawker123]

2. And if it is normal

Dems will take it for granted, lack get out the vote efforts and whine when people fail to vote. It needs to be all hands on deck starting NOW!. Learn the new laws, educate people, register people. GET them to the polls. There will be elections before 2022, like Texas, sadly I bet almost no effort goes to try and win that seat.

[paleotn]

3. Without Donnie Covid on the ballot....

the lift will be easier. Our turnout in 2020 was gargantuan. But so was theirs, driven by Trump and Trump alone. A number of magats rarely if ever voted prior to Trump, much less in off year elections. Take away casting a vote for their racists "savior" and I don't think many will even show up in 2022. Trump was the draw. Without him, Republicans can't muster those kinds of numbers, even with Trump's endorsement. But, we can, IF we don't fall into the same trap as 2010. National politics isn't a 4 year thing. Every 2 years we've got to turn out the numbers, and if we get anything even approaching our 2020 turnout, we will swamp the Republicans nationally and win in places we didn't think possible.

[Walleye]

4. We know the majority of Americans are on our side.

We need to find out why that doesn’t always result in winning elections.