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paleotn

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32. That may not be terribly off the mark. Since the CEO shooter aftermath, it's become very apparent...
Sat Dec 21, 2024, 12:57 PM
12 hrs ago

that a lot of American are extraordinarily pissed. Sometimes pissed at the right people,. Many times not. But given what billionaires have done to them in so many ways the last 40 years, they have every right to be pissed. They were pissed at us recently, in my mind partially because we failed to take credit loudly enough to overcome the rightwing, propaganda machine on the positive things were were doing. Biden is low key. That's his style. Wrong style for the times. We couldn't or wouldn't offset the Repuke lies with shouted truth.

That rage is still seething and if Donny doesn't perform as advertised, which he won't, many will turn on him like rabid dogs. Way worse than 2018 and 2020. If he spikes unemployment with a policy driven recession (Elmo and Chaiwalla stupid shit), it's going to get ugly. We need to tap into that rage. Harness it. Tough order given where we are right now as a party, but if we can accomplish it, we may well end up with enough clout to do things like the OP mentioned.

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It's a start. dchill 13 hrs ago #23
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That's 400 votes in the House. Aside from vacancies did that many members not vote? underpants 15 hrs ago #2
Here is the House Roll Call BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #6
Wow that's a lot. underpants 15 hrs ago #9
Some are ill and/or are in treatment BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #10
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Wanna end Elump Traildogbob 15 hrs ago #3
.... BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #7
🤜🤛 Traildogbob 12 hrs ago #25
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An own goal. ananda 15 hrs ago #11
Erm..... COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #13
Shooting yourself in the face perhaps? paleotn 13 hrs ago #22
Sort of like buying successful Twitter, and turning it into crappy X Walleye 12 hrs ago #33
We should all be VERY encouraged by this HereForTheParty 15 hrs ago #8
Pitchbot chorus 'How this is bad for the Democrats' in 3... 2... 1... Hugin 14 hrs ago #14
SOTH MUSK dweller 14 hrs ago #15
So up yours, President musk, VP vance and the convicted felon. republianmushroom 13 hrs ago #16
A proverbial shot across the bow Zambero 13 hrs ago #17
That may not be terribly off the mark. Since the CEO shooter aftermath, it's become very apparent... paleotn 12 hrs ago #32
Keep it up kacekwl 12 hrs ago #27
BS Timewas 12 hrs ago #28
Fitzpatrick (PA 01) did the right thing Freddie 12 hrs ago #30
We need a good strong candidate to unseat him BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #34
Yes it's frustrating Freddie 12 hrs ago #36
Yeah he has found a way to do "visible bipartisanship" BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #38
They are such amateurs when it comes to politics. I don't even think they realize people like their congressmen Walleye 12 hrs ago #35
The convicted felon said the govt. shut down was President Biden problem, correct. republianmushroom 12 hrs ago #37
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