2026, if it is not progressive, it will be conservative.

Americans want fundamental change. Not the hope of change, not the promises of change, but actual real-world, live to see it and experience it, everyday type of change.

It is why many people were tricked and bought into the lie, Donald Trump was selling. And if we cannot match that, we will receive only more of the nonsense conservatives sell.

We'll go left or we'll go right.

#UsPol #UsPolitics #Politics #America #UnitedStates #Democrats

"The task for the Democrats is what it should have been all along: remaking the party into the party of the bottom 90 percent — the party of people who don’t live off stocks and bonds, of people who are not CEOs or billionaires like Mark Cuban, the party that rejects Elon Musk and the entire American oligarchy."

~ Robert Reich

#Democrats #EconomicElites #SuperRich
/1

robertreich.substack.com/p/the…

There was no mandate for Trump. There was no red shift. There was only a blue abandonment

The real mandate is for Democrats to stand for a fairer economy.

^{Robert Reich}

What a surprise: Biden lied.

Oh well, at least he managed to get Trump elected.

That’s something, I guess.

Wish I could say “good job committing genocide by proxy, Democrats” but it looks like Trump is going to beat you at that too.

Damn, maybe you should’ve been playing a different game… Turns out you can’t beat Trump at fascism.

🤷‍♂️

#USA #US #America #USPol #Biden #Democrats #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #settlerColonialism #apartheid #warCrimes #ethnicCleansing #genocide

Excellent analysis of #KamalaHarris 's historic defeat.

"The visceral response from many #Democrats, mourning their election loss at the perceived altar of #Gaza, signals something telling. To declare that Gaza cost the Democrats the White House reveals a buried awareness of culpability; at some level, they recognize that the very punishment they seek to deflect is perhaps deserved."

mondoweiss.net/2024/11/liberal…

Liberal guilt and Palestine

Palestine did cost the Democrats the election, though not how some imagine. In Palestine’s fate millions finally understood their calls for change would remain unanswered. In this, Palestine revealed the malaise and dissonance of the American empire.

^{Abdaljawad Omar (Mondoweiss)}

it's important to highlight "perfect legality."

We should call out #Democrats for not only botching this election, but also not reforming those laws while they had the chance.

It's something I, for one, have been screaming about for years: If you don't like what a #Trump like president might do with his legal authorities, then fix the laws to make sure he wouldn't have those authorities!

Well, if we start yelling about that now and establish it as something we really want done, maybe down the road we can actually have those needed reforms from a party that's not so utterly aloof.

#USPolitics

Democrats got a little bit of good news today when media outlets projected two women will win U.S. Senate seats in Michigan and Wisconsin. Interestingly, both states went for Donald Trump, so a significant portion of voters cast split tickets.

@newrepublic reports on Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin: flip.it/01-tE6

And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on Sen. Tammy Baldwin: flip.it/l9LBRn

For more coverage of the U.S. Senate, follow @the-senate-ElectionCentral

#Baldwin #Slotkin #Senate #USPolitics #Democrats #Politics #Election

Tammy Baldwin wins Wisconsin Senate race in 2024 election over Eric Hovde

With 99% of the votes in, Baldwin led Hovde by 49.4% to 48.5% in a race that drew attention and big bucks from around the country.

^{, Journal Sentinel (Journal Sentinel)}

@Beachbum @si_irini
#USpol #Elections2024

*The Clear Shape of Things To Come during #Trump's 2nd term in office*

(3/n)

...hangs on a thread at present:

Via #WHYY.org:

"...the #House...or a flip to #Democrats 👉as a last line of resistance to a #Trump second-term White House agenda.👈

A few individual seats, or 👉👉even a single one, will determine the outcome. 😂Final tallies will take a while, likely pushing the decision into next week—or beyond."

whyy.org/articles/election-202…
...

Control of the U.S. House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda

With Republicans having swept to the majority in the U.S. Senate, House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted his chamber would fall in line next.

^{Associated Press (WHYY)}

From Justin Miller: Colin Allred's post-Dobbs strategy fell flat here—and for #Democrats all across the country–in the face of the visceral reactionary forces around the economy and immigration summoned by #Trump. texasobserver.org/texas-red-te…

#ColinAllred #TedCruz #politics #USpol #news #Texas #election2024 #Republicans #immigration #abortion #extremism

Texas Goes All Red for Ted

Maybe Dems need to recover the lessons of Beto 2018. Or maybe the sun will die before the state turns blue.

^{Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)}

"Tens of millions of #Trump voters support his program, yes, but the voters who pushed him over the edge into victory were essentially casting protest votes.

The #Democrats have done everything they could to associate themselves with the ruling order: moving their politics to the right, shifting support away from supposed “leftists” within their ranks, demobilizing protest movements. It turns out that this was a losing wager at a time when people are hungry for change."

crimethinc.com/2024/11/06/hist…

History Repeats Itself: First as Farce, Then as Tragedy

In many ways, the Democrats are responsible for Donald Trump’s return to power. Let's explore why.

^CrimethInc.

All day, #political nerds had been waiting for the results of #AnnSelzer’s famously accurate poll of #Iowa. The state hasn’t been swingy in a long time, but the #Selzer poll, conducted for The #DesMoinesRegister, can offer clues about broader trends in the electorate. In 2016, when many #Democrats were feeling complacent about a #HillaryClinton victory, her survey showing #Trump leading by 7pts in Iowa was an early indication of his underestimated strength in the Midwest.

#Women
#HarrisWalz2024

As she calls for a media reckoning, Parker Molloy speaks truth that will resonate with a lot of us, I suspect:

"For years, major news outlets have twisted themselves into knots trying to appease critics on the right. In the process, they've alienated not just the left but anyone who cares about honest, fearless journalism."

#media #MediaFail #Democrats #Republicans #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump

readtpa.com/p/its-time-for-a-m…

It's Time for a Media Reckoning—No Matter Who Wins Tomorrow

For too long, legacy media outlets have only responded to right-wing criticism. That needs to change.

^{Parker Molloy (The Present Age)}

American abroad who hasn’t received your ballot yet? Use the federal backup ballot now!

votefromabroad.org/faqs/BB1

#VoteFromAbroad #KamalaHarris #Democrats #voteblue

The historically most accurate pollster in the United States is Ann Selzer. She only does polls in one state - Iowa, typically a very Republican state. For the last two elections her polls were outliers that turned out to be correct, showing that Trump's support was far stronger than expected in 2016 and Biden wasn't going to run away with it in 2020.

She just put out her final poll of the election showing Kamala Harris up by 3 points... in Iowa.

youtube.com/watch?v=yTU0ZWFNmz…

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #HarrisWalz #VoteHarris #Iowa #AnnSelzer #Polls #Poll #Selzer

file under: things that will not be reported on fox news

thedailybeast.com/listen-to-th…

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #HarrisWalz #VoteHarris #Epstein #JeffreyEpstein

A fabulous fall day to canvas in #Flemington, #NewJersey for #KamalaHarris, #AndyKim for Senate, #SueAltman for Congress #NJ07 and all the other downballot #Democrats.

Share what #GOTV you are doing this last Saturday before Election Day!

#YesWeKam #HarrisWalz2024 @KamalaHarrisWin

Even as the #election will shape the #judiciary, the judiciary may also shape the election. As in 2020, #Republicans & #Democrats have already asked federal #judges, including those on #SCOTUS, to resolve disputes about ballots before Election Day. Their rulings could determine the outcome of a close race.

Perhaps related, Americans’ faith in the #courts has eroded in the #Trump era.

#law #courts #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

#Harris also wants to enact #TermLimits & an #ethics code for #SCOTUS, given the revelation that Thomas & Alito accepted luxury gifts w/o disclosing them. That’s unlikely if #Republicans control the #Senate — & maybe even if #Democrats do, thanks to the #filibuster.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

Reuters:
Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site

"We know who Donald Trump is," Harris said...

"This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power," Harris said..

Harris was flanked by American flags on stage and surrounded by blue and white banners that said "FREEDOM" ...
reuters.com/world/us/harris-sp…

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #TimWalz

With #racist #MadisonSquareGarden #rally, #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump and his #allies #prove #Democrats’ point.

Before Trump's event at the New York City arena, #Democrats drew #parallels to a #Nazi #event in 1939. After the gathering, the #comparisons were #unavoidable.

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m…

With racist Madison Square Garden rally, Trump and his allies prove Democrats’ point

Before Trump's Madison Square Garden event, Democrats drew parallels to a Nazi event in 1939. After the gathering, the comparisons were unavoidable.

^{Steve Benen (MSNBC)}

#LGBTQ+ #voters in these 4 #states could swing the 2024 #presidential #election.

LGBTQ+ voters strongly #vote for #democrats

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Politics #Election #Representation #Culture #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #Megathread

theconversation.com/lgbtq-vote…

LGBTQ+ voters in these 4 states could swing the 2024 presidential election

LGBTQ+ voters make up a relatively small percentage of the American electorate. But they’re poised to play an outsize role in the ‘tipping-point’ states most likely to decide the election.

^{The Conversation}

if you ever find yourself wondering "how did crypto bros get all this money to try to take over the government?" a big part of the answer is "the government gave it to them in the form of covid stimulus and PPP loans".

the crypto industry alone is now responsible for roughly half of all corporate money attempting to influence the election. you'd never know it though because their campaigns never mention crypto.

paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #HarrisWalz #VoteHarris #crypto #bitcoin #BTC #Tether #PPP #covid

RS:
'Yes, I was in a cult': J6 rioter backing Harris after admitting being 'all in with MAGA'

As part of interviews with three Donald Trump supporters who headed off to Washington, D.C. to attend the post-election "Stop the Steal" rally, one woman called it the biggest mistake of her life and has become a full-throated supporter of... Kamala Harris...

"Yes, I was in a cult..I got caught up in all the lies.”
rawstory.com/jan-6-cult-266949…

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris

'Yes, I was in a cult': J6 rioter backing Harris after admitting being 'all in with MAGA'

As part of interviews with three Donald Trump supporters who headed off to Washington, D.C. to attend the post-election "Stop the Steal" rally, one woman called it the biggest mistake of her life and has become a full-throated supporter of Vice Presi…

^{Tom Boggioni (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

nothing to see here, just #JDVance actively encouraging the breaking of laws and the harassment of poll workers in a swing state.

x.com/DanteAtkins/status/18503…

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #HarrisWalz #polls #swingState #Pennsylvania #Michigan #Wisconsin #Virginia #VoteHarris

Van Jones should know 'why'. Spoiler:she's female and dark skinned.

"‘He gets to be lawless. She has to be flawless.’: Van Jones on Trump and Harris "

#Harris #RVAT #Politics #News #USA #2024Election #Vote #Polls #Kamala #Walz @KamalaHarrisWin #Fascism #Authoritarianism #MAGA #GOP #Democrats #Dictator #Racism #Sexism

cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/vi…

"The Real #Trump Problem: Cognitive Decline?
Donald Trump, [is] showing potential signs of cognitive decline, may not be able to perform the duties of the presidency for a full term. We believe he should release his medical records, as Vice President Harris has done, to provide transparency about his health."

#Harris #RVAT #Politics #News #USA #2024Election #Vote #Polls #Kamala #Walz @KamalaHarrisWin #Fascism #Authoritarianism #MAGA #GOP #Democrats #Dictator

nationalinterest.org/blog/poli…

The Real Donald Trump Problem: Cognitive Decline?

As physicians, we are deeply concerned that Donald Trump, showing potential signs of cognitive decline, may not be able to perform the duties of the presidency for a full term.

^{The National Interest}