🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[blueharvest]

Dem Lawmaker Has Urgent 3-Word Warning For Federal Workers Tempted By Trump's Offer

Sen. Tim Kaine warned employees that the president's buyout might not be what they think.

www.huffpost.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Balloon Juice - SD 35 in Iowa flips Blue

The first special election flip of the cycle happened tonight. A very Trump leaning Iowa Senate District (R+21) had a special election as the prior Republican State Senator is the new Iowa Lt. Gov. And it flipped to the Dems: THE DEMOCRATS HAVE FLIPPED IOWA’S #SD35: Mike Zimmer (D)- 51.8%...

balloon-juice.com

The story, much like 2017, is most likely a story of differential turnout. Energized Democrats voted (as the Dem won the Election Day vote) while Republicans stayed home. However, this reinforces two stories.

First, non-Presidential elections are likely bluer electorates and the further down the attention scale, the bluer it gets.

Secondly, and building on the first, this is why the House is the leverage point. A triple the decisive amount of Republicans won in 2024 by less than 4 points. If there are consistent Dem overperformances in the special elections, it reminds them that they are extremely vulnerable in November 2026.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[mclay18]

Balloon Juice - SD 35 in Iowa flips Blue

The first special election flip of the cycle happened tonight. A very Trump leaning Iowa Senate District (R+21) had a special election as the prior Republican State Senator is the new Iowa Lt. Gov. And it flipped to the Dems: THE DEMOCRATS HAVE FLIPPED IOWA’S #SD35: Mike Zimmer (D)- 51.8%...

balloon-juice.com

This is a good indicator of how the elections this year in WI, PA and VA will go.

On a pettier note, I hope this voter backlash in Iowa goes statewide next year. Nothing would please me more than seeing Joni Ernst and Kim Reynolds losing reelection.

 

[squeekness]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Well crap.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Democrats win control of Minnesota Senate

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5111676-minnesota-senate-democrats-control/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Pritzker fires back at Elon Musk after buffet remark sparks war of words | FOX 32 Chicago

There was some mudslinging between Elon Musk and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday.

www.fox32chicago.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt, crimes his own lawyer said earned him the nickname "Gold Bar Bob."

apnews.com

Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams

Senior officials under President Trump have talked with prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of abandoning the corruption case against New York City’s mayor.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Arizona's Democratic governor faces uphill battle as Republicans control Legislature

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs knows she is outnumbered this legislative session as Republicans expanded their statehouse majorities in the last election

www.independent.co.uk

Kari Lake sees her chance to reclaim her spot that was stolen.

 

[Sithborg]

Ahh yes, calling the corruption trial corrupt. Good riddance.

Trump is going to give him a pardon to troll the Dems.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Venom 1988]

 

[squeekness]

Too bad being so aroused won't amount to anything. Nobody can vote change for two more years so we're stuck with this idiot and his idiot friends.

 

[mclay18]

Arizona's Democratic governor faces uphill battle as Republicans control Legislature

Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs knows she is outnumbered this legislative session as Republicans expanded their statehouse majorities in the last election

www.independent.co.uk

It’s still a narrow R majority. It’s not like the gerrymandered verging on supermajority R legislature here in NC.

And AZ Rs are vulnerable to voter backlash come next year.

 

[Black Narcissus]

So in the grand scheme of things what are the dems doing NOW to get ready in 4 years? I’m on the extreme and would full bet my chips on AOC now. Just let it be known. Prepare her now.

 

[squeekness]

So in the grand scheme of things what are the dems doing NOW to get ready in 4 years? I’m on the extreme and would full bet my chips on AOC now. Just let it be known. Prepare her now.

I don't know, but somebody needs to step up. We seem so weak and whiney right now.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I don't know, but somebody needs to step up. We seem so weak and whiney right now.

Yes! Folks can say what they want about the other side, but they took them 4 years seriously, for better or worse and had a plan and did it. Granted, tis’ going to be hell, but still, they got it done. We need a plan now. Newsom is gone, not even a whisper now. Saying this as someone who always voted for him. We need to start pushing back. AOC is ready.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ocasio-Cortez (-16 in 2024) is almost as unpopular as Joe Biden (-20 average in 2025). American male voters do not like female presidential candidates especially in the median states that decide the electoral college. This is why Clinton and Harris lost.

Trump is either not gonna leave office in 2028-29 if he’s still healthy or is gonna have his thumb on the scale to suppress the opposition.

True landslide loss under Ocasio-Cortez.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez favorability 2025| Statista

In a survey of U.S.

www.statista.com

Far left NY district with unrepresentative demographics of U.S. voters + sexist men and racists despise her and they powered Trump to landslide vote share among men.

See also: - Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

There’s many Democrats waging legal battles against Trump now like JB Pritzker and state attorneys general. That’s where the action leadership is since the federal government is all Republican now.

 

[squeekness]

I just hope somebody electable shows up soon.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I just hope somebody electable shows up soon.

There should be concern Trump is gonna instruct his DoJ to slime and/or prosecute anyone who wants to run in 2028 if he’s still around. He tried to do it against Biden in 2019-2020.

 

[squeekness]

There should be concern Trump is gonna instruct his DoJ to slime and/or prosecute anyone who wants to run in 2028 if he’s still around. He tried to do it against Biden in 2019-2020.

He's so scummy.

 

[blueharvest]

'It's a small victory': Democrats find their voice fighting Trump's federal funding freeze

A Democratic strategist told NBC News that Tuesday was "the first day I actually felt good about Dem messaging in, like, six months."

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Democratic governors criticize Chuck Schumer for weak resistance to Trump

Exchange between six governors and Senate minority leader exposes divisions in party over opposition approach

www.theguardian.com