Feeling pessimistic, might delete later. You can blame ICE kidnapping people off the streets, a stupid gerrymandering strategy, endless idiotic wars, or even just Ken Paxton being hated. But I think the only reason Texas (and some other usually-red states and districts) flipped is because a lot of people were pissed off that it was costing $200 to fill their huge trucks and SUVs. Is $6 diesel the result of Republican policy? Of course. But if we invaded Iran and it didn’t cause a huge spike in gas prices I don’t think we would be where we are today (and to be clear, I’m very pleased with last night’s results, even if my fucking stupid Florida continues to underperform).
Quick edit to whoever admins this community: I just read the sidebar & rule 1. Mea culpa.
Anyone focused on impeachment is a fucking idiot.
Democrats need to focus on one thing and one thing only, cost of living. It is basically the only thing people care about.
No. People care about accountability. Corruption was a big factor in this election. It shouldn’t be one or the other. They should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
To add to this, corruption can be linked to affordability. The Iran war and Tarriffs are driving inflation and Trump and co are profiting off that both by making corrupt stock trades before policy is announced.
How the fuck this isnt instant prison for life is baffling to me.
This is why there needs to be accountability and punishment and and not “moving on” or “sticking to norms”.
These people profited off death, suffering, and struggle of everyone but themselves. Fuck them.
So how do we actually get punishment ? An actual pedophile is in the whitehouse and has faced 0 repercussions. Actually he made billions.
Due process is in the constitution. Don’t be like them. Let them be properly tried and convicted.
The fact that there’s any question on whether they’ll be convicted is the travesty.
Lmfao, no they don’t.
They voted in Republicans after Citizens United and they voted in Trump after multiple impeachments.
The people should care about corruption, but they by and large don’t … unless they think that corruption is effecting the prices they’re paying.
The people care about cost of living. Thats it.
Yup. It’s a sad fact, but it’s a fact.
$6 gas is the only reason we have an anti-war movement right now too, as evidenced by how unbothered Americans as a people were by the 20 years of War on Terror and torture, normalized by both ruling parties. Heck, our last president was the supposed progressive and earned the name ‘Genocide Joe’.
I’ve literally never heard anyone call him genocide Joe. Honestly if you’re hearing people call him that you might want to reconsider the people you talk to.
Well, your lived experience is clearly very insular.
You might consider crediting people with being genociders when they support a genocide.
So Trump won 2024 because he was accountable?
The reason impeachment is even in discussion is because we have a president who would rather burn the country down while blaming the Democrats, than compromise.
Hell, compromise is even the wrong word, they could pass the “Trans ban tax cut deregulation super bill” and he would still veto it out of spite.
Without presidential support or a super majority, Democrats main tools are investigations and impeachments. If anything, that gives them leverage or a shot at getting someone into the Oval Office not obsessed with retribution.
Republicans in both chambers could take a hint and help pass things without the president, but it’s more likely they’re doing the political calculus and coming to the decision that resisting Democrats passing popular bills is the best shot they have at the GE in 2 years ago they can say “See, the blue wave was useless and Democrats can’t govern.”
This isn’t me pre-appologizing for Democrat inaction, it’s the reality of how our political system works - having a simple majority in one of the three beaches of government isn’t free reign to do whatever you want.
Impeachment means fuck all. It’s a red herring for the position of president. He’s been impeached twice already. It means nothing.
No, their main tool and job, remains their main tool and job: passing legislation.
Make the president veto bill after bill after bill and they’ll have something to campaign on next time that people care about.
100%
And they’re probably not going to because most don’t actually give a damn if people are starving.