[insert title here] 2025-26 Election Cycle Thread

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[Top Gun]

Try it bitch.

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^ the context here is that the Dem establishment is pushing Gov. Janet Mills (who is 77 years old!) to run against Collins, and Platner is trying to position himself as the grassroots alternative.

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[katt_goddess]

That's great but people shouldn't get cocky. We've reached the stage where in some areas the losing R will go to an R-friendly court to sue to have votes tossed until they are the winners and no one seems to think that person should actually just be yeeted into the sea for everyone's sanity. 

[Top Gun]

I saw this bit on the national nightly news about how Republicans could take some hope from the Democratic Party's general favorability numbers polling below theirs, and it's amazing how much that misses the point. A lot of Democrats view the Democratic Party unfavorably precisely because those in power aren't doing enough to fight back. The candidates who are promising to fight back are the ones doing well in these special/odd-year elections.

[André Toulon]

I tend to watch news that i hate. Not going as far as Fox News, but News Nation shows up in my YT rotation when i opt for news instead of my "for you" recs.

NN is one of the most disingenuous outlets I've ever encountered but it has a lot of "young" journalists and frankly, I find them more engaging than the stammering, elderly masses that loom over the more popular outlets....

That said, one thing I believe they are spot on about is the Dems waste a lot of time pushing back against Trump blindly instead of making themselves a more favorable choice.

Spouting rhetoric about how Trump is lying, using gross overreach, and racist isnt going to sway anyone....They love that shit. So stop yelling about it. Instead, just focus on things THEY will do to make America "great".

Honestly, I dont even think video evidence of Trump forcing a teen to touch his willy is going to be the nail in the coffin that people think.  It's painfully evident that the mental gymnastics will allow these people to still absolve him of any wrongdoing....Tell the people what you will change....unless the answer is nothing. In which case, i guess everything is just going according to plan.

 

[scoobdog]

9 hours ago, André Toulon said:

I tend to watch news that i hate. Not going as far as Fox News, but News Nation shows up in my YT rotation when i opt for news instead of my "for you" recs.

NN is one of the most disingenuous outlets I've ever encountered but it has a lot of "young" journalists and frankly, I find them more engaging than the stammering, elderly masses that loom over the more popular outlets....

That said, one thing I believe they are spot on about is the Dems waste a lot of time pushing back against Trump blindly instead of making themselves a more favorable choice.

Spouting rhetoric about how Trump is lying, using gross overreach, and racist isnt going to sway anyone....They love that shit. So stop yelling about it. Instead, just focus on things THEY will do to make America "great".

Honestly, I dont even think video evidence of Trump forcing a teen to touch his willy is going to be the nail in the coffin that people think.  It's painfully evident that the mental gymnastics will allow these people to still absolve him of any wrongdoing....Tell the people what you will change....unless the answer is nothing. In which case, i guess everything is just going according to plan.

 

I think the issue with that is a variation of the old "Dems are out of touch with the voters."  It's not so much that the Democrats don't have good ideas; rather, it's that all of the really great ideas that are coming from the progressive wing of the Dems aren't landing with voters for a litany of stupid reasons.  That tends to impede the party's ability to come up with an effective and compelling plan.  It's a catch-22 - do you keep professing a vision for American that actually can work but no one wants or do you stoop to the level of your opponent?  Both make you unpopular but only one seems to be effective.