In order to have a political choice, we have to keep a democracy that enables us to have a choice. Focus on the best short term answer for now, and then we can deal with longer term policy differences and issues.
Sorry I missed live chat. I have found Trygve's Lessons very helpful. These discussions are helpful as well. I assume if you say you'll be back next week, it will be Wednesday, July 9, 2 p.m. EST. That said, thanks for all you do. I know these aren't the hearts you spoke about but here are some hearts for you all: 💕💕💕💕💕. Have a wonderful July 4th. Take care.
Thanks, Maxine! We’re working hard to plan ahead and schedule, but even after Rule 7 we’ll be doing more. Way too important. Thanks for your support! Spread the word and the love!
Omg you guys are saying exactly what I believe, who I am. I am a democrat who can’t be with my party anymore. I am a moderate and my party is way too far left and radical now, like the far right! Can’t do it!!!!
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that these armed, masked men who are abducting people off the streets are there to get the public used to it?
I think we are going to see armed, masked men outside polling places in the 2026 mid-terms. They will show up in mainly Democratic, or minority areas, or in areas with lots of younger voters. They will try to intimidate and frighten voters. They will try to discourage legal voters from voting. They will claim to be ensuring voting security, but voter suppression is the goal.
When you combine the GOP efforts to make it harder to register to vote, harder to vote by mail or do early voting, GOP removal of voters from the voting rolls, states with GOP-controlled legislatures replacing local election officials, and outright voter intimidation, it will not be a free and fair election.
Stalin used to say that it doesn’t matter who votes, it matters who counts the votes. Republicans are working on that part.
And GOP state parties are going to challenge every race they lose and force Democrats to spend millions of dollars in court fighting to defend the results of elections they won.
I think there is a real failure of imagination among Democrats about how far Republicans will go to hold onto power.
I hear a lot of people saying stuff about why don’t Republicans realize how unpopular these policies in this bill are are. They do realize. They just don’t care. The popularity of policies only matters if you intend to allow a free and fair election, and they don’t.
The typical Democratic response to a close election is to try to drive up the turnout of their base voters. The typical Republican response to a close election is to try to suppress turnout of Democratic voters. We are going to see a well coordinated national effort to suppress Democratic voting or to throw out Democratic votes after they are cast. People need to get ready for this.
In 2020, there were a lot of Republicans who, to their credit, refused to go along with Trump’s efforts to steal the election. There will quite literally be ZERO Republicans who will resist Trump’s coup this time. Everyone in the GOP will go along with this. Democrats cannot sleep walk into the next election thinking it will be the least bit normal.
I am so politically homeless right now. What’s the answer? Can’t relate to either party they’re too extreme or acting ridiculously cruel and simply want to fight and win. It has to be give and take. It’s the only way forward.
In order to have a political choice, we have to keep a democracy that enables us to have a choice. Focus on the best short term answer for now, and then we can deal with longer term policy differences and issues.
Sorry I missed live chat. I have found Trygve's Lessons very helpful. These discussions are helpful as well. I assume if you say you'll be back next week, it will be Wednesday, July 9, 2 p.m. EST. That said, thanks for all you do. I know these aren't the hearts you spoke about but here are some hearts for you all: 💕💕💕💕💕. Have a wonderful July 4th. Take care.
Thanks, Maxine! We’re working hard to plan ahead and schedule, but even after Rule 7 we’ll be doing more. Way too important. Thanks for your support! Spread the word and the love!
Omg you guys are saying exactly what I believe, who I am. I am a democrat who can’t be with my party anymore. I am a moderate and my party is way too far left and radical now, like the far right! Can’t do it!!!!
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that these armed, masked men who are abducting people off the streets are there to get the public used to it?
I think we are going to see armed, masked men outside polling places in the 2026 mid-terms. They will show up in mainly Democratic, or minority areas, or in areas with lots of younger voters. They will try to intimidate and frighten voters. They will try to discourage legal voters from voting. They will claim to be ensuring voting security, but voter suppression is the goal.
When you combine the GOP efforts to make it harder to register to vote, harder to vote by mail or do early voting, GOP removal of voters from the voting rolls, states with GOP-controlled legislatures replacing local election officials, and outright voter intimidation, it will not be a free and fair election.
Stalin used to say that it doesn’t matter who votes, it matters who counts the votes. Republicans are working on that part.
And GOP state parties are going to challenge every race they lose and force Democrats to spend millions of dollars in court fighting to defend the results of elections they won.
I think there is a real failure of imagination among Democrats about how far Republicans will go to hold onto power.
I hear a lot of people saying stuff about why don’t Republicans realize how unpopular these policies in this bill are are. They do realize. They just don’t care. The popularity of policies only matters if you intend to allow a free and fair election, and they don’t.
The typical Democratic response to a close election is to try to drive up the turnout of their base voters. The typical Republican response to a close election is to try to suppress turnout of Democratic voters. We are going to see a well coordinated national effort to suppress Democratic voting or to throw out Democratic votes after they are cast. People need to get ready for this.
In 2020, there were a lot of Republicans who, to their credit, refused to go along with Trump’s efforts to steal the election. There will quite literally be ZERO Republicans who will resist Trump’s coup this time. Everyone in the GOP will go along with this. Democrats cannot sleep walk into the next election thinking it will be the least bit normal.
I am so politically homeless right now. What’s the answer? Can’t relate to either party they’re too extreme or acting ridiculously cruel and simply want to fight and win. It has to be give and take. It’s the only way forward.