The Mad King and his new soon to be kingdom - Washington D. C.

[RockyRoadTravel]

The Mad King has been talking about this for a while now. His takeover of the City of Washington D.C. His own feudal fiefdom.  Maybe it's just easier to rename things if there's no elected government. The Mad King does hate representative democracy. Is he going to call it Washington D.D. - District of Donald. 

(In 2008, in hindsight, the Obama administration should have granted it Statehood - finally taxation with representation.)  

25th Amendment for the Mad King. 

[Pete1111]

The Dems could help save representative democracy from the Mad King of DC by gerrymandering all the blue states now instead of blathering on about it. 

Yeah, gerrymandering sounds anti-democratic, but the longer the Dems stand pat, the worse are the prospects for stopping the Mad King of DC fascist train.

Are these MoveOn.org events happening now with Jasmine Crockett and others going to make a difference?  Yeah, they seem exciting, when Crockett calls Trump a POS, and says the Supreme Court is corrupt, but I doubt if the low-information voters are watching or care much.

There is another event tonight in Tejas, and others coming in Omaha, etc.  You can stream these or watch video clips on Meidas Touch.  

https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/

 

But, even with a better message, I'm still not confident the Dems know how to consistently win elections.  Isn't their strategy to wait around for voters to figure out the Dems are the good guys?  Wake the fuck up.  The GOP has been beating that strategy for a long time.

So, IMO we may need to brace ourselves and learn how to endure what the GOP is doing to us.  Sorry to say it, but maybe we should get used to grabbing our ankles and hope the pounding isn't too painful.

 

 

 

[stevenkesslar]

6 hours ago, Pete1111 said:

But, even with a better message, I'm still not confident the Dems know how to consistently win elections. 

What Dems need to do is figure out how to win in red states again.  Without that, there really is no need for a Democratic agenda.  Because Democrats won't have the votes in the Senate.  Even assuming they can cobble together the minimum necessary electoral votes.

The idea that more progressive Democrats can co-exist with more conservative Democrats is so ........................... well, Democratic.  Several generations of older Democrats knew what it was like to have to co-exist with Southern Democrats like George Wallace.  If we could do that, surely we can co-exist with Andy Beshear or Laura Kelly.

That said, I'm up for what Gavin Newsom and the other Dem Guvs plan to do with  gerrymandering as a Band Aid, if Texas moves forward.  As @RockyRoadTravel keeps saying, Trump only fears and respects people who look him in the eyes and say, "Fuck you, you fucking raping lying maybe pedophile fucking fuck."  Or something like that.

[Pete1111]

5 hours ago, stevenkesslar said:

What Dems need to do is figure out how to win in red states again.  Without that, there really is no need for a Democratic agenda.  Because Democrats won't have the votes in the Senate.  Even assuming they can cobble together the minimum necessary electoral votes.

The idea that more progressive Democrats can co-exist with more conservative Democrats is so ........................... well, Democratic.  Several generations of older Democrats knew what it was like to have to co-exist with Southern Democrats like George Wallace.  If we could do that, surely we can co-exist with Andy Beshear or Laura Kelly.

That said, I'm up for what Gavin Newsom and the other Dem Guvs plan to do with  gerrymandering as a Band Aid, if Texas moves forward.  As @RockyRoadTravel keeps saying, Trump only fears and respects people who look him in the eyes and say, "Fuck you, you fucking raping lying maybe pedophile fucking fuck."  Or something like that.

I liked how when Pete Buttigieg ran for the Democratic nomination he referred to Trump as the pornstar President.  Democrats do need a more aggressive, clever, hard hitting narrative that challenges voter opinion of the GOP.

Funny, I brought up Buttigieg in another Internet group, this week.   That generated the response that Buttigieg is bad dude for trashing trans people.  Maybe that's what got me in a pessimistic mood.

Buttigieg never trashed trans people.  He merely stated his strategy that deciding whether trans athletes should compete in sports is an ethics question, not a political one.  In other words, how can sports bodies preserve meaningful and fair competition?

Other libs canceled Pete when he ran for President, for various reasons.  I get it.  People have strong opinions and refuse to cede their ground.  But that is how we ended up with 45, IMO.  Libtards were convinced Hillary was too evil.  So be it.  Just be prepared for what you have wrought.

So yeah, I'm in a pessimistic mood, hearing how easily the libtards falsely claim Buttigieg has trashed trans people, just because he doesn't fall in line and parrot what is the woke narrative.

You guys appropriately remind how important it is that people continually call out Trump for the slimy POS he is.

But will any of that matter if the Dems fail to win votes?  It seems America has already shown their hand on that.  They will vote for a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist over a Dem.

A Red state like Iowa voted for Obama twice but then experienced a political shift, likely due to resentment.  Maybe part of that is how voters saw a significant loss in jobs and wealth during the 2008 financial crisis, while banks and corporations were bailed out.  Is it any surprise how the GOP plugs into that, always referring to East Coast elites?

@stevenkesslar you make a good point, how Dems need to win in Red states. Iowa may be in position to begin shifting back.  2026 might tell the tale.

[RockyRoadTravel]

Washington DC had it's lowest reported level of crime in 30 years in 2024.  When Trumpty Dumpty calls out the National Guard, or the Marines, it'll be about culling protesters and preventing demonstrations by American citizens, it won't be because of crime.  The bully needs to be called out and confronted.  

[Suckrates]

1 hour ago, RockyRoadTravel said:

Washington DC had it's lowest reported level of crime in 30 years in 2024.  When Trumpty Dumpty calls out the National Guard, or the Marines, it'll be about culling protesters and preventing demonstrations by American citizens, it won't be because of crime.  The bully needs to be called out and confronted.  

Trump likes the "visuals" of POWER and force. And now he HAS the military under his thumb to give HIM that "illusion" of strength.