Democrats? Hello?

[frigidweirdo]

The days are going by here, the mid terms (usually a good time for the opposing party) are inching closer, and I don't know if I've ever seen one of the "major" parties this shy, meek and quiet. I'm seeing absolutely no clear, strong, focused message coming from the party.

Is the Democratic Party 2026 strategy going to be to point at the GQP and hope that's enough? I really don't think that's a great idea. What's going on?

I know that at least 75% of the responses to this question will be trolling from the Right, but if anyone has anything constructive to identify, that would be appreciated.

The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026?

That's the problem with a two party system. If the party on the left is run by ineffective people, there's no one else to step in.

In the UK the Tory leader, whoever she is (I know she's a woman, but don't know her name), is very ineffective so it's opened the way for Farage and his nonsense.

The US needs a different political system, fast.

 

[Votto]

The days are going by here, the mid terms (usually a good time for the opposing party) are inching closer, and I don't know if I've ever seen one of the "major" parties this shy, meek and quiet. I'm seeing absolutely no clear, strong, focused message coming from the party.

Is the Democratic Party 2026 strategy going to be to point at the GQP and hope that's enough? I really don't think that's a great idea. What's going on?

I know that at least 75% of the responses to this question will be trolling from the Right, but if anyone has anything constructive to identify, that would be appreciated.

The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026?

Nervous? Yea

 

[1srelluc]

Just stepping back and looking at it objectively I don't think I've seen a party so hopeless in their prospects since the gop ran Bob Dole.

I heard the other day that the den stronghold in FL of Miami/Dade county now had more registered gop than dem.

There are now more active Republican voters than Democratic ones in Miami-Dade County

The number of active, registered Republican voters has surpassed the Democratic ones in Miami-Dade County, according to numbers from the Supervisor of Elections. As of Monday, May 19, there were 449,337 active Republic voters registered in the county, compared to 414,680 Democratic ones. The...

www.nbcmiami.com

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The days are going by here, the mid terms (usually a good time for the opposing party) are inching closer, and I don't know if I've ever seen one of the "major" parties this shy, meek and quiet. I'm seeing absolutely no clear, strong, focused message coming from the party.

Is the Democratic Party 2026 strategy going to be to point at the GQP and hope that's enough? I really don't think that's a great idea. What's going on?

I know that at least 75% of the responses to this question will be trolling from the Right, but if anyone has anything constructive to identify, that would be appreciated.

The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026?

I think you should stay with “Trump is Hitler”

Not to worry though. As long as illegal can mail in “votes” dems remain competitive. See CA and NY

 

[Mac1958]

That's the problem with a two party system. If the party on the left is run by ineffective people, there's no one else to step in.

In the UK the Tory leader, whoever she is (I know she's a woman, but don't know her name), is very ineffective so it's opened the way for Farage and his nonsense.

The US needs a different political system, fast.

The LEAST we could do is fix THIS one, but overall we just don't care enough.

I've seen a couple of pieces about how AOC is the "face of the party" now. Do you agree with that, and do you think she should be moving up in the party now?

 

[1srelluc]

The LEAST we could do is fix THIS one, but overall we just don't care enough.

I've seen a couple of pieces about how AOC is the "face of the party" now. Do you agree with that, and do you think she should be moving up in the party now?

 

[frigidweirdo]

The LEAST we could do is fix THIS one, but overall we just don't care enough.

I've seen a couple of pieces about how AOC is the "face of the party" now. Do you agree with that, and do you think she should be moving up in the party now?

AOC is the loud mouth of the party. The further the Dems go to the left, the less likely they're going to get into power.

 

[Mac1958]

AOC is the loud mouth of the party. The further the Dems go to the left, the less likely they're going to get into power.

That always seems to be the line, too. "We only lost because we're not crazy ENOUGH".

That's what this "system" incentivizes and rewards.

 

[SeaMajor7]

Perhaps you retards on the demented LEFT should drop the Marxist stupidity and renounce COMMUNISM.

I DARE YOU TO.

 

[frigidweirdo]

That always seems to be the line, too. "We only lost because we're not crazy ENOUGH".

That's what this "system" incentivizes and rewards.

Yeah, because all they have to do is beat the Republicans, and they'll do that by saying "they're crazier than we are."

If there were other parties people could vote for, which would be proper oversight by the voters, then they'd see that people generally don't want crazy.

Then you talk about PR and people are like "but we already have it" or "it's European, we're not European" or "My mum dropped me on my head when I was a baby, so I believe everything they tell me" or "I've only got the whole fucking internet to research, that's why I know nothing"

 

[Mac1958]

Yeah, because all they have to do is beat the Republicans, and they'll do that by saying "they're crazier than we are."

If there were other parties people could vote for, which would be proper oversight by the voters, then they'd see that people generally don't want crazy.

Then you talk about PR and people are like "but we already have it" or "it's European, we're not European" or "My mum dropped me on my head when I was a baby, so I believe everything they tell me" or "I've only got the whole fucking internet to research, that's why I know nothing"

I contribute to the Forward Party -- not because I'm expecting a third party at some time (any more), but just to get a tiny word out there that we don't have to behave like this.

There is nothing slowing this trajectory down right now.

 

[frigidweirdo]

I contribute to the Forward Party -- not because I'm expecting a third party at some time (any more), but just to get a tiny word out there that we don't have to behave like this.

There is nothing slowing this trajectory down right now.

No, the only real thing I could see happening would be if a charismatic dude came along and said "vote me, I'll put PR in place" and he scares the main two parties enough to force them to do it, like with Brexit in the UK.

 

[JoeB131]

The days are going by here, the mid terms (usually a good time for the opposing party) are inching closer, and I don't know if I've ever seen one of the "major" parties this shy, meek and quiet. I'm seeing absolutely no clear, strong, focused message coming from the party.

Is the Democratic Party 2026 strategy going to be to point at the GQP and hope that's enough? I really don't think that's a great idea. What's going on?

I know that at least 75% of the responses to this question will be trolling from the Right, but if anyone has anything constructive to identify, that would be appreciated.

I'm sure no matter what the Democrats do, Vichy Mac, you'll whine about them being too woke and not pandering to your interests enough.

On a serious note, we have to kind of wait to see how the midterms pan out, based on what Trump does and which of his policies turn out to be unpopular.

In 2006, the focus was on opposition to the Iraq War and Bush's failures on Katrina. That didn't emerge until things in Iraq really did start to go south.

In 2010, the focus was on "taxes" (even though Obama didn't raise taxes and even extended the Bush tax giveaways) and the ACA (which people who weren't even effected by it hated it.)

The Democrats probably figure they don't have to do much except let Trump flounder around. Midterms almost always break for the out-of-power party.... i.e., 2022, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2006.

Retaking the Senate is probably impossible unless Trump becomes really unpopular, like Bush did in 2006. There just aren't enough Republicans in Blue States and too many Democrats in Red states this time.

The House is so razor thin right now that the Democrats have a reasonably good chance of retaking it on the pure momentum of voter regret over Trump.

The real place to focus SHOULD be the on the governorships and state houses. The question being, who emerges looking really good from the midterms to be a credible challenger to Vance in 2028.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

They have nothing to offer. They're toxic.

 

[Mac1958]

No, the only real thing I could see happening would be if a charismatic dude came along and said "vote me, I'll put PR in place" and he scares the main two parties enough to force them to do it, like with Brexit in the UK.

I'd imagine it would take someone pretty special.

If we haven't reached a breaking point on our own by now, an "enough is enough" moment, it's probably not going to happen.

 

[Independent thinker]

The days are going by here, the mid terms (usually a good time for the opposing party) are inching closer, and I don't know if I've ever seen one of the "major" parties this shy, meek and quiet. I'm seeing absolutely no clear, strong, focused message coming from the party.

Is the Democratic Party 2026 strategy going to be to point at the GQP and hope that's enough? I really don't think that's a great idea. What's going on?

I know that at least 75% of the responses to this question will be trolling from the Right, but if anyone has anything constructive to identify, that would be appreciated.

The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026?

Democrats don't have any policies to run on. All they've got is resist Trump. How about coming up with actual policies which aren't the ones of the Biden's four years?

 

[JoeB131]

Democrats don't have any policies to run on. All they've got is resist Trump. How about coming up with actual policies which aren't the ones of the Biden's four years?

A few years of Trump's Recession, people will be pining for Biden's policies of robust GDP Growth and full employment.

 

[JoeB131]

I'd imagine it would take someone pretty special.

If we haven't reached a breaking point on our own by now, an "enough is enough" moment, it's probably not going to happen.

It's not going to happen because third parties are always fringe weirdos.

The reason why the two major parties endure is that they are effective coalitions of interest groups.

If the Democrats want to prosper, they need to pry off some constituency groups from the GOP. Rural voters, who are just as poor as urban voters in many cases, would probably be a good place to start.

 

[Independent thinker]

A few years of Trump's Recession, people will be pining for Biden's policies of robust GDP Growth and full employment.

So, you're saying that you've got nothing but waiting to see if Trump fails. It is your hope that the country fails.

 

[JoeB131]

So, you're saying that you've got nothing but waiting to see if Trump fails. It is your hope that the country fails.

Our country failed when it put Trump back into office.

Only waiting for the bill from the drunken orgy at this point.