If we have authentic elections in 2 and 4 years the DNC needs to do something extremely simple:

Step up and attack on issues their base wants. This is literally the only thing they’d need to do, as evidenced by the support Trump has received. They can go a step further by acting on, even unsuccessfully, promises they make during any election cycle. This is the same strategy Republicans have been using, just in a radically different fashion. Think of it as same tree, different branch.

If I was given power to reform the DNC I would:

1. Shift the older generation of political elites into advisory roles.

2. Hold Nationwide polling and pull representatives from anywhere who show promise, with progressive ideologies AND vocal stances.

3. Listen to and support popular grassroot movements

4. Create rotating leadership roles within the organization with a focus on calculated risk taking and economics under an umbrella of simplifying the relationships between forward-looking policies and the struggle of the average American. Then follow-thru by supporting relevant policies at local and State level.

This is simple leadership on a national scale and would work. The initial effort would be tremendous, though after a time it would begin to run itself as leaders in various districts take up mantles and push for the needs of any voter within their district(s).

Alas, this is likely to forever remain hypothetical.

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The problem is those of us who want a better life for all. For people to be able to live and not just exist, who strive for kindness. Our problem is always that we are too willing to turn our collective cheek. We are too willing to be kind for too long, be too tolerant, too understanding. Meanwhile, the angry and intolerable, and the malicious and evil, stand high atop shaky foundations yelling loudly serious threats.

This election cycle is a representation of where our own anger has gone. I just fear it has come too late.

I cast my vote based wholly on what will do the least harm. Because this world is not black and white, I must consider the impact of an individual who has openly promised to harm as many people as possible if they don’t bow down. Live on high atop your knightly steed, oh great one, and look down through your poorly prescribed glasses and rejoice, for in your world there must be only one right choice.

In reality, neither choice is favorable, just better, and that isn’t fun for any of us.

You, and people like you, really need to open a history book. Make sure to cross reference with past foreign relations strategies.

I think what you mean is attention. He would still have had praise, and less verbal mockery, had he kept up the other route. Instead we got a third rate villain who would be easily demasked without Fred and Velma.

Which, btw, he’s an idiot for not just staying quiet and letting people praise him. Imagine for a moment he took the ridiculous wealth he has and kept quietly pointing it at things that help everyone. He would have been beloved and had more influence than he does now. All of it probably costing him less. Alongside many other reasons, this fucking dumb as shit shift he made makes me want to crush him and Trump even more.

Cause like wtf, Musk? You had a clear and easy path to all the power and prestige and recognition you could have ever wanted by helping the world. Instead, you turned into an asshole.

What really gets me is I’ve had people on the Right tell me about the illegal immigrant problem and about how they do all these crimes. Then when I trap them with the obvious, “Trump is felon though” argument I always get, “Oh he’s different.” alongside the usual conspiracy theories. These are just the bad actors.

So thinking about it, what’s even worse are the people who are supporting Trump as reactionary supporters. All they know is they’re angry and the Democrats are the ones who always talk about change. So time to vote for not them for reasons they can never explain.

If this man kept his word he’d have moved to Russia years ago.

Fire Department Chronicles pretty much underlines exactly this. Emergency situations caused by some level of stupidity. Often no communication, bad supervision or training, some stunt, or just extremely poor judgement leading up to whatever happened that caused the call in the first place.

It needs to be simplified. You’d be rather shocked at how many people can’t read the vast majority of standard graphs.

Woah now, it’s SO much easier to make a dig at anything when you refuse to challenge your own, and your friend/family’s, personal views.

At this point I’m voting Democrat partially just to make people like you annoyed.

No. Any of us spending the time to create a well thought out response with documentation is pointless. You won’t read it and those tactics are part of the Republican playbook: Get them to waste their time. Let them spend it making some elaborate argument and immediately shut it down by insulting them or it.

Do your own work.

Go read the documents leaked and released. You won’t listen to us. You’re ready for a comeback either way. So we’re not going to bother. Have fun reading! There really is some incredibly horrible stuff written by them.

Go read his and his party’s thoughts. They wrote it all down. Or are you not arguing in good faith and attempting to dissuade others? :)

Been saying it since that terrible debate showing from Biden, though at the time I thought Biden might be able to make a turnaround so I was talking about him:

The only way they’re going to make up ground is by putting politeness behind them. They need to be firm, acknowledge the wrongs, call out the bs, and just generally play hardball. That’s the current need and I’m glad both Harris and Walz appear to understand this.

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Well the problem really comes when instead of a tornado surprising you in the nearest Walmart parking lot late evening, it instead decides to stop by where ever you happen to be and generally just fuck everything you own. In bad cases it’ll break a bone or two just to teach you a lesson.

Good luck with recovery after that beating.

Well no…that would be weird.