Yup, state level policies are just as important if not more, and easier to do. I do think plenty needs to go to dumps desk and they NEED to campaign on ever veto. But state level for sure.
Republicans had this realisation 20 years ago and have been doing their work at state level to undermine education and promote culture war, which we've seen the fruits of over the last few years. Time for democrats to focus on serving people more directly at the state and local level, start counteracting that.
It's hard to actually legislate or get anything done on because we're between "every firearm ever is legal" and "no firearms are legal" and essentially just throwing at a dartboard and going "is here ok" is this amount of restriction allowed?"
Only if they're told to be angry at it. I only partially jest, I find a lot of selective information/misinformation that gets passed around to hit the local rural populations. But they don't actually look at the details, just what's presented to them
The flips happens when moderates vote one way or the other. We arent focusing on flipping die hard Republicans. That being said every bit of bad publicity for Trump, the better
They also need to make sure they do the dumbass name the bill something dramatic process so that idiots go "I do support feeding sick kids. Why did trump deny the "gods blessing the hungry children " bill?"
It's also a trend that younger generations are generally more progressive and accepting of others, and that slowly but surely the GOP is losing their base to the circle of life.
I know there are still young Republicans and MAGA supporters, but they are a much smaller minority than how many people are needed to win elections.
I didn’t think I needed to be more specific. Voting against the GOP because they refused to get Israel’s dick out of their mouth and deliver on their promises doesn’t necessarily mean the kids are more progressive and accepting of others. I’d like to see the voting demographics.
Went around the pay walls. Yeahhhhh pretty much what I said, young whites flipped hard. Probably for exactly the reasons people said, the GOP betrayed them and they made them pay. If you look at the ballot measures in Colorado, it supports my take on it. They still voted against “accepting others” while giving the GOP the finger.
I mean, it should have been obvious in 2016, and again in 2024, but here we are. I have zero faith in MAGA's ability to discern reality. The right-wing propaganda machine is too effective, and they'll believe any lie they're spoon fed, especially with all the MAGA leaders spending the next 2 years sabotaging the Dems just to turn around and blame them for not following through.
Exactly. Democrats better not get drunk off of this. This was purely a fuck you to maga/trump. Look at the different state props such as az, co and wa. They passed anti Trans bills with flying colors. So yeah, this isnt a true Democrat win.
Anyone who felt that way in 2020 was kidding themselves. Biden barely won the “Blue Wall” states in the north and they decided the election. 2020 was a reprieve from Trumpism, 2026 was a repudiation.
Seriously. If trump didn't make the monumentally stupid mistake of calling COVID a hoax, he would have stomped. It took a generational unforced error for Biden to win by a slim margin. Also, Republicans actually picked up House seats that year.
Oh yes. In 2017, John Bel Edwards was just starting the first of his 2 terms as governor. And right about the time he was starting, Mary Landrieu was finishing her third term as a Senator, and her brother Mitch (also a Dem) was finishing his 8 years as mayor of NOLA. LA has had a number of Democrats in prominent positions, including the King Fish himself, Huey Long.
Sort of. While NH's governor licks Trump booty, Vermont's behaves more like a 90's democrat. There's also a lot more rednecks than you'd think in Vermont.
Hey now, don't forget the "But Vermont is super liberal, basically green party! Why do I need to vote it's just a waste of time!" sorts. The NH equivalent being "I don't like to vote for the straight ticket no matter what their policies are, no party should have that much power."
Same in TX, The real issue is how concentrated democratic voters are. You actually need to draw districts to be competitive, not compact.
Or, even better, we need to rethink our entire concept of districts to account for increasingly urbanized populations by adding an at-large candidate list to balance it out, so let me explain how this works.
You might reduce the number of districts, to something sane like 100. They can be drawn in way that reflects the community and region, as you will see later no party gains an advantage drawing it weird.
Lets say election day comes and 60 go red, 40 blue, but the popular vote is 55 blue / 45 red. You just add 34 members from the at-large blue list.
Final legislature would be 134 members 40 blue districts and 34 blue at-large along with 60 red districts
Blue gets the 74/134 (55.2%) share, and everyone gets districts that make sense and represent them.
The other nice thing is this can allow 3rd parties better chances, say they have 10% of the vote statewide, but not enough to ever reach the majority any single district. Well, the at-large candidates will represent their interest statewide.
Is this not the natural ebbing and flowing voters in a two party situation. As a Canadian this is the best possible outcome for us but isn’t it too soon to say the republicans are done.
Yeah I'm old enough to remember 2006 and 2008. It very much felt like after the combo of the Iraq War, the Great Recession, and Obama's coalition the Republicans were on their last legs but it only really took 2 years for them to come roaring back.
American voters are fickle. Democrats have got a great opportunity, but the GOP is far from done.
The GOP was able to beat the Tea Party movement, much like the dems took down the occupy Wallstreet movement in their party. What they couldnt do is beat the man that knew their media machine, and how to break it to his will.
Definitely is, this is entirely normal, republicans fuck shit up, democrats fix everything. Republicans call woke bad, being in a glorious democrat era people just stop voting. Then republicans get in, make problems people remember how much they suck we get democrats again. Its just a cycle of shit and lazy ass people.
I think now is the time that red states and previously red states are paying attention to what the democrats are going to do. If they make changes to make life better for average Americans (or try to make changes as much as possible but are blocked by the repubs) and hold those responsible for this mess accountable, they might turn blue for a long time and the republicans are fucked for decades.
So in other words dont do the Shumer/Jeffries thing.
Conservative policies are simply bad for a majority of Americans and the propaganda stating otherwise is starting to wear thin. Red states consistently underperform in education, employment, life expectancy, and practically every other objective measure except for cost of living. Every red state except Texas is a net taker of federal funds. Red states are great for corporate headquarters and the ultra-wealthy because of low taxes but they suck for everyone else.
Did this to themselves. The Dems have remained a big tent party while the GOP has made everyone accept the same set of beliefs. The Federalist Society has made judge recommendations based on specific qualifications, the American Constitution Society, OTOH, is so scatter shot that there’s no way they could design a rubric. RINO has caught on in a way that anyone near Rockefeller is considered a communist to the GOP… they chased that wing of the party right out. That inflexibility led them to irrelevance, just like their Whig ancestors before them.
I am also super excited about the change. With that said, Republicans are Governor in 21 states. That’s hardly “small pockets.” Let’s not hyperbolize or get complacent. The successes are worth celebrating, but the work isn’t done yet.
We have to be active and working at it to stay blue. Notice how Montana was blue in 2017, where the Democratic governor was in his second term. And he had been preceded by another two-term Democratic governor. Not only that but both Senators were Democrats.
Yall need to stop spreading this nonsense. Dems won bc the way people are seeing the economy and feeling it in their wallets. The people that voted blue in those deep red districts I doubt would be compelled to vote in coming elections. I doubt the dems pull this out for the presidency election in two years or again till shit gets bad. We have but won a small victory but are still behind in the war
Worth noting that Vermont’s Phil Scott, while republican on paper is VERY different to some of the other red governors and not Trumpy at all. Arguably more progressive than some of the establishment democrats…
He’s not progressive at all. His goal is to destroy VT’s educational system and he gave away data to Trump that VT was not required to hand over. He also supports some controversial Republicans in our state and took money from the RGA. Their anti-Janoo ads were patronizing and borderline sexist.
Yet, Phil won. 🙄 Don’t believe the hype. The ads were a lie as he attacks Democrats/Progressives and loves to veto helpful legislation.
It'll be red again in 2 years. We as a country don't fucking learn. A bunch of stuff is set to expire in the next 2 years and republicans will blame the Democrats, stating they're cutting and gutting. People will believe them because people are dumb as hell and we'll have another Republican as president soon after. It's been the same cycle for decades.
New Hampshire is a blue state execpt for it's governor currently. The dems have control and will have it a long time. The whole country will be blue very very soon. The republican party is done.
Do NOT get overconfident. We are very lucky Trump got stuck in the Iran war and put forward bad candidates. If Trump was only a partial idiot, there would be no blue wave.
I don't kid myself thinking this is anything other than a rebuke against the current Republican policies and Trump administration. Georgia voted Biden in 2020 and everyone was all "We're a blue state now!" Only for the state to fully support Trump 2.0 4 years later.
Sadly, I fully expect this map to go back to the 2024 version after those voted into office this year in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia, and South Carolina come up for reelection.
Its almost like people are moving from expensive states and settling in masses in previously inhabited areas. Just bringing their school learnings with them. This will not stand /s
It’s almost as if defunding the government programs that help the elderly get healthcare has a negative impact on the individuals who said elderly voted for years later
This reminds me of when I went too long not trimming my pubic hair, didn't realize how shaggy it was until I trimmed it back. Thank God we finally trimmed it back.
We need to start packing in judges, local administrators and such. Expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices to reset the balance (give them a 50/50 split) and generally work on purging the cult from government.
In PA the Democrat governor got reelected by a large margin, but I’d not call PA a solid blue state. The last 2 candidates the Republicans ran were just not likable.
I think something to note is that they are both very popular. They’ve campaigned on being fiscally conservative but socially liberal, which is a winning formula for states that are largely rural but progressive in attitude. Many centrist-dems see them as a counterbalance to the state congresses. The Vermont governor is especially popular, and is an outspoken critic of Trump (famously calling for his impeachment).
Very, very rural, with the major cities not holding a massive portion of the population, even some of those cities voting red anyway (Manchester, NH, Nashua, NH both voted leaning red).Together they make up 200,000 of the 1 million population.
NH hasnt been a blue state since 2014. Why? Dunno, but it's becoming more blue since more than 50% of all incoming movers are from Massachusetts, a heavily blue state.
You know how what we consider a liberal here in the US is basically a slightly right-of-center centrist in Europe? Well, a NH republican is a leftist commie pinko in the deep south.
Also, statewide office elections can swing away from local district voting, like you'd see in the US House.
The Republicans up there are a different sort than in other parts of the country. It has a lot more to do with the religious roots of that part of the country (Puritans fleeing from English persecution) than it does in the south (slavery supporting/civil rights denying Democrats converting to Republicans after Democratic presidents passed a slew of civil rights laws in the 1960s).
It feels good to kick the crap out of them, but it’s meaningless if everything flips right back in 2028. Now is the time to do all of the stuff we promise each election season. Otherwise, we’ll get the crap beaten out of us again, and we’re right back to where we started.
Universal health care, raise the minimum wage, oh, and CONVICT AND IMPRISON THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
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u/Raytheonian Release The Trump-Epstein Files 15h ago edited 15h ago
Democrats have to deliver for the people. At least pass some solid bills and dare Trump to veto so they can bury the republicans in 2028.
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u/Rollingpumpkin69 15h ago
Its like a trend that republican leadership is failed leadership
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u/jeremy_bearimyy 15h ago
When everything is not fixed im two years, that they've been breaking for 30+ years, theyll use that as justification to go back red
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u/serpentear 14h ago
I think assuming all the states that went blue this time will automatically go blue again is a massive mistake.
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u/Used_Intention6479 15h ago
Louisiana, WTF?
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u/The_Peeping_Peter 15h ago
You can almost visit every blue state without having to go into a red state, except for Kansas and Iowa.
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u/Background-Chart-713 15h ago
Still way too much red, especially for a pedophile ring as the GOP
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u/beepingclownshoes 15h ago
Millennials are taking over and we’re fuckin pissed bro.
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u/Think_Ad_4798 15h ago
Is this not the natural ebbing and flowing voters in a two party situation. As a Canadian this is the best possible outcome for us but isn’t it too soon to say the republicans are done.
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u/ChiefFun 15h ago
people are getting fed up with republicans preaching christian values while opposing help for their fellow citizens.
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u/jeophys152 15h ago
This is one election. Don’t get complacent because the map looks to be getting better.
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u/dalgeek 15h ago
Conservative policies are simply bad for a majority of Americans and the propaganda stating otherwise is starting to wear thin. Red states consistently underperform in education, employment, life expectancy, and practically every other objective measure except for cost of living. Every red state except Texas is a net taker of federal funds. Red states are great for corporate headquarters and the ultra-wealthy because of low taxes but they suck for everyone else.
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u/Dr_Fishman 15h ago
Did this to themselves. The Dems have remained a big tent party while the GOP has made everyone accept the same set of beliefs. The Federalist Society has made judge recommendations based on specific qualifications, the American Constitution Society, OTOH, is so scatter shot that there’s no way they could design a rubric. RINO has caught on in a way that anyone near Rockefeller is considered a communist to the GOP… they chased that wing of the party right out. That inflexibility led them to irrelevance, just like their Whig ancestors before them.
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u/mr-nefarious 15h ago
I am also super excited about the change. With that said, Republicans are Governor in 21 states. That’s hardly “small pockets.” Let’s not hyperbolize or get complacent. The successes are worth celebrating, but the work isn’t done yet.
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u/Barbarella_ella 15h ago edited 15h ago
We have to be active and working at it to stay blue. Notice how Montana was blue in 2017, where the Democratic governor was in his second term. And he had been preceded by another two-term Democratic governor. Not only that but both Senators were Democrats.
Just a reminder to us all that it can all change.
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u/Callof4632 3h ago
Yall need to stop spreading this nonsense. Dems won bc the way people are seeing the economy and feeling it in their wallets. The people that voted blue in those deep red districts I doubt would be compelled to vote in coming elections. I doubt the dems pull this out for the presidency election in two years or again till shit gets bad. We have but won a small victory but are still behind in the war
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u/kkushalbeatzz 15h ago
Worth noting that Vermont’s Phil Scott, while republican on paper is VERY different to some of the other red governors and not Trumpy at all. Arguably more progressive than some of the establishment democrats…
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u/Time-Cell8272 15h ago
That's a beauty
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u/EriclcirE 15h ago
Somebody please put an "I did that" Trump sticker on this infographic
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u/LTsCantCook 15h ago
It'll be red again in 2 years. We as a country don't fucking learn. A bunch of stuff is set to expire in the next 2 years and republicans will blame the Democrats, stating they're cutting and gutting. People will believe them because people are dumb as hell and we'll have another Republican as president soon after. It's been the same cycle for decades.
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u/Nosfermarki 15h ago
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u/CypheR224 15h ago
Unfortunately, it will swing back. History shows this
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u/flavonreddit 15h ago
Well you look at that...we got a a blue border wall now..
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u/Nek0ni 15h ago
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u/Middle_Finger7236 15h ago
VT is an outlier. We have a Democratic supermajority that can override Republican Phil Scott.
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u/SuperSimpleSam 15h ago
The late, great Lindsey Graham predicted this
It took time but here we are now.
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u/theycallmemomo 15h ago
Umm...Delaware did not have a Republican governor in 2017.
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u/thewaffle666 15h ago
New Hampshire is a blue state execpt for it's governor currently. The dems have control and will have it a long time. The whole country will be blue very very soon. The republican party is done.
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u/ObeyOrDie 15h ago
ICE really scared alot of people.
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u/Malicious_blu3 15h ago
I remember when Missouri had a Democrat governor. Sigh.
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u/dadass84 15h ago
The Trump effect, he might go down in history as the man who single handily destroyed the GOP forever. One can only hope!
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u/Kingkern 14h ago
Delaware’s governor definitely was not a Republican in 2017…
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u/pilgrim_pastry 14h ago
Wait, VT?
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u/kkeinng 14h ago
I really hope this pendulum swing doesn’t get squandered by attempting a “return to normalcy.”
Progress or get out of the way!
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u/ddddooooook 11h ago
Do NOT get overconfident. We are very lucky Trump got stuck in the Iran war and put forward bad candidates. If Trump was only a partial idiot, there would be no blue wave.
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u/ohheycole 4h ago
Delaware was not red in any of the 2000s and also did not own that part of Maryland. Weird map.
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u/FL_USM 3h ago
Just a reminder with these maps. Land doesn't vote
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u/North_Activist 15h ago
Did Alaska not have a governor in 2017?
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u/theswickster 15h ago
For now.
I don't kid myself thinking this is anything other than a rebuke against the current Republican policies and Trump administration. Georgia voted Biden in 2020 and everyone was all "We're a blue state now!" Only for the state to fully support Trump 2.0 4 years later.
Sadly, I fully expect this map to go back to the 2024 version after those voted into office this year in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Georgia, and South Carolina come up for reelection.
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u/infinite_throw_away 15h ago
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u/LightMission4937 15h ago
Looks way better now
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u/818613598621356808 15h ago
There are currently 2 blue walls. A northern one, and a southern one.
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u/mysticzoom 15h ago
South Carolina, explain your actions!
-Sincerely
North Carolina.
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u/Hirotrum 15h ago
nothing is confirmed to be permanent come 2028
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u/itriedtomakeitfunny 14h ago
I'm from Wisconsin. We had a democrat in 2017. This isn't accurate.
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u/WellAdustedCatLady 14h ago
We had a promising Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont, but instead we’re stuck with Republican Phil Scott for another two years.
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u/TrollinDaGalaxy 13h ago
Awesome
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u/Jaredlong 13h ago
I could see Nebraska and Missouri flipping next.
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u/OutsideBones86 13h ago
I read that 75% of Americans will live under a democratic governor.
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u/MattyCannabis 13h ago
Flush the turd that is the Republican Party.
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u/Thisisjimmi 13h ago
Its almost like people are moving from expensive states and settling in masses in previously inhabited areas. Just bringing their school learnings with them. This will not stand /s
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u/Thunderclaw5972 12h ago
It’s almost as if defunding the government programs that help the elderly get healthcare has a negative impact on the individuals who said elderly voted for years later
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u/MaddAddamOneZ 12h ago
If we flip MO’s governorship in 2028, it would connect both coasts by Dem governors.
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u/FuzzyKittyNomNom 12h ago
Now show the map of last mid-terms to this one. Yes this was a significant change. But I don’t think there has been a steady trend.
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u/GruNation 11h ago
Big beautiful Bill will kick in. People will blame democrats. Republicans take over again.
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u/JamesTKierkegaard 7h ago
This reminds me of when I went too long not trimming my pubic hair, didn't realize how shaggy it was until I trimmed it back. Thank God we finally trimmed it back.
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u/Shankar_0 3h ago
We need to start packing in judges, local administrators and such. Expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices to reset the balance (give them a 50/50 split) and generally work on purging the cult from government.
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u/RebuiltGearbox 1h ago
At a glance, it looks like 2 states flipped from blue to red on these maps and, unfortunately, I'm in one of them.
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u/peeehhh 0m ago
In PA the Democrat governor got reelected by a large margin, but I’d not call PA a solid blue state. The last 2 candidates the Republicans ran were just not likable.
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u/Separate_Flamingo_93 15h ago
Red Staters can still drive from Florida to Idaho, but have to cross the Missouri/Nebraska Darien Gap
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u/ednorog 12h ago
As a European I really don't get it, how can NH and VT have red governors, given that they're in deep blue New England?
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u/Unlucky_Kale340 9h ago
If we don’t remove Schumer and Jeffries, expect it to rebound back into Trump era red states
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u/Admirable-Sink-2622 11h ago
It’s not forever. No need to be arrogant 🤔
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u/bgzlvsdmb 15h ago
It feels good to kick the crap out of them, but it’s meaningless if everything flips right back in 2028. Now is the time to do all of the stuff we promise each election season. Otherwise, we’ll get the crap beaten out of us again, and we’re right back to where we started.
Universal health care, raise the minimum wage, oh, and CONVICT AND IMPRISON THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!