I have spent the last 37 years of my life studying this. Specifically: the conditions in the US and the likelihood of a revolution occurring. We still aren’t close, but we are on the path.
Kids in high school would be suspended for encouraging a chant that the president seems fine with.
Through 2018, both parties were losing support, but Republican support was lost much more rapidly. In my social circle, I’ve seen a lot of folks switch from unaffiliated to Democratic, but that’s not affected actual votes; rather, in a moment of despair, it was a symbolic action.
All I know is that the president went into the election of 2016 with poll numbers from about 38-43% and ended up with about 46% of the actual vote. For most of the election he trailed Hillary Clinton anywhere from 3-7% points. He lost the election by almost 3%. He won the electoral college, and he did so by a wider margin than George W Bush in both of his elections.
It’s hard to defeat an incumbent president, particularly when the economy is going well. Most vote knowing (assuming) “He will be gone in 4 years anyway, so what’s the big rush if things are going well?”
After coming back from the camps, Pence said, “Mr. President, you’re going to have to come up with something GOOD!” Mission accomplished!
Remember when Clinton called his supporters deplorable? Seems like she undersold it.
Clinton wasn’t wrong about what she said; she was just the wrong pitch person, I guess.
Donald Trump ran on “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
If he didn’t think America was great why didn’t he leave?
Politicians love to run against bogeymen and Trump now has 4 of them. He will probably add more later.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination.
From their website:
The Dems need to let this whole flap DIE. Thump is loving it-- pouring gasoline on a fire is his specialty. He relishes a fight. The more they fight back and defend, the better he likes it. He has said this and demonstrated it over and over. But they won’t be able to resist the bait and they will likely continue to play right into his tiny hands.
You forget: IOKIARDI.
This is what I have been saying. Just disengage.
Actually, she said half of his supporters were deplorable. It seems that the reality is that the deplorable ones are an embarrassment to the other 1%.
I’m afraid it’s probably already too late (“Send her back!”). But even if it never happened you can be sure that Trump & Friends would find another way - lotsa ways - to paint the face of the Democratic Party as anti-American, un-American, and wanting to ‘take away everything you and your forebearers fought for’. A face that like that of Willie Horton.
Who are you, John McEnroe? Because you cannot be serious! 
But, er, seriously? Are you also against impeachment? The words were so vile, and the chants so horrific, that to disengage and let this die would be the single most effective thing the Democrats could do right now to demonstrate their utter and complete lack of backbone, their utter cowardice, and their total refusal to do what’s right. I was happy to see the House resolution, and that is a step in the right direction. They must do more.
The Dems need to go back to issues like wealth inequality, corruption, medicare, the looming loss of insurance coverage for millions thanks to a right wing activism. Not saying abandon social justice - keep fighting that fight. Just don’t forget about the issues that will be crucial to building a coalition, and by coalition, I mean getting somewhere north of 50 percent of the electorate. Ideally 55% but given recent electoral history, 50% or better would be an achievement.
“Do more”? Right. :rolleyes: Yeah, the House resolution that was tabled? By continuing to engage with him on this topic, they are keeping it in the headlines. As vile as the insults were/are, they are not substantive. *Cowardice *and lack of backbone don’t have anything to do with it. The Democrats need to be EFFECTIVE when they strike back.
This is how to be effective:
Don’t be baited by thump’s hateful tactics. Don’t be pulled off topic. Stick with issues.
And stop letting Trump get away with statements like “We’re going to making an announcement about that soon. In the next few weeks. You’ll see very important things we’re working on, things that are in line with what we’re doing all over government. Because I know this is a big issue; it’s very important and we’re going to solve it; there’ll be an announcement soon. Very big things coming, very soon.”
But I do agree with that this is how the Democrats are perceived, and it’s because of their own inactions:
Democrats are weak, WEAK, weak. Not one Democratic politician had the nerve to say what Stephen Colbert said, for instance.
What’s with the :rolleyes:? :rolleyes:
Yes, more. Hence my use of the phrase “step in the right direction”. Impeachment procedures, for starters. I don’t understand this tendency of some on the left to choose not to fight back. And you don’t really believe that presidential elections are won based on who can discuss the issues in depth the most, do you? Presidential elections are won based on emotions, not policy details.