a reminder: those we elect resemble and represent the U.S.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

We're nearly half-way through the term of the 116th Congress.

The Blue Wave of 2018 wasn't just about numbers. Democrats are changing the face of government. Our House now more closely resembles our neighborhoods. We are getting there, in spite of the obstacles.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Watching the House GOP interrupting last week's testimony

and it was stunning. I watched all white men walking down the stairs as they left the room. I thought to myself, " If aliens came to Earth and saw the same TV coverage they would've assumed this was an all white, male population on the planet". In 20 years they will be the minority and the majority will be of legal voting age and they will not be made up of all white men anymore. They should be nervous.

[Hortensis]

2. :) Yes! The "white man's party" looks bizarre in today's America.

The Repubs are now DOWN to 13 women in their house caucus, going backwards. Authoritarian regimes always oppress women, not "just" minorities and whoever the special targets for persecution they always have are, and this is a huge clue to what's happening on the right.

As for that last, though, only if people still have the power of the vote.

“Maybe you do not care much about the future of the Republican Party. You should. Conservatives will always be with us. If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”

― David Frum, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. too many installed GOPers

GOP has lots of mega-donors and manipulators in the background. I think that's part of why the group as a whole looks less and less like the people they're supposed to be representing.

Lots of volunteers and small donors carry our candidates into office.

All those who worked to get Katie Hill elected should recognize their work wasn't wasted. It's a setback, not a defeat. They woke a lot of voters up.