I just figured out why Mitch is blocking stimulus checks.

[Baitball Blogger]

Fear of Covid spread is not the only thing hurting businesses. It's also the fact that people don't have money to spend in those businesses.

So, what is Mitch's benefit in increasing the hardship for everyone?

Answer: Everything. The more the public gets angry, the more they become a massive swell of public opinion that the Republicans can exploit. Republicans will be the first to frame the issue, because they always are. That's just a fact. And that ground swell benefits them because they can then do the insane things they're doing now. Including scaring everyone because "The Democrats are going to steal Christmas!"

People are so desperate that they are just going to sit back and watch as the malicious actors show them how they should be responding.

I strongly suggest that the Democrats get a move on and takeover the headlines on this. Instead of "The Democrats are going to steal Christmas!" How about, "Mitch McConnell is stealing Christmas like the Grinch!!"

[RockCreek]

1. Mitch the Grinch

...The next Lincoln Project ad campaign???

[Dream Girl]

20. Great idea. The Mitch that stole Christmas.

[SayItLoud]

21. Leaving it to Lincoln Project is not the answer.

Elected and non elected DEMS need to open their mouths.

Georgia is in the headlines. Get the Fuck there and start speaking up.

Once again we will be saddled with a "defund the police" slogan.

[Delmette2.0]

33. I didn't read your subject line, but that was my first thought, Mitch the Grinch.

[Freddie]

2. Agree

Gov Wolf (PA) FB page is an absolute cesspool - calling for impeachment or worse - because he is enforcing shutdown orders due to a huge swell of cases and overwhelmed hospitals. The Repugs refuse to help regular people so they get angry at Dems who actually want to save lives.

[TDale313]

3. Yep. Tank the economy and blame the Biden Admin.

Doesn’t matter if there is any factual basis. They think there’s political gain to be had in the economy crashing.

[BComplex]

10. And, AGAIN!!!! That is on the MEDIA!!!! The lies they allow to be told is what is killing this

democracy.

[Nexus2]

19. Yeah, that's been my thought.

Its a commonly used to tactic from the GOP playbook. Hell, McConnell possibly help right it given how ancient the Chinless One is

[droidamus2]

28. Typical m.o.

This has been Republicans playbook from at least Reagan. When they are in power they spend like a drunken sailor and then convince the little guy that it was all for them when in actuality it was for the wealthy and powerful. Of course this ends up tanking the economy, pisses people off so Democrats win. Then the Repubs become fiscal conservatives and say the Democrats can't spend on their programs because 'how or we going to pay for it'. Since Democrats get stuck with instituting more austerity in order to bring the economy back in line they get blamed. Most the time the Democrats have the economy moving in the right direction but the Repubs win anyway. From there it is just 'rinse and repeat'.

[LymphocyteLover]

29. No doubt. I don't why the message that the GOP is singularly evil never gets traction

It's maddening AF.

[LakeArenal]

4. I think over 50% of people are hip to this.

They will blame Republicans. Not Biden.

Biden will pass a better stimulus and make moves that immediately start the change in this nations direction.

The nation is ready to dump the past years of McConnell.

McMoscow’s power is waning.

[Wounded Bear]

6. The problem is that 50% of people are not paying attention...

and are not participating.

[LakeArenal]

8. I'm not necessarily talking the people. Tho I include them.

I’m talking about the Senate. Once Dump is gone, the trump fear of primary will wane. Senators will start listening to actual constituents.

I disagree about the people. They have been listening and dying because of Republicans since last year.

[My Pet Orangutan]

5. 2. He's evil.

[RicROC]

7. Demand a recount of the Kentucky Senatorial race.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Not a bad idea. And the South Carolina Senatorial race.

[DENVERPOPS]

13. and also

the Senate votes in Maine.......

You would have to be insane not to believe that Putin was tampering with the State Senate election, along with the Presidential election......

The polls were showing really close Senate elections in S.Carolina, Kentucky, and Maine.......and surprisingly all three were not even close........

[WyattKansas]

11. All Republican policies depend on and thrive with destruction, death, and decay...

Which gives them opportunities to exploit, enslave, and punish all others. It is part of their scorched earth mentality to dictate over everyone and kill what they do not want. For Christ's sake, how long do people in this fucked up myth of an alleged country have to keep seeing this enormous crash and burn scenario play out before they finally understand and VOTE every Republican FRAUD out of power forever?

Moscow Mitch is just the latest smarmy bastard Republican that destroys everything, because he has been clever at grooming his evil deeds for the wealthy elite, foreign or domestic. Until the rest of you figure out that there are no compromises with Vulture Capitalism and permanently cripple it, then NOTHING will ever change. The Democratic Party should be scolding our alleged press and media for not exposing what is really going on in this country and reporting it accurately, instead of their talking head financial portfolios. Always!!! And when the Biden Administration takes power, the first thing that needs to be done is to rip the curtain off of what in the Hell the Republicans have destroyed and defrauded with Donald Dumbass playing bigly chief... Expose all of their seditious, traitorous, treasonous, and criminal activities making every one of them want to flee the country in shame and horror of being sighted in public.

Do NOT fucking help the Republican Party pull their shit together, just to come back again next time with more power. No help should be offered to them, unless they are barely clinging to even get any of them on the ballot everywhere. Maybe then they will grow the fuck up!

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Well, you see. Why keep this to ourselves?

Republicans govern through chaos, and Democrats govern.

Make simple comparisons and change the direction of public opinion.

[DENVERPOPS]

15. Hey WK

Right on target. great comment. Fuckin' A

And no shit, dems need to develop a scorched earth policy on every last single RepubliCON.....

Thx for making your comment!!!!!!!

Be safe and well!

[calimary]

14. Game ON! It's ALL about the MESSAGING.

And your post makes me want to ask - "WHY are the Republicans always the first to frame the issue? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH OUR TEAM? WHERE'S OUR MESSAGING????

YES, I'm shouting. But for Pete's Sake! We've been looking at this and watching this for decades! It's the MESSAGING!!! And why Democrats are so slow on the uptake on this one just absolutely confounds me. WHY don't they think this is important? WHY are they okay with letting the enemy frame the issue? I guess they must be okay with it because I never see ANY effort aimed at shaping strategic messaging from our folks. Seems clear that it's just not ever been a priority with our gang.

AND THAT HAS TO CHANGE, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

16. "Messaging" That's the word I was looking for.

By now, there isn't any Marketing company who doesn't know what the Republicans are doing, so, yes, we need to be pro-active in turning this around. We need to beat the Republicans at this messaging game. All those millions of dollars that collected in donation, they need to spend some of that in a counter-punch.

[iluvtennis]

17. And the media needs to continually call out that Mitch McConnell is

the obstructionist on the stimulus package. I get tir d of the flase narrative that Nancy Pelosi should have taken the 1.2 trillion that Mnuckin offered in September/ October. The fact is that McConnell would have never brought it to the floor.

If the media doesn’t push the facts on McConnell vs trying to say Nancy didn’t take the deal, public will blame the dems

[rainin]

18. Human suffering makes workers hungry and willing

They'll accept lower wages, fewer benefits, poorer working conditions. They won't complain about sexual harassment or unequal pay. They won't risk unionizing. High unemployment is EXTREMELY valuable to large, multinational corporations. Remember, these same corporations pay slave wages to workers overseas. They'll always try to exploit workers and when there are literally thousands of applicants for a single job, corporations win.

Also, small business failure reduces competition for larger companies.

McConnell is wholly owned by these large multinational corporations. Poverty, hunger, and homelessness is by design.

[Baitball Blogger]

27. It's so sick. This is their big plan.

I don't know why the Democrats don't point out this fact about mismanaged governments:

In some Latin American countries, 10% of the population owns 90% of the wealth and resources. I know, because i grew up in Panama. The Canal Zone provided jobs that helped a middle class rise in Panama and improved the situation.

So, why the hell aren't the Democrats pointing the fact that his 10/90 split is the grand plan for Republicans? Instead they wail around trying to claim they aren't socialist.

So stupid. Wake up Democratic leadership.

[sandensea]

22. Exactly. Watch for Repgs to start wailing about the "Biden depression" the minute he takes office

A depression the GOP caused - and of course will do everything they can to exacerbate.

[Miigwech]

23. Bingo!

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. That's one of the most callous things I've ever heard proposed...

about a supposedly "legitimate" political entity. And there is no way I can see to disprove it, or even discount it. I see NOTHING that he wouldn't do to hang on to his perch.

[Bettie]

25. He wants us to tip into a depression

about the time Biden is sworn in.

Then, they blame "Biden's Economy".

OMG, McConnell is such a piece of garbage. Ugh.

[stillcool]

26. Where do the headlines come from?

and how do elected officials affect those? Seems to me there's a whole lot of people putting out copious amounts of bad info, and none of them are Republican seat-holders. Yet to combat the internet, the radio, the cable shows...somehow it falls to elected Democrats to stop what media-conglomerates do. How does that happen? Millions of people should be able to figure this out, but there doesn't seem to be any way forward without control over enough of the government that laws can be enacted that affect media ownership. Otherwise, it seems like the 'third-way', is the only way out. More money in politics to buy interests that will challenge the right wing. Is there enough money out there?, and what could the Democrats provide the uber-wealthy that their right-wing counterparts have not achieved? Years ago, I used to make up fliers of information about what was going on that the print media covered, if you had time to look for it, but the television had none. So I'd put my fliers at supermarkets, doctors offices, libraries, etc., Maybe someone read them, maybe not, but I gave up. The problem then...2002(?) is no different now. Strongly suggesting my Representative do what those with massive wealth have done, to promote a perception is the same as me with my fliers going up against Murdoch. I'm no Roger Stone, and neither are my Representatives.

[Vinca]

30. I disagree. He's holding things up because there's nothing he can wet his beak on.

Throw in a fat tax cut for Mitch and the Mrs. and it'll be signed, sealed and delivered before the end of the day.

[Baked Potato]

31. Agreed, it's always some psycho games from them.

I remember Trump saying things like “If Biden wins, he’s gonna shut down Thanksgiving and Christmas.”

They know what they are doing, always. They constantly deflect anger onto Democrats. It’s what Rush has done for 25 years. There is a chunk of America which *wants* to believe their bullshit, no matter how stupid or illogical it is.

Republicans never want the populace to be happy, because happy people vote Democratic. Republicans thrive on anger, because I believe they are constantly angry themselves. And, like you said, anger can be exploited. They are experts at anger-and-fear manipulation.

It’s a dangerous game they play because some people will allow themselves to be totally taken in by these psycho manipulators. And, as we all know, that anger can get destructive. Republicans consistently damage the country and depend on Democrats to fix it, all the while convincing the country it was Democrats who did the damage.

Democrats desperately need a messaging wing just to combat these type of propaganda operations Republicans pull off. Yes, “Mitch, the Grinch!” Perfect!

[Catch2.2]

32. I agree 100% Come on Dems!!!

Time to learn how to frame, message, etc.

[Richard D]

34. You just know that . . .

. . . on the afternoon of Jan 20, the repukes will blame the entire COVID debacle and all deaths on Biden.

[Catch2.2]

35. The Dems have missed multiple opportunities

...in the past 4 years. The Republicans have managed to escape any scrutiny for their support of Trump's corruption. The Dems should've been attacking & framing the republicans in congress as corrupt etc. Just look at the current attempt by Texas to overturn the election. The Dems need to be all over this calling out Republicans for destroying our democracy etc. Frame the Republicans like they always frame the Dems!!!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

36. If Dems didn't suck so badly at this,

we would own all 3 branches always.