GIVEN---that the majority of what still calls itself the "Republican" party believe that Trump

[Atticus]

"really won" the last election, antifa stormed the Capitol on January 6th and the truckload of nonsensical lies spewed by Q-anon, could someone tell me why we Democrats should care that they will be butt-hurt if we kill the filibuster and move full speed ahead with President Biden's agenda?

We need to pass legislation to combat the pandemic, put millions back to work and sustain them until that happens, but we also need to pass the bill that will, in effect, standardize how federal elections are conducted, and eliminate voter suppression and gerrymandering. And, we need to do these things before the '22 elections.

The handful of non-cultists on the other side of the aisle should be invited to govern with us, but those still worshipping at the altar of Trump should simply be ignored. Their only clear purposes are to do whatever Himself orders and to attack, smear, defeat and destroy us.

We can either drive a stake through this monster's heart within the next few years or watch it recruit a larger ""Trump's Army" for the next assault on the U.S. government.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Nope, I got nothin'

[sop]

2. After Obama's SCOTUS nomination of Garland was stolen, and Ginsberg's replacement was

rammed through before she was even cold - just because the GOP could get away with it - anything Democrats do now to move their agenda forward is fair play.

[Stuart G]

8. And guess what...Schumer knows exactly what you said. Schumer was there.

One more point: Schumer will get even with McConnell

[Irish_Dem]

3. Dems have nothing to lose at this point. If they don't go big

and deliver to the American people, it is over for them.

[sop]

12. If not now, when?

[Irish_Dem]

13. Exactly, if not now, forget it.

[liberal N proud]

4. They are shellshocked

All the cheating the republicans have done all over the country and they still lost.

They don't know it can be.

[Chainfire]

5. I don't think that Republicans love Trump as much as they hate progressives.

They see in Trump a little bit of themselves. Trump made it OK to hate.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. I think it's do-or-die, even more than the 2018 elections.

[lame54]

7. The fear is...

If they pull off 2022
They will be far more ruthless with it than we ever could

[bdamomma]

9. All the more reason

to start pumping money into our Democratic party for 2022. Jamie Harrison whatever he is planning I will support.

[Qutzupalotl]

10. Our obstacles to this are in our own party.

It's not out of fear or deference to Republican feelings. We need to convince Manchin and Sinema that if we go big and deliver, including on voting rights, we're not likely to be in the minority anytime soon, so they need not worry about minority rule.

If we deliver same-old same-old, we could lose both chambers in two years.

[Walleye]

11. We shouldn't worry about retaliation from the GOP.

They don’t need an excuse. They will make up the rules as always regardless of what we do

[Irish_Dem]

15. I agree 100%. Letting the GOP scare us has to stop.

They are going to be ruthless whatever we do.
We have to go big, and go now.
By whatever means necessary.

[Walleye]

16. 👍

[Mr.Bill]

14. I think you will find that most here agree with you.

The problem is, Joe Manchin doesn't.

[SoonerPride]

17. This. That's the real story.

Manchin blocks it and it is dead.