First of all, Republicans are on the defensive.

[kentuck]

Democrats need to understand their position.

It is they that attacked our Capitol. It is they that have to lie and cover-up about their roles on January 6th.

It is they that have to explain their plots and conspiracies. It is they that tried to over-turn an election.

It is they that want to forget about January 6th and move on. It is they that are attacking Joe Biden and the Democrats, in hopes people will not notice their horrendous crimes.

It is they that are trying to whitewash and sweep under the rug their involvement and actions in regards to their seditious behavior.

It is they that pretend they have nothing to worry about.

They are on the defensive and they are scared to death that the voters will wake up and see the truth. And they will be thrown out of office in disgrace.

That is what they are afraid of.

Democrats should understand their position of strength.

[lame54]

1. Especially with Legitimate Political Discourse...

Pull hard on that thread

[kentuck]

2. If we only talk about "legitimate political discourse"..

... the focus is off them on on the insurrectionists that attacked our Capitol only. They would like that, in my opinion.

[lame54]

8. Out of all the crap they spew out if their ivermectin holes...

They get away with it
Even if the next thing they say is completely contradictory
They get away with it

They finally stepped into it with LPD
They are in a rare position where they have to scramble for damage control

It would be foolish to let this opportunity pass

[kentuck]

9. I would agree it is an opportunity...

...but it is not the end of the story. It cannot mask the rest of the crimes.

[certainot]

36. they get away with it because we ignore the 1500 coordinated radio stations but limbaugh is dead

and so is their most effective leader in the rationalization and excuse-making

they lost central messaging, and they are royally fucked if they keep defending trump

[pandr32]

11. And it sounds so nice

[underpants]

3. They are changing the subject and declaring victory on masks

All over talk radio especially. I’ve heard it on Beck and our local drive time shows. Everyone agrees that they were right all along EVERYONE all their liberal friends and Bill Maher.

[kentuck]

6. If they are now feeling safer, it is because of science.

And the fact that Democrats were willing to follow the advice of scientists and experts while they were indulging in superstition and insane "remedies". If the virus is finally going away, they get very little credit for it. They only made it last longer.

[lagomorph777]

7. It isn't going away.

If we give up on masks, we'll see that fairly quickly. Apparently some around here are excited to run that experiment. AGAIN.

[Justice matters.]

15. It will never go away, but like the other coronaviruses, its variant will cause a "flu" to vaxxed

It will never go away, but lke the other coronaviruses, its variants will cause a "flu" to vaxxed people, but could cause desth to the un-vaxxed.

[certainot]

39. heard local also. all on the same page as usual. and with the local blowhards they can fine tune

it to attack local dem politicians. it doesn't matter what dems do or don't do they always get to have it both ways without challenge with the authoritarian massive capacity for denial and hypocrisy.

i heard the limbaugh replacement hemeroid bongino raving about his bodily sovereignty fromm vaccine mandates and then go right into an ad for a religious anti choice organization

[Walleye]

4. They're smug like they've won the midterms when in fact we've got them on the back foot.

We should keep punching. No matter how delusional they get we need to stay grounded. Many of them are terrified that white people will be in the minority and people of color might start treating white people the same way they have always treated Black people. It’s irrational

[MyOwnPeace]

5. And it is UP TO US........

to share that - let it be heard - DRIVE THE MESSAGE HOME!!!!!

[durablend]

10. "Democrats should understand their position of strength."

But will they? I'm not confident....

"If we start accusing them of things they'll call us mean nasty names and yell at us and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh"

[ancianita]

16. Don't FUD us, man. Channel that lack of confidence.

Act like a badass good guy and you'll start feelin' it.

[sop]

12. Republicans are desperate and afraid. And as more and more voters "wake up and see the truth,"

the more destructive, divisive and dishonest their political rhetoric will become.

[jaxexpat]

21. "...desperate and afraid"? I think so.

How much do I think so? I'm buying up all the November straw futures I legally can. There will be a straw shortage by mid-fall because the Republicants are so desperately grasping at them.

[Joinfortmill]

13. Right on!

[gab13by13]

14. Everything you posted is spot on Kentuck,

but they own the MSM. I don't watch cable news until Nicolle comes on, but I'm betting that Trump burning and tearing up documents is already past history.

[lpbk2713]

17. They are content with all the lies and treason committed by the Trump admin ...

for four years. They were happy with how their GOP elected officials continued
to white wash Trump's criminal behavior during his entire term of office.

[calimary]

18. ANOTHER one of my favorite posts!

Good grief, this should be on EVERY Democrat’s lips, AND writings, AND postings, and on cue cards and handy index cards that can be kept in the pocket for easy reach and quick usage.

And this message needs to be REPEATED. RELENTLESSLY. And WAY long after we think we’re sick of it.

An absolute MUST. Our Republican “friends” have been hellbent for DECADES on making sure that many American ears are CLOGGED with wax, dirt, used Qtip shreds, and GOP bullshit. So that’s a helluva lot to cut through so the public can hear clearly.

We have to clear the fog of their attempts at war-making. It’s hard. But we have to keep at it so the truth can break through.

[kimbutgar]

19. Legitimate civil discourse is such a talking point served up for the repukes to be sliced and diced

And Democrats to use as a crudgel over and over to destroy the repukes in the midterms and 2024.

[Tommymac]

22. This.

[peggysue2]

33. This!

Which is why we keep bringing it up.

This time Dems can be on the offensive using Republicans' own words against them. You can see how they're reacting. McCarthy was speed-walking through Congress today in a lame attempt to avoid reporters and their damnable questions. LOL. When he did answer it was a word salad.

January 6th is the last thing Republicans want to confront and the RNC whacked a beautiful gift into our court.

We'd be idiots not to play it. Again and again and again.

Let them squirm and sputter.

I love flop-sweat!

[KS Toronado]

20. repugs are scared shit-less of the BIG BLUE WAVE that's coming

and they know it's coming because they have no answers for the American people about FailedCoupGuy and
the Jan 6th insurrection attempting to install a king. All they have left is "legitimate political discourse"
and that isn't working out for them at all.

[Picaro]

23. Spot on as usual...

I think it would be safe to say that the Republicans are reeling right now. They have no discernible platform and the only thing they have going for them is the braying of Fox News, Steve Bannon, Joe Rogan et al.

They continue to make a lot of noise but they are in a very very weak position right now. The DNC and other organizations need to be doing a lot of ads that drop the guilt for January 6 on top of their heads every time they have a chance.

I believe that there are far fewer that agree with any of the Republican garbage than you would think from listening to any news source.

The Democrats need to just beat and beat and beat them with this. They are traitors to the nation whether what they are doing actually constitutes treason in the purely legal sense – – it is treason nonetheless. republicans are against everything that the founding fathers were for. They have become a fascist anti-democracy party.

But, there are a lot of dumb, uninformed people out there that don’t understand what is going on and will probably still vote for these losers if they are not educated.

Let’s educate them where we can.

[malaise]

24. K & R

Make them pay

[IronLionZion]

25. Dems have already lost the election and should give up

if you hear the "liberal media" tell it.

[Samrob]

26. And Democrats should keep them on the defensive every chance they get.

Every appearance in the media is an opportunity to put the GOP on the defense if we just have the will and skill o do it.

[Roc2020]

27. Like everything else for the past 2yrs, the 2022

midterms won't go as schedule as many think. Not saying Dems will keep congress but there will shocking surprises

[Mr. Ected]

28. All of this is true as long as we follow the rule of law

And adhere to the principle that no one is above it.

I often hear the phrase "it's okay if you're a Republican" when discussing these things, but that to me is the most defeatist statement on DU, as if they are magically able to subvert our laws and we cannot.

When they grilled Hillary over nothing, she wasn't incarcerated because she hadn't broken any laws. The hearings were a spectacle designed to bring her down politically. In a sense, they were successful, but that was a political calculation, a dirty one at that, but not a legal one.

Trump and his cohorts have openly and defiantly transgressed our laws and there is copious evidence of multiple crimes. We can see the evidence with our own eyes; it's not a secret. The Committee's investigation is a legal one, not a political spectacle like Benghazi. It aims, not to embarrass or diminish the Republicans, but rather to get to the truth regarding the law and the seditionists who broke it. The net effect should and will inflict political damage to Republicans, not because they're Republicans, but because they're crooks. Their disregard for our laws and institutions will be laid out for the whole world to see.

So yes, Democrats do happen to be in a position of strength under these circumstances, but not just politically. We have the law on our side as Americans, and as long as that still means something, we will share a victory with the Constitution.

[Emile]

29. Today McConnell came out and called it a violent insurrection!

He must know something's about to happen!

[wiggs]

30. They are fighting for the survival of their party. But there's a bigger fight

reflecting the larger, global battle that the top 1% wages against the bottom 99%...that started decades ago. They are just using the gop brand (which really doesn't exist the same way it used to) to manipulate people who will listen. Their leaders have hollowed out party principles out of necessity, which makes them all the more dangerous....willing to take foreign money to fund elections, willing to toss traditional principles, to sacrifice personal dignity, to break laws, to lie, to run up the debt, to blackmail countries into finding dirt on political opponents, to foment hate and polarization, to toss aside teachings of their religion, and willing to defend authoritarian murderers around the world. They have nothing holding them back from committing heinous acts...and they have slowly gotten used to it. They. Don't. Care. And they found a perfect orange poster boy for what they really believe in.

The everyday, regular republican may think they are still pursuing policies of the old gop but they have been fooled. The leadership has moved on to more nefarious goals.

I'm not sure the gop position is one of defense as much as it is amoral, sociopathic, determined, unpatriotic...and they have big plans for what can be done offensively with those tools, furthering concentration of wealth and power into the hands of fewer and fewer autocrats.

[kentuck]

31. They deserve no sympathy for what they have put this nation through...

As if it was not enough to oppose the wannabe dictator, they had to join him. They felt it would give them a political advantage. They chose politics over their country. It's unforgivable.

Democrats should cut them no slack whatsoever.

They have betrayed our nation.

[ENO in 2024]

32. Haha eggzellent

I'm new on Du. Please don't go to sanangelolive.com and raise Cain on the Politics or writer Yantis Green heading. I wrote a letter and they were mean to me. They really hate me in San Angelo Tx. Very few liberals or even democrats. Don't know what to do but I like my letters. I took another one for tomorrow. Love all if you beautiful peeps ❤. My son's worries about me cause these pugs are just horrible. Calling him now.

[uponit7771]

34. THANK YOU !!!

[Zorro]

35. The RNC openly declared the Republican Party as the party of fascists

McConnell knows it and is trying to do damage control.

[nvme]

37. It's The Economy Stupid

Learn from Bush Sr.
We change the discourse about the economy we win.

[emanymton69]

38. Agree! Completely. Keep This In Mind When Talking Heads Try To Convince Otherwise!!

"We The People" are winning. The power brokers in Washington And New York are whistling passed the graveyard. Do not get discouraged.

Democrats Deliver. Hammer this home all the while showing the GOP for who and what they are; law breaking thugs.