The Republicans are killing their mid-term election chances.

[lees1975]

I live in a predominantly Polish neighborhood, most of them are immigrants, some native born Polish-American. They tend to support the GOP on social policy and economic policy. But since Putin started breathing threats against Ukraine, the mood has changed. The discussion at a birthday party last night was, among this group, surprisingly critical of Trump, openly saying that if the Republicans had done their job, he'd have been impeached and out and this wouldn't be happening if Putin didn't think he had the ability to divide the United States.

I don't know if other Eastern European immigrant groups feel the same way, but the Polish constituency is huge in several battleground states, Michigan and Ohio in particular. Lots of Ukrainians in Indiana.

[Fullduplexxx]

1. Never underestimate the stupid of the america people

[JohnSJ]

5. Unfortunately

[Dan]

22. Yes, but immigrants (and children of immigrants) have a different perspective

On World events - and a different relationship to how those events/current events might affect them.

Americans have the luxury of never having experienced war - and the damage that is does both materially, emotionally, and physically (unless a solder, medical person, or someone in a direct support role) - so it’s mostly antidotal our views of conflicts.

I suspect that while our dear neighbors might have supported the GOP - they probably have not only a situational awareness but also a historical perspective on how this might get out of hand.

Good luck to our neighbors in your neighborhood.

[AZLD4Candidate]

25. PT Barnum: "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people"

[TheBlackAdder]

26. I posed this the other day, and left out the 340K Ukrainian-Americans

.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216384803

Just the Polish community alone can insure that close election states will swing or remain Democratic Party.

.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Decades of relentless Putin/GOP propaganda means it may not harm the GOP at all.

Putin took over the US without firing a shot.
With the help of the GOP of course.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. And Putin's do nothing about Covid

Instructions to Dumbass, ensured the death of almost 3 million Americans without a shot being fired.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Exactly. Putin did tremendous damage, many civilian casualties in the US.

And of course, Putin's relentless support of the NRA means many gun deaths in addition to the Covid deaths.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. No one in the US is to blame for this

Except maybe Trump, but the real issue here is the atrocities and their coverage. Putin is committing war crimes and attacks against civilian targets. Republicans cannot express their love of Putin enough, that's going to bite them.

[KS Toronado]

28. Yes, as more repugs see the atrocities being committed,

the smarter ones among them will start questioning RW media and the R party.
Will help us in the midterm elections.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Very smart Polish-Americans.

Connecting the unwillingness to stand against Trump with Putin's raised confidence.

[Purrfessor]

8. One of the factors I haven't seen mentioned is that due to Putin's efforts to divide and destabilize

the US, he had to know that waiting to invade Ukraine during a Democratic Administration would further divide the country.

The people who oppose Biden would move farther to the right and more closely align themselves with Putin in order to escalate their attacks on Biden.

We have seen this recently with Trump, some of his former advisors, Republican politicians, the RNC, Fox News and other conservative media having focused their ire on Biden, which in effect takes the focus off Putin. Of course those who support Trump will and have followed his lead by blaming the invasion not on Putin and Russia but on the current administration.

[Eyeball_Kid]

21. IMO, Putin is executing Plan B. His first plan was ruined with Biden's election.

If Trump won in 2020, Putin would have overrun Ukraine months ago and Trump would have given him some kind of hero's welcome in the White House.

In the long run, it likely won't make a difference. Putin is hell-bent on killing Ukraine and Ukrainians. War is about killing and destruction. That's what Putin wants, and that's why Trump believes that Putin is a genius. Mass killing is a sign of a genius at work, right? This is how Trump thinks, and HE is running the GOP.

[Skittles]

37. I think it was Covid that first interrupted him

THEN the Biden voters

[Dan]

23. I suspect that at some point, the GOP will get blowback on this. As far as Trump

Is concerned, anyone that believes what he says - needs mental health support.

[plimsoll]

10. We'll see, the gop tends to fall in line.

They may be unhappy, but they’ll vote gop. Republicans for Voldemort was funny because it was too
close to the truth.

[Wounded Bear]

11. I certainly hope so...

but higher gas prices don't help our cause.

[gab13by13]

12. Why?

Aren't higher gas prices caused by Putin's war and don't a lot of Republicans support Putin?

[Wounded Bear]

15. Yes, you're right, but Faux news viewers and the RW echo chamber won't hear that...nt

[druidity33]

35. Yes but Biden is President...

so, no matter what, he owns the price of gas. It's an old game. See:::Carter.

[JI7]

13. No they aren't. There are people that will vote based on inflation

and democratic leaning voters that might not turn out becsuse of it.

While what your say may be true about those people there are many others that will vote on other things.

[inthewind21]

14. Big mistake

Drawing a conclusion based on what you heard at a birthday party. A family member of mine living in NC was absolutely certain NC would reject Trump based on "what she was hearing around town and from everyone she knows." In the scheme of things, our personal worlds are very very small.

[calimary]

16. WHATEVER works.

[ancianita]

17. I hope you're right.

[Scottie Mom]

18. Romanian background

Hearing the same from friends who are Romanian immigrants.

[nycbos]

19. If I was a religious man...

... I was say from your mouth to God's ear.

[Martin68]

20. The Republicans are killing their mid-term election chances only if all Democrats vote.

[Skittles]

38. and if their votes count

yes indeed

[OneCrazyDiamond]

24. Good.

Whatever it takes to keep them out of power.

[KS Toronado]

27. Repug's mid-term election chances are going downhill

as we speak. Just 2 weeks ago FQX was promoting Russian's right to invade Ukraine and IQ4.5 joined in
praising his comrade Putin. They're busy today figuring out how to spin their past comments.

Relying on their past BS of fake news, you misunderstood me, or I was only joking will not work this time.
They fully aligned themselves with the enemy of mankind and a lot of trumpers ate it up.

Meanwhile, in the coming days/weeks repugs will be putting themselves into 2 camps rallying around our
current President or the former one. They will be losing some of their voters because they are getting
disillusioned with their party's politics. Plus it helps that Biden will be a good Commander-in-Chief.

[NBachers]

29. It's up to us, and every Democratic member, to relentlessly attack Pukes for supporting Putin.

[LymphocyteLover]

32. Yes, but the media could help press this too

Though we still need to take the lead

[maxsolomon]

30. Depends where you are.

Maybe in the midwest, but in the South? Rural Merica?

I'm skeptical.

[LymphocyteLover]

31. Interesting-- we can only hope

[Jakes Progress]

33. I wish, I wish. But all republicans have to do

is trot out the latest shiny object. If the idea that Mexicans are taking your jobs does't work, they'll say that Biden want's to turn your children into homosexuals. If that doesn't gain ground, they will say that poor black people are going to steal your car and date your daughter. Or that Pelosi wants boys to use the girls bathroom. Or that school libraries are making children read pornography.

Truth doesn't matter. The top have learned that people who have fallen for republican lies in the past can be counted on to knee jerk to whatever crap they make up again and again.

Sigh.

[Samrob]

34. Quite a few in PA also.

Count my family in with the Scots who are against Putin.

[live love laugh]

36. Not with gerrymandering they're not. TDGAF.

[Scrivener7]

40. Democrats did better with re-districting this year than anyone expected. Gained a good number

of districts.

[GoodRaisin]

39. Always good to hear R voters voicing contempt for R politicians but

did any of them say that it would cause them to vote for Dems next time? Because, R voters have been propagandized into believing Dems are the devil and it seems to me that almost nothing will cause them to change their voting habits at this point.

[Captain Zero]

41. Sadly 1 Ukrainian in Indiana is gop congress

Person. Victoria Spartz.
Quite the grifter.
5th district.
Totally down with Magat Madness.