Just Stop!
Like everyone else, I have a LOT of complaints these days. A LOT of things are pissing me off - but one in particular is putting me over the edge.
I am sick to death of pundits, political analysts, MSM personalities, journalists, and other assorted and sundry spokes-mouths repeating the idea that the Democrats will lose the House and/or the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.
"It's a given," they say, "because that's the way it's always been. The party that holds the WH always suffers losses in the midterms" - a declaration that invariably follows a litany of statements about how we are living in unprecedented times, where political business-as-usual is no longer "usual".
We have a former "pResident" under investigation for crimes against the US, lawmakers under investigation for trying to overthrow our government, people at the highest levels of the previous administration pleading the 5th - all unprecedented - and yet we are being encouraged to believe that the precedent of Democrats suffering massive losses in November is an inevitability we have to brace ourselves for, because history shows yadda, yadda, yadda.
It amazes me that anyone would cling to the notions of the past as being somehow applicable to today's political climate. The very idea that the old norms still prevail in the face of "the new norms" we are currently facing is as preposterous as saying that we, as voters, can change everything - except the inevitable.
In today's political climate, believing that anything is inevitable is to believe that votes don't count, because "inevitability" is stronger than the voice of the People.
I, for one, say FUCK THAT NOISE. Stop promoting the idea that all is already lost before the first midterm ballot is cast. STOP telling me that my voice will not be heard before I have a chance to raise it.
And STOP telling me that in the upside-down world of up-means-down politics, historical "precedents" still have meaning.
If you're promoting the idea that Democratic midterm losses are to be expected, you are also promoting the idea that they are inevitable. So stop pretending you aren't taking a side - when you obviously already have.
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because by the time the Select Committee gets through their televised hearings this summer, the entire
reQublicOn party and Der orange Fuhrer will look un-American and plenty of voters will see that and
want revenge. Plus so close to the midterms Rs will have little time to regroup.
And think what fun it will be to watch all the media people who have predicted the GOP taking back Congress eat (and gag on) their words. 
Is it too soon to start making popcorn?
It will be fun watching people like Gym Jordan in the hot seat. 
It's a struggle ain't it?
I still think there are a lot of people (voters) out there - that despite just getting a nut off on 'ownin' the libs' and "Lets go Brandon" - are really not down with an anti-abortion agenda (once they figure out what it means) - or politicians palling around with white supremacists and Putin fan boys.
On the other hand - we kept (desperately) telling ourselves that America was 'better' than Donald Trump. And it turned out that way too many of us weren't.
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So many of Republicans just stay home.
It happens to Democrats sometimes before an election, so why can’t it happen to them as well? 
Concerning the midterms, and of course the 2024 presidential election. I am not a heavily political person, but I do keep up with current events on a regular basis. Here's what I know. Despite President Biden and the current House and Senate's setbacks, and some questionable actions, I know for a fact that electing a Republican anything is detrimental to the United States and its populace. This is the best, and the worst outcome for the United States, and it doesn't take a god-damn rocket scientist to figure that out. That brings me to exactly who I believe will be greatly responsible for any losses suffered in the midterms or the general election. It will be those Democrats and Independents who's loyalties shift whichever way the political wind blows. Although not nearly to the extent of the right to believe in misinformation, outright lies, and conspiracy theories, to deny that these traits do not exist to some extent on the left is to deny the reality of the world we live in today. Do I have a solution? Not really, but I am a disabled retiree living on a fixed income in a trailer park complete with the goofy neighbors, screaming kids, and loud music, not that there's anything wrong with the last one, or any of them, but there is a time and a place that's right, and a time and a place for some peace and quiet. My job is to convince any family members, friends, and neighbors that electing Democrats is the solution to the gathering evil permeating our country. Convincing the rest of the country there is a real danger of the United States spiraling into an autocratic nightmare is the Democratic politicians job. I hope they tackle this aggressively because unless this political pendulum is finally halted, there can never really be any progress unless one party takes control and maintains it on a long-term basis. We need that to be the Democratic Party. The alternative will have the opposite effect, and any progress made by the left will be systematically dismantled and replaced with the promise of prosperity that will soon turn into a nightmare. The 2022 midterms, and the 2024 presidential election will be the inflection points in history that determine what course this country will be taking. The Democratic Party should adopt the Highlander motto. "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"..... Political party that is. The Democratic party needs to aggressively attack any misinformation, talking points and conspiracy theories like an angry horde of locusts, leaving nothing but a desolate, empty broken field in its wake. Time to take the kid gloves off!
In today's political climate, believing that anything is inevitable is to believe that votes don't count, because "inevitability" is stronger than the voice of the People.
There's a quote that goes something like "There is no present or future; just history repeating itself."
I'm not hearing "pundits, political analysts, MSM personalities, journalists, and other assorted and sundry spokes-mouths repeating the idea that the Democrats will lose the House and/or the Senate", only that it's a reasonable expectation based on history, Biden's poll numbers and the fucking price of gasoline.
I agree with you that the current political climate is unique and could be a game changer. I also know too many voters vote their emotions rather than their conscience and too many voters have no clue or concerns about the current political climate or the threat to our democracy. All they know is what they're paying for fucking gasoline and bacon...
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We have to fight that "Dems are losing" message whenever and wherever we hear it.
Even when it's our own Party members who are saying it. It HAS to STOP!
Beautifully written 
I want another blue wave, for us, for Ukraine, our children's right to learn our history, a woman's right to choose and all our futures.
Vote.
