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paleotn

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2. If this keeps up....

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 10:09 AM

Nov 2020

the country will break. The right will become more and more extreme until some of us walk away, leaving the nuts to their own devices. A soft break at first, where states operate as coalitions on issues outside of those powers specifically delegated to the federal government. Then a big fight over the interstate commerce clause and how that impacts those areas no delegated to DC, as the Rethug controlled states attempt to drag the rest of us down the rat hole with them. Demographic shifts and young voters may save us. Beyond that, I'm not optimistic. Our system may yet be unworkable long term like so many said so long ago.

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GOP poised to gerrymander its hold on power -- Democrats fall short in nearly every key state [View all] riversedge Nov 2020 OP

Democrats will be ok . . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #1

The Democrats have a 4 vote majority right now edhopper Nov 2020 #10

seriously-- this is worrisome as fuck LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #15

How is that? We are likely to lose the House. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #20

If this keeps up.... paleotn Nov 2020 #2

how much more extreme can they get? They are already a death cult that denies a deadly pandemic LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #16

A lot worse.... paleotn Nov 2020 #19

how so though? They can make a fuss but they have no credibility or appeal beyond their base LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #26

That's the problem.... paleotn Nov 2020 #29

True, that is quite possible if they take power. But I feel like we can't have this sort of mess LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #35

That won't happen. What will happen is 4 or 8 years where we get nothing. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #21

I hope that's the worst we can expect... paleotn Nov 2020 #25

that is true... also we do need government action on the economy, pandemic and global warming LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #27

Not civil war.... paleotn Nov 2020 #30

Yeah, I've thought about that but not sure how it would work LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #34

Meanwhile, they're also killing themselves off in droves with COVID-19. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #3

who's power? beachbumbob Nov 2020 #4

The GOP's. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #5

not sure how you came to that conclusion, as all they did was reinforce power state wide beachbumbob Nov 2020 #6

The fewer there are of them, the more their power is diluted. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #7

COVID deaths are a small fraction of the population. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #9

Small, but growing. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #12

What? PTWB Nov 2020 #33

it does affect older voters more though, and they are more reliable voters LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #17

A majority of the Covid deaths have occurred in Blue states. former9thward Nov 2020 #31

This is a huge battle that was lost and is more important than White House logically seeing house .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #8

How do you know it was the polling? triron Nov 2020 #11

How many ballots got DeJoyed? This shit stinks. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #28

A couple of things maxrandb Nov 2020 #13

good point-- those Dem governors should save us from the worst LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #18

✔️✔️✔️ blm Nov 2020 #24

All states ended the Census with a 99.9% count. former9thward Nov 2020 #32

Not in CA and MI. roamer65 Nov 2020 #14

As it should be everywhere. paleotn Nov 2020 #22

I hope so. I know it passed, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #36

A panel of 13 I do believe. roamer65 Nov 2020 #37

What do you mean, "we"? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #38

True. roamer65 Nov 2020 #41

How about legal remedies? Court cases based on "one man one vote"? albacore Nov 2020 #23

"fended off Democrats in Pennsylvania' BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #39

The groundwork for this was laid in 2010 when some Democrats threw a temper tantrum StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #40