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LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
40. "Our only hope is taking the House in 2018."
Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:24 PM
Jun 2017

That's IF our votes even COUNT in 2018.

Several from our intelligence agencies have said that the ruskies are gearing up and coming for us in 2018. Per Cliff Watts/Malcolm Nance, they've never stopped interfering or working on their next way to screw Dem voters, and I'm sure they'll come with the new tricks up their sleeves for 2018. Like THIS DOJ is going to stop them? tReasonous tRumputin says that this "russher thing is a hoax." Well, he HAS to say that, or else. In fact, tReasonous tRumputin and the tReasonous GOP--and lying/racist sidekick beauguard will make SURE our votes don't count in 2018. There isn't much time before 2018 to fix what's wrong with voting across this country. Do you have faith in THIS Dept. of Homeland Security? From all I've heard/read, they've not really contacted anyone in any state to check out their voting apparatus & they've made no attempt to secure voting machines that I know of. I've no clue as to what we can do about this, as we're the minority party who'll get NO help from this skeleton crew running the various voting agencies across this country.

Finally, we KNOW that thuglicans will be voter-suppressing off the chain in 2018. Again, whose to stop them? Yes, I'm aware that the courts have given Dems a few good rulings as it relates to voter suppression/gerrymandering (TX & NC). However, there are going to be some court rulings along the way where we won't get a favorable rulings. The high court is taking up a case from WI about gerrymandering: http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a54672/supreme-court-gerrymandering-wisconsin/

Gorsucks is on the court so uh, I think that after the WI case is ruled on in favor of allowing gerrymandering to stand, WI is gone from the Dems column, and will stay red for the unforeseeable future. Same goes for MI, Ohio, Fl. etc. Our only REAL hope is Meuller (Hope he HAS the integrity all say he has), and who knows how long his investigation takes? It's looks to be wide-ranging & all-encompassing and hella thorough--it looks to be expanding, and even if Meuller finds many, many cases of impeachable offenses against the tReasonit-in-chief, WILL thuglicans actually impeach him? They need him in there so they can continue destroying this country. Ryan's BEEN wanting to get rid of health care and social security since he was in college, so he won't vote to impeach the traitor. Ryan's a treasonous traitor, we know McConnell also. McCain talks a good game against the ruskies, but in the end he IS a thuglican after all.

Dems will be living through a hideous russian winter for a LONG time only here in the USA, because if we can't vote to throw the thuglican bums OUT in 2018 and they end up increasing their numbers in the Senate and House thuglicans don't care about the ruskie interference thing. Some say "What russian interference?" They love power and owing all 3 branches of government and destroying people's lives. It's party over country for that group.

I won't even want to think about 2020, because I'm about to eat lunch and don't want to ruin my appetite any further.

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I don't buy this "we" argument. There were many of us who recognized the dangers Arkansas Granny Jun 2017 #1
despite hacking from russia and massive voter suppression, we still got 3 million more votes. unblock Jun 2017 #2
Well, you may get a chance to learn something over the next MineralMan Jun 2017 #3
2018 can't save the SCOTUS seats... Moostache Jun 2017 #4
Yes. They'll be too late for that. MineralMan Jun 2017 #5
The Senate confirms SCOTUS justices. stopbush Jun 2017 #41
We have to win the Senate back in 2018. athena Jun 2017 #46
33 Senate seats are up for contention in 2018. stopbush Jun 2017 #47
Don't forget about decades of propaganda from Fox and right wing radio. sharedvalues Jun 2017 #12
Indeed. Their policies are so unpopular they have to lie unblock Jun 2017 #13
It's over now anyway with Gorsuch in. Instead of 5-4 decisions they'll be 6-3. brush Jun 2017 #6
Gorsuch maintained the existing 5-4 as he was replacing Scalia. SaschaHM Jun 2017 #7
Adding Gorsuch restored a ninth justice to the court. There was a 4-4 stalemate... brush Jun 2017 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #30
"Our only hope is taking the House in 2018." LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #40
How often did we hear that the court didn't matter? BainsBane Jun 2017 #8
Exactly. We must remember and remind as we go forward. MineralMan Jun 2017 #9
Doesn't Kennedy see how morally bankrupt the GOP is? Does he still want a GOP justice to replace hi sharedvalues Jun 2017 #11
I don't know what Kennedy is thinking. MineralMan Jun 2017 #14
If Kennedy cared about America he would have retired three years ago. sharedvalues Jun 2017 #15
Again, I don't know what he thinks. MineralMan Jun 2017 #17
The biggest effect Kennedy can have on the country is sharedvalues Jun 2017 #35
To be fair everyone thought Hillary would win sharedvalues Jun 2017 #36
True, but mcturtle would have stonewalled that, too unblock Jun 2017 #18
He's a moderate with a slight right lean. He knows his replacement wouldn't be Amishman Jun 2017 #44
You're correct, of course. MineralMan Jun 2017 #45
He's a republican unblock Jun 2017 #16
He's a real Republican. A 1970s Republican sharedvalues Jun 2017 #37
I'd like to think so, but I know way too many republicans unblock Jun 2017 #38
Don't forget all the District and Circuit openings, Trump now gets to fill those as well Lurks Often Jun 2017 #19
Yes, of course. Many things will result from Trump being President. MineralMan Jun 2017 #21
Sorry, plenty of people were paying attention Lurks Often Jun 2017 #23
What's this 'we' business? Kingofalldems Jun 2017 #20
"We" can mean many things. MineralMan Jun 2017 #22
Any SCOTUS retirements will prove their allegiance is to Putin aeromanKC Jun 2017 #24
CNN: Anthony Kennedy retirement watch at a fever pitch spanone Jun 2017 #25
You got it MM, and for those who said there was no difference, or Hillary was worse, people may just still_one Jun 2017 #26
"The Jill Steins and Susan Sarandon's should be ridiculed and ignored for the frauds they are." LenaBaby61 Jun 2017 #42
No more judicial confirmations. This is the last year of the Republican tRump Presidency. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #27
Good luck with that. nt B2G Jun 2017 #32
Long term, a McCain 08' victory may have been better. Dawson Leery Jun 2017 #28
No. Duh. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #33
I know how you feel. Dawson Leery Jun 2017 #29
It's not just SCOTUS B2G Jun 2017 #31
criminals and foreign agents stealing elections have consequences. nt elmac Jun 2017 #34
Problem is. Once again we DID win and are failing to remedy these horrendous thefts judesedit Jun 2017 #39
Some of us did try to warn people athena Jun 2017 #43
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