Approval rating of Democrats in Congress signals major change is needed.

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19. I agree with the need for new blood, and I don't find that divisive...

...especially when that message is being coupled with the new blood being the folks who'll find harder for the changes in health care policy, tax policy, and campaign finance reform that this country needs. Right-wingers haven't spent their time nibbling at the edges and trying appeal to voters who wouldn't give them the time of day, and trying to figure out "how to talk" to people who don't vote for them.

The way to talk to anybody is with honesty and facts. It's not a rejection of transgender people to say you understand the need for fairness in sports while also pointing out there may be less than a dozen transgender student-athletes in colleges and high schools in the whole country, and the right-wing demagogues the issue to avoid talking about how their policies are hurting middle and working class people. The people I see who do the best job articulating stances on the toughest issues are younger people like Pete Buttigieg, AOC, James Talarico, et al.