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Democrats should continue their assault on Elon Musk. Trump’s team sees it and likely loves it. I doubt it actually bothers Trump when it’s clear the strategy is to try to drive a wedge between Musk and Trump. Instead the message is Democrats view Musk as a threat, push harder.
If Republicans pick up 4 senate seats in 2022, they’ll be at 54. Democrats have to defend 23 seats in 2024, opening the door for Republicans to get to 60 in the senate. Democrats’ policies created the potential for a filibuster proof majority. They need to pivot now.
People telling secondhand stories under oath is kind of meaningless. She has nothing to fear if the story is debunked. She didn’t say it happened. She said she heard it happened. We do not know what actually happened despite oaths being taken. It adds no real credibility here
Biden should not endorse or talk about a gas tax holiday. He can’t deliver. It only hurts him and Dems to discuss it as they could pass it with 50 votes through reconciliation. They have the power but aren’t going to use it.
Jim Jordan is kind of right on real America. People are more threatened by high gas prices that are actually happening than worried about what could have happened on Jan 6th. They woke up on Jan 7th and things were fine. When they wake up tomorrow gas prices will still hurt
Americans have developed a victim mentality towards everything so it’s no surprise they blame those in power for gas prices. They need to blame someone. Biden may be helpless to lower prices but he’s not blameless. Waging war on fossil fuels always had the potential to backfire.
They are more likely to raise questions as to why security wasn’t increased at the Capitol on Jan 6th
This does not mean those that stormed the Capitol on Jan 6th weren’t wrong or that it wasn’t an insurrection, simply blame often gets pinned on those that react or fail to react to those that instigated the initial conflict
Changing the filibuster to reform firearm laws is pretty short sighted unless you’re ok with what the other party is going to do when it’s their turn. Think 50 state permit less concealed carry and an inability for states to ban assault weapons. They’d love to pass it all.
Schumer needs to take a page out of Pelosi’s book and stop these show votes. We know where the senators stand. He just puts his inability to lead on the record time and time again.
Student debt cancellation by executive order is likely to be ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS. Timing is critical here. Is the bigger benefit having it struck down before or after the election when you want to energize a base?
Democrats should be careful with student debt cancellation. It’s less of a partisan issue and has the potential to disenfranchise many in their own base who will not benefit.
It’ll be interesting to see if suburban women care more about the education of children or the rights of other women
McConnell could have nuked the legislative filibuster in 2017 to push through Trump’s agenda. He didn’t. He did eat the turkey Reid started carving for nominees and now people complain about SCOTUS seats. History tends to repeat but if it doesn’t, it at least rhymes.
No Republican is going to cross the aisle to help Dems push through a partisan voting rights bills at the federal level to counter partisan voting rights bills at the state level. People drink way too much blue and red koolaid when grape is a great flavor
4 people in the village committed voter fraud. Probably more we don’t know about over a year later. Would democrats voting rights bill make this number higher or lower? There has to be a way to decrease voter fraud while increasing access. That is how democracy will be preserved.