Dems had the best midterms of all time letting the culture war stuff be fought without the formal bullhorn of the White House. Abortion activists are undefeated, the Republicans are cannibalizing themselves on the issue, and it’s smarter to just keep Biden quiet and not spook the normal whites.
Having said that, crusading against junk fees is about the stupidest fucking thing I could think of.
Even if every blue state (and a purple state or two) passes state laws - the situation remains the Sword of Damocles. Federal law trumps state law. Eventually the GOP will control Congress and the White House. And then they’ll pass a federal law and abortion will be banned nationwide. It’s what the worst of the hogs want and they’ll get it because they are the energy of the republican party.
I sincerely don’t understand you. Biden and the dem machine keeps saying this is the most important election of our lifetime and democracy itself is on the line. Even before the Gaza war the eventual Biden/Trump election was likely to be very close. And now the war (and Israel) are wildcards that make things even worse for Biden. The war would expand at any time and continue all the way to election day. Biden might have already lost Michigan due to his huge losses in the local Arab vote.
Yet Biden is effectively saying “In this time of rising fascism with threats to democracy - I got a plan, jack. Raising taxes on the rich, Big Pharma stuff, and fees are more important than abortion which I’ll only make vague statements about.” How is that anything other than huge loser of a message? How does it drive turnout? How does it accomplish anything?
Dems had the best midterms of all time letting the culture war stuff be fought without the formal bullhorn of the White House. Abortion activists are undefeated, the Republicans are cannibalizing themselves on the issue, and it’s smarter to just keep Biden quiet and not spook the normal whites.
Having said that, crusading against junk fees is about the stupidest fucking thing I could think of.
Even if every blue state (and a purple state or two) passes state laws - the situation remains the Sword of Damocles. Federal law trumps state law. Eventually the GOP will control Congress and the White House. And then they’ll pass a federal law and abortion will be banned nationwide. It’s what the worst of the hogs want and they’ll get it because they are the energy of the republican party.
I hear you, I just don’t think Biden being the messenger on the issue is a tactically astute choice.
I sincerely don’t understand you. Biden and the dem machine keeps saying this is the most important election of our lifetime and democracy itself is on the line. Even before the Gaza war the eventual Biden/Trump election was likely to be very close. And now the war (and Israel) are wildcards that make things even worse for Biden. The war would expand at any time and continue all the way to election day. Biden might have already lost Michigan due to his huge losses in the local Arab vote.
Yet Biden is effectively saying “In this time of rising fascism with threats to democracy - I got a plan, jack. Raising taxes on the rich, Big Pharma stuff, and fees are more important than abortion which I’ll only make vague statements about.” How is that anything other than huge loser of a message? How does it drive turnout? How does it accomplish anything?
It very much reads like someone trying to lose.