I think passing the Save Act is the key. The Republican base has seen what the house and senate DIDN’T do with their majorities when they had them. They were too scared of the consequences in their personal career paths if they didn’t follow Mitch McConnell’s “Get Trump” vendetta in Trump 1.0 and I’m still trying to figure out their motives for throwing away the majority voters gave them for Trump 2.0.
Republicans are demoralized and disillusioned about whether we can continue to believe we have representation at the federal level. When the senate tells 80% of voters (R & D’s) to pound sand, it’s hard to keep convincing voters their vote matters to anyone other than the candidates, parties and hangers-on. From my perch, I see a lot of loyal republicans who are questioning whether many of our elected representatives have been hiding their true intentions behind “if only the Democrats weren’t so obstreperous”. We haven’t overreached in our expectations or made up our grievances. We’ve now witnessed, in real time, 2 Trump terms, and two Republican majorities that were thrown away by Senate leadership in preference to working with the President. Virtually all of Trump’s highly popular reforms have been by easily-reversed executive orders that Congress REFUSES (not fails, refuses) to ratify. It’s not unreasonable to think most of the drama and suicidal action in the party is a direct result of jealousy and petty slights our Senators feel towards voters who prefer Trump’s approach to theirs. It’s like their little feelings are hurt and THEY (not we the voters) can’t move past it.
So the Republican base, came by its election apathy very honestly. We’ve acted like the abused spouse who clings onto a relationship way past the time any self-respecting person would have left. Many Republican voters can now sense a path where getting rid of obstreperous dead-wood of the Thune, McConnell, Cotton (yes, I said it) and Cornyn varieties may be a better long term strategy than winning every cycle. Might we be ignorant and uninformed about the hell we might unleash? Maybe, but you can’t deny Thune, et al, are double dog daring us to do it.h
<snip> The danger is that they will believe they have already lost it, surrender the cycle to fatalism, and stop fighting for the twelve districts that actually matter.<snip>
They've had the majority for a year and a half. Putting the words GOP and FIGHT in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
Or what? We'll vote them out? Do you realize what the retention percentages typically run after every election? They have no fear because the halfwits keep voting them back in.
You are right. The ignorant do keep voting them in. But: History is not going to be Kind to these snakes. I’m not a writer, i’m not a talker, i’m not savvy with tech stuff so this is my best way to convey myself. I hope you have calmed down now. My hair is actually standing on end😂
We just got a fundraising questionnaire two pages long from Sen. Thune. My answer to every question in red felt-tip pen was "Pass the SAVE America Act." My concluding remark was "No more money until that act is passed." The money will go to Scott Pressler instead. I have written, longhand, to each of Thune's four offices, and left a phone message once. This act is the entire ball of wax.
The problem is that absent the SAVE act passing, every one of those seats are in states well known for stealing elections. Captain Seth Keshel’s book, ‘The War on Election Corruption’ details all the ways the Dems cheat, none of which have anything to do with party preference, electorate turnout, or other conventional metrics. What we would need to win in ANY of the seats you mention is a ‘too big to rig’ vote count, and given the feckless nature of the current Republican leadership, that ain’t happening. Not trying to be a doom-sayer or stop folks from voting, but we need to be prepared for what seems like a rigged, pre-ordained conclusion and plan for what comes next.
I think passing the Save Act is the key. The Republican base has seen what the house and senate DIDN’T do with their majorities when they had them. They were too scared of the consequences in their personal career paths if they didn’t follow Mitch McConnell’s “Get Trump” vendetta in Trump 1.0 and I’m still trying to figure out their motives for throwing away the majority voters gave them for Trump 2.0.
Republicans are demoralized and disillusioned about whether we can continue to believe we have representation at the federal level. When the senate tells 80% of voters (R & D’s) to pound sand, it’s hard to keep convincing voters their vote matters to anyone other than the candidates, parties and hangers-on. From my perch, I see a lot of loyal republicans who are questioning whether many of our elected representatives have been hiding their true intentions behind “if only the Democrats weren’t so obstreperous”. We haven’t overreached in our expectations or made up our grievances. We’ve now witnessed, in real time, 2 Trump terms, and two Republican majorities that were thrown away by Senate leadership in preference to working with the President. Virtually all of Trump’s highly popular reforms have been by easily-reversed executive orders that Congress REFUSES (not fails, refuses) to ratify. It’s not unreasonable to think most of the drama and suicidal action in the party is a direct result of jealousy and petty slights our Senators feel towards voters who prefer Trump’s approach to theirs. It’s like their little feelings are hurt and THEY (not we the voters) can’t move past it.
So the Republican base, came by its election apathy very honestly. We’ve acted like the abused spouse who clings onto a relationship way past the time any self-respecting person would have left. Many Republican voters can now sense a path where getting rid of obstreperous dead-wood of the Thune, McConnell, Cotton (yes, I said it) and Cornyn varieties may be a better long term strategy than winning every cycle. Might we be ignorant and uninformed about the hell we might unleash? Maybe, but you can’t deny Thune, et al, are double dog daring us to do it.h
<snip> The danger is that they will believe they have already lost it, surrender the cycle to fatalism, and stop fighting for the twelve districts that actually matter.<snip>
They've had the majority for a year and a half. Putting the words GOP and FIGHT in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Alex Muse
Senator Thune you better get your Ass in gear. And every smart Republican.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Or what? We'll vote them out? Do you realize what the retention percentages typically run after every election? They have no fear because the halfwits keep voting them back in.
I just have to laugh. It makes me feel better.
You are right. The ignorant do keep voting them in. But: History is not going to be Kind to these snakes. I’m not a writer, i’m not a talker, i’m not savvy with tech stuff so this is my best way to convey myself. I hope you have calmed down now. My hair is actually standing on end😂
Thune is a RINO and is not going to do anything!
We just got a fundraising questionnaire two pages long from Sen. Thune. My answer to every question in red felt-tip pen was "Pass the SAVE America Act." My concluding remark was "No more money until that act is passed." The money will go to Scott Pressler instead. I have written, longhand, to each of Thune's four offices, and left a phone message once. This act is the entire ball of wax.
The problem is that absent the SAVE act passing, every one of those seats are in states well known for stealing elections. Captain Seth Keshel’s book, ‘The War on Election Corruption’ details all the ways the Dems cheat, none of which have anything to do with party preference, electorate turnout, or other conventional metrics. What we would need to win in ANY of the seats you mention is a ‘too big to rig’ vote count, and given the feckless nature of the current Republican leadership, that ain’t happening. Not trying to be a doom-sayer or stop folks from voting, but we need to be prepared for what seems like a rigged, pre-ordained conclusion and plan for what comes next.
I agree about the SAVE Act. See my remarks, above. Thune, at least, can be emailed from non-constituents. (I have done that, too).
Superb and timely analysis across many fronts most germane to us regular citizens, and free to boot! Many thanks and know it is filling a void!