2022 Elections
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Tapate50
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I think you got really confused again!
“It’s just a schtick” until it isn’t
Drugs are bad folks
cajunrevenge
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You are the one confused. I haven't smoked in 3 weeks.
Tapate50
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Sure
acesfull86
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https://thehill.com/opinion/3711742-juan-williams-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance-in-the-midterms/
Juan Williams: Democracy hangs in the balance in the midterms
I don’t get it.
Turn on the TV news, open a paper, and the stories are all about the midterm polls, debates and the political horse race between Republicans and Democrats. Am I missing something? How is it possible for any reporter to pretend this is just another election when 71 percent of voters in a recent New York Times poll said democracy is at risk?
Here is another mystery to me.Voters say inflation, not the threat to democracy, is their first concern. How can anyone close their eyes to the big picture — a threat to our nation’s political stability, the cornerstone of American democracy?
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The damaged state of the GOP should be at the top of every newscast, every front page, every voter’s mind, every day before the election. The nation is facing a threat to its constitutional form of government. That history is the basis of global corporate trust in our legal system and the root of America’s economic strength. All of that is at risk.
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Maybe I need to reread the article because I missed the part where he asks how the Democratic Party could spend over $60 million supporting these far-right extremists when the future of democracy is at stake.
Juan Williams: Democracy hangs in the balance in the midterms
I don’t get it.
Turn on the TV news, open a paper, and the stories are all about the midterm polls, debates and the political horse race between Republicans and Democrats. Am I missing something? How is it possible for any reporter to pretend this is just another election when 71 percent of voters in a recent New York Times poll said democracy is at risk?
Here is another mystery to me.Voters say inflation, not the threat to democracy, is their first concern. How can anyone close their eyes to the big picture — a threat to our nation’s political stability, the cornerstone of American democracy?
…
The damaged state of the GOP should be at the top of every newscast, every front page, every voter’s mind, every day before the election. The nation is facing a threat to its constitutional form of government. That history is the basis of global corporate trust in our legal system and the root of America’s economic strength. All of that is at risk.
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Maybe I need to reread the article because I missed the part where he asks how the Democratic Party could spend over $60 million supporting these far-right extremists when the future of democracy is at stake.
chop2chip
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The DNC isn’t responsible because it was done in the name of gamesmanship, “Tammany Hall” is the phrase I saw used.
Yep, it’s all pretty disgusting. I feel like term limits across the board would help curtail this type of bull****.
cajunrevenge
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The DNC is actively helping the same people who claim the DNC is in a conspiracy to defraud them in elections. MAGA conspiracies are hilarious.
chop2chip
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4-D chess to interfere with Republican primaries then shame Republicans for voting for these candidates in the primary.
Firmly agreed, the two reforms should go hand-in-hand.
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While I agree.
It's also pretty fundamentally anti-democratic.
I rarely agree with Mitch McConnell on anything, but when he says elections are term limits, there is an ironic truth to it.
The people get the government they deserve when they keep voting morons and old senile geezers into office.
Grassley is 89 years old. If the people of Iowa think he's fit enough to be a senator at that age, then they deserve the senator they get. But the problem is it affects the entire institution and the rest of us.
People are comfortable with the establishment and status quo. They don't actually want change no matter how much they claim they do. The current state of the union is perfect for the partisans and news media. The needle shifts one inch every few years, then like a pendulum goes back.
While I agree.
It's also pretty fundamentally anti-democratic.
I rarely agree with Mitch McConnell on anything, but when he says elections are term limits, there is an ironic truth to it.
The people get the government they deserve when they keep voting morons and old senile geezers into office.
Grassley is 89 years old. If the people of Iowa think he's fit enough to be a senator at that age, then they deserve the senator they get. But the problem is it affects the entire institution and the rest of us.
People are comfortable with the establishment and status quo. They don't actually want change no matter how much they claim they do. The current state of the union is perfect for the partisans and news media. The needle shifts one inch every few years, then like a pendulum goes back.
I’d agree with you, but I think the deck is too stacked to stop incumbents when they’re constantly able to fundraise and get support from their national party.
I think we've all learned that a huge influx of money doesn't translate to wins.
Dems spent a lot of money against Lindsey Graham, that didn't go anywhere.