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IMO there are two big, fundamental and inherent problems we're not dealing with.
1 - Democrats don't want to do anything, because they want to run against Republicans on this in the fall, midterms and in 2028.
2 - The folks who voted for Trump in the first place get their news and world view from Fox News and the GOP-aligned media. They aren't telling the same story.
Let's look at the fucking headlines from Fox News right now:
We probably shouldn't have let Fox News fester and metastasize all these years.
I think we all thought Rupert Murdoch would just be dead by now and his empire would then begin to crumble. But the man seems to be sustained by hatred and refuses to die.
you're forgetting about point #3. all you need to do is watch the commercials on major us 'news' stations to figure out who tells the news.
This reminds me of the olde biology joke.
It's fun to absolutely render a party useless, ignore the rallies its better members are holding (and how that's all they can do) and just decide they must not want to do anything for a reason then supplied.
Can we beggar a question when there's no question?
I'm gonna need receipts; especially for the Bernie and AoC cases.
Since you brought it up ...
I'll start by saying their tour was impressive. They did an amazing job of rallying people, packing houses and calling attention to what is going on. Same for Walz to a lesser extent. And the 50501 rallies.
But ... so did Kamala. She was packing auditoriums, bringing excitement, and looked to have galvanized the country especially compared to Trumps rallies.
But ...
To. What. End.
What's the goal? Why are they doing them? What is the outcome we want to see? Trump removed from office? GOP to start valuing their constituents?
Especially the 50501 rallies. If you looked at the signs there were 50 causes showing up, splintering the message.
If you go to Bernie's website it just says "I'll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country."
Sure they're unique. Maybe historic. They all have powerful messages. And it's better than nothing.
But at the end of they day, to me, they point back to No. 1. "Things suck. It's the Republicans fault. Vote for us in the Fall."
Now maybe that'll change. But they were really just glorified campaign rallies.
The Senator who went to El Salvador gets credit, Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland.
Also I respect Cory Booker's 24 hour speech.