That is a problem. Republicans have captured the media. I agree that the only possible way forward for Democrats at this point is to recapture the media. All the money and policies in the world won’t matter if Republicans can spew propaganda uncontested.

It’s also a bit of a bigger issue that people are so gullible, but I don’t think we can fix that any time soon.

I’ll believe the rest of them care when they jettison him.

Bet you’ll find more excuses if and when that happens

But I do expect the very expensive political consultants who the party employs to at least win something.

It’s NOT A SPORTS MATCH jeesus man why can you not grasp this

It’s not some external thing that happens or doesn’t. Christ civics education is in the toilet in this country.

its job

It’s not a vending machine or a listing on Amazon. It’s not a company that exists to provide you a service. If it has the money and the volunteers and the messaging, it convinces people and it wins. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.

and they’re not even trying.

Did you not even read the title of this article?

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Do you even know what a political party is? It’s not some company that you pay to provide you a service. It’s not some big vending machine where you put in x and are disappointed you didn’t receive y.

A political party is a group of people, largely volunteers, trying to convince people of their agendas.

You’re trying to purchase a victory for Dems with your vote but it doesn’t work like that. You’re treating it like you’re in line at McDonald’s ordering a burger but getting cat food and now you storm in waving your receipt and want to talk to the manager.

If you just want a party that wins and you don’t care about how any of it works or what the party actually does, yeah, MAGA is for you. It’s great. When you win, cool. When you don’t, it’s because the other guys cheated.

Because that’s how the concept of democracy works. It’s not like a fucking Doordash order you can make. “Hello I’d like one democracy please”. If you’re a citizen, it’s your problem. You want your people or your policies to win, then you have to convince people to vote for them.

Do you send money to the Democratic Party?

Ok who gives a shit. Doesn’t matter if it’s a full shutdown or only a 50% of the government shuts down or whatever. It’s a tool we’re denying the enemy.

Doing nothing > doing bad things.

The political parties are not fucking sports teams who go out there and play and either win or lose. You vote for them, or don’t, and they consequently win, or don’t.

Definitely should look into voting MAGA.

Who the fuck are YOU to think that “boo hoo I voted correctly why didn’t it work??” It’s a goddamn democracy. Your vote alone is a drop in the ocean. You have to convince others as well.

You are actively fighting against it right now.

Plural “you”

Get MORE people to vote for Democrats, it’s not rocket science. It’s not some great mystery. The party that gets more votes wins.

The GOP is trying to do worse than dismantle the government. Dismantling it is just the first step. The next step is replacing it with something to enforce their control and theirs alone.

Government shutdown delays that.

Oh yeah, when was the last time your country had a violent popular uprising that deposed a highly militarized government AND managed to build an effective democracy in the aftermath?

“Just do a revolution bro” is the most useless goddamn shit

Nazism is not a fucking distraction, it’s something to wake the fuck up and pay attention to. Musk did a literal sig heil. They are fucking Nazis.