While I do think there’s a real chance of taking the House, and a nontrivial shot at the Senate, it still won’t amount to a supermajority. That means no clear path to removing a criminal president or holding Supreme Court justices accountable for their role in enabling this moment.
And even if this particular movement is weakened, the underlying forces aren’t going away. Authoritarian politics doesn’t disappear; it adapts. The MAGA brand may be damaged, but like the Tea Party before it, it will likely rebrand and return in a new form, carried forward by ambitious politicians eager to inherit the fascist mantle.
This is not a single-election-cycle problem. It’s a generational struggle, and we’re up against well-funded, highly strategic operators. Meanwhile, defenders of democracy are relying heavily on grassroots passion and public will, but our leadership too often comes across as reactive, feckless, unfocused, and, frankly, weak.
If Democrats take the House, and hopefully the Senate, it cannot be business as usual. This moment demands backbone, discipline, and long-term strategic thinking. Without that, we risk squandering whatever opportunity we gain. God help us all.
While I do think there’s a real chance of taking the House, and a nontrivial shot at the Senate, it still won’t amount to a supermajority. That means no clear path to removing a criminal president or holding Supreme Court justices accountable for their role in enabling this moment.
And even if this particular movement is weakened, the underlying forces aren’t going away. Authoritarian politics doesn’t disappear; it adapts. The MAGA brand may be damaged, but like the Tea Party before it, it will likely rebrand and return in a new form, carried forward by ambitious politicians eager to inherit the fascist mantle.
This is not a single-election-cycle problem. It’s a generational struggle, and we’re up against well-funded, highly strategic operators. Meanwhile, defenders of democracy are relying heavily on grassroots passion and public will, but our leadership too often comes across as reactive, feckless, unfocused, and, frankly, weak.
If Democrats take the House, and hopefully the Senate, it cannot be business as usual. This moment demands backbone, discipline, and long-term strategic thinking. Without that, we risk squandering whatever opportunity we gain. God help us all.
Colorado’s finest Tina Peters is like Coach Bunny.
I'm hopeful, but will believe the Dems can take the house if and when it happens. I've seen them do the circular firing squad thing too many times.
And those pedantic "both sides suck" A-holes? I have no use for them -- at all.