Democrats are just riding the wave.

They’d better deliver for the American people or it will be their time in the barrel soon enough.
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I think this pendulum will be a normal thing---because outside of TMF-ish affluent circles -- life sort of sucks for people.

As far as 'delivering' - if I gave a shit about "The American people" --I would simply say --- passing real bills - on ACA, Medicare, Social Security, Wages, AI job losses, community colleges---- and get Republicans on record, veto'ing it. 2028 would be an easy night for Dems then and while I'm not a Democrat, I do feel 'thoughtful' people are needed last the helm for some of the huge things and reforms that are coming up and right now, the "tax voucher! free market! !" side---hasn't thought of anything for a long long time.

In a nutshell- in the next 2 years if the daily "hot topics" here are real time updates on what the witness said to the Special Counsel about whether Donald Trump or or Howard Lutnick took a shit before or after eating lunch on Air Force One............ then the pendulum will swing and swing-- and if not, best case scenario---nothing good happened for the people.

However IF the arguments here - are about that new Medicare Reform bill, or about the dueling Social Security plans---well, Dems not only can do actual governing (See Obama with ACA) but --- they'd be able to change the SCOTUS too.

My point is, Dems can enjoy a 2-4 year victory. Or a 20 year victory (big legislation plus SCOTUS)


Things are interesting. Not only did I vote Dem. But Wifey--who didn't give much of a political crap usually, probably a few weekends doing envelope stuffing and mailings for the local Democratic Party (no, she refused to let me pick her up or drop her off to those things, she was worried I'd say shit those people wouldn't like :). THEN yesterday at the voting place--- A Mom we know casually ===her kid and mine are same age so we've talked on and off and school functions for 12 years or so-----anyhow this mom was VOLUNTEERING FOR DEMOCRATS at the polling place. These people are as Republican as you can ask for. She's a stay at home mom, the husband does very well owning a construction company. Not really "MAGA"---but more Reagan or even W Bush and Romney types. She told us her and her hubby are Republicans --her husband listened to Rush just like I did growing up. BUT she didn't want the 'pre-existing conditions' protection on ObamaCare going away. She was worried about special education resources and she just said "I never voted for Iran". Her son is like the All-American Boy---athletic, good grades, etc. She said her sone's mail-in-ballot was late arriving to his college---so the kid took a day off college, drove 3 hours one way to cast his vote, and then went back to college---cripes, that's commitment----from a Republican family who went Democrat.

IN the end --- people ---will take health insurance from a guy named "Sayed" vs taking bullshit from a Smith or a Jones.

Desperation and Fear are now structural things for over 50% of Americans. When someone is worried about basics----peopel might crow loudly about "party" but in the voting booth, things change. James Carville said "People vote Dow Jones, not Paula Jones"--- yes, indeed. Of course stock market was fine but 'dow jones' referred to pocketbook issues.

This was NOT "we love Democrats". Contrary to popular belief it was far less about "we hate Trump and MAGA". this was......"holy shit.......we don't know WTF we're gonna do"----that led to the wave last night.

I've said 20 times that the new American dream, OUTSIDE of the zip codes most of US here live in is : "I paid my bills for the month, I didn't get shot at, and my daughter and her boyfriend can afford to move out and put their son in day-care"---in a snapshot---that literally is it.

Last night again showed that. If bin Laden was proposing health insurance, wages, etc. And George Washington was saying "tax cuts" or better yet----NOTHING about kitchen table issues---- bin Laden would have won.