I’m not convinced people left of Richard Nixon want right-wing representatives, but I do suspect some Dem politicians pine for Republican love and money.
I wish someone would do a survey of Dem voters in the district of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and ask them if they voted for their Dem representative because she goes to extreme right-wing Christian prayer groups with far right Republicans. Find out if that’s really what’s needed to win a district.
Matt Cartwright didn’t win in my district in Pennsylvania even though he went super right-wing on the border.
So I’m not convinced.
I’ve never had much faith in the DNC. They put more emphasis on corporate signaling of inclusion than actual inclusion, and they defied Biden’s CDC guidance, the Illinois state rules, and the Chicago public health rules at the 2024 convention. People seemed pleased with David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta joining the DNC as vice chairs, but now they’re ousting them. (Malcolm Kenyatta was who I voted for in the primary that John Fetterman won.)
I’d like to see actual numbers saying that a Dem politician can only win in my “swing district” if they are Christian Nationalist, or believe in chemtrail conspiracy fictions or support trickle down economics, or whatever favourite out there maga position Dem politicians think they can win Republican votes on.
Robert Reich EXPOSES Trump’s Secret Tariff SCAM | PoliticsGirl MeidasTouch May 13, 2025 Leigh McGowan: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats where they’re like “Don’t mention universal healthcare.” And I’m like “Why not that’s what everyone needs.” (…) Robert Reich: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats and Democratic operatives who say “Uh don’t mention labor unions.” What what don’t mention labor unions?”
It’s troubling to regularly hear about people who talk to Dem politicians and Dem operatives who are seemingly completely out of step with the Dem base entirely.
MAGA Can’t Run the Country To Save Its Life! (w/ Jonathan Martin) | Bulwark Podcast – The Bulwark Jan 3, 2025 Tim Miller: “Democratic strategist Chris hail tweeting this right now “it’s remarkable how my party has ditched the Trump is a threat to democracy argument Agular didn’t mention the word democracy once in his nomination of Hakeem Jeffries”. it is true I mean it sucks but it’s true I as what maybe the biggest kerfuffle ever created on this podcast was when Ezra Klein was on and he said that his private convos with Democrats were that they didn’t believe the Democracy message that they were pushing forth that they didn’t believe that Trump was that great of a threat – this was last summer he said that – that seems to be bearing out in a way that’s a little alarming for me.” Jonathan Martin: “If they thought he was a real threat to democracy then would the mayor of DC be taking meetings with him to talk about getting employees back five days a week into their cubes?”
My letter to reps:
I’m disgusted that politicians often embrace the debunked ridiculous pseudoscience of trickle down economics in order to give tax breaks, and in fact, just give away taxpayer money to the already rich, businesses, and banks – and use trickle down economics to try to justify spending more time personally interacting and networking with moguls and business executive more than listening to constituents and focusing on the people’s interests.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.
Unfortunately perennial:
The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics | Robert Reich Robert Reich Oct 5, 2017 Trump and conservatives in Congress are planning a big tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires to justify it they’re using the oldest song in their playbook claiming tax cuts on the rich will trickle down to working families in the form of stronger economic growth baloney trickle-down economics is a cruel joke just look at the evidence.
I wish someone would do a survey of Dem voters in the district of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and ask them if they voted for their Dem representative because she goes to extreme right-wing Christian prayer groups with far right Republicans. Find out if that’s really what’s needed to win a district.
Matt Cartwright didn’t win in my district in Pennsylvania even though he went super right-wing on the border.
So I’m not convinced.
I’ve never had much faith in the DNC. They put more emphasis on corporate signaling of inclusion than actual inclusion, and they defied Biden’s CDC guidance, the Illinois state rules, and the Chicago public health rules at the 2024 convention. People seemed pleased with David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta joining the DNC as vice chairs, but now they’re ousting them. (Malcolm Kenyatta was who I voted for in the primary that John Fetterman won.)
I’d like to see actual numbers saying that a Dem politician can only win in my “swing district” if they are Christian Nationalist, or believe in chemtrail conspiracy fictions or support trickle down economics, or whatever favourite out there maga position Dem politicians think they can win Republican votes on.
Robert Reich EXPOSES Trump’s Secret Tariff SCAM | PoliticsGirl MeidasTouch May 13, 2025 Leigh McGowan: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats where they’re like “Don’t mention universal healthcare.” And I’m like “Why not that’s what everyone needs.” (…) Robert Reich: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats and Democratic operatives who say “Uh don’t mention labor unions.” What what don’t mention labor unions?”
It’s troubling to regularly hear about people who talk to Dem politicians and Dem operatives who are seemingly completely out of step with the Dem base entirely.
MAGA Can’t Run the Country To Save Its Life! (w/ Jonathan Martin) | Bulwark Podcast – The Bulwark Jan 3, 2025 Tim Miller: “Democratic strategist Chris hail tweeting this right now “it’s remarkable how my party has ditched the Trump is a threat to democracy argument Agular didn’t mention the word democracy once in his nomination of Hakeem Jeffries”. it is true I mean it sucks but it’s true I as what maybe the biggest kerfuffle ever created on this podcast was when Ezra Klein was on and he said that his private convos with Democrats were that they didn’t believe the Democracy message that they were pushing forth that they didn’t believe that Trump was that great of a threat – this was last summer he said that – that seems to be bearing out in a way that’s a little alarming for me.” Jonathan Martin: “If they thought he was a real threat to democracy then would the mayor of DC be taking meetings with him to talk about getting employees back five days a week into their cubes?”
My letter to reps:
I’m disgusted that politicians often embrace the debunked ridiculous pseudoscience of trickle down economics in order to give tax breaks, and in fact, just give away taxpayer money to the already rich, businesses, and banks – and use trickle down economics to try to justify spending more time personally interacting and networking with moguls and business executive more than listening to constituents and focusing on the people’s interests.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.
Unfortunately perennial:
The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics | Robert Reich Robert Reich Oct 5, 2017 Trump and conservatives in Congress are planning a big tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires to justify it they’re using the oldest song in their playbook claiming tax cuts on the rich will trickle down to working families in the form of stronger economic growth baloney trickle-down economics is a cruel joke just look at the evidence.
I wish someone would do a survey of Dem voters in the district of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and ask them if they voted for their Dem representative because she goes to extreme right-wing Christian prayer groups with far right Republicans. Find out if that’s really what’s needed to win a district.
Matt Cartwright didn’t win in my district in Pennsylvania even though he went super right-wing on the border.
So I’m not convinced.
I’ve never had much faith in the DNC. They put more emphasis on corporate signaling of inclusion than actual inclusion, and they defied Biden’s CDC guidance, the Illinois state rules, and the Chicago public health rules at the 2024 convention. People seemed pleased with David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta joining the DNC as vice chairs, but now they’re ousting them. (Malcolm Kenyatta was who I voted for in the primary that John Fetterman won.)
I’d like to see actual numbers saying that a Dem politician can only win in my “swing district” if they are Christian Nationalist, or believe in chemtrail conspiracy fictions or support trickle down economics, or whatever favourite out there maga position Dem politicians think they can win Republican votes on.
Robert Reich EXPOSES Trump’s Secret Tariff SCAM | PoliticsGirl MeidasTouch May 13, 2025 Leigh McGowan: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats where they’re like “Don’t mention universal healthcare.” And I’m like “Why not that’s what everyone needs.” (…) Robert Reich: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats and Democratic operatives who say “Uh don’t mention labor unions.” What what don’t mention labor unions?”
It’s troubling to regularly hear about people who talk to Dem politicians and Dem operatives who are seemingly completely out of step with the Dem base entirely.
MAGA Can’t Run the Country To Save Its Life! (w/ Jonathan Martin) | Bulwark Podcast – The Bulwark Jan 3, 2025 Tim Miller: “Democratic strategist Chris hail tweeting this right now “it’s remarkable how my party has ditched the Trump is a threat to democracy argument Agular didn’t mention the word democracy once in his nomination of Hakeem Jeffries”. it is true I mean it sucks but it’s true I as what maybe the biggest kerfuffle ever created on this podcast was when Ezra Klein was on and he said that his private convos with Democrats were that they didn’t believe the Democracy message that they were pushing forth that they didn’t believe that Trump was that great of a threat – this was last summer he said that – that seems to be bearing out in a way that’s a little alarming for me.” Jonathan Martin: “If they thought he was a real threat to democracy then would the mayor of DC be taking meetings with him to talk about getting employees back five days a week into their cubes?”
My letter to reps:
I’m disgusted that politicians often embrace the debunked ridiculous pseudoscience of trickle down economics in order to give tax breaks, and in fact, just give away taxpayer money to the already rich, businesses, and banks – and use trickle down economics to try to justify spending more time personally interacting and networking with moguls and business executive more than listening to constituents and focusing on the people’s interests.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.
Unfortunately perennial:
The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics | Robert Reich Robert Reich Oct 5, 2017 Trump and conservatives in Congress are planning a big tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires to justify it they’re using the oldest song in their playbook claiming tax cuts on the rich will trickle down to working families in the form of stronger economic growth baloney trickle-down economics is a cruel joke just look at the evidence.
I wish someone would do a survey of Dem voters in the district of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and ask them if they voted for their Dem representative because she goes to extreme right-wing Christian prayer groups with far right Republicans. Find out if that’s really what’s needed to win a district.
Matt Cartwright didn’t win in my district in Pennsylvania even though he went super right-wing on the border.
So I’m not convinced.
I’ve never had much faith in the DNC. They put more emphasis on corporate signaling of inclusion than actual inclusion, and they defied Biden’s CDC guidance, the Illinois state rules, and the Chicago public health rules at the 2024 convention. People seemed pleased with David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta joining the DNC as vice chairs, but now they’re ousting them. (Malcolm Kenyatta was who I voted for in the primary that John Fetterman won.)
I’d like to see actual numbers saying that a Dem politician can only win in my “swing district” if they are Christian Nationalist, or believe in chemtrail conspiracy fictions or support trickle down economics, or whatever favourite out there maga position Dem politicians think they can win Republican votes on.
Robert Reich EXPOSES Trump’s Secret Tariff SCAM | PoliticsGirl MeidasTouch May 13, 2025 Leigh McGowan: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats where they’re like “Don’t mention universal healthcare.” And I’m like “Why not that’s what everyone needs.” (…) Robert Reich: “I’ve been in meetings with Democrats and Democratic operatives who say “Uh don’t mention labor unions.” What what don’t mention labor unions?”
It’s troubling to regularly hear about people who talk to Dem politicians and Dem operatives who are seemingly completely out of step with the Dem base entirely.
MAGA Can’t Run the Country To Save Its Life! (w/ Jonathan Martin) | Bulwark Podcast – The Bulwark Jan 3, 2025 Tim Miller: “Democratic strategist Chris hail tweeting this right now “it’s remarkable how my party has ditched the Trump is a threat to democracy argument Agular didn’t mention the word democracy once in his nomination of Hakeem Jeffries”. it is true I mean it sucks but it’s true I as what maybe the biggest kerfuffle ever created on this podcast was when Ezra Klein was on and he said that his private convos with Democrats were that they didn’t believe the Democracy message that they were pushing forth that they didn’t believe that Trump was that great of a threat – this was last summer he said that – that seems to be bearing out in a way that’s a little alarming for me.” Jonathan Martin: “If they thought he was a real threat to democracy then would the mayor of DC be taking meetings with him to talk about getting employees back five days a week into their cubes?”
My letter to reps:
I’m disgusted that politicians often embrace the debunked ridiculous pseudoscience of trickle down economics in order to give tax breaks, and in fact, just give away taxpayer money to the already rich, businesses, and banks – and use trickle down economics to try to justify spending more time personally interacting and networking with moguls and business executive more than listening to constituents and focusing on the people’s interests.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose for your own letters to reps.
Unfortunately perennial:
The Failure of Trickle-Down Economics | Robert Reich Robert Reich Oct 5, 2017 Trump and conservatives in Congress are planning a big tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires to justify it they’re using the oldest song in their playbook claiming tax cuts on the rich will trickle down to working families in the form of stronger economic growth baloney trickle-down economics is a cruel joke just look at the evidence.