General Discussion

Even though the electorate, both Dems and Repugs blame Trump and his lackeys for the shutdown chaos. They're getting killed with their recalcitrance.

What Schumer offered was turned down (thank the Goddesses). He managed to quell the antsy moderates for the moment and yes, made the Republicans look and sound like the unreasonable goons they've always been. If that was purposeful on Schumer's part, then good for him. He took the risk and it paid off.

That, however, was not the subject of the podcast which focused on the future of Democratic campaigns and governance, how we need to immediately take the lessons of Tuesday's victories and campaign strategies and multiply them across the board going forward.

Because this fight is clearly not done.

We had a fantastic result on Tuesday. But it's pedal to the metal from here on out rounding up candidate talent, focusing on message discipline and convincing the American electorate that Democrats have their backs, want them to feel safe, comfortable and prosper in their communities with enough space that a yearly vacation is no longer a pipe dream, where they can pay their bills without sweating bullets every month, where their children can be well-educated without staggering debt or as Hayes brought up: can have a carefree backyard barbecue and crack open a few beers with their neighbors.

Sounds simple but it's not.

We need more discussions like this, not fewer.