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LisaM

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24. If people complain now and don't show up in 2026, they are the problem.

Reply to nilram (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 05:40 PM

Tuesday

You can disagree all you want. But voters are weird and fickle. I know people who were all charged up to vote for Obama but wouldn't bother to vote in other elections. It wasn't that Obama's policies were all that different from Gore and Kerry, but they showed up for some elections and not others.

I know people who voted for Nader in 2000.

I know people who wouldn't support Hillary.

Those same people claim to want healthcare and SNAP and to protect Social Security but they won't freaking be committed voters and then they demand perfection from elected officials.

I am over it. When we consistently give our elected Democratic officials the tools to enact our agendas and then they fail, I will complain. But we don't. It's maddening.

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It's one thing to rightfully bash the 8 who caved. It's a whole other thing to wrongfully blame the entire Democratic [View all] Quiet Em Tuesday OP

None of the 8 who voted Yes are up for re-election in 2026. Somebody up next year is being protected. LonePirate Tuesday #1

I do not understand the logic of the eight at all. Quiet Em Tuesday #3

Agreed. They can count. nilram Tuesday #9

Spanberger called for the shut down to end earlier on Sunday SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #22

We should be blaming voters. I get so sick.... LisaM Tuesday #2

Absolutely. Quiet Em Tuesday #4

P-R-E-A-C-H czarjak Tuesday #7

We just handed them a massive victory iemanja Tuesday #8

Yeah, voters are the problem. LisaM Tuesday #12

We just had a huge turnout in Democratic races nilram Tuesday #10

That doesn't change 2024. LisaM Tuesday #11

But this year, this day, is in 2025. Right now is when people are showing up and they could use that to their advantage. nilram Tuesday #18

If people complain now and don't show up in 2026, they are the problem. LisaM Tuesday #24

Sorry, I mistyped. People showed up just a week ago! And they showed up for No Kings day. nilram Tuesday #26

They didn't show up to VOTE. THAT is the issue. LisaM Tuesday #29

November 4, 2025. nilram Wednesday #30

Biden got steamrolled by the Democratic party pimpbot Tuesday #14

Yep. President HRC and VP Kaine, or President Harris and VP Walz mcar Tuesday #23

This was also right in front of the Democratic majority in Congress and the President between 2020 and 2022 lees1975 Tuesday #5

I'm not happy with how Schumer has been handling things. Quiet Em Tuesday #6

Big Money pimpbot Tuesday #16

+1 leftstreet Tuesday #21

Straw Man. ColoringFool Tuesday #13

I haven't seen every post, but what I have generally seen Bettie Tuesday #15

Yep. If one is not rich, one needs to die quickly and quietly. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #17

THANK YOU Skittles Tuesday #19

I've been saying the same here and getting nowhere mcar Tuesday #20

The eight who caved and the one who let 'em. Iggo Tuesday #25

I am sooo angry at the Ds who caved and believe our anger is justified. However, I think most of our in2herbs Tuesday #27

The only "caving" was by the GOP and Trump. valleyrogue Tuesday #28