@JohnRawls The reason Democrats lost a bit is because Covid is not under control. Kinda unexpected that we are still trying to deal with it.
And this is the funny part. The republicans are why the pandemic is doing so poorly. So I ask you. Are they so diabolical that they would embrace their reckless antivaxx - no mask policies just to tank Biden? No. That is not it. But they have to be laughing their collective asses off that Biden is taking the hit anyway.
Although the general outlook for the next presidential is still the same. In case of Trump vs Biden then Biden wins easily even under the current circumstances. The problem is that things might get iffy if it is not Trump running against Biden. Then GOP might really have a chance again if the current pandemic situation continues well in to the next presidential cycle
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I am not so sure Biden can beat Trump. I never thought I would say that but Biden is fucking up very badly. He is well and truly stuck. If he goes right(ish) the progressives will unfreeze Bernie again and not show up for the general election. If he pushes hard left he gets the progressives but there are just not enough of them. Will he get the black vote? Inflation is eating up their paychecks, the democrats have failed to protect their voting rights and Harris seems to have taken a day job or something. As I see it now, Trump just might win. He just flips back the seats he took in 16 and wins by a hair.
Mark Kelly in Arizona had become "Mark Who?" I was at his wedding and I can't tell you what he stands for. I can't remember the last time he sent me any kind of communication. Kristin Sinema, our resident whateversexual is grabbing all of the limelight by being the best little Arizona Republican ever. Its just that she won as a democrat.
And the Republicans continue to rack up successes in state legislatures. They are putting real resources into it and that is a very wise plan.
If I were to predict what will happen I think the Florida dictator DeSantis will get the nomination and will lose badly. He is unelectable because he is just such a dick. He thinks he can be like Trump but he lacks the charisma.
The abject loss in Afghanistan was a pivotal moment. Biden has not got a clue about what to do on the border and Harris I think has moved to Madagascar or something. Who knows where she is. He had the infrastructure bill passed but he seems to be holding out for some off-the-wall far left wish lists like mandatory cross-dressing or a save-the-guppy tax on thousandaires, whatever.
If the democrats could find a couple of testicles to borrow (AOC has some she could lend them) and get to ending the filibusterer, passing voting rights, or some other such novel ideas they would be way out in front.
Oh. Yea. Stop with the raising taxes on the middle classes (yes they are) and do something about the border even if it is wrong and they could still pull it out. As it stands right now I do not know a soul (myself included) who could clearly articulate what is in these bills, and frankly nobody who has any excitement for them.
Sigh. I think between now and 2024, Doug and I will be on the same side of the fence WRT to election strategy. Suffice it to say that the republicans are playing Biden like a cheap guitar. They are, wisely in my opinion, just sitting back and watching the Democrats freezing like a deer in the headlights.