The election is important. Democrats have even more important issues

[Craig234]

Koch. Addleston. Musk. Heritage. Project 2025. Judicial Watch. Federalist Society. Dozens of other billionaire donors. Dozens of other corporate donors. And more.

These are ongoing threats to democracy. They've been winning, gaining wealth and power, for decades. Reportedly over $50 trillion shifted to the rich by their policies. They're very powerful in government, see donations, see lobbying, and more. They've taken over the Supreme Court, they capture all government regulation when in power.

This election - 'the country's democracy is at stake' - isn't totally new. There have been big threats for decades, and these threats aren't going away in 2028, 2032... every election is 'must-win', which is not sustainable.

Democrats have no guns for the gunfight, no organizations to counter the Republicans, no counter for Heritage, no counter for the Federalist Society, etc.

This fight for oligarch rule in the US greatly accelerated as of Nixon. Democrats need to better at building organization to counter it in the longer term, not just trying to win each election. They're not even talking about it. Republicans are doing a lot more than talk.

 

[Port & Starboard]

Did you ever get your back yard cleaned up?

 

[Craig234]

I'm going to list two sets of examples of election issues.

1. Anti-democracy, Project 2025, oligarchy, corruption, corrupter of Supreme Court

2. Candidate that is historically disliked, a pathological liar, a traitor, an insurrectionist, an alleged child rapist and other types of sexual abuser, someone who has Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan as featured people at the convention, narcissist, incompetent, convicted fraudster, Dictator boot-licker, and more.

The issues in group 1 are a direct threat to our country, our democracy. They aren't going anywhere, with massive billionaire backing and political organizations. The issues in group 2 are all specific handicaps to getting elected about trump.

What about when trump is out of the picture, and they can bring the agenda in group 1 with a charismatic candidate who doesn't have the problems in group 2 holding them back? We're lucky they're so handicapped with trump. They don't be after this election. They can get the same 'Kamala boost' we did when freed of trump - possibly even more given trump's historic cult.