The people o this board live in their own sick bubble. You tell yourselves that there is a cultural shift to the left when in reality it’s a huge national shift to the right. Just look around you. Get out of you DC bubble.

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

my husband and I are gen X and I worry so much for my kids’ futures. Hard to understand how anyone can support Trump.

How could you not?

Harris would have let in another 10million illegals. Not removed the criminal illegals already here.

Look at the Issues CA is having paying for their healthcare and eduction. They are bankrupt and asking feds for billions while their citizens suffer.

Not to mention allowing antisemitism in college campuses! Forget about if the Jewish students there are pro Israel or anti Israel, they were being harassed, spit on, kept from attending class. And it was allowed until Trump came into office.


So yeah, country would be screwed if Harris won and Trump won by a landslide. You are in the minority.

are you joking?? there is not one positive thing that Trump is doing to help advance the economy of this country. That will help ensure good paying job jobs in a variety of industries .He’s undermining and destroying universities. Not every HS graduate needs to go to a university, but that should definitely be an option for those that choose it.

What about clean air? Clean water? A stable food supply. Accessing affordable healthcare. Affordable housing? You seriously think that Trump is thinking about any of that?? let alone cares.

Anyone that’s raising a child right now that is not independently wealthy should be terrified.

I call BS!!!!


You think what is going on at Universities is a good thing??????? My neighbor had a Jewish kid at Columbia that stayed home last year! Her daughter was afraid for her life. Protesters screaming, pushing her. All the Jewish hate! They did not care if she supported Israel or Not…. Sad thing is she had a family member o n the faculty and could not do a damn thing to protect her.

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Anonymous wrote:Moderate Dem. I’m all in on AOC and the left and anyone who doesn’t take AIPAC blood money

I appreciate AOC's commitment to her personal integrity and staying true to her populist rhetoric. She is one of the few in Congress who speak out against the influence of money in politics and who calls out their colleagues for using their power and insider knowledge to enhance their wealth. Unfortunately for her, she will remain a Representative from NY unless she changes course on the rhetoric that pisses off mega-donors and her colleagues in Congress.

AOC's biggest problem is that she is only 35. A better path for her now would be for her to take Schumer's Senate seat when his term is up.

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

I like most of what you say but what does "burn it all down" mean in this context? I ain't all about burning stuff down.

Remember the summer of BLM? That's what they mean. Set people's houses, businesses, etc on fire.

Exactly. That’s what they want.

And you want proud boys smearing feces on the walls of the Capitol, bear spraying cops and threatening to hang Mike Pence.

This is hilarious coming from the folks who are urging people to murder ICE Agents.


(That’s you, in case you didn’t flow-chart that already.)

What’s hilarious about it? Hilarious that you maybe thought your side would never attack cops but then you did? Weird sense of humor.

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

I like most of what you say but what does "burn it all down" mean in this context? I ain't all about burning stuff down.

Remember the summer of BLM? That's what they mean. Set people's houses, businesses, etc on fire.

Exactly. That’s what they want.

And you want proud boys smearing feces on the walls of the Capitol, bear spraying cops and threatening to hang Mike Pence.

This is hilarious coming from the folks who are urging people to murder ICE Agents.


(That’s you, in case you didn’t flow-chart that already.)

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Anonymous wrote:Right. So the fact that Republicans won the White House, House, Senate and more governorships is clearly an indication of a shift to the left. Survey says? NO. It is a clear rejection of the lurch to the left. Open your eyes…. Migration away from Blue states to Red is even more evidence as people are literally voting with their feet and their dollars. Private schools cannot meet the need as people flee disastrous public schools hijacked by unions. I mean honestly what are you even talking about. Good lord you are delusional.

+1000

And for further evidence, just check voter registration numbers, even since the 2024 election. Pennsylvania alone is withing 70,000 registrations of flipping Republican.

There is a reason all of these "protests" are 99% middle aged white women - your typical DCUM reader.

I’m no young whippersnapper, but I’m not middle aged and I’m not white.

Many people who POST are primarily middle aged white women, but the DCUM readers/lurkers are as diverse as Washington. I know this because I can see each person reading from behind their computer screens.(/s)

Seriously, there are tons of silo bubbles that create and disseminate information. You want to get out of the DCUM bubble? Go into someone else’s bubble on social media and hear out perspectives instead of assuming that you know what is driving a statistic. The public didn’t always have the capacity to accurately capture public sentiment. Big data has optimized analytical processes the past 20 years. GOP wins represent a shift, but I don’t think its a shift away from true left ideologies. Its anger over a select few issues and perceived threat in one faction of supporters + corporate greed in another faction + CYAers in another faction.

Many people relocated to lower cost of living red states when telework became normalize 5 years ago. All those House Hunter shows got people thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:Every revolution that starts a communist or socialist revolution comes from the Left.

Mao, Lenin, Castro, Sung


All these come from a leftist uprising against the conservative ruling class. It’s all students and socialists. All the scooters turned to crap after the revolutions. Thai is where the socialist Democratic Party is headed. Period.

Not the scooters!!

Nor the Thai!

Anonymous wrote:Moderate Dem. I’m all in on AOC and the left and anyone who doesn’t take AIPAC blood money

I’m an independent and like AOC, but I dont think she would win because she is a minority woman and clearly people are not ready to see a woman (especially a minority) leading this country.

Anonymous wrote:Moderate Dem. I’m all in on AOC and the left and anyone who doesn’t take AIPAC blood money

I appreciate AOC's commitment to her personal integrity and staying true to her populist rhetoric. She is one of the few in Congress who speak out against the influence of money in politics and who calls out their colleagues for using their power and insider knowledge to enhance their wealth. Unfortunately for her, she will remain a Representative from NY unless she changes course on the rhetoric that pisses off mega-donors and her colleagues in Congress.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a moderate - voted for several republican presidents (but none since Bush 41) and find myself rooting for AOC and her type of progressive agenda.

It is clear whatever 'conservatism" has been in this country hasn't worked and now been completely hijacked by MAGA.

The country has been dragged so far right that the pendulum has to swing fairly hard to the left just to get us back near the center.

I mean, it's clear to me that we'll never agree on politics, but when you compare today with 2000, or 1990, or 1980, or 1970 ... it's mind-boggling to me that anyone could reach the conclusion that "this country has been dragged so far to the right" at any point in living memory. We've seen nothing but a steady dragging of the country to the left all my life.

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

my husband and I are gen X and I worry so much for my kids’ futures. Hard to understand how anyone can support Trump.

it's not hard. People want essential public services from their government, not the use of tax dollars to advance social agendas with which many disagree.

Why do you want to pay out of your hard earned post-tax dollars for your own climate information and cancer research?

Moderate Dem. I’m all in on AOC and the left and anyone who doesn’t take AIPAC blood money

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

my husband and I are gen X and I worry so much for my kids’ futures. Hard to understand how anyone can support Trump.

How could you not?

Harris would have let in another 10million illegals. Not removed the criminal illegals already here.

Look at the Issues CA is having paying for their healthcare and eduction. They are bankrupt and asking feds for billions while their citizens suffer.

Not to mention allowing antisemitism in college campuses! Forget about if the Jewish students there are pro Israel or anti Israel, they were being harassed, spit on, kept from attending class. And it was allowed until Trump came into office.


So yeah, country would be screwed if Harris won and Trump won by a landslide. You are in the minority.

PS, it sounds like you’re totally delusional about the state of California

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

my husband and I are gen X and I worry so much for my kids’ futures. Hard to understand how anyone can support Trump.

it's not hard. People want essential public services from their government, not the use of tax dollars to advance social agendas with which many disagree.

what exactly are you talking about?

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. We’re going to have 100 Mamdanis. Lifelong GenX Dems like me need to see the writing on the wall. I really wanted a Whitmer, but now I’m all in on AOC.

That’s because I’m a progressive. I’m not afraid of change and really believe that a rising tide lifts all boats. There’s research showing that more generous people make money, and right now under MAGA the US is acting like a poor person cutting AIDS $$ and public broadcasting.

I’m ready to burn it all down so my college-aged kids and their friends might have a future they actually look forward to, instead of worrying about instantly and corruption.

I'm Gen X and my husband is a boomer. This is us!

my husband and I are gen X and I worry so much for my kids’ futures. Hard to understand how anyone can support Trump.

How could you not?

Harris would have let in another 10million illegals. Not removed the criminal illegals already here.

Look at the Issues CA is having paying for their healthcare and eduction. They are bankrupt and asking feds for billions while their citizens suffer.

Not to mention allowing antisemitism in college campuses! Forget about if the Jewish students there are pro Israel or anti Israel, they were being harassed, spit on, kept from attending class. And it was allowed until Trump came into office.


So yeah, country would be screwed if Harris won and Trump won by a landslide. You are in the minority.

are you joking?? there is not one positive thing that Trump is doing to help advance the economy of this country. That will help ensure good paying job jobs in a variety of industries .He’s undermining and destroying universities. Not every HS graduate needs to go to a university, but that should definitely be an option for those that choose it.

What about clean air? Clean water? A stable food supply. Accessing affordable healthcare. Affordable housing? You seriously think that Trump is thinking about any of that?? let alone cares.

Anyone that’s raising a child right now that is not independently wealthy should be terrified.