Fox News caption: BY WINNING, DEMOCRATS ARE ACTUALLY LOSING
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Oh okay.
Well, that doesn’t come across as desperate. /s
The sad thing is, if you’re going off any economic indicator that affects the poor and working class, they’re not entirely wrong.
It’s called the Ratchet Effect.
Ratchet effect these nuts. The ratchet effect idea only exists to kill hope for a better future.
If the last 40 years are any indication, the Ratchet Effect exists to give people unfounded hope in change, provided they still vote for one of the two ruling parties.
If you want a viable third party, go ahead and install Ranked Voting. And stop giving energy to Shill Stein.
Always amusing when unconscientious Democratic ideologues criticize third parties. It’s your party that made fascism possible.
Pretty sure the fascists made fascism possible.
I think this headline is aimed for the orange toddler in the white house, since this is his favourite kids channel on TV…now he’s happy again and ready with more Tarrifs
She’s full of crap with her argument about people leaving blue states, but I do have a lingering fear people will burn out before 2026 when it matters a little more. Wins better give us momentum and not complacency.
Experience does not fill me with hope
I still can’t believe people lived through the first Trump presidency and decided they wanted another.
If you live in America, you know that guy who says shit like, “I’m not racist, but…”, then the guy who thinks women are inferior, then the guy who is all out racist, then the Christian guy who’s told America’s Religion is at stake, then the guy who owns stocks and sees Republicans as his route to eternal wealth, and then ratio that into each American’s collective of acquaintances. Then of all the other people left, only 40% of them bother to vote. Harris could have won probably if more registered Dems bothered to vote. But we all look at the bigots and groupthink takes over, as no way those assholes could win anything.
The most watched “news” station in the US is Fox News. And the other stations aren’t much better. The population is no longer really informed.
People are very stupid like that. There’s almost always a midterms pendulum swing in the opposite direction of the ruling party in this country. It’s damn near impossible for people’s opinions to more permanently shift on political parties. I think the last time this happened was with the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That pretty much cemented racist’s support for the Republican party in this country ever since.
Rarely does.
someone get the narcan, they’re overdosing on copium over here!
that is … quite a headline. impressive.
C O P E
Cope lol
Well actually it’s because the GOP won and is now losing. So it’s a weird case of it’s always projection.
You’re right. I hadn’t spotted that.
Don’t believe your eyes, don’t listen to your ears, believe the party above all else
All hail the Cheeto! All hail the Cheeto! All hail the Cheeto!
I miss the Cheeto cheetah. I mean, he’s still on Cheeto packages but I can’t remember the last time I heard him talk about cheese.
Certainly seems that way here a lot on lemmy.
:/
They’re losing because they’re going to get tired of all the winning. Which is why the Republicans losing is actually winning. They’re no longer tired of winning. So they can win again.
Holy crap, it’s real. Link. I thought this must be satire.
Have socialist policies lifted people out of poverty in Venezuela?
Perhaps if the US lifted its sanctions on Venezuela, maybe they’d find out.
They really can’t stop talking about Venezuela, it’s concerning.
They want to fuck Venezuela but don’t have the emotional maturity to ask them out on a date.
More than just talking, they’re openly murdering them regularly
Kind of the constant history of socialism. It’s almost the same as the arguement against being LGBT.
See being LGBT is bad, I can prove it, look at the suicide rates of LGBT people?
Isn’t that because you are bullying them?
Yeah, but I wouldn’t bully them if they were straight, so that proves being LGBT is bad for your health!
I think she’s totally right republicans, move to Alabama and Florida. You’ll be safe there.
Cope is all they got.
Her argument is that more people will move to red states as a result. I hate to break it to her, but increased population density is almost guaranteed to make states turn blue.
So by winning, Democrats are actually losing, making red states turn blue, so Democrats are winning. Suck it, commies!
Moving from blue to red again was a shock, I sure miss the quality of public services. This place is falling apart unless you live in the richest suburbs.
I moved from blue to purple, then red, then redder. It’s been an adventure.
But like … Why would you do that?
Chasing a lower cost of living
I hear New Mexico is beautiful and cheap!
I hear Mexico is also beautiful and cheaper
And how has that worked out for you?
Pretty well other than the people that post my address when I piss them them off for calling out their hate speech.
I went Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Minnesota, Texas. That last jump was a hard transition. Frankly, I hope we get invaded by Mexico because there’s no other way to fix the state government at this point.
you can always move to mexico? i known people who moved mexico during my ccollege years. after a semester in cc , he stayed in mexico after that. thailands another option.
I am ethnically Italian. I am culturally San Diegan, aka Mexican. I would have no trouble adjusting.
Hell in the 60’s Hollywood you were Mexican.
Moving from red to blue was a shock. Did you know blue states will actually attempt to improve citizens lives?
I live in Bumfuck, WV. Quite possibly the stupidest state in the Union. Our elected representation perfectly encapsulates the constituents of the state. Moronic, incompetent, and completely unwilling to incite change for a more prosperous future.
I fucking hate it here. I can’t wait to be able to move.
Once upon a time West Virginia was Woke Virginia
they kept MANCHIN around in the hopes of shoring up COAL futures. its shouldved died decades ago.
Preach brother. Had no idea, just wanted to move. Now I’m counting the days to get out of here. More money, better public services, cleaner, and COL isn’t much of an argument at this point. Although it wasn’t a big deal anyway. Rent caught up quick and the only perk is a front yard and backyard I don’t use except to walk the dog. Aside from that, it’s clear how far a few more dollars for state taxes go. Good learning experience. Loved the people, but no thanks to climate. Political and physical.
the people moving to red are usually republicans, not many of them are wealthy, they moved based on vibes, and covid.
I moved from very blue to just kinda blue.
Isn’t it conservatives that are leaving blue states? I know urban centers tend to be more left leaning but I don’t think those people will quickly change their views just from moving. Maybe their kids?
Independent of left and right, a higher population density naturally results in increased support for public services, which the right has decided to firmly establish themselves as being against.
Plus there’s the added benefit of prejudice and racism decreasing in a more diverse community. (at least on a personal level)
which the RIGHT ALSO is the largest recipient of WELFARE.
She doesn’t specifically mention conservatives moving. Her argument seemed to be that everyone will flee the socialist hellscape.
which are often conservatives, Barring financial reasons, some left/dems to leave HCOL blue states like cali, but they are white so they will do fine in texas. not so much for POCs/lgbtq+ people.
You get a lot of retirees who want to move South. Maybe they have family there, or maybe they just want nicer weather.
A number of states specifically structured their tax policies to be super friendly to retirees, so some ran the numbers and said “oh I can afford to sell my expensive house up north, move south and buy a better/similar house for less and pay less taxes as I withdraw my retirement money? Also I don’t have to deal with winters anymore?! Sign me up!” And since they don’t have to worry about job availability they can live basically anywhere that has the amenities they want and fits their budget, thus the American south became a gigantic retirement community
arnt they still concentrated in BLUE counties in the south though. i had anext door neighbor that retired, financially they saw texas as a retirement state, so they moved there, Houston i believe, plus they are also white, and pretty much getting annoyed with non-whites(they were pretty subtle about and not express it openly)
also I’m pretty sure smaller stuff that’s not for the us president is not counted just purely per vote but more on winning districts so just having more conservatives collected in one area would only mean that a presumably an already very red area gets redder without doing anything more
My dad moved from California to Columbia, Missouri about a decade ago. No complaints other than the weather, but his district is posh and next to the campus.
Sounds like a college town, so I imagine it’s not at all indicative of the rest of the state, politically
Columbia has one huge university and two good sized colleges. As far as Missouri goes, it’s probably the most liberal city. Take a drive for 10 minutes in any direction though and the atmosphere definitely changes.
I’ve been to Columbia before. Supremely bizarre drive from St Louis to the campus. With any luck that’ll be my first and only time in Missouri
By winning they make MAGA folks go away? Sounds like double winning to me…
I encourage the republican party to continue with this attitude and lose to “win” in fact play to lose it all.
