Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.
I'm old enough to be very, very tired of waiting for conservatives to realize they were dumb after the fact.
It's getting old.
And here's the thing I can say with certainty because this is a reoccurring thing. They aren't going to learn from this experience. Assuming we can still vote in 4 years, we'll slingshot back to Democrat leadership, but after that conservatives will be right back where they are now. Ready and willing to vote for the next grifting authoritarian.
I always figured it would be Trump catching a bullet, but you know what, It's going to be a rep at a local event. Trump only loves Trump. He's been like this for 70+ years. However you didn't expect your reps to just go along with this craziness. Like we all agreed in the 70s that the Russian government was shit. Now we have half of the U.S. government just taking it from Russia.
Trump is well-protected compared to the lower-echelon fascists. Anyone seeking to create propaganda of the deed will probably look for a softer target and a bigger attack surface.
Do I believe this? I do not. I believe the people who didn't like him before are turning up to these events. Why would happy Republicans come? They're washing in lib tears, enjoying seeing what they always wanted realized.
That shit is what they're posting on Facebook. That's what they're thinking.
There's a lot of different people who vote for Trump.
In blue states, to like Trump you probably need to be drinking the kool aid to some degree. But in red states, there's a lot of low-info voters who are just voting how their friends and relatives votes. Until it affects them.
It's prob a Russian sponsored account. Telling you , decapitate Russia and all this shit crawls back under a rock.
decapitate Russia
We can't. The party in control, and virtually all their constituents, are cucked by Russia.
Which would be more impactful? Trump losing Putin or Putin losing Trump? Both are running a few inches ahead of a steamroller and any major breakdown of their grand plan is likely to trigger their collapse.
Maybe the original, but the guy who posted it is a friend of mine. Insane friend, but a friend.
Lied about Epstein? What?
Killing himself, presumably.
They're all wrong, but that one is so crazy.
Bernie is getting thousands of GOP voters at his anti-Oligarchy stops. It's not a hint, it's a fucking massive revolt in their base.
Literally doesn't matter if they don't turn up and vote. Just sayin'
Who did you vote for?
bernie is the only one that could rally R supporters, myabe the more moderate ones, that none of the dems could.
During the 2016 run Trump was recorded saying that Bernie was the only thing he was afraid of. Even he knew Bernie could win.
Pete Buttigieg was the only guy in the Biden admin going on Fox News and decimating then with facts. We need more of that.
Right up until Election Day when they pull a Susan Collins
There’s a lot of Republican/Trump voters that just want politicians who at least sound like they want to represent them and “fix the government.” Do that and they’ll vote for you.
Democrats since Obama have failed to convincingly do that simple thing.
Meanwhile, Republicans lie that they’ll help them and get elected. They inevitably don’t help them and blame liberals/immigrants/trans etc.
If enough Democrats would follow Bernie’s lead, they would win, handily.
Exactly and frankly it is time to primary the corporate Democrats who do nothing, the corporations showed us they are actually for what trump does. We need more people like Bernie, like AOC, like Warren, people that actually want things to improve for average people.
Also we need more younger people who would fight https://runforsomething.net/
The bigger problem is the latter of your comment. Republicans have no issues with lying about everything, and promising undeliverable things. It's unconscionable, but they know these people never leave their lesson and continue voting against their own interests as long as they can concoct this fascist "US v Them" narrative.
Democrats have been there out spouting the truth of the situation, but that's not enough. They need demonstrable proof to illustrate their points, and this is that. If there isn't a massive shift in voters because of this fucking mess, nothing is going to do it. Sanders and AOC are on the right track, and we need more of that. Go to where they are and talk to them. Illustrate the points and what is going to happen if they don't switch their votes.
I suspect amongst other things, this is probably a major reason Bernie is doing this tour—to demonstrate how a sane and worker-forward progressive populist message brings in a strong coalition of voters, even in states that the democrats write off as deplorable. I’m skeptical that it will change their minds, but it’s once again a reminder that continuing to shill a neo-liberal status quo message is a losing game.
I feel like AOC as president, and Bernie as VP would be so transformative... But Bernie isn't getting any younger. Ideally, he'd have won instead of Hillary years ago...
Bernie may just be the hero of our timeline. He’s still full of piss and vinegar. Bruh should have been Prez.
Call you democratic senator and ask them why this doesn't count as doing something and why aren't they doing this
They certainly need to be told where the hell they should visiting to some extent. The issue is that they are largely not well known in other GOP strongholds. AOC and Bernie have the recognition and credentials, but others need to fucking step it up.
I hope so. Maybe they're waking up because it's hurting them?
Is there an article or source for this? I love Bernie, but I haven't seen much good news.
Look up his anti-oligarchy tour. It's a thing. That said, this doesn't really qualify as good news, because MAGA people liking progressive policy and the Bernie-Trump pipeline aren't news in any sense of the word.
Literally returns on every search engine.
I'll believe this backlash matters when Republicans in Congress start doing the simple things to ensure that President Musk and First Lady Trump abide by the law. Until then, I will assume every Republican is 100% on board with screwing their constituents.
I’ll believe in the backlash if Dems sweep the 2026 elections.
We cannot wait to stop the traitors.
I'll believe elections still matter if they don't get the Court to throw out the results.
Would be nice if the Democrat politicians could pull their proverbial fingers out and start soaking up en masse. Seems like right now only a few have really stepped up. This is their chance to redefine themselves to be useful activists.
Failing that, a new and very vocal movement/party to actively oppose the GOP needs to emerge. (Though I am fully aware of how difficult it is for new party's to emerge in the American political system.)
They're waiting to see if it stops without them doing anything. That's the best scenario for them.
Rather than just waiting for it to happen, we can put the pressure to make it happen. Groups like Indivisible are putting pressure on Dems to step up more and Republicans to step up at all
They pressure is starting to change dem's actions. They have started using more aggressively using some procedural tools to slow down senate confirmations (can't fully block without republican votes). For instance, they denied unanimous consent and held the floor for the 30 hours against Russel Vought (and I believe RFK too)
I'm sure that they really care about anyone's feelings now that they've been elected
Here a video of one this weekend. Yucca Valley is a city where you’ll see Trump flags often.