mainejeff wrote:JohnStOnge wrote:
What they've got going for them is that most people want Trump out. Like I said there is a strong "anybody but Trump" sentiment in the population.
Also, I think the general population might be farther to the left than some may think. The default majority position is support for "Medicare for all." You can ask questions in different ways to get different results but the big picture is the majority support it. A majority likes the idea of soaking the rich with taxes. I don't like it personally but a majority does. When it comes to the big issue behind the Judiciary battles an overwhelming majority does not want to see Roe vs. Wade overturned. A solid majority wants stricter gun control. So on and so forth.
And, yes, I did check polling results before I said those things but I decided to be merciful and not discuss them this time. The Republicans are swimming upstream when it comes to the big issues of the day. I'm not saying I THINK it should be that way. But it's that way.
But somehow they always win. They are great at rigging the system. Conservative judges are everywhere now. I'm just waiting for a mis-step that is so big.....so in-your-face/anti-democracy/anti-American that it makes the populace gasp. That moment WILL happen because Republicans will push the envelope to the extreme in order to retain power.
They do not always win. We just had an illustration of that in the mid term House elections. And, BTW, even though it was a good Senate election for Republicans because they flipped some seats the Democrats still won 22 of the 33 Senate races. And they had a large edge in the overall popular vote.
We're in a transitional period. If things keep going the way they are going trend wise the Democrats are going to achieve dominance.
