RonCohen
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Democrats are fanning out to hold town halls in red districts & states, a duty forsaken by Republicans.
The goal is to further discredit an unhinged "mad king," turn up the heat on GOP lawmakers, and build the resistance. 2/2
The goal is to further discredit an unhinged "mad king," turn up the heat on GOP lawmakers, and build the resistance. 2/2
March 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Democrats are fanning out to hold town halls in red districts & states, a duty forsaken by Republicans.
The goal is to further discredit an unhinged "mad king," turn up the heat on GOP lawmakers, and build the resistance. 2/2
The goal is to further discredit an unhinged "mad king," turn up the heat on GOP lawmakers, and build the resistance. 2/2
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Not only in the courts, but in the public square Democrats are finding their footing against Trump and his attempts to hollow out our govt.
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
March 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Not only in the courts, but in the public square Democrats are finding their footing against Trump and his attempts to hollow out our govt.
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
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March 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Trump identifies with authoritarian leaders, esp Putin. He shares their worldview and aspires to be one of them. For such authoritarians—as Ben-Ghiat points out—democracies are the problem. Trump wants to remake the US into an authoritarian regime, so it won't be a problem, and he can join the club.
March 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump identifies with authoritarian leaders, esp Putin. He shares their worldview and aspires to be one of them. For such authoritarians—as Ben-Ghiat points out—democracies are the problem. Trump wants to remake the US into an authoritarian regime, so it won't be a problem, and he can join the club.
Trump identifies with authoritarian leaders, esp Putin. He shares their worldview and aspires to be one of them. For such authoritarians—as Ben-Ghiat points out—democracies are the problem. Trump wants to remake the US into an authoritarian regime, so it won't be a problem, and he can join the club.
March 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump identifies with authoritarian leaders, esp Putin. He shares their worldview and aspires to be one of them. For such authoritarians—as Ben-Ghiat points out—democracies are the problem. Trump wants to remake the US into an authoritarian regime, so it won't be a problem, and he can join the club.
We can take inspiration from these Hungarians...
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We can take inspiration from these Hungarians...
Trump described Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as “genius” and “savvy.” He now wants to emulate Putin's imperialist agenda.
Trump’s schemes for world domination include the invasion and annexation of Canada. This is not a drill. This is not a joke.
This is an evil, megalomaniacal plot.
Trump’s insistence that Canada is not a real country is eerily similar to Vladimir Putin’s arguments in the run-up to his invasion…
This is an evil, megalomaniacal plot.
Trump’s insistence that Canada is not a real country is eerily similar to Vladimir Putin’s arguments in the run-up to his invasion…
March 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump described Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as “genius” and “savvy.” He now wants to emulate Putin's imperialist agenda.
Not only in the courts, but in the public square Democrats are finding their footing against Trump and his attempts to hollow out our govt.
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
March 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Not only in the courts, but in the public square Democrats are finding their footing against Trump and his attempts to hollow out our govt.
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
The unofficial battle cry: "Victims of Trump are out there in the thousands. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion." 1/2
I’ve not always been a Bernie fan, but I feel he’s pointing Democrats in the right direction, now. And they’re beginning to follow his lead, with plans for Democratic town halls in all 50 states, starting with red ones.
What Sanders has been doing recently is highly instructive—and Democrats don’t need to be die-hard enthusiasts of his particular policy portfolio to extract the key lesson and act on it: Identify the victims of Trumpism, give them a voice, and get their stories told.
The Big Lesson From Bernie Sanders’s Gangbusters Anti-Oligarchy Tour
The thousands of victims of Trumpism are out there. Democrats just need to find them—and be their champion.
newrepublic.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I’ve not always been a Bernie fan, but I feel he’s pointing Democrats in the right direction, now. And they’re beginning to follow his lead, with plans for Democratic town halls in all 50 states, starting with red ones.
The Democratic Party is planning an extensive series of town halls in Republican-held districts in all 50 states to draw attention to the Republican leadership’s recent warning that GOP lawmakers should avoid such open forums. -NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Democrats Plan Nationwide Blitz of Town Halls in Republican Districts (Gift Article)
A series of events in all 50 states aims to capitalize on a recent warning from Republican leadership that its lawmakers should avoid such public forums.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The Democratic Party is planning an extensive series of town halls in Republican-held districts in all 50 states to draw attention to the Republican leadership’s recent warning that GOP lawmakers should avoid such open forums. -NYTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
"They never answered Schumer's core argument that if we shut down govt, Trump will have expanded power to furlough nonessential workers, and he won't bring them back," David Brooks says. "By shutting the govt you're expanding his power to decimate the govt." to.pbs.org/41tkHJt tinyurl.com/4cvjsyxv
Brooks and Capehart on the Democratic division over the stopgap funding bill
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the Senate passes a bill to avert a government s...
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March 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"They never answered Schumer's core argument that if we shut down govt, Trump will have expanded power to furlough nonessential workers, and he won't bring them back," David Brooks says. "By shutting the govt you're expanding his power to decimate the govt." to.pbs.org/41tkHJt tinyurl.com/4cvjsyxv
Democratic rank-and-file want performative politics to provide them a much-needed catharsis. But one thing is clear to me. The economy is tanking, and voters are pinning it on Trump. A government shutdown facilitated by the Democrats would muddle the one issue that can pull Trump down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Democratic rank-and-file want performative politics to provide them a much-needed catharsis. But one thing is clear to me. The economy is tanking, and voters are pinning it on Trump. A government shutdown facilitated by the Democrats would muddle the one issue that can pull Trump down.
Must watch: GOP Senator Roger Marshall stands up and flees his own town hall meeting today after being asked why Republicans think it’s acceptable for DOGE to be firing Veterans.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
This is a very rural, very conservative town.
March 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Many who voted for Trump were not committed MAGA voters. They did not vote for dismantling the govt, nor taking over the Gaza Strip. Many of them are now expressing remorse. They must be brought into a broad coalition to preserve our democracy. 1/2
February 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Many who voted for Trump were not committed MAGA voters. They did not vote for dismantling the govt, nor taking over the Gaza Strip. Many of them are now expressing remorse. They must be brought into a broad coalition to preserve our democracy. 1/2
Repubs propose $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that go mainly to wealthy, paid by $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, education and other programs that help average Americans. Dems are flailing; they can’t see beyond beltway. Why not a national media campaign denouncing this cynical budget proposal?
February 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Repubs propose $4.5 trillion in tax cuts that go mainly to wealthy, paid by $1.5 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, education and other programs that help average Americans. Dems are flailing; they can’t see beyond beltway. Why not a national media campaign denouncing this cynical budget proposal?
A farmer who's lost his market for surplus grain that he sold to USAID. A mother who lost the special ed program for her child. Daily interviews of real people caught up in Trump's web of destruction. 1/2
February 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A farmer who's lost his market for surplus grain that he sold to USAID. A mother who lost the special ed program for her child. Daily interviews of real people caught up in Trump's web of destruction. 1/2
For years, I’ve argued that Trump is a cult leader. If he loses credibility, the cult fever will break, and his followers drift away. But readers replied, “MAGA base will never change.” Well, some are now changing, expressing remorse for supporting Trump. Maybe there’s hope for democracy after all.
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For years, I’ve argued that Trump is a cult leader. If he loses credibility, the cult fever will break, and his followers drift away. But readers replied, “MAGA base will never change.” Well, some are now changing, expressing remorse for supporting Trump. Maybe there’s hope for democracy after all.
In Saturday night email obtained by RealClearPolitics, acting CFPB Director Russ Vought directs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff to issue no new rules, suspend effective dates of all final rules and cease any new investigations: -Philip Wegmann on "X"
x.com/PhilipWegman...
x.com/PhilipWegman...
February 9, 2025 at 3:52 AM
In Saturday night email obtained by RealClearPolitics, acting CFPB Director Russ Vought directs Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staff to issue no new rules, suspend effective dates of all final rules and cease any new investigations: -Philip Wegmann on "X"
x.com/PhilipWegman...
x.com/PhilipWegman...
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Dems have long struggled with messaging. Painting Trump as enemy of working class and democracy has fallen on deaf ears. But something fundamental has changed. Voters can now see for themselves what Trump cares about. And Musk has become the icon for his self-aggrandizement. tinyurl.com/5feaxwmm
Democrats Take Aim at Elon Musk (Gift Article)
It’s the first sign of unified opposition for a rudderless and leaderless Democratic Party.
tinyurl.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Dems have long struggled with messaging. Painting Trump as enemy of working class and democracy has fallen on deaf ears. But something fundamental has changed. Voters can now see for themselves what Trump cares about. And Musk has become the icon for his self-aggrandizement. tinyurl.com/5feaxwmm
When food and gas prices spike, when vaccines are no longer available, or special ed is dropped at school, voters will become angry and disillusioned. Party labels will become less important. Democrats must make sure voters know who is responsible, starting now with constituent town halls.
February 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When food and gas prices spike, when vaccines are no longer available, or special ed is dropped at school, voters will become angry and disillusioned. Party labels will become less important. Democrats must make sure voters know who is responsible, starting now with constituent town halls.
Voter anger is white hot and growing. Democrats must channel that anger toward Trump, as the best way to fight his rolling coup. Constituent town halls are a start. Among party leaders, that’s the emerging consensus. wapo.st/42OQfvE
Opinion | The Democrats’ wishy-washy fight against Trump and Musk
The Democratic Party should contest Trump’s actions.
wapo.st
February 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Voter anger is white hot and growing. Democrats must channel that anger toward Trump, as the best way to fight his rolling coup. Constituent town halls are a start. Among party leaders, that’s the emerging consensus. wapo.st/42OQfvE
"BREAKING: Americans are now going to grocery stores and putting “Trump did that” stickers on the shelves. Trump has skyrocketed grocery prices all across the country." -Democratic Wins Media on "X" x.com/DemocraticWi...
February 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"BREAKING: Americans are now going to grocery stores and putting “Trump did that” stickers on the shelves. Trump has skyrocketed grocery prices all across the country." -Democratic Wins Media on "X" x.com/DemocraticWi...
Spontaneous demonstrations all over the country, calls to Congress numbering in thousands per minute, all expose white hot anger among many voters—many, but not all. The rest will have to experience firsthand what loss of government services means before they, too, take to streets.
February 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Spontaneous demonstrations all over the country, calls to Congress numbering in thousands per minute, all expose white hot anger among many voters—many, but not all. The rest will have to experience firsthand what loss of government services means before they, too, take to streets.
