Moral Courage

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(01-20-2022, 11:01 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: The general population is stupid. The GOP has figured this out and has a formula in place for winning elections that has been working for them. They have created wedge issues that are meaningless but that play well in the areas they need them to. They also play dirty. Too often the Democrats try to play being the smart and benevolent card. Which is great, I like smart and benevolent, but it doesn't win people over like they think it does. They are bad at politicking. They don't connect with most Americans, even though most Americans align more with their policies. It's the dumbest ***** thing, but that's what we're dealing with.

I don't disagree with you at all, I'm just saying that I don't blame Sinema and Manchin for this situation when the the failures of the Democratic party have led them to be in the situation in the first place.

I fall in line with you on this.  The gop campaigns better, Democrats govern better.  But voters only care about the campaigns.

As an aside I had a discussion with two employees yesterday.  Both are staunch conservatives.  Each one said all the politicians are doing is creating issues for us to fight about while they spend our money. They know that the politicians they vote for vote against things that would help them but they do it anyway.