Roe Vs Wade Overturned

[CJD]

(12-13-2023, 08:11 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think that the abortion issue could prevent a red wave, but it won't prevent a red tide, and I purposely use that imagery for the comparison to the destructive effects the natural phenomenon causes. As important as abortion is the economy is the number one issue. Democratic messaging on that is terrible and the economic wins at the macro level we are seeing as a result of more liberal policies are not being felt by the general public.

I was listening to a recent interview of Shawn Fain and some of what he talked about will be what I think is key in the 2024 election cycle. There needs to be a discussion of economic wins from the Democrats and highlighting the ways the GOP has been abandoning the middle and working class. There needs to be a return to the pre-Reagan policies of the Democratic party where instead of accepting the neo-liberal farce of "trickle down economics" we focus on ensuring our citizens are taken care of. To fight against the fake populism of the MAGA movement we need folks like John Fetterman (though hopefully a little more healthy) at the forefront.

Just my two cents.

Yea, Democrats are painfully bad when it comes to talking about the economy and it doesn't help that Biden took over right as the Pandemic was "ending" and all the consequences of trying to start a country back up. It's been tumultuous, but I question how much of that is based on policies and how much is simply based on...restarting a country's economy haha.

I still think abortion has the chance of holding off the Republicans for one more election cycle, and hopefully by then the consequences of the pandemic will have lessened and the Democrats can get through some real wins in terms of economic policy. I have a hard time believing this country would re-elect Trump after rejecting him so soundly in 2020.

But then, I'm also never surprised at how my country and its voters can disappoint me. It could be 2016 all over again.