10-04-2023, 12:33 PM
(10-04-2023, 12:23 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Which can, of course, bite you on the ass if the GOP holds, or even expands on their majority. Regardless, it's a dangerous game to play and a lot of needless suffering will result in the interim. We're too far out from '24 to really know, but if crime is the major topic at that point, and I have a feeling it's going to be way up there, then the Dems are in major trouble.
I don't know. Violent crime was 6th in the Pew poll this summer. While that is relatively high, it isn't going to top economic concerns. Interestingly, the ability for the two parties to work together was higher ranked than crime. November 2024 is a long way off for sure, but if that trend continues it will be harmful for Republicans who can't get their own house in order and one of the big issues for it being that the group making it all happen is mad about working with the Democrats.
Side note: this is going to have an interesting impact on Virginia elections, as well. What happens in Washington has more of an impact on Virginia elections than a lot of people realize. With so many federal employees and economy so dependent on them, who gets blamed for a government shutdown (or a close call) will throw things off balance, here.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
