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Jack Valentino

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22. A lot of Democrats are giving the party bad ratings because they are angry with
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:22 PM
12 hrs ago

the perceived weakness of some of our elected officeholders against Trump and his fascism---
I am very dissatisfied with some of them myself, for the same reason !!!


It's NOT because they disapprove of Democratic policies,
and it does NOT mean that they are going to vote for Republicans now---
and indeed are turning out in great numbers to vote against the GOP in special and off-year elections,
which has always been a predictive factor of the results in the next national election!


Republicans, on the other hand, are KNEE-JERK with their polling responses....
Most will never admit dissatisfaction with Trump or their party,
even though they may be lying to the pollsters about how they REALLY feel !!!

I think a lot of them will continue to support Trump and the Republican party in polls---
but they will be less likely to actually turn out and vote for Republican candidates
in a mid-term election--- especially those people who rightly feel BETRAYED by Trump!

However, elected Democrats have some work to do with the party base!
If the majority would just DO it, I think these polling numbers would shift dramatically---
and it would BOOST the turnout of party base voters even further!




Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate.
Two new polls suggest that moderate Democrats too want higher taxes on the rich and some measure of economic populism. Moderate isn’t what it was in 1992. https://newrepublic.com/article/207435/moderate-democratic-voters-economic-populism


(Even my life-long Republican best friend and Reagan fan has freely said,
"YES, the very rich should pay more in taxes!" and polling of the Republican base voters
agree with that opinion! The problem is with their elected politicians....)



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It pisses me off to hear registered Democrats bad mouthing our party Walleye 17 hrs ago #1
Nothing, and no one, is above criticism... appmanga 15 hrs ago #15
True but I'm not talking about criticism. I'm talking about the repetition of Republican talking points by Democrats. Walleye 14 hrs ago #16
This floors me. moonscape 17 hrs ago #2
I couldn't believe it either. NBC News poll too. PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #3
It's pretty easy to believe JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #4
Post removed Post removed 16 hrs ago #5
Agreed. That matches with more from the poll that I found... PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #7
Winning is more important than wanting to be popular JI7 16 hrs ago #6
Hardly surprising when DJ Synikus Makisimus 16 hrs ago #8
People have been talking about a third party for decades. All it's ever been is talk. PeaceWave 16 hrs ago #10
Third parties are systemically impossible in our system. DJ Synikus Makisimus 16 hrs ago #13
Instead of one, the better idea would be two. Prairie_Seagull 13 hrs ago #19
Hm. MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #9
You'd almost think there had been a concentrated media attack against them for the last 50 years. Midnight Writer 16 hrs ago #11
yeah.. ALMOST. B.See 16 hrs ago #12
So GOP fuckheads answer the phone and get in the survey. Most Democrats will not. GreenWave 15 hrs ago #14
AND YET DEMS ARE WINNING ELECTIONS AND Cha 13 hrs ago #17
Not surprised SocialDemocrat61 13 hrs ago #18
Howcome we keep winning elections? Kingofalldems 13 hrs ago #20
That's a real Puzzler.. Dems Keep Winning Big Cha 12 hrs ago #21
A lot of Democrats are giving the party bad ratings because they are angry with Jack Valentino 12 hrs ago #22
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