Comments by "" (@craigkdillon) on "The Damage Report"
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IMO, the Republicans have hurt themselves in the 2024 election cycle.
First, Santos's district will definitely go Democrat this time.
If they had removed Santos, they would have stood a better chance of retaining that seat.
By allowing Santos to stay, the Republican Party has, in effect,
approved and validated Santos's behavior.
Second, this can now be used across the country as proof that
the GOP takes care of its own, no matter how slimy or crooked they are. ;
Third, the GOP has now proven itself as having no moral compass, no standards of behavior.
The GOP has shown they will accept disgusting behavior as long as they get theirs.
This will add to the coming blue wave.
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The only time the country suffered similar level of pain was in 1932 and the Great Depression. What happened then??
In the 1932 election, FDR and Progressivism took hold of the country.
More than that, though - Progressivism and Democrats took hold across the country.
Progressivism became so dominant, that both parties accepted the Progressive view of government.
Both parties supported - education, national parks, social security, unemployment compensation, unions & the NLRB, work place safety, conservation & the environment, EPA, FEMA, and more.
The Civil Rights Act was passed on a bi-partisan basis.
It was with Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton when BOTH parties turned away from Progressivism.
Neither party is Progressive at the moment -- though there are some Progressive Democrats.
BUT, Progressive Democrats do not dominate the party. Progressives don't set the agendas, and the Democrat party leaders in the House and Senate are NOT Progressives.
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She seems to be the result of what I call "The Trump Effect".
The Trump Effect is a counter-intuitive pro-Progressive effect that Trump has had on American politics.
Consider, in 2016, Hillary, Pelosi, and the Democratic establishment was against universal healthcare in any form. Sanders' view was marginalized, and portrayed as extreme & oddball.
Well, along comes Trump, and during his 2016 campaign, he says he will get rid of Obamacare and replace it with the best healthcare anyone can want.
LOL, now it was an empty promise. BUT, it was Trump, a Republican, giving lip service to what seemed like universal healthcare.
In 2018, universal healthcare become a central Democratic plank. Nothing Hillary or Pelosi could do could stop it. Now, the only question is what flavor of universal healthcare will the Democratic party support.
Another Trump Effect has been the articulation and clarification of the new Progressivism. It goes way beyond Sanders and AOC. New Progressivism will redefine the Democratic party, and American politics.
As an old FDR type democrat, this gladdens my heart.
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