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Jilly_in_VA

(14,618 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:00 PM Wednesday

What should Dems' top priorities be going forward in 2026-28?

What are your TOP FIVE?

Economy?
Inflation?
Civil Rights?
Immigration?
Gaza?
Israel?
Police?
Voting Rights?
LGBT rights?
Taxes?
Wages?
Public safety?
National Security?
Unemployment?
Health care?
Environment?
Something else? (please be specific)

I'd like to hear YOUR thoughts.

Mine are (in no particular order)
Health care
Civil rights
Inflation
Immigration
Environment

Now let's hear from YOU!

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What should Dems' top priorities be going forward in 2026-28? (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Wednesday OP
Impeaching the current administration, feeding people, questionseverything Wednesday #1
Caring about each other............. Lovie777 Wednesday #2
Rooting out corruption BlueSpot Wednesday #3
Not telling everybody we just need to move on from the Trump/Republican criminal cabal. Chasstev365 Wednesday #4
reversing income inequality. everyonematters Wednesday #5
Economy Quiet Em Wednesday #6
Expand the Court - everything else is secondary Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #7
So Trump will sign the law expanding SCOTUS? WarGamer Wednesday #9
In 2029 Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #10
the OP specified 2026-2028 WarGamer Wednesday #13
2028 is the presidential election year for an administration that takes power in 2029 Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #14
Without the office of the POTUS, what can be done? WarGamer Wednesday #8
Unrealistic, But... DET Wednesday #11
REPEALING MOST of the Big Ugly Bill, especially the tax cuts for the wealthiest! Jack Valentino Wednesday #12

questionseverything

(11,951 posts)
1. Impeaching the current administration, feeding people,
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:12 PM
Wednesday

Healthcare, end our aggression in iran, let the poor national guard go home 🏡

Chasstev365

(8,109 posts)
4. Not telling everybody we just need to move on from the Trump/Republican criminal cabal.
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:32 PM
Wednesday

No damn it! You can Legislate and investigate to hold people accountable for their serious crimes.

everyonematters

(4,248 posts)
5. reversing income inequality.
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:41 PM
Wednesday

Our failure to do this, is the reason we are not the dominant party.

Quiet Em

(2,997 posts)
6. Economy
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:44 PM
Wednesday

Health care
Civil Rights
Voting Rights
Wages

Wages have simply not kept up with the cost of living. People cannot afford housing, they can't afford health care and I think they are sick and tired of the infrigement of their basic civil rights.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,010 posts)
7. Expand the Court - everything else is secondary
Wed May 13, 2026, 07:49 PM
Wednesday

Everybody take a good look at your wish lists of priorities.

Now, take a breath, and face the reality that absolutely nothing on your lists is possible without first expanding the court and killing the filibuster to do so.

With the filibuster in place, any bill can be blocked in the senate.

With the current majority on the court, any law that passes can be overturned.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,010 posts)
10. In 2029
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:22 PM
Wednesday

I thought that part was obvious.

Democrats only power between 2027-29 is obstructing Trump’s agenda.

Until 2029, nothing on anybody’s wish list, except impeachment hearings, will happen.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,010 posts)
14. 2028 is the presidential election year for an administration that takes power in 2029
Wed May 13, 2026, 11:25 PM
Wednesday

Judging by the list in the OP, It still seemed obvious to me that those priorities couldn’t be implemented until a Dem president was in office.

If that wasn’t implied, then the entire OP was unrealistic.

The only power Dems will have from now until January 20, 2029 will be to block Trump’s nominees and agenda, and to investigate his administration and impeach those deserving of impeachment.

That’s it.

They can certainly talk about other priorities, but they won’t be able to do anything about it.

DET

(2,595 posts)
11. Unrealistic, But...
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:50 PM
Wednesday

- Accountability for the Trump administration’s massive corruption and treason and implementation of mechanisms to enforce legal actions on the executive and legislative branches
- Reversing the One Big Bullshit Bill
- Reversing the effective elimination of the Civil Rights Act and implementing enhanced voter protections (through legislative action?)
- Reversing Citizens United and implementing enforceable constraints on corporate and foreign financial contributions (through legislative action?)
- Providing affordable health care to everyone

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