Dems will have Joe Manchin to deal with.

If that should happen, I would not be surprised if Manchin is offered great power by McConnell to caucus with the GOP.

Winning the presidency is not nearly enough to get the sweeping changes done that need to be done. Mitch will just say no and Manchin will help.

Sometimes I think the DNC likes doing that because it gives them an excuse to not be progressive

national level in swing states is a recipe for losing seats in Congress, on the whole.

The problem fundamentally is that it discredits the Democratic Party in the minds of gun owners, simply because most of the PR about gun control is bullshit to people that know guns. It sounds good to people that don't know guns, but how can a gun-owner believe the Democratic Party about anything else when the public faces of the party are on TV and social media saying things that are bullshit?

"Pistol grips make rifles into assault weapons" is the kind of statement that's in the DNC party platform, and also bullshit. And "we have to ban AR-15s"... which for the last 25 years has probably been the best-selling type of rifle in the country. It's like saying "we have to ban 4-door CUVs" because reasons and such, and then being surprised when owners of Ford Escapes and Honda CR-Vs don't vote for us. Yeah, maybe the people that don't drive will buy it, but car owners will be like "WTF? You're an idiot!"

*sigh* I don't know. Nearly all homicides are gang-related or domestic violence, 95% of murders are single-victim incidents, and rifles are used for only 5% of gun-related murders a year, but the DNC keeps making this the spotlight gun-control issue.


I truly think that the DNC pursues the gun-control agenda in lieu of having to address the structural problems with wealth, health-care, labor versus management, etc.

"No one's talking about taking all your guns", no one should be surprised when gun owners react negatively.

"...therefore your rights are intact."

Defund the Police and Ban Guns will not lead us to sweeping midterm victory?

They're going to spend the next two years screaming about a stolen election and how they HAVE to take the Senate and House so Biden and Harris can be impeached.

In fact, I'll bet after they win Congress in 2022, they'll make Dolt45 Speaker of the House so he can be "returned" to his rightful place after the Biden/Harris double impeachment.

Then he can run again in 2024 and be president for just under 10 years total.

Sound crazy? Yup.

Will it sound crazy in 20 months? I have no clue, and that scares me!