The Way Forward

NewHendoLib

(60,793 posts) Fri Jan 24, 2025, 12:43 PM Jan 24

Question I've pondering. I expect the Democratic leadership

Did some scenario planning on the event of a orange asshole victory. They should have learned much when Hillary was defeated.

I don't see much sign of any contingencies in action - whether tactical or in opposing communications. Could the Dem leadership possibly have been caught so off guard that is leading to what seems like little to no push back, or organized resistance?

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Question I've pondering. I expect the Democratic leadership (Original Post) NewHendoLib Jan 24 OP

Dems don't have to do anything except bucolic_frolic Jan 24 #1

I'm not sure how much the Dems learned after Hillary's loss. jalan48 Jan 24 #2

I have been wondering the same thing RockCreek Jan 24 #3

It's a very good question. choie Jan 24 #4

OMG -- THIS is what I've been screaming since election night. Alice B. Jan 24 #5

I got a very odd feeling almost immediately after the election senseandsensibility Jan 25 #6

bucolic_frolic

(48,366 posts)

1. Dems don't have to do anything except

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 12:47 PM

Jan 24

wait for the food to run out.

jalan48

(14,641 posts)

2. I'm not sure how much the Dems learned after Hillary's loss.

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 12:52 PM

Jan 24

As I recall it was four years of blaming Bernie, Comey, the voters, etc.

RockCreek

(839 posts)

3. I have been wondering the same thing

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:08 PM

Jan 24

I have been wondering the same thing, and been horrified at the lack of signs of any such contingency planning.

choie

(5,036 posts)

4. It's a very good question.

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:30 PM

Jan 24

Alice B.

(327 posts)

5. OMG -- THIS is what I've been screaming since election night.

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2025, 01:55 PM

Jan 24

Thank you.
I have said, screamed, cried, til I was blue in the face, "this election was NEVER guaranteed. Surely you all weren't going to just wing it if things didn't go our way?"

Leave all of us out here to fend for ourselves. Not after preaching the existential crisis thing for 100+ days. Even before that.

A friend, one of the few TFG voters I haven't cut ties with (but I do not talk current events with), sent me a video clip this morning, related to a sport we both participate in.Totally unrelated to politics. The theme of it was "there was no Plan B" and the person in the clip (who -- funnily enough -- had moved here from another country to pursue a career in our sport) was talking about how that's a good thing sometimes because, when you're tired, when you feel like giving up, no Plan B means no choice, you have to succeed.

My fervent prayer is that that is NOT what the Dems were thinking these past few years. Because I don't think the current party is built for No Plan B.

senseandsensibility

(20,740 posts)

6. I got a very odd feeling almost immediately after the election

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:49 PM

Jan 25

It felt like there was no response from the Dems, let alone the one I was expecting and looking forward to. Why is that? Speaking for myself, I'm done wondering about that. As you say, they could be unprepared or they could be afraid. I suppose they could even be phonies that never believed in Dem principles to begin with. To me, it doesn't matter now. They're not doing the job. And the rest of us (the majority of the people who didn't vote for this) seem to be on our own.

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