General Discussion

But, I'm not hopeful.

Republicans are not holding ground and winning with good policy or by appealing to the masses. They are engineering their victories thru voter suppression, cherry picking right wing judges and threats of violence. It is truly minority rule.

It shocks the conscience that Joe and Trump are running neck and neck knowing how decent Joe is and how objectionable and nasty Trump is. As a previous poster noted, all of Trump's flaws were known to the voters in 2020, and it was still a close race.

Republicans have been able to recalibrate, shape-shift and adapt over the last 3-1/2 years to maintain their numbers. They're learning and are continuing to game the system to keep them where they are. We don't know how all of this will affect the election.

They key is getting non-voters to vote. Tens of millions of voters sat out the last 2 elections. There's ample data showing that those non-voters hold opinions favored by Democrats by wide margins. These people are just too apathetic. We have to do something compelling to light a fire under these people. Touting Joe's A-team and his decency won't do it. Showing data about Trump's planned deportations, concentration camps, federal civil service gutting and anti-abortion savagery have a better chance. People respond to negativity and rage more than to puppies and spice cake.