Pretty good article on how the Republicans’ scummy shenanigans are firing up liberals in Wisconsin and Michigan: GOP power grabs pour gas on ‘resistance’ in key Midwest states: Republican legislators in Wisconsin and Michigan have reignited Democratic energy since the midterms in two narrow Trump states.
Burn, motherfuckers, burn.
Give here to the Wisconsin Democratic party.
Give here to the Michigan Democratic party.
Realistically, either Trump gets blown out (and loses AZ and NC) or it comes down to these two states. So let’s keep on it.
Mike in NC
(1) Looks like Republican corruption will result in a new election in NC-09 congressional district.
(2) Idiot NC voters fell for another Republican suppression scheme to present photo ID at future elections. Governor Cooper needs to veto that crap.
TriassicSands
Kevin Drum has a post up about the response of Wisconsin’s Democratic governor-elect Evers to Republican efforts to strip him of some of his powers.
All options? Is one of them for him to switch parties? Sorry, Tony, the Republicans don’t want someone who won’t fight.
Democrats can be so pathetic.
The Dangerman
If Trump is the Nominee, he’s not getting blown out…
…but if I was a real gambler (other than B1ackjack, I’m not, and that’s basically a coin flip game), I’d put money on him not being the nominee.
Victor Matheson
@TriassicSands: I think Drum is way off base here. What exactly are you looking for in Democrats and Evers? You want a bunch of tie-dyed Birkenstock wearers marching with tiki torches? You want MSNBC to turn into a liberal propaganda network?
Quite honestly, the reason Evers might be toning things down is the legal scholars might be telling him there is no chance to win in court. After all, elected officials have the right to pass legislation in lame duck sessions. Don’t get mad at Evers. He is not green lantern. Get mad an the undemocratic thieves trying to destroy democracy.
debbie
The Ohio Senate has tabled the heartbeat bill and has watered down the stand your ground bill (though it’s still plenty offensive. Kay’s the expert, but my guess is they’ve been watching Wisconsin and Michigan.
TriassicSands
@Victor Matheson:
Your comment seems confused to me. Why should anyone get mad at the thieves if the person who is getting screwed doesn’t get mad or even seem upset? The undemocratic moves that Republicans are making need to be a big deal and you don’t make them a big deal by quietly saying “all options are on the table.”
Sebastian
Folks, savor. This whole thing is careening straight towards a supernova: The Republican Convention.
Trump cannot resign or he loses pardon power. He has to win a second term or he loses pardon power.
At the same time the GOP has to field a primary challenge or somehow distance themselves or they will be decimated. The MAGAts will kill anyone speaking ill of Mango Mussolini.
The Republican primary and convention are going to be fucking EPIC.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@debbie:
AFAIK, the Stand Your Ground provision was removed completely. Ohio still isn’t right-wing enough for that shit. Glad to hear the fetal heartbeat bill was tabled.
Mnemosyne
@TriassicSands:
IIRC, the legislation has not passed the Wisconsin senate yet, nor has it been signed by Scott Walker. It sounds like there may still be a possibility that they can get one of those two to back off and then it never becomes a law.
So what’s better right now: starting a very public fight that goads the Republicans into pulling the trigger, or negotiating behind the scenes to get them to step off the ledge and let the bill die?
Ruckus
This is politics. We may not like how it’s going at this time but it’s still a very human game that gets played, like it or not.
And we are in a position of forward momentum right now. Republicans are in a very defensive position, made that way by their chosen leader and his politics. They can’t be too pushy, or soon it turns them to having no say at all. CA has shown the way. Some of them aren’t going to be able to see that but I’d bet enough will. They have a star but he is an exploding star, unmanageable, unpredictable, unstable. He’s done things that hurt their base and their supporters. And just because individual 1 doesn’t see that doesn’t mean that enough of the rest of them don’t. They’ve already shot their wad, it isn’t going to get better for most of them.
Gozer
@Sebastian: Maybe.
Or they’ll all get in line like the fucking lemmings they really are.
Sebastian
@Gozer:
Get in line behind who?
Aleta
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bulldozers-to-soon-plow-through-National-13447399.php?utm_campaign
Gozer
@Sebastian: I think they’ll follow Trump off the cliff. I doubt there will be a GoP primary challenger.
ruemara
@Gozer: i kinda agree, sorry to say.
smike
@Gozer:
Perhaps Lindsey, in a snit, will declare a kerfuffle and “leave all options open.”
Gozer
@smike: With brow furrowed worryingly no doubt.
Gozer
@ruemara: Yeah. Aside from a handful of senators and even fewer reps, the rest are in districts the proverbial dead pimp could win and/or are possibly dumber than their orange avatar.
Patricia Kayden
@TriassicSands: I would have thought lawsuits are the best way to fight this nonsense.
hervevillechaislounge
@Gozer:
Ding ding ding we have a winner!
As my incredibly wise veterinarian noted during the 2016 primaries: democrats fall in love, republicans fall in line. Every. Single. Time.
debbie
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??:
I think they kept the innocent until proven guilty, but they did get rid of the part where you don’t have to try to escape before shooting.
PenandKey
@Aleta: Seriously, what the hell are the point of laws if the Supreme Court can just waive its hands and declare a project is exempt from them?
Starfish
I catch so few of these titles. Do I get a gold star for knowing this one?
Doug!
@Starfish:
Yes!