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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,179 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:06 AM Wednesday

Democrats Must Seize the Opportunity to Control ICE by Jennifer Rubin

No one should doubt that the Senate is in play. Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Alaska are winnable; Iowa and Texas are competitive; and Democrats’ defense of Minnesota, Michigan, and Georgia look far safer. Republicans could very well lose both the House and the Senate, bringing Trump’s reign of chaos, terror, and lawlessness to a screeching halt.


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/democrats-must-seize-the-opportunity?utm_source=substack&publication_id=3719374&post_id=184460100&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=lxca0&triedRedirect=true


I'm posting just this one paragraph to illustrate just how good Jennifer Rubin is. The link will give you the entire article. Well worth reading.















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Democrats Must Seize the Opportunity to Control ICE by Jennifer Rubin (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday OP
Well worth the read leftstreet Wednesday #1
Thanks for your comments, my dear leftstreet. Increased visibility is a good thing! CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #2
Schumer? Jeffries? Kid Berwyn Wednesday #3
Schumer and Jefferies have already weighed in Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #5
I don't see what opportunity they have at the moment. Samael13 Wednesday #4
Hear, Hear peggysue2 Wednesday #6
She really brings the fire with this post! That's why I shared it. I was hugely motivated! CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #9
She's right JustAnotherGen Wednesday #7
So the plan is Democrats tell Republicans "Get on the right side of the issue or face the wrath of the voters" betsuni Wednesday #8

leftstreet

(38,982 posts)
1. Well worth the read
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:13 AM
Wednesday
That strategy is entirely doable, if Democrats maintain their nerve. They must remember that the political landscape has changed dramatically since the end of the Oct.-Nov. shutdown: Trump is far weaker than he was even a couple months ago.


If their consultants aren't hammering them with this, they should be. We simply cannot wait til the midterms

DURec

Kid Berwyn

(23,191 posts)
3. Schumer? Jeffries?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:24 AM
Wednesday

Must be working behind the scene on voter protection and election integrity or something, but a more PUBLIC RHETORICAL APPROACH NOW really will help in November.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,181 posts)
5. Schumer and Jefferies have already weighed in
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:31 AM
Wednesday

They’ve both said nix to any suggestion that Dems should attempt to defund or otherwise rein in ICE.

Samael13

(129 posts)
4. I don't see what opportunity they have at the moment.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:27 AM
Wednesday

Unless they find the Republican support in either chamber the bills will go nowhere. Is this proposing trying to shut the government down again. That didnt end as well for our side as this article says it did. In the end we got the promise of a doomed vote. So all the hardship the people suffered in the end was worth nothing and gave Republicans the ability to say see the democrats closed the government and put all of you into this position. The truth is nothing is gonna happen with ICE until democrats take one or both chambers.

peggysue2

(12,407 posts)
6. Hear, Hear
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:51 AM
Wednesday

I think Rubin is right about grabbing the opportunity and running with it. What ICE is doing on American streets is not only unConstitutional. It is depraved, indecent and immoral.

Thanks for the gift link, Peggy. Worth the read. Rubin brings the fire in this one.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,179 posts)
9. She really brings the fire with this post! That's why I shared it. I was hugely motivated!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:49 PM
Wednesday

And you're welcome, my dear peggysue. I read Rubin every day, but this column lit me up!

JustAnotherGen

(37,624 posts)
7. She's right
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:11 PM
Wednesday

And I'm perfectly fine with the government shutting down over the issue until the November election if necessary. It's do or die time.

If they don't - it's only a matter of time before people begin to retaliate.

betsuni

(28,767 posts)
8. So the plan is Democrats tell Republicans "Get on the right side of the issue or face the wrath of the voters"
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:38 PM
Wednesday

as if Democrats haven't thought of that before. Blame Democrats!

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