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RT Atlanta

(2,749 posts)
1. supporting 'truth/reconciliation' type commission at national level
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:59 PM
4 hrs ago

with full special counsel rights granted to whomever leads that commission. every enabler that participated in bringing out this mess should be held accountable within the bounds of existing law (including any/all applicable state laws).

No Gerald Ford type pardons for the good of the country - we need a come to jesus reconciliation with the past like the Germans did when they were rebuilding after WWII

EdmondDantes_

(1,827 posts)
6. Plus not Trump might win this time, but given everything
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:30 PM
3 hrs ago

His age, term limits, etc, he's unlikely to be a long term foil. Even George W Bush couldn't inspire prolonged hatred once he was out of office.

FascismIsDeath

(192 posts)
3. Every candidate needs a platform to state their views. But without enough Senators to prosecute...
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:15 PM
4 hrs ago

...we are stuck with Trump (or Vance if nature has its way) until January 2029 at the earliest. So the most realistic thing they can run on, and by realistic, I mean shit they can ACTUALLY get done, gumming up the works and being a check and balance on the Trump admin is really the only thing we can offer until we have regime change.

OC375

(990 posts)
4. It would win, easily, but we will get fancy, and clever, and fuck it up.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:23 PM
3 hrs ago

We generally don't leave well enough alone. We'll tie in something controversial like guns, or something radical like UBI (which I support), and suddenly it won't be about Trump anymore.

I would be nice though.

gulliver

(14,004 posts)
7. Kitchen table issues only
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:35 PM
3 hrs ago

It's hard to say whether a lot of anti-Trump stuff should be mixed in. In a way, it's poking the bear and giving him limelight. Midterm elections are usually about the incumbent.

Healthcare, cost of living, job security, and even AI. Those are the kitchen table issues. "It's the economy, stupid."

choie

(6,918 posts)
8. They damn well better run on something other than not being trump
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:24 PM
2 hrs ago

That didn't work last time.

Renew Deal

(85,209 posts)
9. Yes, running on no Trump is a losing strategy.
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 07:25 PM
2 hrs ago

Dems need to tell people what they will do. Not who they will oppose.

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