David Fenton’s Prescription for Democrats: Simplify the Message, Fight Corruption and Build a Movement
Veteran progressive PR strategist David Fenton says Democrats are guilty of “unilateral disarmament in message war with Republicans. By Bob Gatty Democrats and progressives are bringing policy papers to an information war—and veteran activist and public relations strategist David Fenton says they are getting clobbered. After more than 50 years helping progressive causes win public […]
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act; Republicans Gerrymander to Hold Power
The U.S. Supreme Court, with its right-wing majority, on April 29 gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Now GOP-controlled state legislatures are gleefully doing Trump’s bidding, re-gerrymandering their election maps to steal the upcoming Congressional elections and preserve their political power. It’s an act of desperation. Why? Because Republicans know they will lose control of […]
Is a Democratic Victory Just Another Illusion?
When Dems Think They’re Winning, That’s When They Lose by Mark M. Bello The polls look good. That’s a problem. Every time Democrats start to believe the numbers, they stop seeing the reality in front of them. And that’s why Democrats lose. Approval ratings for Donald Trump are weak. Special elections are breaking blue. The […]
How the Democrats Lost the 2024 Election
It’s All About the Margins by Rick Comfort For the last 10 months the pundits, analysts, and media have been bantering and chiding over what happened to the Democrats in the 2024 Presidential election. It’s pretty simple, it is all about the “margins” and who captured the fancy of those in the margins. What we […]
The Electorate’s Tragic Mistake
The Electorate’s Tragic Mistake by Mark M. Bello It’s been a week since America’s foolish decision to re-elect Donald Trump. I have not watched a news show since November 5, 2024. The mention of “President-Elect” and “Trump” in the same sentence nauseates me. Any mention of “Trump” does the trick. Worse, the Republicans maintained control of […]
Election: Who’s to Blame?
by Bob Gatty Election: Who’s to Blame? Before the election, we Democrats pointed fingers at the Republicans suggesting they would face a major reckoning once Trump was defeated by Kamala Harris. We were certain that Trump’s hijacking of the GOP would meet its demise, that MAGA would wither and die, and we would be rid […]