#Walkaway: What is your opinion?

[Egann]

The Steele Dossier a while back was a strict upgrade to Watergate and no one in the mainstream is talking about it.

Mistaken ideologies almost never kill democracies. Their policies prove to be wrong and people vote to correct them. No, raw abuse of power or the deliberate removal of checks and balances kills democracies. By this metric, Republicans may or may not have done damage to your favorite demographic, but they've largely been good stewards of democracy itself. The Democrats...not so much. They have flagrantly abused power several times over the last few years. Should the Republicans break them, we can fix abortion or gay marriage in the next election cycle. I don't think they have the political will, but we can. We cannot fix the DNC's now legally protected rigged primary system. We can't undo the Obama Administration's questionable use of FISA warrants to spy on the Trump campaign. These are the kinds of abuses which really can kill a democracy if left untreated. When all is said and done, the #WalkAway campaign is actually microscopic compared to the backlash that the Democrat party really deserves.

As to the Blue Wave, I think everyone is expecting the Republicans to lose some seats (it would be hard not to after 2016). But fundamentally...the Democrat party has not done a SINGLE constructive thing since Trump won the election. Not one. They have waged an aggressive war to try to rip Trump's administration apart and unmake every single decision he's made. Granted, this kind of thing is kinda business as usual in the States, but never in my life has it been to this ridiculous extent. Usually the main parties get in each other's way while there's a Gang of 8 or of 10 or something or other trying (and failing) to do anything. Now? No such attempts have been made. It's Game of Thrones, Beltway Edition. I think most people will pick up on this and once again not vote Democrat.

FYI: Don't trust polls too much, either. Trump was elected because people lied to pollsters. I'm also thinking May will fall to a Vote of No Confidence soon for the same reason.

Last edited by Super_Boom - on 17 July 2018