Does the RNC calling 1/6 "“legitimate political discourse" vindicate Dems who don't want to move on?

[Ferguson97]

Yes, because it shows that Republicans haven't learned their lesson and truly wish that the mob had been successful in overthrowing the government.

[Schiff for Senate]

What you said. The GOP was bad enough to begin with but now it's downright scary...Earlier, outisde of very fringe and little know right-wing politicians like a member of the state legislature from the San Diego area, the GOP at least pretended they didn't support January 6 and for the most part condemned it and did not defend it. Now? Now, they've decided that since Americans are less angry/worried about January 6, that they can reveal their true colours and have moved from (at least officially) opposing them to defending them.

EDIT: Although certain GOP members of Congress - Hawley, Gosar, Biggs, Brooks, Greene - never really pretended January 6 was all that bad at all.

[VBM]

Yes

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Yes, although I'll repeat what I've said before about this, which is that 1/6 is a difficult issue because it's genuinely important but feels like Orange Man Bad resistance-lib fare.

[Cassandra]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

Not that the Democratic party has any interest in doing such a thing, to be clear. Bed wetting about 1/6 is great for fundraising; winning elections is secondary, and actually doing anything constructive while in power is a distant tertiary concern.

[Ferguson97]

Yes, although I'll repeat what I've said before about this, which is that 1/6 is a difficult issue because it's genuinely important but feels like Orange Man Bad resistance-lib fare.

To be fair, Orange Man Bad resistance libs have been right about pretty much everything for the past six years.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Yes, although I'll repeat what I've said before about this, which is that 1/6 is a difficult issue because it's genuinely important but feels like Orange Man Bad resistance-lib fare.

To be fair, Orange Man Bad resistance libs have been right about pretty much everything for the past six years.

Lol no

[Associate Justice PiT]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

     This response hits the nail on the head. I was angry with the Capitol Riots and wanted to impeach Trump. But the country is facing some pretty urgent issues that voters want to be addressed. Harping on about the Capitol Riots when people are paying record gas prices just makes the Democrats look out of touch and non-serious, even though they were definitely a bad thing.

[afleitch]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

     This response hits the nail on the head. I was angry with the Capitol Riots and wanted to impeach Trump. But the country is facing some pretty urgent issues that voters want to be addressed. Harping on about the Capitol Riots when people are paying record gas prices just makes the Democrats look out of touch and non-serious, even though they were definitely a bad thing.

I think rewriting history over an aborted coup is exponentially worse than the ebb and flow of gas prices. Maybe that's just me.

[Associate Justice PiT]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

     This response hits the nail on the head. I was angry with the Capitol Riots and wanted to impeach Trump. But the country is facing some pretty urgent issues that voters want to be addressed. Harping on about the Capitol Riots when people are paying record gas prices just makes the Democrats look out of touch and non-serious, even though they were definitely a bad thing.

I think rewriting history over an aborted coup is exponentially worse than the ebb and flow of gas prices. Maybe that's just me.

     It's also less likely to move votes. Atlas has a very distorted perception of how voters behave. Many people are less committed to elevated ideals of how society and the government should function and are more committed to being able to cover their living expenses. These kinds of people are going to change their votes over kitchen table issues much more easily than they will over other issues that are far more abstract (if still ultimately meaningful).

[DaleCooper]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

     This response hits the nail on the head. I was angry with the Capitol Riots and wanted to impeach Trump. But the country is facing some pretty urgent issues that voters want to be addressed. Harping on about the Capitol Riots when people are paying record gas prices just makes the Democrats look out of touch and non-serious, even though they were definitely a bad thing.

I think rewriting history over an aborted coup is exponentially worse than the ebb and flow of gas prices. Maybe that's just me.

Voters don't care about this country or its history and they often don't care about other people unless those people have a direct presence in their immediate personal life. Winning votes is the easiest thing in the world if you toss aside your sense of righteousness and figure out the most common set of issues facing the broadest swath of Americans and then cobble together a platform that addresses those things. Americans are dumb, just tell them exactly what they want to hear and they'll practically stampede to the voting booths to cast a ballot for you, then you can focus on the nerdy crap once you're in office. Democrats used to understand this before they let a bunch of liberal snoots take over their marketing.

[OSR stands with Israel]

The RNC is goading Dems into not moving on. They know only Vote Blue No Matter Whos really care about this. Keeping Dem messaging on 1/6 and off any sort of positive agenda is a winning move for Republicans.

     This response hits the nail on the head. I was angry with the Capitol Riots and wanted to impeach Trump. But the country is facing some pretty urgent issues that voters want to be addressed. Harping on about the Capitol Riots when people are paying record gas prices just makes the Democrats look out of touch and non-serious, even though they were definitely a bad thing.

I think rewriting history over an aborted coup is exponentially worse than the ebb and flow of gas prices. Maybe that's just me.

If you really want the republicans punished over January 6th then the best way to do that is to deliver economically for the American people .


The reason democrats gained seats after 1932 wasn’t just cause the public wanted to punish the republicans for the Depression but also cause the economy did significantly improve for the public from 1932-1936 as well