What the Media is Missing About Democrats’ Midterm Victories
Economic populism helped deliver impressive victories for Democrats across the nation. But those gains could be fickle and short-lived or long-lasting and durable.
To keep and maintain working class majorities, here’s 5 specific ideas for what they need to do next.
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@umNur
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
The only way to fix what is broken in the US is to hold rich and powerful criminals accountable for their crimes. The US will have to neutralize the foreign infiltrators that have sabotaged and exploited American society. Then they will have to make examples of tRump and his enablers, including his cabinet, family and media. They will have to, for the first time in US history, apply the law equally.
@thierryvankerm8474
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Shouldn't being able to own a house also part of the scheme for success?
@jeffreyhanc1711
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Just say it: Bernie started this in 2016. He lost the battle then, now a decade later has returned to win the war.
@monetized34
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
people remember if democrates did not atleast try for the promises through them out no matter waht
@caesarsrevenge8945
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
I think the biggest reason SCHUMER AND JEFFRIES should NOT lead the party is the fact it would send the message to the people that the change they voted for WILL happen.
If they stay on it WILL send the opposite message no matter what they manage to accomplish.
@williamblair1123
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
So long as Democrats and Republicans win elections, we will always be under tyranny by way of endless regulations, entitlement programs, foreign influence/control, forever wars, outright theft and surveillance. We're cooked already. You all here asking for a piece of the pie that was stolen are really no better than the thieves who took said pie in the first place.
@Alex0306Maysonet
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Deport Elon Musk
@Alex0306Maysonet
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Remove Jeffries and Schumer to cut Israel out at the root! True American's want nothing to do with the demonic, diabolocal tactics of Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu. Jail Netanyahu and set the Palestinians free! Let them go home! You must attempt to make repaparations for the terrorism that Palestinians have had to endure.
@thinkbeyond3457
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
The right, who found fascism fun, eventually found their fun to be too expensive. If they're day to day costs did not get so overwhelming they would have still voted for trump's candidates. Let's not pretend there was a mass moral awakening.
@TheMan-xt6wp
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
The 1st step is to remove Chuck Schumer as leader. if this doesn't happen JD Vance will be the president in 2028.
@kellylynch2428
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
You should add "accountability" to enforce the Constitution.
@TheoSynth
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
ALL of this! Yes!
@seriousbutfunny2
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
The gov't giveth, the gov't taketh away. Less gov't and more money in people's pocket is better IMHO. If you give it to the gov't they will find a way to grift, steal and mismanage it. Raise the minimum wage, lower taxes, and STOP printing and diluting the value of the fiat you force citizens to use.
On that note, it was refreshing to see hatred and bigotry defeated.
@emilyelizabeth8654
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
MEDICARE FOR ALL OR GTFO
@AkonFenty1992
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Journalism? He means being biased?
@AkonFenty1992
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Liberal hippies need to learn that this was not a vote for the Democrat Party but a vote against Trump for turning on his base.
@Fourleggedfreak
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Basically it's a question of whether the Dem establishment will embrace the new progressives and what they stand for, whether the newly elected progressives can effect the whole party with policies that are wildly popular.
It's sad to say it's a toss up when it should be a sure fire thing.
@Donmaartello
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Moderate candidates outperformed progressive candidates throughout the election. It is good to have some progressive politicians. It is not good to start a party war..
@HenAmUmiPham
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
NOT GONNA LIE REPUBLICAN MIDTERM ELECTION IS LIKE A GF(REPBULICAN) THAT DUMBED YOU AND WENT WIT A DIFFERENT RACE(DEMS) BOYFRIEND! LOL
what a dumb platform they ran on fear mongers dont work money and bottom line is ordinary ppl cares about!!!
@Fideliohoh
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
There is one war and it will end when its safe to end it at this point. Everything else on your list is for after you get us cash and rebates for gas taxes and price gouging. We need jobs and salaries NOW not in 2028. All the things you mentioned are democrat policies and all for 2028 when you have the presidency.
Wake up you are still part of the system and obviously have a stake in this list. Minimum wage can be raised only when you get our $150 k jobs back from fortune500 layoffs. Salary stagflation and layoffs first. Minimum wage next.
Don't make a mistake. No one is waiting for a bunch of well healed democrats to pass a bunch of bills and argue with trump. You need to use you POWER and demand the business community and states pay up?immedietly.
Gas tax refunds should start in February 2027. Everyone just goes to their bank and estimates their gas usage and the state send s check. Exxon and the others form a pool to pay that out of the massive profits they made on the war. Then you give Exxon And the others permission to buy and sell Mexican and Canadian Diesel stocks and build refineries. The checks to us come first. That's probably $1000 per person in blue states with gas taxes.
You pass expansion of medicaid for anyone reporting less than $60k in 2025. You pass ebt for the same. You pull a Biden and tell the banks to extend home mortgages and car loans for job seekers . Defer payments or cut costs their choice. Don't let people of homeless or careless. You tell credit cards either drop the interest rates to 14% or you will change the rules of finance and tax them for al?interst over 14% as a service fee for debt forgiveness. People are getting screwed out here and no one cares. If you pay your card off. You are the enemy to these banks. They want you to carry a balance then they raise the rates. Its criminal. People have no jobs.
Getvto?work. Social security fully funded and growing. It should pay more than expected not less. Anyone should be able to retire at 62 and receive a live g wage after 20+ years paying in. Stock market is up trillions get a hedge fund involved.
@vincentyang8393
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Dem’s establishment needs to go
@cheikhahmed3796
November 8, 2026 at 12:58 pm
Americans may have ended MAGA but they didnt end the special interests hegemony on american establishement
For that the same energy must be maintained for at least 3 rounds of elections