Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen! The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!

drsmooth wrote:Do you imbecilic #$!&@ genuinely understand what's happened in the past few days?

A jackass who LOST the popular vote by a MILLION PLUS BALLOTS, who has ZERO capacity to do the job he's been 'elected' to do, an unprincipled, temperamental dunce who endangers your life and the lives of your loved ones while he draws breath, aided & abetted by a cast of characters right out of a Jay Ward cartoon, will be the #$!&@ president of our United States.

sure, I start from a baseline of "I hate everybody", and politics is an endless, grim procession of often soul-curdling compromises. But at the simplest level, you should be inclined to imagine that people mostly like you - people who aren't racists, who aren't bootlickers, who aren't cheering on the aforementioned national embarrassment in chief - are NOT your real 'enemy', and that those who are a collection of mostly the opposite characteristics are people whose inclinations you probably SHOULD resist.

I'll put the length of the list of my personal shortcomings up against anyone's. I wish it weren't so long. It feels like I try to work on trimming it, at least a little, most days. I admit it may be hard for anyone to detect. I don't need anyone scolding me for ... I don't even know what the purpose of that is.

I DO need to hear what anyone thinks ought to be what people should do next. I happen to think there's not THAT much need for huge, radical transformation (see 1 MILLION PLUS MORE POPULAR VOTES), and certainly not for a lot of forelock-tugging and shirt-rending. I could be really wrong about that.

Doll Is Mine wrote:

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen! The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!

TenuredVulture wrote:You need a big tent to win elections. You also need to energize your base. Lefty Dems can start by taking on Rs in state legislatures, but also supporting moderates in more conservative areas. Move from there.

Warszawa wrote:

drsmooth wrote:Do you imbecilic #$!&@ genuinely understand what's happened in the past few days?

A jackass who LOST the popular vote by a MILLION PLUS BALLOTS, who has ZERO capacity to do the job he's been 'elected' to do, an unprincipled, temperamental dunce who endangers your life and the lives of your loved ones while he draws breath, aided & abetted by a cast of characters right out of a Jay Ward cartoon, will be the #$!&@ president of our United States.

sure, I start from a baseline of "I hate everybody", and politics is an endless, grim procession of often soul-curdling compromises. But at the simplest level, you should be inclined to imagine that people mostly like you - people who aren't racists, who aren't bootlickers, who aren't cheering on the aforementioned national embarrassment in chief - are NOT your real 'enemy', and that those who are a collection of mostly the opposite characteristics are people whose inclinations you probably SHOULD resist.

I'll put the length of the list of my personal shortcomings up against anyone's. I wish it weren't so long. It feels like I try to work on trimming it, at least a little, most days. I admit it may be hard for anyone to detect. I don't need anyone scolding me for ... I don't even know what the purpose of that is.

I DO need to hear what anyone thinks ought to be what people should do next. I happen to think there's not THAT much need for huge, radical transformation (see 1 MILLION PLUS MORE POPULAR VOTES), and certainly not for a lot of forelock-tugging and shirt-rending. I could be really wrong about that.

I thought the intention of the electoral college was to prevent trumplike situations. People are motivated and organized to pressure the electors - Pennsylvania electors have already admitted that they are receiving letters/phone calls/etc.

As far as the senate confirmations (especially sessions) I believe it's easier - people have to put pressure on their senators- pat "not a rubber stamper" toomey should be a top target. Just bombard him with calls and demonstrate nonstop wherever he is

Overall Dems (especially minorities) are going to have 2 options:
-Peaceful demonstrations and working through the system
-violent action

Anyway after the us population remember how Shitty republican rule is the Dems should make huge gains. There is no excuse for every woman and minority's to vote - turnout in those groups should be 100%

Monkeyboy wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:You need a big tent to win elections. You also need to energize your base. Lefty Dems can start by taking on Rs in state legislatures, but also supporting moderates in more conservative areas. Move from there.

This. Need to start on the local level. ALEC and their GOP henchmen are passing everything on the state level. And now the supreme court will likely give more power to those people at the state level. Yes, we need the veto power of the presidency, but we also have to start winning more locally

Josh Gad @joshgad
As a member of the theater community, I have a message I feel compelled to share re: @HamiltonMusical

Doll Is Mine wrote:

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump
Our wonderful future V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of Hamilton, cameras blazing.This should not happen! The Theater must always be a safe and special place.The cast of Hamilton was very rude last night to a very good man, Mike Pence. Apologize!

"The hope is that safeguards are being put in place, that the Trump Organization leadership is on guard for precisely this type of scenario," Schweizer told CNN's Michael Smerconish. "Because I think, based on history, it's only a question of time when these kind of offers are made. And if they take these offers, it's hugely problematic."

The Nightman Cometh wrote:We aren't liberal enough is definitely why we lost the electoral college.