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Tony Devlin's avatar

Missed opportunity: The acronym for Party of Outrage Professionals should be PoOP.

Ron Canyon's avatar

Roger that, Tony. And I guess that makes Jeffries the Big PoOP! Could also be Oblivious or Out of Touch or Piece of PoOP. In any case, I’m with you, Jenna. We have to Release the Klaxon and Vote Harder, as if our lives depended on it.

SHug's avatar

So, do we call all of their caterwauling "Performance Pooping"?

Kitt Lo's avatar

So going forward...😆

Diane W's avatar

Exactly what I thought!

April's avatar

Great post. I'm running for Republican Committeeman of my tiny ward and district in extremely blue, insanely "progressive" West Philadelphia. I have nineteen constituents. But I'm doing something! Working to get more former Dems to switch not to just independent but actually register Republican so we can do something.

Kitt Lo's avatar

What we need is to get the law changed so that independents can vote under the same circumstances as party affiliates. As a lifelong independent, I only registered Republican so that I could vote in the midterms. I was was too naïve to register Democrat and vote Republican anyway, to avoid the ostracism of my mask-wearing, vaxxed-to-the-maxxed democrat relatives.

kittynana's avatar

@Kitt- I took that ostracisim like a war wound: proud of it.

Kitt Lo's avatar

Me too, girl, me too! Still do!

Bill Gaffney's avatar

SheWhoMustBeObeyed registered Independent after being first a DemocratSlaveryParty stooge and then when I changed to Repub she did also. I tell her she is a fence straddler now. Independents shouldn’t be allowed to vote in party primaries. We were in Virginia several times, only one of which we were residents (military before that) and could vote. They don’t have party registration. There DemocratSlaveryParty stooges cross over in the primaries and vote for a weak Republican if one is running. This shouldn’t be allowed either.

Jennifer L.'s avatar

Last I heard Colorado has been trying to undo the ballot measure that allowed Unaffiliated registered voters to vote in primary races (either Dem or Republican). The state has about 1/3 UA voters. We now live in Alaska as registered Republicans but primaries are open to all voters. Unfortunately we also have Ranked (Rigged) Choice Voting that makes it even worse.

Paige Green's avatar

My state has open primaries and our registrations don’t indicate party. Anyone can vote in the primaries here.

Debby's avatar

It depends on your state. When I lived in Massachusetts, I was registered Unenrolled (their version of Independent). For Primaries, I could walk in and ask for either ballot. Now, I'm in Florida and found out I have to be registered for the party to get the party's primary ballot.

Jennifer L.'s avatar

Kitt Lo, many states already have primaries where voters of all parties can participate in the primaries without registering Republican or Democrat. Sorry to hear about your sheeple relatives though.

Jennifer L.'s avatar

April, Promethean Action PAC has a great flyer “What’s At Stake In The Midterms” (for a minimal donation) you can give to the voters in your ward in hopes of getting them to understand why voting Dem is not the way to go.

April's avatar

Thank you I’ll check it out!

Bgagnon's avatar

Good call Jennifer!!!

Mary Ann Caton's avatar

Whatever are we going to do about Stacy Garrity? Zero ads anywhere, very few yard signs, zero billboards, versus ads for Shapiro protecting kids, farmers, old people, small business owners, schools, working class, and the trades several times an hour on Youtube. Was her name put on the ballot just so she can lose? I am a member of the Venango County Republican Committee and am having difficult convincing our mostly Republican borough up here to vote for Garrity especially since they know nothing about her other than the attack ads Shapiro is running.

Demonhype's avatar

After the 2024 death threats sent to this with Republican yard signs, resulting at least in my neck of the woods in streets with the Trump signs disappearing from sight while Kamala signs flourished, and the ultimate outcome of that little at of anti-free speech terrorism, not to mention the Democrats making "lists" of neighbors and co- workers etc to "deal with when or time comes", i wouldn't use people not wanting to admit their affiliation as a barometer.

Mary Ann Caton's avatar

That fear does not exist in this congressional district. It's been reliably conservative since the founding of the Republican party. In fact, no Democrat has run against our congressman in so many years that's I've forgotten when the last one even tried. No one here is afraid to admit their party affiliation. Besides, Pennsylvania openly reports party affiliation of every registered voter. Anyone can download the list which contains both names and addresses of the voter.

Demonhype's avatar

I live in Ohio which i hear is a bit more swingy. I did see the sea of Trump signs disappear fast after the death threats side got and after that only Kamala houses were putting out signs. Different houses than the sea of Trump houses too. I had been wondering what happened and when I heard the news about the letters people were being it suddenly made sense.

April's avatar

Seriously. And Shapiro is pretty moderate. She can’t win. I used to really like Shapiro. Not sure now.

Mary Ann Caton's avatar

I've never liked him, except for once when he called the Dept. of the Interior in D.C. (under Biden) and asked that the statue of William Penn in Philly not be removed. And so it wasn't. That was his highpoint. His low point is that scandal involving the measles cases. He's sneaky, and I'm betting his second term will be full out DSA so as to flip the state blue.

April's avatar

dSA doesn’t like him though because he’s Jewish and supports Israel.

kittynana's avatar

@April- all you have to ask your constituents is "If the Democrat party has your back, why are you still livng in West Philadelphia?"

Marlene Swann's avatar

Time to remember the best voting advice I have ever heard –

“Voting isn’t marriage – it’s public transport.

You are not waiting for the one who is absolutely perfect.

You are getting the bus.

And if there isn’t one going directly to your destination, you don’t stay at home and sulk– you take the one going closest to where you want to be.”

GROW UP.

FLGenX's avatar

This is GREAT! Totally using this 👍🏼

Debby's avatar

Wow! Great! That definitely put voting into perspective.

Skenny's avatar

When Democrats control congress, it's a madhouse of activity, with lawfare predominating the halls. When Republicans control it, it's as quiet as a monastery, even on the occasions when they are present. It's hard to understand.

Jpeach's avatar

The Democratic Party is now the Islamo-Communist Party. Destroy America is their Goal. Brainwashed Democratic voters have no clue. IMO, I don't think Democratic voters will turn out for the Mid Terms. So, Democrats must cheat, to regain power. IMO, Republican voters will turn out, in sufficient numbers to block the Destroy America agenda. The real Mid Term race will be Islamo-Communist Election Fraud vs. the Trump Administration's Election Fraud prevention.

Jan's avatar

Jenna, you forgot “Damn straight” on your poll. I’ll never go back. Trump will veto everything the lame donkey poops. Every one here needs their heads examined if they vote the braying heee haw cult even somewhat in charge or don’t vote at all. Principles Sminichles. We’re talking survival here. I don’t give a tinkers damn about your snooty principles, some of you folks I know are here. Let’s fight this out, not harrumph and sit in your corner.

Kathy's avatar

TOTALLY agree. Damn straight it is.

John Wright's avatar

One, two, two and a half, two and three quarters, two and seven eights, two and fifteen sixteenths....

You are really in trouble now Jenna. 😇

RAY FALCIOLA's avatar

That's how we learned fractions

Roberta Stack's avatar

I’ll certainly vote, but I’m pretty tired of all the BS in both parties.

Dena's avatar

Since both parties include humans ( I know sometimes that’s debatable) you’re going to get all kinds in both. Like Reagan said, if you can agree 80% of the time with a party’s platform vote for it. It really is astonishing how much this administration has accomplished in less than 2 years; and without senate help on important issues like Save Act.

Joe Mackey's avatar

Jenna ... you made my day! A fantastic (and frightening) read! And yes ... sadly predictable. If this happens it will surely split this country even further. One of the most reassuring series of action steps taken these past two years has been RFK trying so hard to MAHA ... the soil, the processed foods, vaccines, the sky, the water, etc. Me? Im quietly praying for Divine Intervention.

Debby's avatar

A lot of people are thinking that the Rapture and Tribulations will be that Divine Intervention.

Joe Mackey's avatar

Debby, I have faith (we all need faith and belief in an eventual positive outcome). This is surely a case of Good vs Evil (with a giant ball of confusion and "special interests" broiling in the middle of this mess). I long for the day when truly noble statesmen (and women) rise up to steer this ship.

Vee's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don't think I've ever been a choice in the poll hahahha. Thanks for adding that option for all of us in Camp 3!

Julie Young's avatar

That choice on the poll made me 😂.

clem h fandango's avatar

I had to give Vee some love on this one...

Vee's avatar

Thanks for the love!

Justin's avatar

What's sad is that republicans in office will tacitly go along and blame democrats for the chaos.

Sally's avatar

So you have a little bit of a hardship to save this country you are so lucky to live in!

Kitt Lo's avatar

GUTHAWGTG - exactly what they sound like when they're talking. Incomprehensible. And my vote here is "All over it!!!" The scary part is that the campaign they are running on could very well work. When you're dealing with a deranged faction who think they know what they want, you give them what they want! So let the sane voters prevail. Get your butts out there and your friends' butts, too!

Sheila's avatar

Unfortunately I cannot afford the gas to drive to the polls... I mean, you'd think they could act like they care about us at least for one month... 🤷

Sally's avatar

Then carpool. What is wrong with people.

Jenna McCarthy's avatar

I think she's joking... ;)

kittynana's avatar

@Sally- it was sarcasm

Kitt Lo's avatar

Have you no friends or family willing to drive you?

kittynana's avatar

@Kitt- -it was sarcasm

Jennifer L.'s avatar

First off the fake news in the pocket of the left AP is reporting this. My guess is internal polling is showing Dem turnout will not be good, illegals who voted are being caught/deported, and President Trump’s EO’s stopping election fraud are dampening the spirits of Dems who know they cannot win without cheating. So the laundry list of Get Trump is being used as last ditch effort to get out the Dem vote.

Jenna McCarthy's avatar

I hope this is spot-on! :)

Jennifer L.'s avatar

You and me both Jenna! But aside from that we MUST get out and vote to make it too big to rig for the cheating Dems.

Demonhype's avatar

My rule is that if the mainstream media is reporting glowing polls for someone but they are flailing like Jerry Lewis, chances are the results are the opposite of glowing. It's what I told my dad in 2016 when he told me Hillary was going to crush "your guy Trump" (i was not a Trumper at the time and never expected to vote for him ever but from the moment Trump showed up anyone who failed to hate him to the correct and prescribed severity and reasons was by default "for Trump"), and then backpedaled and insisted he always knew she would lose when i turned out right, which has long been a tradition with my family. Call Demonhype crazy and deluded and refusing to accept the facts, get super nasty about it, pretend you never said the wrong things when Demonhype turns out to be right.

There's a reason my stack, should i ever muster the energy to start it, is called "The Order of Cassandra".

Kitt Lo's avatar

Oops! I just realized "Does Hunter Biden smoke crack?" is the same as "All over it!!!" I saw the words "Hunter Biden" and ran away before reading the rest. How do I change my vote?!?!