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OrlandoDem2

(3,255 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 11:48 AM 10 hrs ago

Just remember. If Hillary had won in 2016 we wouldn't be in this SCOTUS mess.

Had she won, Roe wouldn’t have been overturned, big business wouldn’t be running America, and citizenship wouldn’t be threatened.

But a few people just couldn’t vote for her.

We MUST vote Blue no matter who! We MUST win the Senate.

Politics isn’t about being nice. Politics is about winning and projecting power!

Whether it’s Platner, Mamdani, or even Fetterman (gag) VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!

Unite, Democrats, and FIGHT!

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Just remember. If Hillary had won in 2016 we wouldn't be in this SCOTUS mess. (Original Post) OrlandoDem2 10 hrs ago OP
THIS is why the electoral college needs to go sboatcar 10 hrs ago #1
Don't disagree with that awesomerwb1 9 hrs ago #3
With no EC, many people might vote that live in red states, House of Roberts 9 hrs ago #12
Agreed MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #4
Right! You can't blame the voters. They gave her the plurality. maddiemom 8 hrs ago #17
Fetterman isn't up for reelection until 2028 Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #2
That's fine. That's up to voters in the primary. OrlandoDem2 9 hrs ago #10
There's still a chance he might resign 🙄 FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #21
Where did you see that? Katinfl 8 hrs ago #22
I live and vote in Pennsylvania, I listen to the news and I talk to people FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #23
And a Recent Remarkable History of Pratfalls and Stupidity The Roux Comes First 7 hrs ago #27
Yes--glad you mentioned Platner! Janbdwl72 9 hrs ago #5
Cassidy seemed to be a "good" person young_at_heart 9 hrs ago #6
We need to make those responsible for this nightmare pay for the destruction they have wrought on our country. Initech 9 hrs ago #7
"Hillary was right about everything. So was Kamala." legallyblondeNYC 9 hrs ago #8
I think by now, folks are really seeing the damage being done by the tRUMP admin to tons of programs and the SWBTATTReg 9 hrs ago #9
This is why we must always vote Blue to have POWER! OrlandoDem2 9 hrs ago #11
YES! And when we get in power again (and we will), we'll never have a Garland again, who will soft-step legal SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #16
While I often Scubamatt 9 hrs ago #13
Or a big mountain of other messes also. efhmc 8 hrs ago #14
Yes, we remember. maxsolomon 8 hrs ago #15
Where is the time machine when you need one ??? Trueblue1968 8 hrs ago #18
But her emails! Ray Bruns 8 hrs ago #19
Not Fetterman, sorry dlk 8 hrs ago #20
Hillary and her team would've made life for every oasis 8 hrs ago #24
She did win in 2016. Epstein, Peter Thiel, and Russia stole it. Botany 7 hrs ago #25
The Republicans corrupted the elections popsdenver 7 hrs ago #26
Republicans haven't won a legitimate Presidential Election since 1956. Cheating is in their blood. Botany 7 hrs ago #31
Amazing, isn't it......... popsdenver 7 hrs ago #32
As a boy in N.W. Pennsylvania in a middle class neighborhood our next door neighbor was the County Botany 5 hrs ago #34
Let Us Not Forget the Republican Cheating and Hypocrisy on SC Appointments! The Roux Comes First 7 hrs ago #28
Actually, Hillary... El Mimbreno 7 hrs ago #29
;-{) THIS Goonch 7 hrs ago #30
Hillary was right-The Supreme Court was on the ballot in 2016 LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #33

House of Roberts

(6,724 posts)
12. With no EC, many people might vote that live in red states,
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:09 PM
9 hrs ago

that don't vote now, because their vote is nullified. That might improve our chances in some down ballot races if they're normally close.
You can't be sure Trump would've won without the EC.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,456 posts)
2. Fetterman isn't up for reelection until 2028
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:11 PM
10 hrs ago

He will be primaried, and will lose, ending his senate career with a single term.

FakeNoose

(43,011 posts)
21. There's still a chance he might resign 🙄
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:33 PM
8 hrs ago

If that happens, Governor Shapiro would appoint a replacement who would probably want to run for election in 2028. It would be a different ballgame if that happens. Also the perfect appointee would be former Senator Bob Casey, who lost his seat in 2024.

In any case I agree with you, that IF Fetterman DOES try to run in 28 he will lose the primary, so other Democrats (including Casey) are waiting in the wings.

FakeNoose

(43,011 posts)
23. I live and vote in Pennsylvania, I listen to the news and I talk to people
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:44 PM
8 hrs ago

It isn't published anywhere. This is just my humble opinion.

Janbdwl72

(307 posts)
5. Yes--glad you mentioned Platner!
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:30 PM
9 hrs ago

The Democrats need to get to the polls and if a high voter turnout is encouraged and achieved, I am confident the "good people" will win. This applies to voters in Texas, Maine, Ohio and everywhere else!

young_at_heart

(4,081 posts)
6. Cassidy seemed to be a "good" person
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:37 PM
9 hrs ago

and late last night he folded. Listening to him on Laurence last night, I had my hopes up that I had found at least one decent and good person in the Republican party. Now I'm back to feeling hopeless again!

Initech

(109,631 posts)
7. We need to make those responsible for this nightmare pay for the destruction they have wrought on our country.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 12:38 PM
9 hrs ago

Especially Fox News and the fucking Heritage Foundation. Peter Thiel. Elon Musk. Larry Ellison. Mark Zuckerberg. Life sentences for all of these cretins.

SWBTATTReg

(26,518 posts)
9. I think by now, folks are really seeing the damage being done by the tRUMP admin to tons of programs and the
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:04 PM
9 hrs ago

despicable manner in how he's treating American citizens.

Everybody supporting this POS needs to be put on notice that one day, your time in the Sun will be done and finished and you will then be made to make amends, to make restitution to the American people, for endangering the American way of life.

SWBTATTReg

(26,518 posts)
16. YES! And when we get in power again (and we will), we'll never have a Garland again, who will soft-step legal
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:13 PM
8 hrs ago

remedies against those who abused and violated the law while in office, in power. There should be no peace until every single one of these snotbags are nailed to the wall.

Scubamatt

(331 posts)
13. While I often
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:11 PM
9 hrs ago

challenge some of the approaches and policies of our party's leadership/establishment on this Board, I agree 150% with your message!!! (And Hillary would have made a fantastic president!)

oasis

(54,320 posts)
24. Hillary and her team would've made life for every
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:53 PM
8 hrs ago

American, better than ever. We know that for damn sure.
But, the”perfect?” became the enemy of the good

Botany

(78,222 posts)
25. She did win in 2016. Epstein, Peter Thiel, and Russia stole it.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:12 PM
7 hrs ago
https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/merrick-garland-and-the-octopus

And to top it off, the latest tranche of Epstein files revealed that in the months leading up to the 2016 election, Epstein colluded with Peter Thiel and Russia to rig it for Donald Trump. Then, on election night 2016, Epstein sent a one word email to Peter Thiel:

“Wow.”

popsdenver

(2,802 posts)
26. The Republicans corrupted the elections
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:27 PM
7 hrs ago

in 1980, 2000, 2004, and 2016...........and as I can remember, the DEMS did nothing to challenge it..............

They were just walking down the Jungle Path, swatting at mosquitoes, and were oblivious to the Herd of charging elephants....
Pun Intended..............

Botany

(78,222 posts)
31. Republicans haven't won a legitimate Presidential Election since 1956. Cheating is in their blood.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:54 PM
7 hrs ago

In 1968 Dick Nixon illegally interfered with a peace deal with Vietnam that LBJ got done right
after he dropped out. He had Kissinger go to the North Vietnamese and a woman called Anna
Chennault go to the South Vietnamese and told them to not sign any peace but to wait until
after he got elected and they would get a better deal. Nixon signed off on the exact same deal
in January of ‘73 but the war went on for another 4 1/2 years killing @ least 7 million more
people.

1988 w/ HW was dirty too.

Overall the policies and programs of the Democratic Party are more in line with the needs and
thoughts of the American People so they have to cheat and pack the courts to maintain power
and in that effort billions of dollars have been spent, Although, I have come to believe that between
25 to 35% of Americans are so racist, sexist, anti intellectual, and Christo Fascist that the Republicans
will always have a base and in some areas of the country they are the majority.

Trump is a useful tool to the super rich, the fossil fuel industries, the tech bros, the crypto crowd,
and the Christian Evangelicals.

popsdenver

(2,802 posts)
32. Amazing, isn't it.........
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 03:08 PM
7 hrs ago

The last decent, old guard Republican, was Eisenhower........

Botany

(78,222 posts)
34. As a boy in N.W. Pennsylvania in a middle class neighborhood our next door neighbor was the County
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:30 PM
5 hrs ago

D.A. and his Brother was Ray Shafer, the Governor of the state. To this day he was the finest man I have ever met and he was a Republican too. His kind is long gone.

The Roux Comes First

(2,438 posts)
28. Let Us Not Forget the Republican Cheating and Hypocrisy on SC Appointments!
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:33 PM
7 hrs ago

Of course, given their history with Nixon, Reagan, Ford, Bush*2 and etc., how could they resist?!

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