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GoodRaisin

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12. We can't make a lot of change if we only have a majority in one chamber; i.e., the House.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 03:58 PM

15 hrs ago

We need to make voters understand that a democratic majority is needed in both the House and Senate if they want to see real change. I think making voters aware of that is the first thing we need to do. We can campaign on ways to arrest inflation and make changes to improve cost of living, but we need to present that as a two step process winning both in 2026 and 2028 to actually make things happen.

My fear is to campaign on making cost of living more affordable and then get blamed in 2028 for not making that happen after winning the House in 2026 because we didn’t have all the necessary votes in Congress to make that happen.

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What do Democrats need to do when they regain power? [View all] kentuck 17 hrs ago OP

There is SO much to go after........what to do first? Ars Longa 16 hrs ago #1

It's over-whelming just to think about, isn't it? kentuck 16 hrs ago #2

I guess the main thing to addresss is Affordability... I guess Ars Longa 16 hrs ago #4

Cut the budget to the military. Melon 16 hrs ago #3

Nothing will change until the court is expanded and the filibuster dies. Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #5

That's a priority. lees1975 12 hrs ago #18

Where to begin? Niagara 16 hrs ago #6

Bring back the Fairness Doctrine! Initech 16 hrs ago #7

The Fairness Doctrine has no effect on cable, sattelite, or internet (incl. social media) programmes/shows/sites/apps Celerity 7 hrs ago #21

Repeal the Comstock Act. mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #8

So much to ask of a single post! John Farmer 15 hrs ago #9

The big one for me is something they SHOULD NOT do Bettie 15 hrs ago #10

There's so much broken... just so much sakabatou 15 hrs ago #11

We can't make a lot of change if we only have a majority in one chamber; i.e., the House. GoodRaisin 15 hrs ago #12

Even if we retake both houses it will be endless vetoes Jersey Devil 14 hrs ago #13

First, any time an R says they are against big government, mcar 14 hrs ago #14

The very first thing remove all Trump loyalists from their doc03 14 hrs ago #15

The first thing, which shouldn't take too long, needs to be to reinstate the Kennedy Center as it was before Trump hamsterjill 12 hrs ago #16

Increase the Supreme Court to 13. Emile 12 hrs ago #17

I agree that they need to seriously consider that... kentuck 8 hrs ago #19

I'm sure each of us has something that's been affected that we need 'fixed' bigtree 8 hrs ago #20

Honestly? I'll fear that they'll push to "put this chapter behind us and look instead to the future" Orrex 6 hrs ago #22

Now that you've seen canetoad 6 hrs ago #23