2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAmerica is NOT for sale
The number one lesson from this election is that Wall Street and billionaires like the Kochs were not able to buy the Presidency. As pernicious as Citizens United is--and it must be overturned--the people triumphed over money in elections for the Presidency and the Senate. We won these elections because we worked hard and turned out every last vote. Congratulations, everyone!
texpatriot2004
(15,321 posts)GetTheRightVote
(5,287 posts)we are not for sale even to the highest bidder...hurray for us.
eridani
(51,907 posts)Let's not kid ourselves--these fuckers are NOT going to go away. We won the first round of what will be a very long fight.
whathehell
(29,090 posts)Those fuckers might not go away, but the smarter ones will think long and hard
before they waste another billion or so again.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)...You mean the LATEST round of this never-ending war for the heart and soul of our country.
eridani
(51,907 posts)politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)right-winged governors with their draconian union busting and voter suppression policies come to office.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)the next round. This is what worries me, the put up a centrist and we have a less talented pol, they could win
calimary
(81,466 posts)America CANNOT be bought! That's the MOST IMPORTANT lesson of this campaign! Will it be a lesson learned, or a lesson defied? Or ignored? Or denied? Don't forget who and what we're up against - STILL. These people don't like taking "no" for an answer. I suspect they'll be huddling in their little groups and think tanks and lavish retreats, trying to figure out how to get around it or flat-out steal it next time.
Don't EVER trust these people. We have to stay vigilant. It's not just about winning. You have to stay in charge once you've won.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)We need to overturn Citizens United. We need to keep mobilizing, especially in non-presidential elections because that is when the GOP gains control of state legislatures. That puts them in charge of redistricting, which makes it very difficult to change the composition of the US House. We also need to keep Republicans out of state offices, like Secretaries of State that control elections. We need also need election reforms so that voters no longer need to stand in long lines. We need to make sure that voter suppression is prosecuted and change laws, if necessary, to make sure people who try to keep others from voting do jail time. We have A LOT of work to do.
MuttLikeMe
(279 posts)will have the immense ground game that Obama had.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)Much is won and lost in midterms elections when few Democrats turn out. State legislatures are set and Secretaries of State are elected. We need to keep organizing for 2014, not just 2016.
meow2u3
(24,772 posts)and say to ourselves:
[font size="5"]2010: NEVER AGAIN![/font]
MuttLikeMe
(279 posts)Delphinus
(11,840 posts)No stolen elections! Money does NOT buy everything!
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Its always worked in the past.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)who threatened to fire their employees if Obama lost. They can't stand the fact than when it counts most--on election day--they only have one vote, just like their lowest paid employee. These pigs are so used to getting everything they want, denying them that is wonderful!
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)for public financing of elections.
ancianita
(36,133 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)ancianita
(36,133 posts)Norrin Radd
(4,959 posts)hen I was in elementary school, I bought one of those jigsaw puzzles with the pieces shaped like the states at the school book fair.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Far from it.
BainsBane
(53,066 posts)and organized.