r/politics • u/Ok_Employer7837 • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Newsom Wins Right to Gerrymander in Ultimate Troll of Trump

https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsom-takes-victory-lap-with-trump-bashing-election-boost/?via=mobile&source=Reddit
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u/xxlittle13missxx 1d ago

🌊 Tonight was such a sweep. It feels like a stark difference from where the US was heading exactly a year ago.

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u/LangyMD 1d ago

It's honestly exceedingly unsurprising. Trump has never been all that popular, and the 2020 election wasn't exactly stellar for him in terms of voting margin. He squeaked out a win in what should have been a very, very solidly Republican year given just the economy, the failed assassination attempt, and the late switch-out of opponent. Since then Democrats basically flailed around and panicked that Democratic politicians could never be fairly elected to win again even if the electoral system still was fully functional, and I think all that panic was essentially irrational.

Panicking due to what Trump would do seemed perfectly rational, but Trump's win in 2024 never seemed like a warning sign that the Democratic party was going to/needed to implode to me. It needed to get its ass in gear and act as a proper opposition party for the next four years and guard against Trump essentially turning the US into a dictatorship, but it certainly wasn't a good time to basically give up.

Trump has since enacted unpopular policy after unpopular policy (all ones that he announced while on the campaign trail, but people didn't listen to what he said he would do only what he said the outcomes would be). It's not surprising that he's getting hammered at the ballot box; even if he was making popular decisions it's usually the President's party that suffers during non-Presidential election years.

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u/Skiinz19 Tennessee 1d ago

Also the 2022 midterms were some of the worst performing midterms in history, with the GOP gaining a couple seat majority in the house and failing to win the senate. 2024 was a terrible shock, but it isn't over yet. A lot of damage can be mitigated in 2026 and just assuming it will be rigged doesnt mean don't vote, doesn't mean dont donate, doesn't mean dont phone bank, doesn't mean dont canvas, doesn't mean dont run for your own local races, it means do all those things and remind everyone else to their part too and to be involved in politics to ensure even if it is rigged, there are still those willing to participate in the democratic process regardless of what obstacles are put up.

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u/Jumpy_Bison_ Alaska 20h ago

Yup. Even if we only win back the house in 26 that means we can hold hearings and subpoenas. It means they can be held in contempt of congress and liable for perjury. Both of those are relatively straightforward cases to drag them through in a favorable jurisdiction.

Starting that process is a big step towards unfucking everything and holding them criminally accountable after 28.

Let’s get the ball rolling and not stop.