But the survey findings also suggest that many voters think Democrats should be doing more to fight back.
“It would help to have more positive messages about what the Democrats plan to do to address the issues,” a Montana voter said. “They should define the issue and propose meaningful solutions. Promote their agenda for positive change.”
Some respondents hoped change would come in the form of a generational shake-up — a trend that has already been playing out nationwide, as several younger Democrats have ousted older incumbents.
“Congress needs a clean-up,” one Michigan voter argued. “We need new blood.”
While it’s not uncommon for the opposition party to head into the midterms with an advantage, the information provided shows that almost 80% of respondents reported feeling that the country is heading in the wrong direction. Nearly 90% of respondents also told the volunteers they plan to vote this November. Although nothing says what party they plan to vote for, the DNC believes this information reinforces the need to motivate “infrequent voters” by “directly addressing the rising cost of living.”
If you ain't fighting this fascistic administration, you are complicit to their actions - including letting them murder two Americans on the street, and countless people in custody.
Stop spending trillions on cartoonishly evil military operations at home and abroad
Prosecute the perpetrators of those operations, from ICE to Trump to Netanyahu
Massively redistribute wealth that has been concentrated through brazen corruption over the past 50 years
Shut down the corruption vectors themselves, by ending super PACs and switching to public funding, undoing the crypto-friendly bank regulation that lets wall street gamble with your retirement money
Prosecute corruption, including Trump’s crypto fortune and the ever-present insider trading in Congress
Pass real digital privacy laws instead of censorship laws
Enforce antitrust law against the scourge of monopolies we face today
Restore labor union power, prosecute union-busters
Make gender identity a protected class
Medicare for all, including gender affirming care
Federal protection of reproductive rights
Tax the fuck out of carbon emissions, subsidize the fuck out of renewables
End the senate, term-limit the SC
Use tariffs in a way that makes sense: put a premium on importing from manufacturers or countries that achieve low prices by exploiting their workers or polluting the environment
Gil (he/they)
beehaw.org
kalanggam@beehaw.org