Yes and yes, however Democrats need to be ready to challenge elections since it is becoming clearer through independent research that Trump used hackers to alter voting results in digital voting machines. We must do something to protect the votes and have a method ready to challenge elections. I do not trust Republicans to not attempt to steal the 2026 midterm elections. Their work towards a dictatorship would be greatly hampered by a Democratic majority.
Thanks, thanks for being a paid subscriber. That said, it is in no way becoming clearer that hackers altered the voting results. That just didn't happen, and I urge you to stop reading sources that claim it did. They are not good for you. Best, Chris Bowers
My concern is not hackers. It's money pumped into elections by extremely wealthy people and organizations, over which no one has overview or ability to correct. Imagine being able to flood the media in whose sections of the country with ads which favor your, preferred candidate. That's what we're up against.
I have to be honest, if you are looking for a publication that bashes that hell out of Dems for supposedly being neoliberal sellouts, you have the wrong guy. And you should know that. There are lots of other places you can join in to get that sort of content, though.
This is off your subject. I have a followup question to one I asked earlier concerning a subject Mr. Kerbel introduced, namely, how the U.S. democracy would need to change in its post-Trump reincarnation. I asked what group(s) are working on it in the most comprehensive manner. This is a related question. About democratizing voting, some would say that elimination of the electoral college is the way. I would not. It favors some groups over others which is by definition not democratic. However, getting rid of Citizens United and reworking campaign finance could serve to create a more equitable situation for all citizens. I wonder what you and Mr. Kerbel have to say about the subjects.
Yes and yes, however Democrats need to be ready to challenge elections since it is becoming clearer through independent research that Trump used hackers to alter voting results in digital voting machines. We must do something to protect the votes and have a method ready to challenge elections. I do not trust Republicans to not attempt to steal the 2026 midterm elections. Their work towards a dictatorship would be greatly hampered by a Democratic majority.
Thanks, thanks for being a paid subscriber. That said, it is in no way becoming clearer that hackers altered the voting results. That just didn't happen, and I urge you to stop reading sources that claim it did. They are not good for you. Best, Chris Bowers
My concern is not hackers. It's money pumped into elections by extremely wealthy people and organizations, over which no one has overview or ability to correct. Imagine being able to flood the media in whose sections of the country with ads which favor your, preferred candidate. That's what we're up against.
The leadership of the Democratic Party are banking that the economic and other disasters resulting from Trump's mal-administration will enable their long-standing neo-liberal lesser-evil strategy. THEY ARE PISSING INTO THE WIND, as we used to say back on the farm. Trump (and the forces backing him) never intended to be President of a Democracy. His/their intention all along has been to be a dictator or at least head of an oligopoly. They have been clear about this all along. This article my James Greenberg explains how they will use these crises to do so. https://jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/when-breaking-the-economy-becomes?utm_source=substack&publication_id=4042477&post_id=168535691&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=euxp&triedRedirect=true
I have to be honest, if you are looking for a publication that bashes that hell out of Dems for supposedly being neoliberal sellouts, you have the wrong guy. And you should know that. There are lots of other places you can join in to get that sort of content, though.
"Liked" by mistake. My error.
This is off your subject. I have a followup question to one I asked earlier concerning a subject Mr. Kerbel introduced, namely, how the U.S. democracy would need to change in its post-Trump reincarnation. I asked what group(s) are working on it in the most comprehensive manner. This is a related question. About democratizing voting, some would say that elimination of the electoral college is the way. I would not. It favors some groups over others which is by definition not democratic. However, getting rid of Citizens United and reworking campaign finance could serve to create a more equitable situation for all citizens. I wonder what you and Mr. Kerbel have to say about the subjects.