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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDems should run on this list in the 2026 mid-terms:
all the things
— Glenn Storm (@glennstorm.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T15:11:29.694Z
senseandsensibility
(24,236 posts)but it will take a very skillful communication strategy to break through on all of them at the same time. It would require much more self-discipline and planning than I've seen so far.
leftstreet
(38,777 posts)healthcare premiums / medical debt
utility bills
inflation
wages
If the numbers the Trump administration's blocking are as bad a everyone suspects, by the midterms it's a crushing recession. No one will give a shit about Citizen's United or Green new deals
BSDemon
(100 posts)That is crucial, otherwise Alito, Thomas & gang will make the next Democrat administration powerless.
Norrrm
(3,980 posts)fujiyamasan
(1,219 posts)Ive seen democrats selling this (or a watered down version) for years. No one is buying it. Few people know what citizens united even is. As for the Supreme Court, everyone knows its corrupt. The chance to reform it was when Biden was president. He punted on it.
Why do these issues not resonate with the public? Because its not directly tied to peoples day to day struggles.
This is the problem when you listen to some bone head on twitter or bluesky or overpay some hack consultant.
The rest are ok. Get back to the basics. Healthcare. Inflation: cost of food, housing, and energy. ICE abuses and accountability.