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In reply to the discussion: How close is America to a dictatorship? [View all]bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)the progress we made in the House, and in state houses and governorships. We are winning elections. It's by no means certain we will have elections in 2020, but it's still likely. Several states held by Democrats are large, strong states. I think we gained 8 governorhips in 2019? California, New York, Virginia, and to some degree Pennsylvania and the midwest haev made stateside progress as well.
What will happen with the Federal government is anyone's guess. We didn't want this, but in some ways we earned it. We were not vigilant, we as a Democratic Party were not focused on ideology to counter the opposition, we were focused too much on policy and outcomes and were blocked by minorities at times, and McConnell.
One party control is what we must fight. I think our party is too focused on money, and not enough on articulating ideology to educate and change voters' minds. But then again, money is free speech, so let's get all we can.