The basic rule to politics is this: whenever the people like things the way they are or they just don't want change, they vote for the party that's already in power. When they want change, they vote for the other guy. Clinton lost certain key states because people in the rust belt wanted change. 4 years of Trump should be more than enough to convince them to change back. Hell, 4 weeks of Trump has caused a lot of people to change their minds.
As for me, I'm more worried about smaller, local elections. Census is coming up, with the redistricting that comes with it. If the Dems are in charge of the states when that happens, they get to redistrict the states in their favor; if the GOP is in power, they get to put themselves in power. So the next few local elections are the kinds of elections that are going to impact the country for the next decade. I mean, I'm no big fan of gerrimandering, but if it's gonna be done, I'd rather it be done in my favor.
But it's not just the democrats or republicans who need a revolution: the country needs a revolution. Politically, we've gotten more and more divided over the past 20 years. The media we listen to is getting more and more partisan and instead of listening to other people, we're all locking ourselves off in our own little echo chambers.
As for me, I'm more worried about smaller, local elections. Census is coming up, with the redistricting that comes with it. If the Dems are in charge of the states when that happens, they get to redistrict the states in their favor; if the GOP is in power, they get to put themselves in power. So the next few local elections are the kinds of elections that are going to impact the country for the next decade. I mean, I'm no big fan of gerrimandering, but if it's gonna be done, I'd rather it be done in my favor.
But it's not just the democrats or republicans who need a revolution: the country needs a revolution. Politically, we've gotten more and more divided over the past 20 years. The media we listen to is getting more and more partisan and instead of listening to other people, we're all locking ourselves off in our own little echo chambers.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
