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I know the Dem party are hurting still, since it's only a few months into a long administration, but do yourselves a favour and burn all your 2024 election material you have sitting around the house, and bury the ashes in your backyard under a tree. If you want to win future elections you have to put the past in the past, seriously! Yes Biden broke his promise about a single term, yes he made mistakes as well as some good policy, but you need to wave goodbye to him in the rear window. Trumpelstiltskin will LOVE it if Democrats are still talking about Biden in 26 & 28 (assuming there are still free & fair elections, a slim chance). His demetia means you'll be helping him by making it all about years past.

And no, you Dems should not be silent whilst everything is going on. As MAGA burns down the house you guys should be out there shouting for the fire brigade and letting America know you are willing to hold the hose when the brigade arrives. The way things are going if fair elections do happen they'll be yours to lose, so don't be normal Dems shooting yourselves in the foot. Sack all the pundits you have tagging along working out the exact wording you need to say when a microphone is in front of you. Take a leaf out of Jasmine Crockett's book and actually say what you feel, from the heart and be authentic about it! Also remember that you want to be the elected representatives of your local districts, so you should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. You don't all have to sing from the same songbook, outside the fact that you are against Trump and everything he does - and for God's sake don't say tariffs are good in some circumstances, because they aren't lol.

Last note is for Lauren. I don't know what your contract and job description with the Bulwark entails, but if it includes you need to write as if you are writing a script for a CNN newshour, you need to renegotiate it. You're another that needs to leave 2024 behind, it's done and dusted, the results are in. Talk about stuff that means something to you and write like you believe it, I can get the news from other sources lol. It's good to see younger voices out there, but it means nothing if you are not using your voice and your perspective on things. Use this space to expand on how things are affecting your generation, from your vantage point, and how you think your country needs to change. Leave the rehash of past elections to others, because no matter how often you talk about them or what went wrong, the result will stay the same - Trumpelstiltskin is still the Liar In Chief!

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