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Senators serve 6 year terms, and their terms are staggered so that only a third of them up for reelection during any given cycle, so there are only 33 (maybe 34) other elections to worry about right now. Factor in popular sitting senators who are unlikely to receive a primary or general challenge this year, and there are really only a handful of senate seats tor people to be concerned about. Off the top of my head, I can only think of Platner/Mills and Paxton/Talerico for the general elections, and the primary between Markey/Moulton (and I'm not sure if that has national attention or it's just news to me because I live in Massachusetts).
You have 2-4 years until your own senate race then! Are you running? Do you know any candidates who are running? Probably a great time to develop a strategy and a campaign for your future senate run. Trust me we got enough bots of Facebook repeating the same talking points you guys are discussing here. Everyone has heard your opinions.
OK, but you understand why people aren't just worried about their own senate race, right? Donald Trump won't be president in 2 to 4 years, and limiting the damage he does to our democracy in the meantime depends on what voters in a handful of states decide to do. The Senate is significantly more powerful than the House, and most of us will never vote in competitive Senate race.
I get it; I'm pretty fucking sick of Platner discourse as well. But what Maine and Texas decide is going to effect all of us for the next 6 years, and more crucially, it will determine whether or not Trump controls half of congress for the remainder of his term. It's not reasonable (or accurate) to tell people, "butt out, this doesn't concern you."
Woah buddy you want to make a bet Donald trump won't be president in 3 years? Idk from where I stand it looks like he's pretty comfortable and has no reason to leave office? Maybe im missing something, you think he's going to peacefully transfer power this time? I hear you we will be stuck with him for 6 years. Character and integrity matter. If he is a Nazi, then why not just run as republican? they love putting Nazis in government. It's not a psyop bro, hes just a farmer for Mainers. If it's out of your control just hope for the best outcome. He has a populist platform that is a progressive wet dream. Maybe thats the real story and the Nazi shit is a distraction.
Yeah, I expect him to be dead in less than 2. He is looking pretty rough these days. Vance may try to fuck with the peaceful transfer of power, but I doubt it. He clearly doesn't have the charisma or balls to be the face of a fascist regime.
I also doubt Platner is a Nazi and I'd say that, even if it turns out his rhetoric is hollow and fake, you're better off gambling on him than centrists like Mills or Collins. But a lot of people disagree, and they're gonna be up Maine's ass about it until the election. It's just one of the drawbacks of having a competitive Senate race.
My problem is I have the DNC pouring money to campaign against him: and to see the leftists bash on the only guy who’s promising leftist policy while calling him a Nazi…. It’s making me sick bubba
Yeah, being distrustful of Platner is one thing, but a lot of the Platner discourse is being generated by doomer leftists who can't wait to tear someone down. You can basically tell who has genuine concerns about Platners history and who gets off on complaining by whether or not they mention Andrea LaFlamme.
la Flamme got some votes I noticed!! I’m happy to see anyone running tbh. I wish we had a ton of candidates to choose from to make the races competitive. The governors race was decent
It probably would have been a wider field if it weren't for Mills. Schumer pushed her into running, and since everyone knew the DNC would throw a lot of money behind his pick, no one wanted to get in after that. They couldn't have expected the establishment candidate to flame out before the primary.