The New York Times recently released a bombshell report: of the 30 states that track voter registration based on political party, Democrats lost approximately 4.5 million voters—a catastrophic development that will take the Democrats years of work to recover from.
Does any of this voter registration number shift have anything to do with voter roll purges?
And for those of you looking for a major shift to the left to save the party, the reason that Dems used to be able to win “conservative leaning states” (and I live in one), was that Dems used to allow candidates to fit into the state they were running in.
What I mean by this was Dems used to accept people into the party that agreed with 80-90% of the party’s platform but it was ok to be pro 2FA, or to talk about your Christianity as a Democratic candidate. Now these people get purged. In Nebraska one of the former state senators was a former union leader and fireman. He also was pro gun control and agreed with the party on everything but abortion. He was a reliable blue vote on almost all issues but one. The state party censured him and he ended up joining the GOP.
Nebraska used to have Democratic Senators and Governors. Now no statewide office is held by a Democrat. You can be a pro choice Republican or a pro recreational marijuana Republican, but the Dems have alienated a lot of people by expecting everyone to check every box to get national party funding or backing.
In the opposite side the party leadership has failed to back Mamdani in NY because he’s too liberal. This man can absolutely win in NY and I have donated to his campaign.
For Christ’s sake if you want to win voters back you meet them at least halfway. Just look at James Talarico and see how a politician can be a major Christian and still be a progressive.
So full disclosure I was a Republican for over 25 years. I have NEVER voted for Trump and now vote straight blue, but I am not registered as a Democrat, I am registered as an Independent. I’m very socially progressive, pro reproductive rights, pro public schools, but I am also fiscally conservative. I am pro gay marriage and trans rights, but also own an AR15. People are complex and the Dems have to learn that perfection is the enemy of progress and that one size does not fit all for winning votes.
Fight dirty, fight hard, silence the liars by any means necessary. Make public a list of Trump enablers for a start. Take faux news off the air. California should fine the big tech billions of $$ for enabling Trump and fund a resistance movement to terrorise Supreme Court justices.
You're write up is a waste of time. You should just refer people to the New York Times article and let them read for themselves or one of the major news sites that covered it. You had nothing and you screw up in some of your claims.
For example you claim blue states let people register by party but red states don't. This is false.
The map you included with the down arrows is from the New York Times story.
And a quick glance shows that there are blue states that don't allow party registration and they're red states that do
Below is how I covered here for Substack when it was first released not late like you. And I don't pretend to write someone else's story. I quote key parts directly and I provide a link to the original.
Zero tolerance for people that just take other people's work and try to make it look like their own
“Democrats have seen a decline in registered voters in all 30 states (plus Washington, D.C.) that track party registration between the 2020 and 2024 elections.”
“In total, Republicans added up to 4.5 million voters compared to Democrats, creating a huge hole that could set Democrats back for years.”
I’m not saying the democrats don’t need huge improvements, but if ‘we’ decide to drastically change direction at the last minute (it’s the last minute now) we will lose. We need to focus on the computer hacking that’s altering our census, polls and VOTES. We’ve already been told how easy it is to alter computer records. And it’s being done.
The NYT article was last minute trashing the democrats just like the last minute trashing of Hillary’s server. The mid-terms are NOW. Insist that your governor institutes paper vote counts!!!!!!!!
Does any of this voter registration number shift have anything to do with voter roll purges?
And for those of you looking for a major shift to the left to save the party, the reason that Dems used to be able to win “conservative leaning states” (and I live in one), was that Dems used to allow candidates to fit into the state they were running in.
What I mean by this was Dems used to accept people into the party that agreed with 80-90% of the party’s platform but it was ok to be pro 2FA, or to talk about your Christianity as a Democratic candidate. Now these people get purged. In Nebraska one of the former state senators was a former union leader and fireman. He also was pro gun control and agreed with the party on everything but abortion. He was a reliable blue vote on almost all issues but one. The state party censured him and he ended up joining the GOP.
Nebraska used to have Democratic Senators and Governors. Now no statewide office is held by a Democrat. You can be a pro choice Republican or a pro recreational marijuana Republican, but the Dems have alienated a lot of people by expecting everyone to check every box to get national party funding or backing.
In the opposite side the party leadership has failed to back Mamdani in NY because he’s too liberal. This man can absolutely win in NY and I have donated to his campaign.
For Christ’s sake if you want to win voters back you meet them at least halfway. Just look at James Talarico and see how a politician can be a major Christian and still be a progressive.
So full disclosure I was a Republican for over 25 years. I have NEVER voted for Trump and now vote straight blue, but I am not registered as a Democrat, I am registered as an Independent. I’m very socially progressive, pro reproductive rights, pro public schools, but I am also fiscally conservative. I am pro gay marriage and trans rights, but also own an AR15. People are complex and the Dems have to learn that perfection is the enemy of progress and that one size does not fit all for winning votes.
It’s too late for this version of the Democratic Party. Also the Republicans fight dirty and the Dems still believe in gentlemanly fought campaigns.
Not helpful - what’s your solution?
Fight dirty, fight hard, silence the liars by any means necessary. Make public a list of Trump enablers for a start. Take faux news off the air. California should fine the big tech billions of $$ for enabling Trump and fund a resistance movement to terrorise Supreme Court justices.
Reduce their cockiness a peg or two.
Excellent!
Were they deleted?
Did drump have them killed? Wouldn’t surprise me. Nothing about America is surprising anymore
Only because of Muskrat.
The Democrats are controlled opposition. They are unserious competition for our votes.
Need definitive & comprehensive information on The Gerrymandering / Redistricting War of 2025? Get it all right here:
https://thesecondbillofrights.substack.com/p/the-definitive-reference-point-for?r=28v6pr
Handy for cutting-and-pasting all you want!
You're write up is a waste of time. You should just refer people to the New York Times article and let them read for themselves or one of the major news sites that covered it. You had nothing and you screw up in some of your claims.
For example you claim blue states let people register by party but red states don't. This is false.
The map you included with the down arrows is from the New York Times story.
And a quick glance shows that there are blue states that don't allow party registration and they're red states that do
Below is how I covered here for Substack when it was first released not late like you. And I don't pretend to write someone else's story. I quote key parts directly and I provide a link to the original.
Zero tolerance for people that just take other people's work and try to make it look like their own
“Democrats have seen a decline in registered voters in all 30 states (plus Washington, D.C.) that track party registration between the 2020 and 2024 elections.”
“In total, Republicans added up to 4.5 million voters compared to Democrats, creating a huge hole that could set Democrats back for years.”
This from NYTimes Analysis. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5462604-voter-registration-shift-democrats/
They lost me in 2024 approximately Nov 6 when they didn’t say shit about the most obviously rigged election in modern history
Fucken WeakAssBillionaireDickSucking Democrats
If ‘we’ decide to drastically change direction
I’m not saying the democrats don’t need huge improvements, but if ‘we’ decide to drastically change direction at the last minute (it’s the last minute now) we will lose. We need to focus on the computer hacking that’s altering our census, polls and VOTES. We’ve already been told how easy it is to alter computer records. And it’s being done.
The NYT article was last minute trashing the democrats just like the last minute trashing of Hillary’s server. The mid-terms are NOW. Insist that your governor institutes paper vote counts!!!!!!!!