Important lessons for both parties from the 2022 election

Then why whine when money is used to support candidates?
As the dems did in some R primaries.

 

There's certainly nothing illegal about it, but it's high grade hypocrisy for Democrats to back Trump extremists in Republican primaries and then campaign against Trump extremism in the general election.

 

Republican do it too, when Obama was running for a 2nd term, Republicans voted in the dem primaries

 

which is what the Dems did, free speech right....

 

I am quite sure R's have done similar.
And all unwritten rules went out the door when trump ignored all of them.
Perhaps even when McConnell decided to change SCOTUS rules and even didn't bring up a SCOTUS vote when Obama nominated a candidate.

So, at this point, if it's not illegal, there's no scruples to fall back on anymore.

Perhaps the R's need to consider better who they put up for nominations.
But IMO, it was an extremely risky move on the dems part.
If those candidates won, the country would even go further into chaos and conspiracy theories as a matter of policy.

 

It's high grade hypocrisy for Democrats to back Trump extremists in Republican primaries and then campaign against Trump extremism in the general election.

 

Then don't present yourself as a defender of democracy.
And for the record, McConnell didn't change anything.

 

nope, it's playing the game by the rules, don't like the rules, change them

republicans made this possible, they are the ones that said $$$ is speech

 

Correct, Reid changed that.

I am a defender of democracy as the 2 party system has been over the last several years.

 

I like your post and agree with it. But I think we have an uninformed electorate nevertheless.

 

Democrats' historic midterm performance, defying the historical odds in congressional races, and winning statehouses, governorships, and other cabinet offices across the land,
need to embrace the losers, but eschew the whiners.

Elections are primarily about meeting the future, not wallowing in bitter, spiteful, petty vendettas, demonizing the "other," and indulging in self-pleasuring paranoid fantasies.

Important lessons for both parties from the 2022 election:

Dear Republican Party,

Ignore Trump!​

Dear Democratic Party,

Ignore Trump!​

 

What was done by Dems was legal, but it was hypocritical.

 

That question would be was it honest free speech?

 

Exactly

 

My free speech. Can I assume you will no longer complain about Republicans?

 

Where give me a link.

 

Then I am quite sure you should be able to give some examples. And does that mean you support such deceptive campaigning?

 

look it up yourself

 

republicans made the rules, it's hypocritical for them to complain about it now

 

it was republicans rules, did they think only republicans could do it

as I said, I support undoing the citizens united decision, how about you?

 

Sorry, but that's a falsehood. The hypocrisy of advocating during a primary what you oppose in the general has nothing to do with defending free political speech.

 

Citizens United has nothing to do with the Dems' hypocrisy.

 

There is no such "Republican rule". Yes I support CU which has nothing to do with this. Did CU require the Dems to engage in their blatant hypocracy?

Do you support freedom of speech and assembly?

 

if one supports the CU, then they support this, as $$$ is free speech

 

No one opposes the Dems' (or anyone's) right to place their political contributions where they wish. But legal activity can be hypocritical, as were the Dems' actions in this case.