Up and down the ballot, across the country, and according to every major news outlet, Democratic candidates won big on Tuesday night. True to form, immediately before and after this sweeping victory—which was largely expected, though its scale and scope were not—centrist Democratic consultants and the corporate press were out in force, warning voters to curb their enthusiasm and stay in the moderate lane.

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[–] 29 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

This is corporate money at work trying to quell all the progressive flow of power that they don’t want.

It’s NYT. Who owns NYT?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    They have been acting like Jeffries and Schumer are a lock all week without saying a peep about the fact that voters might not want people that bowed down to Trump in control of legislation. The NYT controls things by framing.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago*

    And they’re owned by the money. There’s the money, and then there’s the rest of us. NYT is influenced by the money.

    I find myself as angry by the tease of this election as the expected trash and death of the last 2yrs. But yeah, I guess the order of the day is more wishing for white knights to show up and rescue this shit for us.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    A.k.a. billionaire sock puppets

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago

    The peril is they actually have to do something or they will lose power yet again.

    Which is exactly what will happen.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Reality is the moderation.

    Obama had complete control of both Houses in 2009 and it was still an uphill battle to get the ACA passed.

    The current situation is a lot better than last week, but Trump still controls the veto and Dems will be hard pressed to overturn all of them

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Even if they end up with 56 votes getting anything through the Senate that isn't budget reconciliation will be harrowing.

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  • [–] 4 points 22 hours ago

    God CNN was the worst yesterday. Every article I read from them was like Dems fucked up winning the midterms. MSM is a crap shoot.

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    [–] 13 points 2 days ago

    Corporate media - owned by fascist oligarchs - can fuck ALL the way off.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago

    They are probably sitting there quivering at the prospect of being asked why they bent the knee so damned fast.

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    [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    So basically, Republicans pretend to be Democrats and lie their asses off

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    [–] 0 points 2 days ago*

    Corporate media is trying to switch to the winning side without letting go of the rotting branch first. Can Wile E. Coyote lend them a sign?

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