Vote 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 2018 👏🏼 Midterm 👏🏼 Elections 👏🏼
SERIOUSLY
If you vote in Democrats, they’ll be able to block Trump’s policies
It’s not just that they’ll be able to block Drumpf’s policies for the (hopefully only) remaining two years: the entire House of Representatives is up for re-election in 2018. Whoever wins the House in 2018 will still control it in 2020, when we have our next census. This means we voting districts will get to be redrawn and if Republicans retain control of the House in 2020, they will make gerrymandering even worse than it is now, which already favors them.
But the odds are severely in favor of Republicans for 2018. The election is ridiculously lopsided: 23 Democrat seats and both (there are only 2) Independent seats (who Caucus with Dems) will be up for the taking compared to only 8 Republican seats. Not to mention midterm election turnout is always far less than POTUS elections and Republicans consistently turn out for midterms while non-Republicans fail to show up worse than they normally do.
It gets worse. This is the Senate race in 2018:
- Arizona - Currently Republican
- California - Currently Democrat
- Connecticut - Currently Democrat
- Delaware - Currently Democrat
- Florida - Currently Democrat
- Hawaii - Currently Democrat
- Indiana - Currently Democrat
- Maine - Currently Independent
- Maryland - Currently Democrat
- Massachusetts - Currently Democrat
- Michigan - Currently Democrat
- Minnesota - Currently Democrat
- Mississippi - Currently Republican
- Missouri - Currently Democrat
- Montana - Currently Democrat
- Nebraska - Currently Republican
- Nevada - Currently Republican
- New Jersey - Currently Democrat
- New Mexico - Currently Democrat
- New York - Currently Democrat
- North Dakota - Currently Democrat
- Ohio - Currently Democrat
- Pennsylvania - Currently Democrat
- Rhode Island - Currently Democrat
- Tennessee - Currently Republican
- Texas - Currently Republican
- Utah - Currently Republican
- Vermont - Currently Independent
- Virginia - Currently Democrat
- Washington - Currently Democrat
- West Virginia - Currently Democrat
- Wisconsin - Currently Democrat
- Wyoming - Currently Republican
All of the states in bold were awarded to Drumpf, 11 of which are currently held by Democrats. Republicans hold a 52 seat majority right now. If they can maintain the 8 seats they have to defend, they only need 8 Democrat and/or Independent seats to have a 60 seat supermajority and the power to pass basically anything they want under Trump for two years.
If you think it’s catastrophic now (and it is), imagine Drumpf and the Republicans with a 60 seat supermajority for two years plus a Republican House with the power to redistrict in 2020.
And that is why organizing now is critical. Getting people to run against every GOP House Member and tying every action by Trump to them. Make the 2018 elections ALL ABOUT TRUMP. This is also about taking back Governor’s Mansions.
It is NOT impossible, but it requires effort. 2018 elections efforts SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERWAY!
@ all my american followers
Important note: States redistrict. Not Congress. So, while it’s important to keep Trump from making gains it’s also crazy important to work on state legislature races.
ALL OF THIS
THE CENSUS IS CRITICAL.
The gerrymandering in this country is HORRENDOUS. If the GOP is in control when that happens, I truly fear for the future of democracy.
Couldn’t help but notice that there was no date on these. The deadline to register with a party affiliation is September 1, 2018.
how is trump alive?? like hes rlly gone thru his whole life like That …. and no one has ever just fuckin decked him?? gave him the ole one two? knocked his lights out??? incredible
sorry to improve your day without much notice but
NEVERMIND REBLOGGING AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE ALL NEED
#Satisfaction.
I was watching "Inglorious Basterds" the other night, one of my favorite flicks. On a completely unrelated note, I was thinking we should organize a private cinema premiere for the Trump administration.
if you didn’t believe that England hates Donald Trump already: the most recent news of his visit today is that the mayor of London approved protestors releasing a £16,000 Trump in-a-diaper balloon to fly 98ft above ground when he visits, and literally no British person is surprised. Welcome to London.
I’m literally not kidding
the people who are managing the balloon are called trump babysitters. I’ve never loved my country more.
i fucking love this country. Trust us to make the president feel welcome
the best part about this is that trump expected to have a royally welcome visit but as soon as he made an appearance, thousands of angry British people started chanting “fuck trump!” on repreat for hours.
UPDATE: Trump has managed to generate a bigger crowd than Obama did, but for all the wrong reasons. The entirety of London is filled with angry anti-trump protestors, to the point where he is refusing to make an appearance due to fear for his safety.
Here are some fucking awesome protest signs being shown today. I hope we’ve made you proud!
How much would it cost to bring the Giant Baby to The States? Or to make a few of our own?
Okay I know I just reblogged this earlier. but I just realized that thw “all in all you’re just another prick with no wall” sign is being held by Tony Robinson, known to many as Baldric from Black Adder, and a huge portion of my childhood from Saturday morning cartoons.
Amazing.
Yup!! Maid Marion and her band of Merry men!!
Tony Robinson is a legend, and a lovely, lovely man.
Yeah, we hate his guts. every single goddamn time he opens his mouth to rag on London or Britain, the hate level goes up. do not underestimate the absolute sheer unadulterated loathing that this country has.
What the fuck
What? The fuck???
Just casually exercising on top of a skyscraper apparently nbd
Oh sweetie I don't need to take a political survey to know
good morning what are we mad about today?
Trump is coming to my city tomorrow
you know what you have to do
me: i hate violence
also me: *sees a trump supporter*
Allow me to join in
I hate the timeline we live in
This is REAL