Distraction! DRINK! I'm very tired of the distraction narrative Jeffries and others keep pushing. It's not a distraction because 1) it's always been part of Trump's larger policy, and 2) people are feeling it directly. It's not a distraction to the people directly facing it.
And like ... I can hardly think of a bigger issue that dems should be screaming about than a fascist takeover of a major city using active duty military! This is not some small thing! It's huge and terrifying!
The more I hear this, and the more I see Jeffries and others in leadership use it, the more I expect 2026 to be disastrous for the party. But maybe that has to happen?
It isn't inevitable is it? I mean maybe current leadership is tone deaf but it doesn't have to be this way
Jeffries has threatened anyone who comes after his position. He's not stepping down. If powerful Dems don't force him to, this is what we are stuck with. If Trump starts exterminating large numbers of people, he'll call it a distraction.