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  • Level 1

    That's some of the story. Some of it was bad candidates and well-funded independents.

    jakers14803 posts

    Independents and Moderates who preferred Trump because they hated Biden/Kamala/Walz in 2024 may have chosen Dem. candidates or Independent candidates to a larger degree this go-round or simply stayed home out of apathy. All 3 of these decisions would result in net loss for Republican candidates.

    Prime example of Independent impact is Tennessee: Bill Hagerty won his Senate vote with a comfortable 55% vs. 42% over the left's candidate. Marsha Blackburn won the Governor's race with only 45.5% of the vote, and her democrat opponent had 43%. The catch is that a VERY well-funded Independent ran directly against Blackburn and netted 10% of the vote. Again, these votes for Independents are generally going to take from the Republican candidates.

    But make no mistake, some of it was simply bad candidates. For example, Brandon Gill won his district with a comfortable 55% total. And yet that same district chose Talarico over Paxton, and there was negligible influence on the Senate race from independent candidates. This means they HATED Paxton.

    Georgia ran uninspiring candidates for Governor and Senator on the Republican side, as well.

    Many were no doubt unimpressed with the lack of focus on voter priorities from 2024 by the G.O.P. and stayed home. So, like usual (1994 and 2010 come to mind), the votes swung the other way in the midterms. Helping make the impact larger, though, were independent candidates and lousy candidates by Republicans.

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  • Level 1

    It's worse than that... blue collar MAGA turned on him,

    Curly191818615 posts

    He promised to keep out of a war and to make their lives economically better and he FAILED.

    The Reagan Republicans are disillusioned.

    This election was a clear rejection of Trump by his devotees.

    Their problem is that the Dems won't do anything to make things better for our this group and they have no where to turn.

    But the promise to make those doing better than them suffer... is appealing to them.

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    • Level 2

      Of course Blue Collar MAGA turned on Trump...his Malignant Narcissism contains no Empathy for those

      TyroneIrish26472 posts

      he considers "Losers"...i.e. not a fellow Billionaire, or better...now they can, or should, see it for themselves. Hopefully, the lesson sticks...and as for the alternative (Democrats)...they, and You...need to be reminded of the following...

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      AI Overview

      Democratic Party legislation and policy proposals for blue-collar and working-class labor focus on strengthening union organizing rights, raising wages, expanding worker safety, and reforming retirement policies.

      Key Federal Legislation & Proposals

      • Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act: Championed by congressional Democrats and reintroduced in Congress, this sweeping legislation aims to make it easier for workers to form unions, penalizes companies that fire or retaliate against pro-union workers, overrides state "right-to-work" laws, and prohibits mandatory anti-union captive-audience meetings. [1, 2, 3]
      • Minimum Wage & Fair Pay Initiatives: House and Senate Democrats routinely push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and eliminate lower subminimum wages for tipped workers. [1, 2]
      • Physical Retirement Adjustments: Legislation introduced by lawmakers such as Rep. Haley Stevensseeks to lower the full Social Security retirement age from 67 to 60 specifically for physically demanding blue-collar professions—including construction, roofing, manufacturing, and nursing—whose workers face severe physical wear and tear. [1]
      • Worker Misclassification & Joint-Employer Protections: Proposals championed by the House Education and Workforce Committee target companies that misclassify employees as independent contractors or use corporate structures to dodge responsibilities as joint employers. [1]
      • Infrastructure & Manufacturing Investments: Programs like the bipartisan/democratic-backed federal infrastructure packages prioritize domestic manufacturing, clean energy transition jobs, and prevailing wage standards for construction and trades. [1, 2, 3]
      • The House Blue Collar Caucus: A specialized caucus within the congressional Democratic party focuses explicitly on trade unions, wage stagnation, fair trade, combating corporate offshoring, and domestic manufacturing. [1]

      State-Level Labor Actions

      In states where Democrats hold legislative trifectas or majorities (such as Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania), the party has enacted or pushed state-level blue-collar labor laws: [1]

      • Bypassing federal gridlock to repeal right-to-work laws (as done in Michigan).
      • Implementing statewide paid family and medical leave programs and mandatory paid sick days.
      • Setting specialized job safety and rest standards for high-risk manual labor, including warehouse and meatpacking workers.
      • Banning non-compete agreements for hourly and lower-wage workers
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    • Level 2

      Well, at least DEI is back.

      iairishcheeks30760 posts
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  • Level 1

    Voters want change, just like they did in 2024 and will again in 2028.

    iairishcheeks30760 posts

    Because both parties suck and fail to address issues the people care about.

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