That’s the thing that gets me. I know there are people who hear about what’s happening in Chicago and think, “good”.

It’s like some sort of experiment where they’re trying to see how awful they can be and still get votes

I blame our societal devotion to radical individualism / objectivism.

Same. They assume everyone is corrupt, so they get to be corrupt too. It’s maddening.

It’s probably better to go the from-within route, on further reflection

Agreed, though I think the Working Families Party might be a viable alternative as well

I mean I am willing to believe that voters think that way

I mean she said that in an actual interview so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Her constituents want to know why both sides can’t just work together. She doesn’t know what to tell them. I, on the other hand, see stuff like this and I don’t understand how any person of conscience could acquiesce to any damn thing these monsters want. dnyuz.com/2025/11/10/b...

I have a law degree and read medical records for a living. Doctors are regularly impressed by my understanding of medical terminology. I do not understand how to figure out which insurance plan is best. How is any normal person supposed to figure this out?

But to be clear if you look at the state of play in 2026 and think "let's make this election about Collins and Cornyn, not Trump and MAGA" and not "no matter what they say or what they do, they're all MAGA candidates, fuck them" you're out of your fucking mind