1. The democrats are really just controlled opposition at this point. They are not powerful enough in such a skewed democracy. Yes it is easier for Republicans to win now that lots of voting laws have changed and how undemocratic the SCOTUS and Senate are.
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2. The dems have a fundamentally hard time leading the people during these grass roots movements unless the democrats are co-opting something for optics as in the kneeling in kente cloths bullshit.

The epstein thing directly fights their donors, aka the powerful prayer breakfast type assholes.
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3. The republican base is pretty freaking cynical at this point and there is pretty much nothing they will not excuse in themselves. It is incredible how freaking disgusting evangelicals are at this point.
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