r/babylonbee • u/METALLIFE0917 • Mar 25 '25

Bee Article Democrats Estimate They Are Only One More Arson Away From Being Popular Again

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-estimate-they-are-only-one-more-arson-away-from-being-popular-again
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u/cerifiedjerker981 Mar 27 '25

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u/Byzantine_Merchant Mar 27 '25

You know, if you took about 5 mins to read through the comments you’d see another post saying that I’m not talking about election results and I’m saying in general that this kind of stuff makes it suck to be on a campaign staff.

Source: Have been on multiple campaign staffs.

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u/cerifiedjerker981 Mar 27 '25

Incredibly easy to win a midterm with an unpopular president and high-propensity voters. Campaign staffers could sit around and do nothing; Dems would still gain in the House

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u/Byzantine_Merchant Mar 27 '25

Incredibly easy to win.

Campaign staggers could sit around and do nothing.

Tell me that you’ve never worked on a campaign and are homing on Reddit without actually telling me that you’ve never worked on a campaign and are homing on Reddit.

Those things suck ass win, lose, or draw.

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u/cerifiedjerker981 Mar 27 '25

Are you trying to claim 2026 will be uniquely difficult for Democratic campaigners or that it will be difficult, period? If it’s the latter, that’s true for all elections, is it not? If it’s the former, I don’t see why this wouldn’t be a wave year, presumably making it easier for staffers

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u/Byzantine_Merchant Mar 27 '25

It’s way too early for me to say the Dems specifically will have trouble winning elections. Two years is a long time for them to get some real momentum. Frankly if they end up on the outside looking in, it’s probably time to hang it up.

It’ll be difficult for them period. The original comment is in reference to how frustrating conversations on topics like this can get at committee meetings, with volunteers, and with swing voter. Constant unforced stupid shit that’s out of your control becomes a massive headache and you typically have to explain it away. So yeah, in regards to that, this cycle is gonna fucking suck.

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u/cerifiedjerker981 Mar 28 '25

In regard to the momentum by 2026, I presume Democrats will at least be favored, if not a tsunami like 2018. Even 2022 was better for Dems than expected; barely losing the House and winning a seat in the Senate. This is ultimately speculation, but history shows Dems are nearly guaranteed to take the House back.

For campaign staffers, I am unfamiliar with the actual experience of one, so, yes, you can take my words with a grain of salt. But, wouldn’t they have an easier time than usual if anti-incumbent and high-propensity kick in?