I'm looking for silver linings

[SHRED]

Democrats won the popular vote and control most all population centers in this country and the entire west coast.

tRump will get resistance.

Count on it.

[lonestarnot]

1. Subvert/Resist.

[msongs]

2. the good news is that repubs cannot pass the enabling act til after trump is sworn in. we still have

2 months left to do...something

[Skittles]

3. they can't blame anything on Democrats

they will, of course, but they will look even more stupid doing it

I hope these fascist bastards have also awakened the people who did not vote or threw away their vote

I am hopeful they will come out in DROVES to vote in two years when they see what these repukes are really going to do

[cilla4progress]

5. That's what my husband thinks

I'm not so confident. I think its got to turn sometime just no sense of when.

[tavalon]

15. We need to make sure they understand exactly who is fucking them over

Every minute of every day.

[Skittles]

17. hard to do when they're tolk 24X7 by hack rightwing media how to think

but yes, that is what needs to be done

my feeling is, they don't give a DAMN about anything UNTIL IT AFFECTS THEM - *THAT* is main difference between republicans and Democrats

[cilla4progress]

4. Love what you guys are saying

Has anyone else noticed certain bonds strengthening?

I hugged and cried with 2 friends yesterday I'd never hugged before.

[SHRED]

6. These are emotional times

[tavalon]

16. Yes

Many hugs at work.

And, I came running back here. You guys have my six and I yours.

[Freddie]

7. It's looking like we'll probably keep the filibuster

Thank God there will (hopefully) be *some* check on the shit they're going to try to ram through. Some say it will be a way to blame the Democrats when "nothing gets done". I think there's at least a few R's who realize that ending the filibuster will come back to bite them in the ass in the long run.

[NightWatcher]

8. We get bitchin cool nicknames when the Resistance War starts

I'm going with Nodus Tollens.

[tavalon]

14. Wow, we get to pick names

Need to put that on my list of things that need doing.

[uponit7771]

20. 1, The Empire has struck back ... BTW, The Deplorable HATE ... HATE the tag of The Resistance...

... to their core.

They know they're on the wrong side of things.... no doubt

[Zambero]

9. Won the popular vote, plus gains in House and Senate

And looking ahead to 2018, the party out of the White House typically gains during mid-term elections. Trump's disastrous policies once implemented may turn the tide even further, although for many there would be a hell of a price to pay in the ensuing two years.

[exboyfil]

11. Senate stacked against us

Gerrymandered House races. If Republicans don't have Civil War, then much will be lost. Pray for the health of the Justices. maybe some hope in four years.

[LeftInTX]

10. I hope the Republicans implode

This shit is so fucking crazy that voters may abandon them.

[madinmaryland]

18. There are at least 55-60 million shit fucking crazy voters that will support tRump and

whatever asshole the repubican run. Shit, they could run Hitler corpse and they would still vote him.

[bhikkhu]

12. If we know our principles to the core

then the guy in the white house is irrelevant, and whoever controls congress is irrelevant. The government is too small to dictate to a populace that does not consent.

[tavalon]

13. Silver linings, okay.....

Democratic Underground functions much better when we are fighting a common enemy. Since this is by far the most dangerous enemy DU has ever had to fight, we will be doing the best work we've ever done. We have, in the past, been a force to be reckoned with but that won't hold a candle to what they will be facing from us now.

How we will defeat them is a bit hazy right now. But my belief that we will defeat them is unwavering.

[Liberty Belle]

22. Agreed and I hope moderators will rethink the pre-election plan,and let all Democrats back in here

since a united front is more powerful than a divided one.

Trump trolls can quickly be tombstoned and should be.

DU needs to heal wounds with people who backed Sanders or even voted Green or left the ballot blank or wrote in someone else. All are progressive and likely abhor what Trump stands for. I know many lifelong Dems in CA where Clinton led by 20% in the polls that they were voting their conscience, knowing she would win here no matter what, so voted for the most pro-environmental party.

Perhaps the pledge should simply be that all are welcome who commit to fight Trump and his totalitarian, undemocratic racist agenda.

Also privacy of one's vote is constitutionally protected in many states, a forum operator demanding to know how one voted would likely be found illlegal by a court. But you CAN require that people commit to supporting democratic principals or agree to forum rules of decorum, to oppose Trump's agenda, or be a registered Democrat.

[uponit7771]

19. 4.8% is full employment and right now we're around 4.9 with a risen LFPR .. it'll be REALLY

... hard to beat those econ stats.

DPutin will end up making things worse like the last 3 ReThug prez's

[SHRED]

21. Another silver lining

It is easy to poke holes in the Orange bastard's beliefs.

[BlueProgressive]

23. We are overdue for a recession...

now if it happens, they'll own it.

If they manage to pass any of Trump's economic agenda, they'll likely help to bring it.