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In reply to the discussion: 'Sealed their fate': New memo shows Dems giddy over looming elections [View all]EarlG
(22,929 posts)45. Has anyone in this thread read the actual memo?
It's here:
https://punchbowl.news/memo_-swing-seat-republicans-punch-their-pink-slip-with-tax-scam/
It's about how the DCCC is going to make the "Big Beautiful Bill" the centerpiece of their efforts to retake the House next year.
Some excerpts:
As the economy is tanking, consumer confidence is at historic lows, and millions are struggling to make ends meet, House Republicans decided to ignore it all
and advance an astonishingly detrimental bill the GOP Tax Scam that raises costs on working families while benefiting the wealthiest few.
(snip)
In poll after poll, public support for Trump and the Republican agenda is cratering. The GOP Tax Scam doubles down on all the anxieties the public has about D.C. politicians prioritizing their wealthy friends over everyday people and takes a chainsaw to programs that are popular among a broad swath of Americans, from Trump voters to independents to progressives.
(snip)
House Republicans know their Tax Scam would enact the largest cut to Medicaid and food assistance in American history which is why they are on the run. In a desperate, hypocritical attempt to inoculate themselves from their eventual vote in favor of this terrible bill, vulnerable Republicans whined, wrote letters, and filed meaningless resolutions to try and convince their voters they would not cut Medicaid and other vital programs. It was all a lie. Now that theyve been caught, the DCCC will use their words against them over and over again like the albatross it is.
(snip)
Republicans in the House will be forced to wear this vote for the remainder of the election cycle. At town halls, in paid communications, and from their Democratic challengers, House Democrats and the DCCC will use this vote as the defining contrast of the 2026 election cycle.
(snip)
In poll after poll, public support for Trump and the Republican agenda is cratering. The GOP Tax Scam doubles down on all the anxieties the public has about D.C. politicians prioritizing their wealthy friends over everyday people and takes a chainsaw to programs that are popular among a broad swath of Americans, from Trump voters to independents to progressives.
(snip)
House Republicans know their Tax Scam would enact the largest cut to Medicaid and food assistance in American history which is why they are on the run. In a desperate, hypocritical attempt to inoculate themselves from their eventual vote in favor of this terrible bill, vulnerable Republicans whined, wrote letters, and filed meaningless resolutions to try and convince their voters they would not cut Medicaid and other vital programs. It was all a lie. Now that theyve been caught, the DCCC will use their words against them over and over again like the albatross it is.
(snip)
Republicans in the House will be forced to wear this vote for the remainder of the election cycle. At town halls, in paid communications, and from their Democratic challengers, House Democrats and the DCCC will use this vote as the defining contrast of the 2026 election cycle.
Sounds okay to me....

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'Sealed their fate': New memo shows Dems giddy over looming elections [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Friday
OP
Trump already told the world that nobody was ever going to have to vote again, and that he didn't need them
BComplex
Friday
#32
I seem to recall an abortion ruling which was going to seal the fate of the GQP too......
groundloop
Friday
#10
It's going to take a lot of hard work and leadership, "giddy" people need not apply
FakeNoose
Friday
#36
I think DNC only listens to a select few and expect all Democratic voters to go along.
Autumn
Friday
#21
Shoulda defeated it. It was weak not to. We need a victory , not a "on the right side".
mpcamb
Friday
#53
So we can stay off the streets, wait, be comfortable, and everything will be OK?
hay rick
Friday
#26
The Punchbowl article is paywalled BUT enough was visible to grab their link to the DCCC memo
BumRushDaShow
Friday
#31
I know Jeffries has been out there making comments - mostly on social media
BumRushDaShow
Friday
#54