I’ll start by saying their tour was impressive. They did an amazing job of rallying people, packing houses and calling attention to what is going on. Same for Walz to a lesser extent. And the 50501 rallies.
But … so did Kamala. She was packing auditoriums, bringing excitement, and looked to have galvanized the country especially compared to Trumps rallies.
But …
To. What. End.
What’s the goal? Why are they doing them? What is the outcome we want to see? Trump removed from office? GOP to start valuing their constituents?
Especially the 50501 rallies. If you looked at the signs there were 50 causes showing up, splintering the message.
If you go to Bernie’s website it just says “I’ll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country.”
Sure they’re unique. Maybe historic. They all have powerful messages. And it’s better than nothing.
But at the end of they day, to me, they point back to No. 1. “Things suck. It’s the Republicans fault. Vote for us in the Fall.”
Now maybe that’ll change. But they were really just glorified campaign rallies.
Since you brought it up …
I’ll start by saying their tour was impressive. They did an amazing job of rallying people, packing houses and calling attention to what is going on. Same for Walz to a lesser extent. And the 50501 rallies.
But … so did Kamala. She was packing auditoriums, bringing excitement, and looked to have galvanized the country especially compared to Trumps rallies.
But …
To. What. End.
What’s the goal? Why are they doing them? What is the outcome we want to see? Trump removed from office? GOP to start valuing their constituents?
Especially the 50501 rallies. If you looked at the signs there were 50 causes showing up, splintering the message.
If you go to Bernie’s website it just says “I’ll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country.”
Sure they’re unique. Maybe historic. They all have powerful messages. And it’s better than nothing.
But at the end of they day, to me, they point back to No. 1. “Things suck. It’s the Republicans fault. Vote for us in the Fall.”
Now maybe that’ll change. But they were really just glorified campaign rallies.