I actually don’t mind it. Regular direct communication with the public? That’s an improvement from Biden, who disappeared and rarely spoke to the press.
Don’t get me wrong: I hate what Trump SAYS at his rallies. But the rallies don’t bother me.
Town halls are better, though.
I think I’m going to start using my own domain, so I can change hosts if needed without having to change email addresses. This seems like it’s going to be an issue we’ll always need to be prepared to deal with.
I’m stressed about this race, but hopeful.
I want to believe that at this point, she’s doing him more favors than harm.
I’m not so naive not to recognize that this isn’t a good thing. Having a prominent supporter knife you in the back 48 hours before election day is not something any candidate wants. But the truth is, this really just seems to reaffirm his message about standing up to powerful interests.
I get that, but these are also a tool for political revolution.
Bernie Sanders and AOC hosted a series of nationwide rallies against oligarchy in 2025. When they started, the political pundit class ridiculed these as out of touch. Oligarchy? That’s just a thing in Russia. Americans don’t even know what that is.
… cut to today. Oligarchy is a mainstream concept. They rallied people – not just folks like you and me, but a lot of normie #resistance liberals who were convinced in 2018 that Trump was an aberration on a well-functioning meritocratic American government – to shift political consciousness and organize in their communities to resist fascism.
Rallies are a tool to educate, motivate, and build public pressure, and can absolutely be used for good.