MAGATS are ------- retarded.

While that may/may not be true, I am beginning to think that its more about their feelings of entitlement to all of the benefits that American society can bestow on them. And, as a result, they will bend and break the rules whenever it suits them and not feel one iota of regret. Also, they KNOW that the resources to fund benefits are limited and therefore, if extended to all citizens, there will be less for them. So, they decide not to extend the benefits to those considered unworthy. Who are the unworthy? For the entirety of American history, we know that the unworthy were considered to be POC and their descendants.

Dems lost because a few of their priorities, like cancer research

Strictly speaking, you may be right that funding cancer research was a democratic priority. However, it is hard to imagine that funding cancer research wasn't important to republicans. In reality, it IS and SHOULD BE an American priority to fund cancer research. Dems aren't the only ones that get cancer.

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Thanks.

Based on the following statement from the link Hispanic Republicans are barred from membership per 2000s rule change, it seems as if caucuses can create rules to include or exclude any one they want.

They'll frame cuts to Social Security as a way to pay for things, but they don't care " they'll just add it all to the deficit.

President Musk/Trump have 2 years to do whatever it is that they plan to do. If they implement their plans regarding cuts to SS or Medicare, seniors will hand them their heads in the 2026 elections. Seniors will be quick to recognize the negative impact on these 2 essential programs and, as we know, seniors vote. A little democratic messaging to stoke the fire and 2026 will be a free for all. Musk's pledge to primary incumbents that are insufficiently local will only improve the odds of a democratic challenger because the republican replacement will have lost the advantage of incumbency.

Are these House caucuses open to any member of congress? If so, why wouldn't dems join so that they would have some visibility into the process?

There is such a thing as jury nullification. One of the reasons that the person that murdered the United Healthcare executive has achieved social media notoriety is because many people have felt abused by the health insurance industry. There will likely be many potential jurors that don't have a high regard for the insurance industry. The prosecutor will have to be vigilant to exclude them from the jury box.

The economic effects of the mass deportation of millions of people will act as a brake on Trump's deportation plans because he knows that one of the reasons he got elected was the "economy". However, to the people surrounding him and many of the people that voted for him, the economy was an after thought. This tension will probably limit the deportations to only criminals which will leave many of his supporters very unhappy. How unhappy? The elections of 2026 will be very revealing.

Russia's war on Ukraine is proving that the war can not be constrained to a "battlefield". The battlefield is where ever the enemy is. The animosity and hate generated by war will last a generation or more. It's an important lesson that combatants in the Middle East would be wise to learn.

How about if we just deport the 13000 known murderers? Still a problem?

These "murderers" broke American laws and should serve out their sentences in the US. They should not be released to their country of origin to engage freely with other members of society. In any event, their country of origin probably won't accept them after they have served their sentences. If their country of origin won't take them back, then what? A life time of incarceration? Seems a bit inhumane and a source of trouble for people having to guard "inmates" that have lost all hope.