Majority Democrats

as the name implies, building a Dem majority

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

Emerging from its hibernation in the Siberian foothills, the elusive spoiler sniffs the air. On cue, its skin molts, revealing a campaign button reading "bOtH sIDes aRE tHe sAme." This is nature's way of indicating that primary season is approaching.

[Dr. Jill Stein🌻 @DrJillStein]

It has never been more clear that the people need a new party. This is unacceptable.

[Rohan Patel @rohanspatel]

Name-calling for those who question the religious devotion to one slogan.

I respect anyone who advocates for M4A - have backed candidates who support it.

Warren and others have made M4A into a shibboleth that means so many different things, confuses voters and wasn’t embraced by almost anyone running in reach districts/states.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

@big_merg @StanleyYel45398 @keithchaput Yes, keep talking to fellow Dems exactly like this. Then you can use these same sterling rhetorical skills on the people who completely disagree with you.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

Respectfully, Medicare For All proponents aren't being fully transparent about what this poll actually says— not with their supporters, and possibly not with themselves.

Yes, 66% of Americans support Medicare For All according to this KFF poll. But according to that same poll, when people find out that M4A would require raising taxes on the middle class, support drops to 35%. (See the attached charts from the poll.)

And yes, in addition to taxing the wealthy, taxes would have to be raised on the middle class to fund M4A.

And do you know what else the poll showed? 70% of Medicare For All supporters also think they’d have the option to keep their current insurance, which means they actually support a public option. That’s something the newly elected senators in Texas, Iowa, and South Carolina also support — the Democrats who actually delivered this majority.

Here’s the real polling data, instead of just the cherry-picked parts: According to KFF, 79% of Americans want the government to do more to bring down healthcare costs. Which is exactly what Medicare For Americans (or a variation with a public option) would do. It’s a better way to give universal healthcare to Americans who are sick of how insurance companies treat them when they’re sick.

So to recap: 79% is higher than 66%, and it’s way higher than 35%, which is the support M4A has when people find out what it will actually cost them.

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

84% of Democrats, 72% of Independents and a record 66% of the American people support Medicare for All, per Kaiser Family Foundation.

It would be political insanity not to do what the overwhelming majority of the American people want.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

@StanleyYel45398 @keithchaput Insurance companies DESPISE the public option. But keep up with this kind of rhetoric talking to your fellow Dems!

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

It's appalling that Trump has deported dozens of service members. Bobby Pulido's right: we need to bring these heroes home.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Pulido on Deported Veterans: I find it unfathomable that we can’t bring them back. We have a president right now that doesn’t like bureaucracy and can do things with the signing of a pen, with just signing something.

Those people deserve to be in this country. Bring them back. Bring them back home.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

@keithchaput We’re fighting for a solution that gives everyone affordable healthcare and fixes our broken system — and that Americans across the country *actually* support when they hear more than just a slogan.

[Pat Ryan 🇺🇸 @PatRyanUC]

The American people just gave the new Democratic majority a mandate for change and accountability.

Let’s prove we’re not the party of strongly worded letters anymore.

Time to rebuild trust. Deliver tangible help. Lower costs. Take corruption head-on.

[Paige Gebhardt Cognetti @PaigeGCognetti]

This election wasn’t a mandate, it was a directive. 

Lower costs. Clean up the corruption. End the war. Stop the tariffs. Reverse the Medicaid cuts. 

That’s what NEPA sent me here to do, and I’m ready to hit the ground running.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

James Talarico, Adam Hamilton, Cait Conley, and Nancy Lacore stayed focused on lowering costs and rooting out corruption — not impeachments or party politics.

More from @AndrewMamo5 on how Democrats should approach the 120th Congress:

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

All Republicans needed to finally pretend to care about improving people's lives was to lose both houses of Congress so they'd no longer have the power to actually do it.

[Acyn @Acyn]

McClain: They are going to be focused on going after President Trump. We're going to be focused on improving the quality of life for every American. We have the opportunity to show the American people what Republicans stand for

[Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego]

They want to make it even harder for kids to eat. Come January, we’ll use our power and leverage to fight back.

[The Bench @ElectTheBench]

"A politics of division is no match for a politics of love."

James Talarico's historic win in Texas is a message to Elon Musk and the MAGA billionaires who tried to buy this election: the true power belongs to the people.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

@EricWigginton The Republicans have tried to memory-hole him. They used to call something "the Hastert rule!"

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

After a historic midterm loss where even Republicans voted for Democrats focused on lowering the cost of living, Republicans turn to one of the most divisive MAGA toadies in Congress. Though at least he isn't as bad as the last former wrestling coach who became the GOP leader.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING on MS NOW: Far-right conservative Jim Jordan will be the next House Minority Leader.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

Rep.-elect Jamie Ager's transition team truly represents NC's 11th district, with Democrats like Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers and even Republicans, because he wants to get things done.

Real leaders don't vilify people with different opinions — they find ways to work with them.

[Zeb L. Smathers @ZebSmathers]

Honored to be on @JamieAgerNC transition team w/people and parties from across WNC who have built their reputations on getting things done.

Jamie told me after his victory “Tonight we celebrate, tomorrow we get to work for the ones who voted for me and the ones who didn’t.”

[Congresswoman Sarah McBride @Rep_McBride]

Millennial optimism, affordability, and accountability are so back.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

Limiting House committee chairs to four terms is a good way to start ending the gerontocracy of Democratic leadership.

It's great to see these efforts moving forward. The American people want change and leaders that reflect the modern electorate, not one from decades ago.

[Andrew Solender @AndrewSolender]

Rep. Susie Lee is circulating a proposed House Democratic caucus rules change which would require to seek a waiver to serve more than four terms as chair or ranking member of a committee, per draft obtained by @axios:

[Elissa Slotkin @ElissaSlotkin]

Meet the badass service women heading to Congress.

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

@MakeAmericaCare It's being broadcast on the Food Network (Trinity Broadcasting passed)

[Majority Democrats @MajorityDems]

In solidarity, we will also wait until 1 PM to have lunch

[Josh Hawley @HawleyMO]

🚨What happened last Tuesday was shocking and historic. It calls for a historic response. Christians need to gather and seek the Lord. I’m going to host a time of fasting and prayer for the nation on Tuesday, December 15 from 12 to 1 at the Capitol. Meet me there!