The US Democratic Party is floundering faced with a single-minded and enmeshed Republican Party, with no obvious front runners who will appeal to the electorate.
‘The party is split between a radicalised younger vote, which is increasingly Maga-like in tactics and tone, and an ageing establishment that is short of ideas.’
The Graham Platner debacle was one indication. A candidate for the Maine Senate he had not been properly vetted, was not a blue-collar candidate of his advertisements but from a wealthy background and in addition to a questionable record with women, he had an SS-associated tattoo on his chest. His two chief campaign consultants both come from generational wealth and are closely associated with the Democratic Socialists of America – officials include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and NY mayor Zohran Mamdani. All of which allows Trump to rant on about the communist threat.
In reality their economic policies advocate public healthcare and fair taxation of the AI oligarchs, but seemingly they also come across as anti-American which is never a winning platform. “They channel the Berkeley campus, not America’s suburbs.”
At present the Democratic Party has an approval rating much the same as the Republicans.
What follows below are random thoughts and I would -respectfully – be grateful not to be deluged for astro-info on other Democratic possibles.
The US Democratic Socialists was founded 20 March 1982 in New York – a late Sun Pisces square an idealistic though not always realistic Neptune, it has a tougher streak from a dogged Saturn conjunct Pluto on one side and a sometimes-unlucky Saturn conjunct Mars on the other side.
Tr Saturn is opposing the Mars this year for setbacks and continuing on to oppose Saturn Pluto in 2027 which looks a challenging, discouraging year with, additionally, a high-tension Solar Arc Saturn conjunct Uranus, curbing their progressive instincts; plus SA Uranus conjunct their South Node hinting at maybe pride getting in the way of compassion plus money troubles.
By the election tr Jupiter will be just over their Mars for an upbeat moment and heading to conjunct their Saturn – and tr Jupiter will then conjunct their and Pluto exactly at the Inauguration in 2029 so there will be an uplifting spot of cheer.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 13 October 1988 11.50am New York, has tr Jupiter moving across her career 10th running into and after the 2028 election, conjunct her Mars a few days before and conjunct her Sun in the interim, boosting her Pluto/MC midpoint (birth time being accurate) at the Inauguration. Though the run up to the election will also be uncertain with tr Neptune square her Saturn until mid September 2028 and returning in 2029.
What caught my eye was that Rahm Emmanuel, Obama’s chief of staff and then Mayor of Chicago, might be considering a run. Born 29 November 1959 2am Chicago, he is an enthusiastic Sun Jupiter in Sagittarius in a pushily-confident square to Pluto; with a super-determined and outspoken Mars, Mercury, Moon conjunct in Scorpio in a high-octane square to Uranus. His Neptune in Scorpio will be rattled over the election and just after with the tr Saturn in Taurus square tr Pluto in hard aspect causing confusion and uncertainty.
But what intrigued me is his Solar Arc Jupiter is opposition his Uranus and square his Moon through 2028 for a lucky break; with his tr Jupiter moving across into his 1st house also through 2028 giving him a confidence lift; and tr Uranus opposing his Jupiter in June, December 2028 and March 2029. Equal quantities of sudden luck and meltdown anxiety.
Barack Obama, 4 August 1961 7.24pm Hawaii, has the same mix of Jupiterian bounty and major setbacks. On the upside he has a confident tr Pluto square his Sun/Jupiter midpoint over the election and tr Jupiter conjunct his Pluto/MC as well in mid November. With tr Jupiter conjunct his Mars/North Node midpoint over the Inauguration which hints at success. But but but – the run up to the election looks horrific with tr Uranus square his Mars/Pluto midpoint from mid August to mid October, which will be high risk as well as upsetting, repeating in June 2029. And like Emmanuel, his Neptune is catching the tr Saturn opposition in late October and again in March 2029 for great uncertainty; with the disorienting and massively confusing tr Pluto square his Neptune throughout the middle months of 2028 and exactly over the Inauguration.
The usual muddle and guddle of election prediction especially in a peculiarly high-stakes one with a rancid Republican Party no doubt up to dirty tricks never mind the global scene causing havoc.
I’m sorry – am I missing something here? Is this related to the midterms or 2028 presidential elections?
One thing I am sure of is that my grandchildren will be studying this administration and period of time in history when they are older.
I have family who work in politics: Rahm Emmanuel wants to run- but he is really easy to dislike and his ideas are… not good. He was my mayor and he’s arrogant and elitist. Jb Pritzker- wants to run and is way more personable than Emmanuel. He’s also Jewish and refuse to take money from apac. Half the democrats in congress voted against $ for Israel yesterday and it will be a litmus test for any dem candidate. Jb Pritzker’s personal story is empathetic but personally my vote is for Jon ossof from Atlanta, also Jewish and critical of Netanyahu, major riz and speaks like Obama. The electoral college matters more than ever- a candidate from a blue state like Emmanuel or Pritzker wastes the potential of turning purple states blue and down ballot candidates. No need to look at the charts but newsom could never win a general and AOC can do more good pushing progressive policy from congress – she is too easy bait for the GOP so it would only bog down her power to run, and again, both come from the bluest of states, it would be a huge waste. There is a lot of 3D chess that comes into play in an American general election.