A Challenge to Democrats

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First I will present a challenge to Jake Broe specifically. Then I will present a challenge to all of the Democrats that were elected to an office in this 2026 mid-term election.

Let’s establish this right up front. I don’t like Trump and I didn’t vote for him. While I do agree with some of his positions I strongly disagree with many of them. I am greatly offended by how he has conducted himself and how he has represented the United States. His treatment of our allies and our trading partners is inexcusable and goes against our national interests. His actions have done significant damage to the United States of America’s standing in the world that will take decades to repair and some of it may never be able to be repaired. He has negatively damaged the national security interests of the United States.

Okay, so who is Jake Broe? He is an internet/YouTube blogger/vlogger/influencer. As of the writing of this article his YouTube channel has 715,000 followers.

I watch each of his videos and appreciate his commitment to Ukraine and the information that he shares in regards to Russia’s war against Ukraine. However, his fervor against Trump is over the top and causes him to often blame Republicans in general for conditions and situations that the Democrats share at least equal blame for. Jake’s statements often do not line up with the historic record and the reality of the party politics as they currently exist in the USA.

Jake ends his videos with the statement, “Keep defending the truth, keep defending democracy.”

Democrats and the Democrat Party have been taking away my rights, my freedoms and my liberty for over 100 years.

My challenge to Jake Broe:

Stand up and fight for personal liberties and freedoms in the USA as hard as you have fought for Ukraine’s sovereignty, liberties and right to self-determination.

Now let me turn our attention to the mid-term elections and the Democrat party in general.

In the 2026 mid-term elections voters did not vote for the Democrat Party’s positions or policies they voted against both Trump and the general state of how our government is functioning and the Democrats share responsibility for creating the current environment.

After the voting, a pollster asked his focus group who had voted for Democrats and who had voted against Trump. At least 11 out of the 15 said their vote was not for Democrats but rather was against Trump. That is not a mandate for the Democrats, it is a repudiation of Trump personally.

Greg Terry, another YouTuber, in reflecting on the outcome of the elections noted that, “Donald Trump had to have checks and balances put in place and stopped.” Unfortunately, in a two-party system, the only option you have to apply some checks and balances is to vote for the opposing party even if you despise their policies and what they stand for.

The votes in this election were against:

• Trump- the votes were mainly against Trump but also go beyond that
• The nastiness of our President (but it would also apply to our politics in general)
• The disrespect for and poor treatment of our allies by our President
• The lack of support for Ukraine and the principles of liberty (this applies both to the President for his actions and also to the Congress for their inaction)
• How our President and other members of his administration cozied up to Putin and Russia (an enemy of the USA by their own declaration)
• The use of private individuals, outside of the established agencies, oversight and protocols, to represent us in negotiations
• The costs and disruptions of the tariffs
• The seemingly endless self engrandizement and the enrichment of self, family & associates by the President
• The disregard for national security and interests by the President
• The bombastic egotism of our President

The Democrat Party now has significant majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. They are in a position to make a difference.

My Challenge to the Democrats:

• Quit trying to control every aspect of my life
• Respect my rights and liberties
• Forget about fighting against Republicans and fight for Americans
• Abolish the tight party control and allow members to vote their conscience and in the interest of their constituents instead of power brokers, special interest groups, party agendas, etc.
• Change course and start undoing the extensive damage that you have done to this country over the past 100 plus years