Brandon J. Johnson

If you want to know why Donald Trump was elected, watch Barack Obama’s attack speech yesterday at Jesse Jackson’s funeral. As he did throughout his presidency, he created a straw man to describe Republicans as bigots who force the American people to “turn on each other”. He said similar crap when he was President and the GOP was the party of Bush, McCain and Romney. It’s the language of bitterness and resentment that makes good people recoil to be described that way. Obama is one of the most divisive figures in US history, except he is celebrated by the MSM because they are partisans. They take sides and loved and protected Obama. It’s no wonder a tough, no BS, bull in the China shop emerged. That person was a fed up Trump, who broke the MSM by not caring what they thought. He showed Rs they could punch back against the Ds and win. His rise coincided with the welcome birth, at long last, of conservative media which gave voice to the voiceless who had been forced to consume the prejudices of the MSM. I can’t stand Obama. He was weak, patronizing, condescending and he put America last. But having listened to him yesterday, I reminded the only good thing he did was help elect President Trump.

The quiet part that will stay quiet is that....THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT SO MANY VOTED FOR... That man can only tell y'all he is a racist in so many ways. Does policy suggestions you agree with override blatant racism to keep your support?

My thoughts about the tragic events of today

My thoughts on our current budget discussions

War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!

🚨🚨FYI🚨🚨 The housing workshop items are being moved from tomorrow's workshop to our June 3rd evening meeting. This will allow for more public engagement on our proposed efforts and be at an accessible time for community members to attend.

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Today, we witnessed a man literally fighting for the freedom of his country and fighting against an invasion from another country being belittled, dismissed, and berated by the alleged leader of the free world🤯 What a time to be alive!

Due to the severe winter weather, the following facilities will be closed on Tuesday, February 18: Golf Wichita Courses OJ Watson Park Mid-America All Indian Museum Cowtown Botanica All Library Branches All Neighborhood Resource Centers Event cancellations for Tuesday, February 18: The Wichita Municipal Court Pro Se walk-in docket Governors of Golf Board meeting LEAD ICT meeting

We've been made aware of a plane crash in Washington, D.C. that originated from Wichita. Please keep all of those aboard the aircraft in your prayers as the first responders are working to save lives in DC!

We’re aware of reports that American Eagle flight 5342, operated by PSA, with service from Wichita, Kansas (ICT) to Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) has been involved in an incident. We will provide information as it becomes available.

President Carter was not only a former President of the United States, but more importantly, he was a good human and outstanding servant of the people! Rest in Peace Mr. President!

@Woodard4Kansas Hey man, I am late to the party, but congratulations on your leadership position! I know you will do a great job as Minority Leader 💪🏾

My thanks to @CityofWichita Council members @BJohnsonICT and Dalton Glasscock for joining me to talk about coming to a downtown paid #parking consensus. bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2…

This Latino gentleman is spot-on. We all know what that "something else" is. 🎯🎯🎯👇

People on both sides of the political spectrum need to listen to this. Please!

A few thoughts from the conversations I’ve been having and hearing over the last week: The hard question isn’t the 2 points that would’ve decided the election. It’s how to build a Democratic Party that isn’t always 2 points away from losing to Donald Trump — or worse. The Democratic Party is supposed to represent the working class. If it isn’t doing that, it is failing. That’s true even even if it can still win elections. Democrats don’t need to build a new informational ecosystem. Dems need to show up in the informational ecosystems that already exist. They need to be natural and enthusiastic participants in these cultures. Harris should’ve gone on Rogan, but the damage here was done over years and wouldn’t have been reversed in one October appearance. Building a media ecosystem isn’t something you do through nonprofit grants or rich donors (remember Air America?). Joe Rogan and Theo Von aren’t a Koch-funded psy-op. What makes these spaces matter is that they aren’t built on politics. (Democrats already win voters who pay close attention to politics.) That there’s more affinity between Democrats and the Cheneys than Democrats and the Rogans and Theo Vons of the world says a lot. Economic populism is not just about making your economic policy more and more redistributive. People care about fairness. They admire success. People have economic identities in addition to material needs. Trump — and in a different way, Musk — understand the identity side of this. What they share isn’t that they are rich and successful, it’s that they made themselves into the public’s idea of what it means to be rich and successful. Policy matters, but it has to be real to the candidate. Policy is a way candidates tell voters who they are. But people can tell what politicians really care about and what they’re mouthing because it polls well. Governing matters. If housing is more affordable, and homelessness far less of a crisis, in Texas and Florida than California and New York, that’s a *huge* problem. If people are leaving California and New York for Texas and Florida, that’s a *huge* problem. Democrats need to take seriously how much scarcity harms them. Housing scarcity became a core Trump-Vance argument against immigrants. Too little clean energy becomes the argument for rapidly building out more fossil fuels. A successful liberalism needs to believe in *and deliver* abundance of the things people need most. That Democrats aren’t trusted on the cost of living harmed them much more than any ad. If Dems want to “Sister Soulja” some part of their coalition, start with the parts that have made it so much more expensive to build and live where Democrats govern. More than a “Sister Soulja” moment, Democrats need to rebuild a culture of saying no inside their own coalition. Democrats don’t just have to move right or left. They need to better reflect the texture of worlds they’ve lost touch with and those worlds are complex and contradictory. The most important question in politics isn’t whether a politician is well liked. It’s whether voters think a politician — or a political coalition — likes them.

Flannel may not be my style, but I love @Tim_Walz. He’s doing a fantastic job making sure people know this election matters.