Posted on 11/01/2025 7:03:43 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
On Friday's episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher said he was fearful that the Democratic Party is becoming a "ghost brand," drawing a comparison between the party's waning popularity and the downfall of former department store giant, Sears.
"The cautionary tale of the ghost brand is an important one because it applies not only to business but also to politics. I fear the Democratic Party is at risk of becoming a ghost brand too," he warned. "Like Sears, it used to be mighty and ascendant and popular."
Maher described a ghost brand as "a company or a store that, like Sears, still exists, but only as a pathetic shell of its former self. The brands that make you say, 'Oh, they're still making that.' Because they screwed themselves out of relevance and now their logos haunt us, wandering, neither alive nor dead like Mitch McConnell."
Pointing to the fact that, at one point, Sears accounted for 1% of the entire U.S. economy and 41% of the country's appliance market, the company eventually faded into obscurity — leaving behind its status as an American staple. He expressed concern that the same story may be playing out with the Democratic Party's position in American politics.
"Democrats once controlled Congress and the Supreme Court, or at least competitively. But now, even at a time when President Trump is turning 250 years of democracy into jean shorts, the Democrats have their lowest rating in 35 years. 63% unfavorable," he noted.
"What happened? I don't know. What happened to Sears?" Maher continued. "It used to be synonymous with the American dream because it kept faith with what the customer wanted. Did we love Sears? No. But that was beside the point. You just went."
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He’s only half right.
Sears was driven into the ground by its owner after it merged with K-Mart they both went bankrupt.
The Democrat Party merged with the far left Communists and they went morally bankrupt...............
And they'll have limited appeal as a coastal party so they'll continue to struggle in the heartland.
The democrts are going to still be around. They have just become more honest about their brand. They are just open about their socialism now. Maher hasn’t figured this out yet.
Oh yeah and their blatant violent hatred towards white men and jews.
Sears had 3,500 stores in the US. Now they just have 8.
-—USA Today June, 2025.
But the last Montgomery Ward store closed December 28, 2000.
Luckily I got the warranty service done in the auto department for my car 8 track player to be fixed and the whitewall tires replaced on the last day. (kidding).
As long as there are stupid, naive idiots in this country, the democrap party will always be around. What we have to watch out for though, is God forbid they should take power again they are going to doing everything they possibly can to hold onto it, even worse that what went on during the Biden years
We own a house that was purchased in the early 20th century from Sears and Roebuck.
>> The Democrat Party merged with the far left Communists and they went morally bankrupt...
The Islamo-pali-nazis fit somewhere into that merger of immoral business entities too.
Barry Hussein is not only sitting like a woman, he’s wearing women’s clothes too!
If they lose VA or NJ, but especially if they lose both, their base will split completely and a lot of the radicals will walk away in 2026. The Dems are at a turning point like the GOP in 2009.
The worst thing for them is if DSA sees the failures and puts a full slate of candidates out in 2026. I’m sure they’re quite active. If they end up taking 10% due to the DSA taking Dem votes, that would be nuts. But I can dream.
Elitist Costal Party.
Just for fun, I asked Grok.
WASHINGTON — Once the proud champion of lunch-pail Joes and union halls, the Democratic Party in 2024 capped its decades-long glow-up into what analysts are snickeringly calling the “Elitist Coastal Trough.” Holed up in gleaming urban towers and manicured suburbs along the East and West coasts, Democrats now feast on college-educated voters, racial minorities, and kale-smoothie professionals—while hemorrhaging support across the industrial Midwest, rural heartland, and, let’s be honest, any man of any age or race who doesn’t summer in the Hamptons or winter in Napa. The makeover leaves them lording over blue strongholds like California, New York, and Massachusetts, yet hilariously out of touch with small-town and blue-collar folks in Ohio, Iowa, and West Virginia. The 2024 election was the punchline: Dems raked it in among high-growth metro latte-sippers but couldn’t convince a single guy in a Carhartt that they still remember what a factory looks like.
I still miss Sears. Such a shame the management over the years make so many dumb decisions.
I really believe that the management of Sears destroyed the company. They sold off all of their products that were the foundation of the company. Growing up, we really enjoyed the opportunity to go to Sears in downtown Tucson. The sales staff were always dressed very professional and were very courteous. Lots of quality merchandise to look at and purchase.
Barack Hussein Obama is showing his
feminine-acting side there
Which makes me believe that it’s the
result of many encounters...
I don’t think 🤔🤔🤔 Barry has all of
the Homosexual Agendas by coincidence ...
It’s part of his dark spirit of antichrist soul...
Nah worry not bill. Sadly there are so many people with evil in their hearts that the democrat party,will remain in full force un5il the end of time likely.
Monkey Wards woulda been a better comparison.
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