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With U.S. democracy under siege by the GQP, it's understandable why this irate Democrat is lashing out, even against his own party. "I'm not going to shut up about this," TikToker Alex Pearlman says (see video below). "Because you can't yell at the Republicans. They're not going to change."

"We're stuck with them," he continues, visibly incensed. "You can't shame them, you can't convince them, you can't trick them, you can't fuckin' out-plan them but I can yell at the Democrat party."

And that he does, bashing millionaire politicians like Nancy Pelosi, Senator Mark Warner, and Rep. Don Beyer for their inability (so far) to stop the train wreck while continually asking for more campaign donations. "Stop fucking sending me emails. Stop sending me fucking texts. Stop fucking reading poems and singing goddamn karaoke!"

But this type of panic rant although cathartic on some level doesn't actually help the cause. Yes, it is frustrating to keep getting hit with fundraising requests while simultaneously getting hit with SCOTUS grenades on a daily basis, but turning on your own party leads to despair, which leads to inaction.

"We're the ones who are powerless," he says, telling politicians to get off their asses and do something or get out. But, while I feel his exasperation, we are not entirely powerless. We can protest, we can vote (for candidates who actually have a plan), and yes, we can donate to politicians we think are best suited to fight the fight. His anger is absolutely valid, but it might have more impact if redirected.

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The countrys deadliest human smuggling operation ever recorded was uncovered earlier this week, with more than 50 migrants found dead inside an abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio.

The tragedy quickly reignited the debate over the border and immigration.

Republicans quickly pointed fingers at the White Houses policies. Supporters of President Biden suggested the deadly incident was proof their border security approach was working.

One Democrat who disagrees with how the Biden Administration is handling the border is Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

Rep. Cuellar joined host Lisa Brady on the FOX News Rundown earlier this week to give his take on what he believes is going wrong on the southern border and how those problems can be addressed.

The Texas Democrat also weighed in on the politics of the issue and how voters are becoming increasingly concerned about the surge of migrants coming into the country. He warned his party and the White House to change course and take action.

Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the conversation within our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear the entire discussion with Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and get even more of his unique take on the border crisis.

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Joe Bidens universal name ID helped him win the Democratic nomination in 2020.

Voters wanted someone battle-tested and experienced, a familiar face to take on Donald Trump. He reminded Americans he had been in the White House before, knew his way around and could thrive in the highest office on his own.

Biden says he plans to run for reelection in 2024, but there are some doubts given his age and his low approval numbers.

Democrats are bracing for a beating in this years midterm elections, and there are plenty in the party who think Biden might decide not to run for reelection, despite his past statements.

Most of the speculation on alternative Democratic candidates to Biden has been centered on Vice President Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and two senators who also were in the 2020 Democratic primary, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

But those five bold-faced names are far from the only possible contenders.

Here are five under-the-radar Democrats who could run if Biden steps aside.

The popular Ohio senators name comes up readily each time Democrats are looking for a candidate who isnt one of the main contenders like Harris or Buttigieg. He appeals to both progressives and moderates in a much-coveted traditional swing state that has been important to both parties.

When we talk about new faces and fresh blood, and what it means to be a Democrat in the traditional sense, he checks all the boxes, said one prominent Democratic strategist who has worked on recent presidential elections. The only thing he really lacks is name recognition.

Another party strategist said Brown has figured out the secret sauce in winning a tough state like Ohio, which has been trending toward the GOP.

Brown briefly dipped his toes in the water during the 2020 presidential race and surprised some Democrats by taking his name out of contention almost immediately. But those voices are quick to point out that Brown faces a big obstacle in 2024: Hes running for reelection.

Democrats across the ideological spectrum have long wanted Abrams, Georgias former state House minority leader and current Democratic gubernatorial nominee, to run for higher office, particularly after her meteoric rise in the party.

Best known for her prolific work on democracy reform after narrowly losing to current GOP Gov. Brian Kemp, Abrams was high on Bidens vice presidential shortlist before she announced a second gubernatorial run. That rematch against Kemp is one of the most anticipated of the cycle.

Absent a voting rights bill that many Democrats wanted passed during Bidens first term, the 48-year-old Yale Law School graduate has openly pushed for similar reforms across her state, hoping to set an example of what can be possible at the national level. That work was praised by everyone from Biden to prominent celebrities and even Trumps own niece, Mary Trump, as well as activists who consider Abrams an ally in their push for equitable access to the ballot box.

But as a strategist put it, Shes going to have to win a race first.

Khanna is the most overtly progressive name on the list. He co-chaired Sanderss last presidential campaign and considers him a close friend. He supports sweeping populist economic reform and has built a reputation as a foreign policy expert in Congress.

While he shares much of the ideology of the left, his fiercest supporters say Khanna has something that some other progressives lack: an eagerness to work with those who have opposing views within the party.

At just 45, hes more than three decades younger than Biden and Sanders, prompting some Democrats to speculate that Khanna could be a potential heir to the national progressive movement in search of a new leader.

Ro has an optimistic vision for the future of the Democratic Party and a strong economic message on American production and jobs that resonates with voters across the country, a source close to Khanna told The Hill. The 2024 race has to be focused on who can beat Donald Trump if he runs, but after that I think there will be the space and desire for new leaders like Ro.

The path to the presidency famously runs through governors mansions, and Democrats looking for glimmers of hope say thats where most of the action will be in the midterms, including in swing-state Michigan.

Whitmer, whos up for a second term in the fall, declined to discuss her potential 2024 prospects in an interview withNBC Newsthis week, maintaining that shes focused on improving conditions in her state and keeping her current position. Polls indicate she ison track to win.

She even went as far as to say she would offer Biden her support if he decided to seek the White House again. But the big question, of course, is if. Democrats haveraised more concernsrecently about Bidens age, leading some to urge him to step aside for a younger candidate to compete, placing Whitmer, 50, in the mix.

Like Abrams, Whitmer got serious consideration during Bidens vice presidential search, with some in his inner circle angling for her to be chosen.

He really identified with her, said one Biden ally. I think he came really close to choosing her.

She became more widely known for implementing pragmatic safety measures during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but has also been a favorite target of her states Republicans, who still maintain Trump won the presidential election over Biden and are eager to take her out of office.

The former New Orleans mayor rose to prominence when, in 2017, one year after Trump reclaimed the Oval Office, he called for the longest standing Confederate monuments to be taken down in Louisiana.

In an impassioned speech, Landrieu illustrated diversity as the nations strongest unifier amid times of turmoil.

In the second decade of the 21st century, asking African Americans or anyone else to drive by property that they own occupied by reverential statues of men who fought to destroy the country and deny that persons humanity seems perverse and absurd, he said.

Democrats have since seen the former mayor, who worked as a senior administration adviser during the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations, as able to bring together new groups of voters.

Mitch Landrieu is the only candidate in my mind that can rebuild the Obama coalition from 2008, said Michael Starr Hopkins, a Democratic operative who worked on a primary campaign in the last presidential cycle. His appeal to African Americans as well as white Southerners is a rare skill. Hes built relationships, much in the way Joe Biden did.

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On the first weekend after the Supreme Court overturned nearly five decades of constitutional abortion rights, Democrats seized on the ruling to portray their Republican opponents as threats to women and their health care providers, while two sitting G.O.P. governors welcomed the decision, as they tried to emphasize that the matter is a local issue with more debate to be had.

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia who is in a rematch with the Republican she narrowly lost to four years ago, told CNNs State of the Union, that the public should take into very real consideration the danger Brian Kemp poses to the life and welfare of women in this state.

Ms. Abrams also told CNN that Mr. Kemp intends to adds incest and rape as prohibitions.

Tate Mitchell, a spokesman for Mr. Kemp, said in a statement that Ms. Abrams is lying and that Mr. Kemp supported the states law that includes exemptions for rape, incest, life of the mother, and ectopic pregnancies.

Ms. Abrams also appeared on Fox News Sunday, and said, We cannot cherry-pick when we pay attention to the lives and safety of women.

After noting Mr. Kemp refused to expand Medicaid in Georgia, Ms. Abrams said, He has refused to support women at every stage of their lives when they are trying to make the best choices for themselves and their families.

The CNN anchor Jake Tapper said Mr. Kemp had been invited to appear on the show. Mr. Mitchell said Mr. Kemp was unable to appear because he was at the Georgia Municipal Association conference in Savannah.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Democrat of Michigan, told CBSs Face the Nation that state lawmakers had already introduced legislation to criminalize and throw nurses and doctors in jail if they perform abortions.

And legislators, she said, endorsed a 1931 law making abortions in the state a felony as have all of the Republican people running for governor. They want abortion to be a felony: no exception for rape or incest. Thats the kind of Legislature that Im working with. Thats the kind of matchup Im going to have this fall.

Republican governors on the Sunday shows, while welcoming the courts ruling, repeatedly emphasized that the debate and discussion around this issue will continue, framing it as a matter of states rights.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas said on NBCs Meet the Press that although the ruling was something the pro-life movement worked for over 40 years to achieve, we have to remember, this not a nationwide ban on abortion. Every state will have the ability to make its decisions.

Later, Mr. Hutchinson tried to assuage concerns that other rights could be rolled back: This is not about contraception. This is not about same-sex marriage: a very limited decision on this particular issue of abortion.

And it is very important right now to assure women that the access to contraception is going to be able to continue. Later, when asked if, as president, he would sign a national law outlawing abortion, Mr. Hutchinson, who is considering a run in 2024, said no.

I dont believe that we ought to go back to saying there ought to be a national law thats passed. We fought for 50 years to have this return to the states. Weve won that battle. Its back to the states. Lets let it be resolved there.

Another Republican, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, told ABCs This Week that the Supreme Court ruling was wonderful news, and that her state would now ban abortions except to save the life of the mother. But I anticipate therell be more debate and discussion because the ruling gave the authority back to the states to make these decisions.

When asked what would happen if a South Dakota resident traveled to another state to get an abortion, Ms. Noem replied, That certainly isnt addressed in our statute today and so I think thats things that therell be debate about but also, were having lots of debates in South Dakota.

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Midwestern states are battling to be bumped up to a coveted early slot in the Democratic presidential nominating calendar, jump-starting what election watchers say could be a big shake-up ahead of the 2024 election.

Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois are among the states hoping to exert more influence and help diversify a lineup led by the largely rural and predominantly white states of Iowa and New Hampshire that many Democrats say doesnt represent the partys true strength.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has announced 17 finalists to be among the first four or five, including Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and all four current early primary states. State party officials began drafting proposals earlier this year and are set to make their cases to the bodys regulatory committee later this month.

Proponents of Michigan and Minnesota point to them being critical swing states that helped elect President Biden. Geography matters too, they say. If Iowa gets the boot from its traditional role as the first-in-the-nation caucus state, either state would provide an alternative in the Midwest.

There needs to be a Midwest state, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) told The Hill in an interview. Were the heart of the country.

After going for former President Trump by a slim margin in 2016, Michigan flipped back to blue four years later to give Biden enough Electoral College votes to help win the presidency.

I was one of the people that told people that Donald Trump would win Michigan in 2016, and, by the way, people in both parties thought that I was crazy, and I think it stunned a lot of people, Dingell said. It is a purple state, and we do decide who the presidents going to be.

Im not interested in presidential candidates testing the waters in my state. Im interested in seeing the candidates answers to the questions that voters care about, she added.

Democrats see an advantage to having a generalelection battlegroundgo earlier in the process, arguing that theres value in showing voters the kind of candidates who can win in the fall, even a year or more ahead of the next presidential race.

The economy is diverse, the population is diverse, the geographical population is diverse, the educational levels are diverse, said John Anzalone, one of Bidens top pollsters who works on Michigan elections.

If youre a presidential candidate looking to be tested with a bunch of different universes of voters, its really perfect, he said.

Michigan Democrats are expected to pitch their case to the DNCs Rules and Bylaws Committee, the governing force that decides the order of the calendar, on June 23.

As part of their case-building, they recently sent a letterto the national party listing reasons they believe the Great Lakes State is best suited to appear on the early roster. The memo was signed by Dingell and the rest of Michigans congressional delegation.

Minnesota is also high on Democrats list of considerations. It currently leans blue, but also has a strong independent streak that state party officials believe can be beneficial to voters.

In 2016, it awarded Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) a momentum-boosting win over Hillary Clinton, which temporarily changed the narrative that progressives cant catch on in geographically diverse areas. Clinton took Minnesota in the 2016 general election and in 2020 Biden won the state over Trump.

Our state is a true microcosm of the country, said Ken Martin, who chairs Minnesotas Farmer-Labor Party and serves as the vice chairman of the DNC.

Martin has been closely involved in navigating the complicated process each presidential cycle. As president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, hes seen the importance of bringing new perspectives into the conversation that set the tone and direction for the election.

Martin believes Minnesota, which currently votes on Super Tuesday, brings together diverse racial and ethnic communities, a strong agriculture industry and the presence of rural Democratic voters. He also praised the strong union and business footprint.

Presidential candidates who can bring all of these voters together and win in Minnesota would be well positioned to win across the country, he added.

Adding to the intrigue, a third state, Illinois, has also thrown its hat in the ring. Officials there recently submitted their pitch to the DNC, also citing the states unmatched diversity in the Midwest.

That diversity would strengthen candidates campaign messaging and tactics for both the primary and general elections, because winning in Illinois requires building the kinds of broad-based coalitions necessary to win the Electoral College in November, the state party wrote.

Biden was the overwhelming favorite in the Prairie State in 2020, outcompeting Trump by double digits. That could ultimately work against its chances of moving up, as many Democrats are openly expressing a desire for a battleground to serve as a test run ahead of the eventual Democrat vs. Republican match-up.

Still, others see the upside overtaking any potential shortcomings. An official with the state Democratic Party listed recent Democratic gains there as reasons for the national party to consider its bid.

We really have a blueprint here for national candidates and how to translate Democratic values and Democratic campaign tactics into persuading voters, turning them out and winning, said Jake Lewis, deputy director of the Illinois Democratic Party.

We are a bigger state. We understand that, Lewis continued. But Democrats have to win big states.

We vote to be able to win big states like Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and so testing Democratic candidates early on their ability to organize in bigger states and their ability to organize in bigger cities in a city like Chicago, its really important, he said.

Even as newcomerstry outfor a spot, the original first four are working to keep their places on the calendar.Election strategistssay that may be hardest for Iowa.

Democrats have long lamented the states prominence in the process, pointing to its lack of racial diversity and its rightward tilt in recent years. The highly public debacle in 2020, when atechnology malfunctioncauseduncertainty among voters and problems for party officials,may have been the final push to retool the calendar.

But supporters of Iowa keeping the electoral status quo are fighting to maintain its first-in-the-nation status, saying the state has played a defining role in previous races that sent more liberal candidates to the White House.

There wouldnt have been a President Obama without Iowa, said Ross Wilburn, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

But they are open to making a significant change. Another major criticism of the caucus process is that it excludes anyone who may not be able to spend multiple hours at the event on a cold, winter night. TheDes Moines Registerreported earlier this month that state party officials have put forward a plan where voters wouldsend inpresidential preference cards in advance.In an attempt at compromise,the results would be announced on the original caucus date, but the voting process itself would be closer to a traditional primary.

And for officials such as Wilburn, the states small size is an asset. I understand other states wanting to be part of the process, but our presidential nominee cannot be decided by large media markets and candidates who just have larger dollars, he said.

We have an affordable television market, and a candidate who doesnt have the funds necessarily or the notoriety nationally, initially, they can campaign here in Iowa. Theres great grassroots strength. Our friends and neighbors help inform the messaging of presidential candidates, he said.

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