I find it WILD that you’re all talking about the future of the Democratic Party when we are worrying about the future of our democracy. I don’t see a Democratic Party existing without embracing the progressives they’ve shunned for years. And I don’t see that happening with this weak ass leadership.
Lemme guess, the future of the party will be to swerve even harder right to keep trying to cater to voters who will never vote for you because they're already Nazis while failing to do anything at all to stop the rising tide of fascism?
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Do We really have time to sit around and wax philosophical about potential futures when Our nation's future is being burned to the ground this very minute?
I see Marie Glusencamp Perez is on there, just so you know a lot of us in her district are very disappointed in the fact that she often times votes with the GOP. 
She won't be running here as a dem again. Primary. We are already looking for a new candidate. She ran 3 years ago as a Progressive, and now this. We need vetting.
Your time is now. Step up. We need you. Your country calls on you again! We need you to organize us! Please 🙏🏼 We will support you with funds, volunteers and mouthpieces!
At least let us steal the bones of the Democratic party first. The infrastructure of volunteers and already established outreach would help the new party be ready by midterms rather than the presidential election after the next.
But aren’t you talking about democracy? That currently doesn’t exist. I feel our party is having the same issue. Not admitting the real problem and not going after it. Didn’t they just start killing the FEC?
Pete can you or someone please organize at least weekly press conferences or something similar to inform the nation of what is happening, like they did during COVID?
There is no future if the dems do not develop strategy skills immediately. Dems need to realize they are playing a polite game of candy land while the gop is playing a sadistic version of Risk. Dems need to stop the pity party and fight. No more polite procedures. Fight like hell.
#FeloniousTrump new executive order declaring that only the president or attorney general can speak for “what the law is” in the United States. “Trump Administration is setting up a constitutional crisis because they want civil unrest to enact martial law,”
Trump spent all the years he wasn’t in office consuming space in our heads and it turned half the country into angry people blaming their problems on others.
We need to flood the news and social media ongoing and pick a few topics - I want to see more about quid pro quo at the expense to humanity.
My position!!!! The Democrats did nothing wrong. What happened was, a billionaire used Starlink to hack the voting machines. Trump acknowledged this information after the election
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This all sounds great in theory but you do realize we’re facing a bunch of Nazi’s who don’t give a flying fuck about decency, diplomacy or honor. Our leaders in 1940 had the balls to call out fascism for what it was. Where are our leaders bearing arms and what is the fucking hold up?
Despite his flaws, Lincoln used every speech to teach the public what the Preamble's and Declaration's values mean. Our orators should follow his example. Organize a citizens' group in your precinct. Hear one another out. Relate the documents to current events. Choose leaders. Hold them accountable.
I think that the day cRump replaces the the secret service with the oath keepers or the proud boys as his body guards (in lovely brown or black uniforms of course) might, maybe, could, potentially alert some “unaligned” folks as to the clear and present danger.
It's funny, because the Democrat party is over. They finally birthed their facist baby with the Republicans. No more the 1% vs the .1%. it's just 1 now. Good job. Really ambitious but y'all did it. Suck yourself dry you absolute winner.
The future of the democratic party is going to have to be made up of an entirely new breed of politicians who are not afraid to denounce unbridled capitalism, and fight for democratic socialism fiercely and unapologetically.
The House Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social gave a funny nickname to the twice impeached, felon who used an EO to remove the 14th Amendment amendment to the US Constitution which guaranteed people like him would be US Citizens.
Not sure the Felon will recover from the devastating nickname.
Thanks for putting last night IOP gathering on YouTube to watch what I missed. Always try to tune in when @petebuttigieg.bsky.social speaks. Please, consider becoming our fearless leader. I believe your voice is most desired to speak and keep us united. Plus, will nearly do anything you ask!😉😘
Pete, please try to convince Democratic leadership that we need to think about electability. Who is rural, white America willing to vote for? It sure wasn’t Hillary, and it sure wasn’t a black woman from CA.
Is that fair? Of course not! But do we want to win elections or not?
The Dem Party should have its own shadow govt. Trump was a one man shadow govt for the GOP during Biden’s term. And he used FOX, the GOP network, to promulgate his thoughts to the public & to give guidance & threats to GOP legislators. Dems shld hold daily/weekly pressers to get the word out. Pls!
We live across the river from Marie and remember when she was first running for former Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s seat - against some MAGA guy. We were thrilled when she won, and are pleased to see her star rising. She gives us a little hope in what seems a hopeless time in our nation.
Until the demochimps remove corporate dooshbags like Schumer & Jeffries, they’ll continue to lose to the toothless red hats w/ their 3rd grade reading level.
Promote AOC, Jasmine Crockett & the Squad so as to strengthen its ranks.
Anything less than this, and it’s just jerking off the GOP, ffs.
Not sure how people are not understanding that if these people are not stopped NOW (literally Today!!!!! Tomorrow etc), there will not be a future of ANY "party" except the oligarchy of the rich billionaires evil "Christian"/Handmaid's Tale...etc group of people.
And I use the term "people" gor the group extremely lightly....they are all literally pure evil. But no-one is doing anything about it. Thinking things will be fine eventually. I'm personally not doing enough either. But I'm just...saying.
The leadership of the party, at least at the top of the ticket in 2028 should be you sir. I know a lot of time is between now and then, but I hope with your intellect and willingness to listen to progressives, that you plan on running again. #Buttigieg2028
Pete, please start holding weekly press conferences. Roll it Sunday mornings - sink the Sunday morning shows with real talk and not this BS they are perpetuating!
Perez is just an embarrassed republican hiding out in the democratic party! She sabotaged student loan forgiveness after she forgave her own government loans 🤬 NO MORE FAKE DEMS!!!
If you are wanting to reach folks where they are then you must approach discussions on the basis of what is driving the voters where they live. You don’t need to reject Democratic views just because we need local action and accountability.
Right, but what is driving voters where they live? You said Rep. Perez said things you want to hear; respectfully, I'm asking what it is that she said that you liked. I heard many local/state things that are presumably not fed issues, but I imagine those things exemplify certain principles to you.
Yes yes and yes. I said everything she said resonates with me. I don’t have time to recount them all. Please refer to the video, if you haven’t seen it please do.
She’s my rep and unfortunately there was no one to primary her last time. I hope 🤞 she gets one this time. We can’t stand her but voting maga is even more dangerous
We need you to serve as spokesperson for Dems. Daily pressers on what the corrupt administration is up to and what Dems are doing to counter. Daily. Please. Thank you.
I don't see one right now, I see no one banding together, I see no leader emerging, Chuck Schumer should resign and let somebody else take a shot at this.
#DNC Interesting forum…leadership change in the DNC? I heard the original announcement & then nothing. Unfortunately, other than #DavidHogg I barely heard a peep. And David, don’t get too cocky because as of today, there’s still no coherent, direct, tough message from the DNC. Where’s the message?
Don’t get me wrong you are one of the best among them but as long as the Dems are demanding money while simultaneously decrying how powerless they are ( not to mention actively antagonizing their own base ) they will never be voted back into power again.
STFU Petey. You're the one who stated Bernie shouldn't be the nominee, when the polls showed he was the only one who could beat Drumph in 2016. You rejected the change needed and as a direct result of your actions, you allowed the continued slide towards fascism. We knew then.
The Democratic Party has no future until it recognizes and accepts that it's supposed to be the party of the laboring class. And they need to say it out loud.
What are the concrete actions are you (your party) doing to stop this president of yours? From here, it seems that USA will in a not so far future be renamed Gilead by the rest of the really democratic countries. Is there a sense of urgency?
New data demonstrates that the election wasn't FAIR because the outcome came as a result of preventing Harris voters from voting, by intimidation, lies & purging of voter registration rolls. We are guaranteed FAIR elections.
Look, this is nice and all, but democratic inactivity is how we have what we have now. The democratic party has no practice doing anything, gaining traction, or moving forward. I am out of faith here.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social I see you're living in MI, considering '26 Senate run. If you get in that race and @jbpritzker.bsky.social launches a '28 presidential run both NOW, we'd have a silver-tongue dream team making daily headlines, airing TV/radio ads, booking podcasts, building a '28 warchest.
1 Pete- I nominate you to be the Martin Luther King, Jr. of today's political necessity. Can you lead us in million-person marches crowned by your eloquent speeches, all around the country? Can you model how we need to speak in order for some on the right to hear us? You have the skill/star power
This is actually quite disturbing. You’re demanding a decent servant of the people who served his country to do the heavy lifting for you? Pete doesn’t owe you a damn thing! Instead, how about you get off your duff and involve yourself just like Pete has done? Change takes action, not tweets!
I like the concept of a Democrat Press Conference held weekly by opposing voices to challenge the trump LIES. If Buttigieg could lead the presser then all the better. Would be nice to hear former Biden & Obama staffers too. But I fear that might tune out some and give ammo to the trump regime. 🥴
Agreed. More PETE’s need to show up on right wing media.
Heck I’d like to see Obama get out there too. No reason for him to be silent anymore. Time to show if he’s an effective defender of the constitution /demonstrate how to fight propaganda.
Call trump a LIAR?
Priceless. 😀
Nobody listens to anything. Who’s going to cover it? Ppl are just losing their sh*t and they need to grow up. The media hasn’t covered us in decades. Look what they did to Biden. To Kamala. As soon as ppl get they aren’t on our team the better.
I completely agree. So many voices of traditional media leaving the big guys (CNN, Wapo) and starting their own Substacks. My media habits have COMPLETELY changed since the election. Will be interesting to see how this goes.
Watching! Summation from the beginning: 1. Ask the right questions. 2. Listen 3. Communicate in the right places. YES &...stop being condescending. Back to the basics. BUT, America is in the E.R. right now-all hands on deck to stop the coup. DNC needs to focus on that & handful of key elections.
and STOP saying "the Dems" need to say "we, us" or the party will continue to lose people. Invite in everyone. So, #4. Be clear on being inclusive (not talking "DEI" here, I am talking about Republican, Unaffiliated, Dems, etc.-speak like you are a group that includes all)
Get tough, Democrats! Stand up to the Nazi, fascist Trump Cult. Show the parallels between the Third Reich and now. Protest vehemently the federal departments and job cuts and show how detrimental they are. Where are all these federal workers going to find new jobs?
The American Revolution was won because Americans creatively engineered new rules of engagement. If we are to preserve the Federal Republic and our Democracy We. Must. Do. The. Same. #GlovesOff
Pardon if you’re already doing this, but can national democrats give more bandwidth and vocal support to local county parties? Most in Ohio are stuck using state and national talking points while local candidates go under supported and unsung, specifically in deep red counties.
This is a useless conversation. Harris lost by 1.5% and she obviously has two characteristics that would have moved more than 1.5% of the vote from her to Trump. But let's talk about right to repair. Yeah, that'll turn the tide.
I really hope the Dems are planning a bigger, better come back. Bringing the same old agenda won’t work. Time to get rid of weak leadership that got us into this mess, and stop caving to special interest groups unless they can advance your agenda nationally. Dems need a complete overhaul.
Many of them just can't take a chance on upsetting their big money donors. Some of them just can't believe what is happening and hope that the voters will somehow still trust them and reelect more Dems--simply on the forlorn message that they are not the bad guys.
Dems are so weak, it’s embarrassing. It’s almost as if they think being righteous is enough to win an election. We’re in a very different world compared to 4 yrs ago. We need Dem leaders who are relevant, and who have their own money, power, tech, & influence. Another career politician ain’t it.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social Please start a class action suit against Trump/Musk as Raskin described on Sunday. Millions are waiting for a leader and event that will bring us together in force.This would generate huge energy and could be a beginning of the end - our SOLIDARITY! Be our Lech Walesa!
At this point I don't even trust the Democratic Party. What have you guys actually done to help Americans? Yes, the Republicans control everything right now, but why didn't you fight just as dirty as they are? You all saw what they were doing. Every single fucking one of you is complicit in this.
It was nice to hear several voices in this video.
As someone who is trying to start a small business while working a "regular job", Perez had a lot of points I agree with. And not something I hear many democrats talking about!
The Democrats are just as guilty as the Republicans when it comes to Trump. Y'all sat there for two years with full control of the government after his first term and did virtually nothing about him and his policies.
Could you please ask Rep. Gluesenkamp-Perez what in her right mind prompted her to vote for the SAVE Act last year?
Am for a giant tent…people voting to systematically disenfranchise voters is not @demsabroad.bsky.social
David Axelrod on the future of our Democracy? He's one of the reasons we're in this shit with his incrementalism and sucking up to the donor class that has undermined our liberal democracy.
I would like to see David Hogg as the face and voice of any near future Democratic Party. Yes, he’s the vice chair of the DNC, but the party needs in the forefront a young face and a fresh voice, and he’s energetic and has vision!
The future of the Democratic party rests on actually representing the middle/lower class not the oligarchs. D's need to grow a spine and actually do their jobs! Stop with this BS middle ground and for once pick the side of normal everyday Americans
The Future of the Democratic Party looks pretty bleak unless they stop being toadies to the repugs and start being the party of the people. I've been waiting decades for this to happen, but it seems less and less likely. Good luck!
He could form a shadow cabinet that does a presser every day with subject matter experts who speak to specific Trump/Elon actions
And to do so ina provocative manner to get the attention of the media in a big way
Trump has an approval rating around 50% while ILLEGALLY taking actions
I support the idea of someone doing the daily presser, but I dunno if that’s Pete’s speed. He’s always tended more for reason than provocation. And honestly I dunno if anyone outside the Dem echo chamber would cover it unless it was… Obama or Harris, maybe. But that’s a fine needle to thread.
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Or is that just the last 8 year game plan?
Please step forward as a leader right now, sir. We need you.
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I'm not an elected official. Just an angry granny who has seen what Facism can do to a nation.
Oh wait.
Got it.
thank you 👍
https://youtu.be/85qWjka-Bmg?si=wj-t0rbE7jcV5IZa
We need to flood the news and social media ongoing and pick a few topics - I want to see more about quid pro quo at the expense to humanity.
Dem leaders, whoever they are will warn voters against doing things too fast. They’ll slow walk. This will pave the way for the next fascist.
I learned this from Carter Clinton Obama Biden.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8lvUwrmMtFA
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ARE YOU LISTENING?
https://youtu.be/6G8fu50VRXo
Meeting folks where they are and getting on *Conservative Media outlets* to inform the disinformed voters.
Let's stop preaching to the choir!
Let's have a *Rapid Response Team* of the boldest & brightest stars messaging day & night.
Not sure the Felon will recover from the devastating nickname.
Not unless a couple of others in DC learn they are in a fight and stop trying to talk their way out of it.
“Being a good and upright citizen gets you nowhere”. 🤔
PLEASE continue to speak out, Pete. We need you now more than ever… ✌️💪
Is that fair? Of course not! But do we want to win elections or not?
Promote AOC, Jasmine Crockett & the Squad so as to strengthen its ranks.
Anything less than this, and it’s just jerking off the GOP, ffs.
She endorses personal use of the assault rifle. She’s a DINO.
She talked around it and nobody challenged her evasiveness
Did ppl think we weren't going to see or hear that?
Don’t get me wrong you are one of the best among them but as long as the Dems are demanding money while simultaneously decrying how powerless they are ( not to mention actively antagonizing their own base ) they will never be voted back into power again.
We need @petebuttigieg.bsky.social to keep leading the way!
The present of the party? Also losing.
But the future? Well, funny you should ask. Losing.
Dems still sucking
You're also at fault.
https://youtu.be/N-K7hcdKueA?si=Y9GAq4rMICGPa8pg
Kamala Harris Actually Won The Election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UiB3xwyfPQ
& congresswoman Glusenkamp-Perez. (Horrible communicator, talks in circles very centrist, more conservative than democratic.
The event needed more time
You are the future of this country.
Keep up the fight!
He can’t do everyone’s job for them, as much as we would all like for him to do. Give the guy a minute.
Heck I’d like to see Obama get out there too. No reason for him to be silent anymore. Time to show if he’s an effective defender of the constitution /demonstrate how to fight propaganda.
Call trump a LIAR?
Priceless. 😀
We’re the media now.
Please inform Chuck Schumer his services are NO longer required ... Schumer needs to sit down and shut the fuck up!
As someone who is trying to start a small business while working a "regular job", Perez had a lot of points I agree with. And not something I hear many democrats talking about!
Please watch and listen!! 💙
Am for a giant tent…people voting to systematically disenfranchise voters is not @demsabroad.bsky.social
It cuts thru the bs to the problem.
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/bloomberg_investigation_podcasters_rogan_trump_alba_yin.php
You are in the middle of a coup the people with tho hands on power are threatening peace in Europe
Forget about Canada becoming the 51st state, Trump
And to do so ina provocative manner to get the attention of the media in a big way
Trump has an approval rating around 50% while ILLEGALLY taking actions
Don’t get me wrong - I appreciate what a great communicator Pete is
treating this situation like normal politics is a huge error
My country & yours face huge economic losses because of Trump tariffs
Wake up stop naval gazing and fight.