W/o endorsing Marisa's assesement below, here's what you have to understand about NY D's.
- often products of machine politics
- live in constant fear of the NYPost
- most intense political combat is reserved for leftists and progressive activists who they view as their primary threat
- often products of machine politics
- live in constant fear of the NYPost
- most intense political combat is reserved for leftists and progressive activists who they view as their primary threat
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Marisa Kabas
This isn’t really news but the chairman of the New York Democratic Party really fucking sucks
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Sen Slotkin is voting NO on Cloture and NO on the CR Bill.
Sen Peters is still undecided. PLEASE call him now and ask him to vote NO! I just called and his voicemail is OPEN!
202-224-6221
@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
@peters.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov @cortezmasto.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov @hirono.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com @peters.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social 💙VOTE NO🇺🇸DEMOCRACY IS WORTH THE SHUTDOWN‼️VOTE NO!🇺🇸 DONT BE A TURNCOAT!💙🇺🇸VOTE NO‼️🇺🇸💙
(AOC is a NYer who could absolutely lead, because she’s not wildly out of touch)
RepubliCONS are conning the DEMS with misinformation just like the National Enquire + Crazy like a FOX not NEWS. These people have been drinking Orange kool-aid of the Orange Devil. FOX NEWS charged 787 million in 2023 for LIEING TO THEIR VIEWERS
Party in disarray as usual.
They are not ( and never are) united.
Fear does not make for a strong disciplined leader or party.
Schumer needs to go.
Maybe that’s why so many of us sat out the last election
And from 30+ years first hand experience, the Texas Dems are in shambles and have been a mess for my entire lifetime
BLOW THESE PHONES UP if you can:
Hassan (202) 224-3324
Peters (202) 224-6221
Schatz (202) 224-3934
King (202) 224-5344
Shaheen (202) 224-2841
Klobuchar (202) 224-3244
Rosen (202) 224-6244
Hirono (202) 224-6361
I remember when I organized in NYC around 2008-2010.
Those MFers were afraid I’d run for office because I had thousands of people I could rally at a Senators office midday with 12 hours notice.
They’d do anything keep a stranglehold on meh political candidates as long as they have power
Leftist. A Leftist is someone who reads Trotsky & plans revolution. A Leftist is not someone at the progressive end of the slightly less rightwing party in your 2-party system.
You let the far right party set the parameters before you even start.
We can be against the filibuster and at the same time say "Since you abuse it, we're going to abuse it."
True they will try to play it to their benefit, one way or another.
We have bigger fish to fry in dealing with the Constitutional Crisis we face, akin to an existential moment.
Democrats have for too long, "caved" to the so-called left/progressive wing by endorsing "boutique" issues, which plays to the MAGA litany that Dem's "promote" those issues.
This plays to a perception that Dem's are not "us".
How does going along with the Republican plan of attack give us more power than resisting. THIS IS THE ONLY CHANCE WE HAVE?
There is way too much "status quo" holding back any possibility of counter-Trump action on the scale we need.
Just say that and save the word count next time.
Get rid of them all.
We can tolerate a shutdown more the we can tolerate what’s going on in this nation.
but it's also very important for everyone to understand that that law was not "bipartisan" lol
They need to listen to their constituents
"Global Pacification Industry"
"We give terrorists whatever they want."
A lifetime of tacking to the right is sending Dems over a cliff.
And assuming that there will be another day to fight for our future. Now is the time.
You must love the helter shelter illegal drama from RepubliCONS instead. That is not how government is suppose to operate.
You catch more with honey than vinegar, and Trump is all piss and vinegar! Criminal behavior from a charged Criminal is less boring 4U
They're just too cowardly to even consider that.
But, IMHO, people have voted for Trump and the GOP & don't believe what a danger they are. So, let them taste that danger first-hand now. People tend to not put their hand back on a hot stove when burned.
the rest of us...your privileged white male substack level of smugness is tiresome🙄
They only care about maintaining the status quo and their donors. They do not give a shit about the base.
Honestly, the Boss Tweed Tammany Hall era was more organic than this machine.
All I see is fealty to Israel, Wall Street oligarchs, and copaganda.
I would not be surprised if 1 day soon, one of his own SS agents, gets fed up and turns on him!
The money’s in the moderates and that’s why they’ve directed everything at them for years.
That can’t continue, especially given that there is no more status quo.
But when the GOP is taking a chainsaw to your norms, laws, and due process and ultimately threatening your party and democracy, the time for demeanour politics is over.