Maura Healey, the Democratic governor of Massachusetts, recently discussed how her party can pick its battles and rebuild its brand. Read, watch or listen to The Interview. https://nyti.ms/3Dh44bV
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I feel like this interview expresses the ineptitude of the current party establishment for dems starkly. No substantive answers, apologies, no solutions, and the final quote is just so damning. This isn’t just about lack of communication. It’s about powerful ideas. Dems need new leaders to step up.
This would be great but first, their line and leadership must be defined. Dems must leave the shock phase, do their grieve, accept the situation and move forward.
If only she wasn’t so quick to disarm her own citizens. She forced H4885 into law, using an “emergency preamble,” she circumvented any opportunity for citizens to utilize the referendum process and puts gun owners and sportsmen at risk of being completely disenfranchised from their rights.
I agree with the town halls but we shouldn’t boycott the state of the union. IMO. Republicans will fill it with loyalists and it will look like a maga rally.
I really hope that they pull themselves together. Concentrate on the critical mass but realise and accept that both sides of politics have a looney fringe which needs to be heard and accepted. Rule 1: invest in education. A well educated populace will NEVER elect the far right.
Well, we out here are putting up a fight already. What we are looking for is a coordinated effort by Dem leadership. I suggest a national conference that includes Dem leaders plus all the great nonprofit orgs like Fair Fight, Indivisible, etc., create a gameplan and be a show of force
I guess it depends on how u define "silent." Not sure what you mean. Dems are out there every day - Sen. Murphy, Schatz, etc. speaking all night to slow down confirmations, Bernie in red districts holding town halls, AOC live chats to go over immigrant's rights, Crockett calling out GOP BS every day
Our leaders need to project a coherent, aligned and believable plan for public to rally support. GOP did so with P25 (it seems).
Offering better ideas is not a heavy lift -- use media more effectively, be timely in response to events, align talk points, stiffen resolve with solutions. #makeaplan
Dem Governors should abandon Federal party leadership and strike out on their own. Fuck what Schumer and Jeffries and doing—Healey, Pritzker, Evers, Whitmer, Walz, whoever else wants in.
Ask your congresspeople to boycott the State of the Union Address and hold a state-wide town hall instead!
ACT!! Text SIGN PFOHWU to 50409 to send this letter to both of your U.S. senators plus the U.S. representative from your district. Resistbot will make sure it goes to the right people.
She is still putting all hopes on the court. Elon and Trump are violating the laws every second. So if the democrats want to win, they should do it in more creative and efficient ways.
So Democrats have been complete failures using “soft statecraft” to keep world peace now they think that “soft” domestic politics is going to be a winner. LOL you can’t make this shit up. Schumer and Pelosi are complete in total failures.
Understanding the gravity of the situation, where are our actual leaders? Obama, Harris, Hilary? Bring in Bernie and AOC.
This is war to protect the very foundation of our country, not a difference of opinion, not politics as usual.
A pointless exercise in futility. Repubs win, lower taxes and increase national debt. Then Dems win, raise taxes to pay for repubs crazy national debt. Higher taxes are unpopular so Dems get crushed in the mid terms and then, nothing gets done till the White House changes, THEN IT'S RINSE AND REPEAT
Pick its battles? Why not just do what’s right? What do you have to pick? If you’re not up for it, move the fuck on, you don’t have to be in politics. Go run a fucking Dennys or something.
Wasn’t Healey’s big plan a tax cut for the wealthy in her state? Is her plan to give Elon and other billionaires more handouts? How about talking to popular governors like Whitmer, Walz, and Pritzker?
So how come this ‘fighting’ spirit didn’t happen before the election? It might have saved everyone from the disgusting ppl who are now in charge and wreaking havoc with every stupid word they utter.
It’s on you, America.
Apologies as I don’t ‘blame’ this person personally, or indeed any individual.
My reaction was borne from watching your awful P and VP ambush Zelenskyy.
Europe overall is experiencing direct daily struggles (obvs 🇺🇦) and we don’t need US making it worse.
She’s the governor of Massachusetts which went for Harris
She was the first prominent dem to go to Biden and suggest he stand down
I get where you’re coming from, but Healy was actually taking action before the election
Okay, well thank you for that info.
Have been watching with horror the behaviour of your Gov and feel that their actions are adding to our Euro difficulties.
I know I sound bitter, but we’re exhausted over here with our own idiots, we don’t need additions from over the water!
🤞🏼for us all 🤝
just remember, for all their talk of a landslide, current admin won by a few percentage points, and have the slimmest of margins in legislative bodies, and only had a plurality of support, not majority
We're not watching with horror, we're living in it
Hubris and echo chambers. The party and it's supporters by and large were disconnected from the country IME. It's why their loss came at such a surprise, when many of us expected it.
Then reorganize fast because your sinking every minute—we are discussing a new Party because you have not only failed us, some of you have voted for the Felon’s Cabinet. God forbid.
As long as the Democratic Party is willing to pretend they can't see a genocide cause they're all being bribed by fucking AIPAC, they will never build a brand worth voting for.
They need to be stronger. Put people in front like Healy and Murphy. All dems need to understand this is about getting Trump and Vance out. Democrats need to be viewed as moderates. They need to rebrand progressive ideas. Not that I agree but liberal and progressive are now bad words.
At every Damn Pass known to Man! They should have the Brightest Legal Minds, Forensic Accountants, Auditors the Absolute best of the best!
Vote Tampering and Fraud must be Proven!
There was too much at stake for both Musk and Trump, not to Cheat!
Nice to FINALLY hear from you. I am a MA resident and I have been wondering just where you have been since Han. 20th. It would have been nice for us to actually hear directly from you and not via an interview in the NYT.
I have seen posters here and on other social media say, when the Governor, or Senator, or Representative does issue a statement, that they are not speaking out forcefully enough and should be doing interviews. Press conferences are also seen by relatively few people. All strategies have pros/cons.
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And we only have one shot left, far as I can see.
Even evidence of the emerged grassroots leaders, collaborating would be a morale booster to many.
Operation 435:
April 5th, 2025,
12 noon (local time)
https://events.pol-rev.com/events/87505c90-eafe-4e6c-9dae-6f81bdeee815
Offering better ideas is not a heavy lift -- use media more effectively, be timely in response to events, align talk points, stiffen resolve with solutions. #makeaplan
In Poland we’ve started one week after election and it took us eight years to get rid off kremlin inspired politicians
2. Read
3. Uncolonize Your Entire Everything
4. Stop being Racist, Bigot, Greedy Ego Driven Narcissist by Seaking Counseling
5. Rebuild
ACT!! Text SIGN PFOHWU to 50409 to send this letter to both of your U.S. senators plus the U.S. representative from your district. Resistbot will make sure it goes to the right people.
This will promote MASSIVE media coverage & steal 🍊💩’s thunder.
Reporting on the # of Americans joining town halls will send a HUGE message to other potential resistors.
Let’s start the momentum! LET’S GOOOO!
This is war to protect the very foundation of our country, not a difference of opinion, not politics as usual.
Man, if only more people did that - and much earlier!
"It’s incredibly important for A.G.s to continue to be in the courts. They are having success."
She's right.
It’s on you, America.
That and the Dem pattern of bowing to the "authorities" in their party can't really be blamed on her.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-governor-concedes-biden-not-strongest-communicator-chief-party-hampered-him
My reaction was borne from watching your awful P and VP ambush Zelenskyy.
Europe overall is experiencing direct daily struggles (obvs 🇺🇦) and we don’t need US making it worse.
She was the first prominent dem to go to Biden and suggest he stand down
I get where you’re coming from, but Healy was actually taking action before the election
Have been watching with horror the behaviour of your Gov and feel that their actions are adding to our Euro difficulties.
I know I sound bitter, but we’re exhausted over here with our own idiots, we don’t need additions from over the water!
🤞🏼for us all 🤝
We're not watching with horror, we're living in it
#BoycottSOTU
DNC. DO BETTER!!!
DO MUCH BETTER!!!
March on DC; arrest Trump & co.; turn them over to DC courts for violating employment rights of fed. employees.
Try for treason later.
Al Capone: taxes.
SCOTUS: fascists.
Vote Tampering and Fraud must be Proven!
There was too much at stake for both Musk and Trump, not to Cheat!
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