They're not built for this fight or made for this moment. - ThreadSky

wajali.bsky.social • 11 days ago

They're not built for this fight or made for this moment.

As the unofficial Dem strategy explainer on here I can't really tell you why Jeffries had such a wimpy response to the Eric Adams quid pro quo. At some point this just becomes a timid resistance to doing anything.

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normalcitizenvt.bsky.social•11 days ago

We need a wartime consigliere

catherine292862.bsky.social•11 days ago

Because they’re not chasing every rabbit.

thewesterhazys.bsky.social•11 days ago

Democrats appear to have completly forgotten the power of having some moral clarity and the ability to speak and act from that place rather than from wherever the hell this is

copernicussees.bsky.social•11 days ago

At first I had high hopes for Jeffries.

Those days are long over.

archvillain.bsky.social•11 days ago

He's the pet of the donor class centrists in the party that every year lurches further right and refuses to do anything about Gaza.

archvillain.bsky.social•11 days ago

And, no, I'm not a one-issue voter.

mycupoftealcsw.bsky.social•11 days ago

To many of them are "strongly worded letter" people instead of "try me, I dare you" people

stustin.bsky.social•11 days ago

Isn't his motto, "God is still on the throne," or something like that?

saltyraider1970.bsky.social•11 days ago

I like Jeffries but I fear you’re right. Post Jan 20th it’s been blah. AOC and Crockett only ones built for the moment.

gtull.bsky.social•11 days ago

But don't you think it's more important for Nancy Pelosi to give the spotlight to some old white dudes she's more friendly with?

I mean, we gotta have priorities, am I right?

ellieeff123.bsky.social•11 days ago

Especially Jeffries. I sincerely wish he'd spend less time trying so hard to be profound. He needs to roll up his sleeves, drop the Obama cadence (sorry, but it's annoying), and get in the trenches.

curatednews.bsky.social•11 days ago

Have they been paid off?

bruingirldata.bsky.social•11 days ago

Someone needs to talk to that man and tell him he needs to step up or get someone who will

badgramar.bsky.social•11 days ago

Every single primary opponent for current elected Dems should run on them being weak AF and almost nothing else. Say you're going to be a fighter and call these losers out for being scared of their own shadow and they will get absolutely rolled.

akoma0224.bsky.social•11 days ago

You continually offer more facts.

eggsandrights.bsky.social•11 days ago

I'm still triggered when I see "quid pro quo" . I'm reminded of 45's impeachment.
Can we please just say bribery? The median reading level for adult Americans is around the 8th-grade level. Simple clear messaging please!

laurili.bsky.social•11 days ago

Republicans smelled our weakness.

archvillain.bsky.social•11 days ago

He needs to call their bet -- "Help us turn this shit around or we'll all go up in flames, and the lack of a budget will be MAGA's to own. BTW, Impeachment(s) are on the table, too."

Hope he's better at poker than he is at public speaking.

archvillain.bsky.social•11 days ago

MAGA = GOP

freedomnow.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yeah, Jeffries seems particularly ineffective and tone deaf. God is on the throne and democracy’s in the toilet. Oh well!

debscheetzam.bsky.social•11 days ago

None of us is.

michelemanos.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pathetic lack of responsibility, leadership, or spine.

wbrushing.bsky.social•11 days ago

The LEADERSHIP is not built for this.

We have real Dem leaders in Congress, but as long as the power structure makes them wait 30 years to get a committee chair, they are stifled.

@aoc.bsky.social, @repjasmine.bsky.social and @robertgarcia.bsky.social are the real deal

mkvidahl.bsky.social•11 days ago

Rep Pelosi is missed for this fight. I didn’t like how she backstabbed Biden but she has backbone.

eunicenewton.bsky.social•11 days ago

They need to implement @timothysnyder.bsky.social's shadow cabinet advice. https://snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cabinet

justpoly.bsky.social•11 days ago

Neither are the democrats who failed to vote for Democrats.

You put your agenda over your country.

You, too, are not built for this fight or this moment.

The Nazis came and you thought, but eggs, Gaza, she’s Black, Asian, a woman, not progressive enough.

Look at the people being hurt.

ghostdoggtv.bsky.social•11 days ago

They were selected for this exact purpose. You don't get establishment support without demonstrating compliance

damcgrath.bsky.social•11 days ago

We're going to need new leaders to emerge quicly. The few who are fighting are strong, but it's not enough. Also convinced we'll have to move organizing offline.

rozone74.bsky.social•11 days ago

Then they won’t be able to handle public pressure demanding their immediate resignations and hounding every single one of them the instant they step outside! This needs to happen to every member of Congress, every lawyer in the DoJ and Justice on the SCOTUS!

andyo.bsky.social•11 days ago

Having worked within the Dem Party I can tell you they have a deep aversion to promoting fighters. It's only gotten worse.

Don't wait for them. Take action.

wsullydun.bsky.social•11 days ago

At. All.

cmeylor-hooper.bsky.social•11 days ago

Focus on the moment Ali! Adams is not the hill for our democracy to die on- we need to support the courts and the US Marshall's today. All Democrats must focus their attention on getting our US agencies back!

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