Speaking as a rural Democrat, the strategists’ push to the move Dems to the center is ill-advised.
No one needs Republican lite when there’s a Republican already on the ballot.
No one needs Republican lite when there’s a Republican already on the ballot.
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A left movement will have to come from the ground up, from the people, the Democratic party is just an arm of the fascists now.
Lots of people will be arrested and disappeared but the rest will fight on until tyranny is destroyed.
And embrace the Working and Middle Class. Go back to its FDR roots
https://open.substack.com/pub/biggovernment/p/why-democrats-dont-fight-like-republicans?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1vj4ca
Maybe two extreme parties and a middle one. Moderates were a big group before the right took over the GOP. A lot of them are now Independents.
Lose the baggage.
But the Republican propaganda machine has managed to convince everyone in rural America that the Democratic candidate is the Boogeyman.
and the focus group said
which is why "Southern Strategy" right ?
They blame anyone who didn’t vote for murdering tens of thousands of Palestinians for Trump killing all of them.
And then launch their presidential campaign by throwing a persecuted group under the bus:
https://bsky.app/profile/onson-sweemey.bsky.social/post/3ljqmwmfz2c2q
lets stipulate to what you say
what then do we do ?
I mean, when you go to vote, what do you do ?
To all Democratic members of congress!
Hold town halls in Republican Districts where Repubs won’t. Show them who represents them and that you won’t walk away from them. Democrats not Republicans!
Of these areas are easy for the GOP to exploit
Thank you so much for all your time that you give! I read your letters daily and have since they started.
From down the road in Warren,
Lisbeth
I have learned so much from you! 💕💕💕
Other nations have universal healthcare, guaranteed paid maternity/parental leave, better salaries, more vacation, good public transportation, & less institutionalized misogyny.
We need to move left.
Refuse to be dragged into debates that derail everything.
& they all hate Musk. City boysignorance on rural communities (taking the forest, wasting precious water during the winter). Connects 2Trump too.
No one is ignoring the left. We had a progressive president who got a lot of great shit done who the progressive left often refused to support.
They’re worried about that tiny sliver in the middle because they can’t/won’t talk about what a huge swath would vote for…universal health care, tax the rich, cut military spending by 30%, I could go on and on.
There is no legit reason to justify it. Only lame excuses.
Why the fuck does it make you leftists mad that Liz Cheney endorsed her ???
Cheney didn’t affect one POLICY.
LC and her father apparently have more honor than you do bc they put country over party/politics.
fuck off
did they *suggest* that either a full firearm ban and mandatory email signature pronouns should be a part of the democratic party platform?
did they make it happen?
stop being offended about shit that hasn't happened
who was this candidate?
what was her actual platform?
and if she lost, doesn't that mean that no one is forcing anything on anyone?
and also, who tried to force you to include your pronouns in your email?
Flyers.
They are tactile
Easy to read
People tend to write things on them
They get spoken about
Not controlled by anyone
you listening?
would love to hear you debate your dumb-as-fuck centrist-gop-lite theory?
or at least, it is not true for the 2026 midterms
Control of the US house hinges on about 30 races; all the rest are more or less already decided
Many of these 30 races are in purple/reddish districts
Corporate money drives the Democratic Party.
2. That said, I don't think Ds should treat center as "Republican lite." GOP today farther from center than core of Democratic party.
The party needs to move left or Democrats will keep losing. Party leadership still acting like W is in power & that's the problem.
Hopefully when people see the damage that unethical and corrupt people can do to their lives enough of them will see invented social division issues for what they are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoReVkF-UZ0
It's those fucks that are doing fuck all about the fascist takeover
Oh, father.
Father.
Father.
I have the same three at the house 🤔
I need a smoke & a pancake 💚🌬️
If the “third way” and AIPAC are so pressed for moderate representation, just run as “liberal gop” and see where that gets you…
The sad thing is that Harris's campaign followed Third Way Democrat positions and they got their butt absolutely kicked.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Gold_speech
https://youtu.be/EQzG_TrhyrY?si=q36PUOTu4lhUZasH
We need Democrats to step up.
They are not radical, they're wussies!
It always seemed more like capitulation to me.
Of Rights…
It’s that easy.
Remember all those pieces about how DeSantis was going to beat Trump easily to the nomination because he was Trump lite.
Or: it’s called, the emperor has no clothes so let’s put on underwear and call it a day.
We are pigeon holed into left wing unpopular ideologies and that is not a winning electoral strategy.
Be like Bernie and Al Green - talk about the big stuff affecting Americans