One party is graded on what they actually do for the working class, which would be fair if the other one --which objectively has made life far more miserable for working people -- weren't only graded on how effectively it weaponizes absolute bullshit to stoke ancient grievances. - ThreadSky

lolgop.bsky.social • 54 days ago

One party is graded on what they actually do for the working class, which would be fair if the other one --which objectively has made life far more miserable for working people -- weren't only graded on how effectively it weaponizes absolute bullshit to stoke ancient grievances.

Reposted from Greg Sargent

In @jonathanweisman.bsky.social's magnum opus about Dems and the working class, it's at the end that you get the full truth about 2024: Biden-Harris ran the most pro-worker administration in decades, but voters blamed them for inflation anyway.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...

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sirala6.bsky.social•53 days ago

The Right appeals openly to sexism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and all types of hate shared by White Uneducated Males and win an overwhelming majority of this massive demographic group. Until WUM give up hatred, hate will prosper.

tuckfriendly.bsky.social•54 days ago

Yeah, it's weird that all those long, extemporized, passionately delivered speeches by Biden didn't move the needle. I guess even his explicative eloquence couldn't make a dent in the dominant narrative.

thisisrexsteele.bsky.social•54 days ago

My working class, union first father-in-law voted Super Clown because he was “tired of seeing nfl players kneeling.”

It’s not economics they care about.

eubanksengineeringresearch.com•53 days ago

It’s going to be.

mkverson.bsky.social•53 days ago

They’ll still blame dems! They will NEVER admit being wrong about orange Palpatine. The only path for any small “L” liberal party is to activate the 40% of eligible voters who’ve checked out (>90M!). Well, if we ever see free & fair elections again…unlikely w/fascist oligarch consolidation + SCOTUS.

eubanksengineeringresearch.com•53 days ago

The only way the Dems are going to activate the sleepers is going to be if they climb out of the pockets of the oligarchs themselves. This is not a lesson they seem inclined to learn, unfortunately.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•53 days ago

The oligarchs control *all* aspects of media access.

terraformer.bsky.social•53 days ago

*this* is why we rarely, if *ever*, see articles spotlighting how Democrats are actually better - much, much better - *delivering* on the issues voters say they care about

(Not to mention the dis- and misinformation Republicans and their enablers throw around saying the opposite)

terps3040.bsky.social•53 days ago

I see hundreds of articles about what the dems need to do, but not 1 article about how republican policies actually hurt the working class.

shanahstone.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sigh 😔

kingyitz.bsky.social•53 days ago

Who is the one doing the "grading"? The voters. So maybe do a better job and stop blaming voters

frankschloegel.bsky.social•53 days ago

“Working class” what even is that? Primarily victims of a system. And the dems are the party of The System.

Ever since Regan’s “the government is here to help” quip, the dems have been on their back foot.

buster10.bsky.social•53 days ago

It’s as if Democrats are the teachers in class and Republicans are the clown in the back of the classroom interrupting and and being an asshole but everyone openly or secretly sides with the clown because they don’t feel like going through with class, it’s boring.

mathealy99.bsky.social•54 days ago

The white working class let this wash because it lets them cover up there racism.

pmb50.bsky.social•54 days ago

Voters vote based on emotion not policy. Democrats need to get this

lolgop.bsky.social•54 days ago

yep. but the press shouldn't!

bravesandbirds.bsky.social•54 days ago

It’s infuriating. “Clinton and Obama were insufficiently supportive of unions so the working class had no choice but to vote for the party that is going to put Pinkerton in charge of the NLRB.”

trustywoods.bsky.social•54 days ago

Dems would do well to treat legacy media as hostile.

mamaday514.bsky.social•54 days ago

📌

ecfsigma.bsky.social•54 days ago

If only life were fair. I think the Dems have failed (recently) at communicating, but also (long term) at listening. Over time this has weakened the coalition. E.g: climate change consequences for the world are obvious and matter to educated, well paid people like me. Others need a different message

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