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msnbc contributor | formerly aclu & sen. bob casey #gobirds 🦅
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As one MAGA influencer put it, “Men in America don’t need therapy. Men in America need tariffs and DOGE. The fake email jobs will disappear.”
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This week, a viral meme captured the moment, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's a joke, but it's also a worldview. One where white-collar ambition is seen not as a step forward but as a betrayal.
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yes sorry shouldn’t have said “chill” but yes focus on kitchen table issues, how spending cuts will hurt the working class not constitutional crisis
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We’ve been saying this for 10+ years and the American people clearly do not believe us.
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People have to chill because it’s just going to look like boy who cried wolf.
If Trump declares martial law I’ll be the first to say I was wrong but the country is still standing, the average swing voter doesn’t think this is a constitutional crisis, just politicians in DC arguing about spending.
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And I know this is hard for lots of Democrats to hear, but if you’re going to say “constitutional crisis” people will need to really see the country collapse in real time for those words to impact or change their mind, otherwise it just sounds like political fanfic.
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The big lesson everyone should learn is that people don’t take “what ifs” warning seriously they only respond when it happens. The whole election democrats were saying this guy will end democracy and if you’re an average American, the country is still standing. Sun came out, DC isn’t burning.
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A combination of both I think elected officials and most voters in the Democratic Party fit in these factions
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Thank you for resharing! Agree!
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The big question: who actually steps up and takes control of the party’s future? Because right now, it’s a fucking mess lol
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Long story short. The Democratic Party, post-2024, is fractured. The establishment clings to the past, moderates play it safe, progressives have no leader, and Dem Socialists are stuck in purgatory. No one has a clear path forward.
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Democratic Socialists couldn’t even agree on AOC. They turned on her for being too close to Biden, but they have no one else with her level of influence. Meanwhile, they struggle to win statewide races effectively when they do. Lots of energy, little execution.
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Then the last is Democratic Socialists, they aren’t really Democrats at all. They hate the party but don’t have the numbers or infrastructure to start their own. So they exist in a parasitic relationship with the Dems while blaming moderates/establishment for everything.
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Then Progressives. They want big change—Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, wealth taxes—but they don’t actually have a leader. Bernie is too old. No one else has fully stepped up. They’re loud but lack real institutional power. Zero ability to run national candidates, obsessed with purity tests.
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Moderates believe the party loses when it goes too far left. They want to keep the donors happy while appealing to urban/suburban professionals with market-driven policies. Bring in rural voters by avoiding culture war fights.
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Then, the Moderates (New Democrats): young, pragmatic, business-friendly. Their pitch? The party should stay center-left, focus on economic growth, and avoid culture war fights. They see progressives as a liability.
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Establishment Dems love identity politics and "woke capitalism"—talking representation while keeping corporate donors interested. They believe elections are won by reassembling the Obama coalition, ignoring how much the political landscape has changed since 08 and Bill Clinton.
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First, the Establishment Democrats. This is the party’s old guard, literally. Mostly older, deeply attached to the legacy of Obama and Clinton, and obsessed with recreating that era. Many are Black and wield massive influence over the party’s leadership.
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Pretty interesting tbh. Also worth noting this book was written by Vance’s mentor and close ally so this is essentially how they view “breaking” the executive branch right now
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Like essentially even if you have a Democratic president next it’s very unlike the party as it is has the capacity and strength to rebuild institutions in a way that works because they always obsessed with appealing to the center and afraid of backlash….
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So it’s not a coup then it’s just a policy disagreement? Can you tell the coup that happened where people were just hanging out the doors of the buildings being taken over. They need to take down the temperature. People aren’t buying this. Like they did calling Trump Hitler