They'll make sure the program sunsets as the last boomer takes their last breath
Wes4Humanity
joined 1 year ago
Okay boomer
It wouldn't be easy, but I think people, especially young people, want to vote for people who will actually fight... Over and over as long as it takes
Oh, sorry, I meant "fake" compared to the actual progressives we'd stack the party with. I doubt most current Dems would make the cut... But some might fall in line
I'd be okay with that
So what then?
15 million people didn't show up for Harris who did show up for Biden. There's no way clearly stating she was against genocide would have cost her more votes than that. Maybe not all of them sat it out because of Israel's genocide, but I bet plenty of them did... Especially because of the bullshit on campuses... If she had gotten out there and stood firmly with young people protesting, they'd have stood with her.
15 million people who voted for Biden didn't show up to vote for Harris. They didn't go vote for Trump, he got fewer votes this time than last time. So 15 million people just stayed home. The question is: what would have gotten them out to vote? Everything the Dems try every time, clearly isn't the answer... Moving right, courting the center right, gaslighting, strong arming, bullying, running on nothing more than "at least I'm not him", etc... maybe, just maybe, it's time to move left and embrace progressive policy... And not just bullshit half-assed lip service either... I'm talking put Bernie and the squad in charge of the DNC and start kicking out fake Dems.
Edit: I mean "fake" Dems as compared to the actual progressives we'd stack the party with
They could at least try to end corporate personhood.. make it so that corporations are not protected by the 1st amendment and don't get free speech... Anything they blast out needs to be scrutinized and any misinformation needs to have heavy penalties... Sure the actual person saying the thing is protected, but the corporations pushing it out or allowing it to go out through them get crushed under fines... This would require a party that is not working for the oligarchy/donors though
Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are desperate for people to move there... And the Canadian border is right there just in case
No, 3rd party will always be spoiler at best with the election system we have... Now is the time to figure out who runs the local Dems in your state/county/city/town and take them over... We need to take over the Dems and transition them to the party of the future
Why did they sit this one out? Whoever's job it was to get them excited about voting and get them to vote failed here... I'm not saying this one was, but if the next election was between Trump and Cheney, I'd probably just stay home too... If that's how 16 million people saw this election, that's on the Dems for not figuring out what would change their minds... Or figuring it out but choosing to ignore it