#for the democratic party

[princesssarcastia]

i have a problem with the theory that by not voting for democrats and letting democrats lose badly enough this november, we can force them to take a good hard look at themselves and swing to the left. well, actually, there are a couple problems, but here's tonight's object lesson:

the problem is the RNC Autopsy.

Republicans got pretty well spanked in the 2012 presidential election, and VERY well spanked in the 2008 presidential election. people decided not to vote for republicans, and let them lose so badly that the republican party took a good hard look at themselves.

The result was a report released in 2013, wiki page linked above. And they did exactly what some people on the left hope democrats will do in the coming years, should they lose in november 2024! They said hey, apparently being racist and hating poor people and only talking to whites isn't getting us anywhere! Why don't we try a different, kinder, more inclusive approach if we want to win elections?

Nice, right? Good proof of concept?

Unfortunately, history didn't stop in 2013.

Unfortunately, we all know how this story ends. It ends with a fascist reality TV star becoming president and encouraging the republican party that actually, its problem is that it wasn't racist and poor-hating enough. Actually, Trump told the republican party, your problem is that you've gone too long without saying the quiet part out loud. No more euphemisms, no more obfuscation, and definitely no movement to the left. Be full-throated in your hatred of immigrants.

And, like it or not, that did win Trump the election. Which convinced the republican party that he was right. They completely abandoned the ideas proposed in the RNC autopsy, and I don't know that they'll ever find their way back to that point.

So, when people say they don't want to support democrats, and they hope that by letting democrats lose the elections they'll move the democratic party to the left...i wouldn't be so sure.

In fact, if that happens, what I predict we'll see is a democratic party prepared to swing to the right. Sure, it'll still have a progressive wing. The Squad will live on. But they'll be increasingly ostracized by a party that will be even more obsessed with courting the forgotten white man, by toning down its inclusivity, by backing off of more expansive social safety nets and wealth taxes.

Like it or not—I certainly find it depressing to consider—Joe Biden is the most left-leaning president we've had in a long, long time. Certainly since Jimmy Carter, and perhaps since even before him. If he loses in November, if his party loses in November, I guarantee their washington insider strategists will find a way to blame it on progressiveness and walk us back at least a decade, if not more.

I'm not happy about any of this. But this is, I believe, the reality we're facing.

#'vote blue no matter who' crowd dni this isn't for you lol #really if progressives want a party of their own #what they should do is stage a hostile takeover of the democratic party #from the ground up #the same way maga republicans have staged a hostile takeover #of the republican party from the ground up #literally get a group of friends and join up with whatever county level activity there is #for the democratic party #voice your opinions get involved #vote yourselves into positions of power #and get to work #steve bannon is the devil given human form #but he did an incredible job engineering the takeover of the republican party #and we can learn well from his tactics #you only get to shape a party's politics #by participating in it #decisions are made by those who show up etc etc #rnc autopsy #republican party #democratic party #decision 2024

[socialjusticeinamerica]

#never trump #republican assholes #traitor trump #crooked donald #republican hypocrisy #corporate greed #republican party #republicans serve the rich #democrats help Americans

[memingursa]

#democratic party #joe biden #genocide joe #free gaza #free palestine #gaza #palestine

[decolonize-the-left]

Democrats as a party are never ever going to recover from this.

#itd be one thing if biden was actually your only option but MOST PEOPLE not voting for biden have stated explicitly they're voting 3rd party #which makes 3rd parties an actual viable option this year and people who have been claiming to be liberal or progressive just...dont care??? #to consider that they should NOT vote for someone comitting genocide if they dont have to????? like??? #we see this is a PREFERENCE for you now and theres no backtracking that #Democrats #2024 elections #joe biden #jasmine sherman #usa politics

[feminismisstillahatemovement]

I'd almost forgotten about this classic:

#joe biden #democrats are the party of war

[septictankie]

#socialism #communism #marxism #politics #us politics #anti capitalism #two party system #democrats #republicans #uk politics #conservative party #labour party #Lenin #Vladimir Lenin

[lasttarrasque]

Hard choice

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #israel #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #free free palestine #current events #gaza strip #jerusalem #student #democratic party #democrats #united states #U.S.A #joe biden

[queerism1969]

#american politics #americans #us american #american #usa #usa politics #usa today #right wing politics #us politics #politics #says expert #democrats are corrupt #democratic party #democrat #democracy #democrats #demo

[jackass-democrats]

Hopefully the trucker boycott goes as planned. If it does NY is in for one heck of a ride. The socialist democrat party of America has gone full 3rd world regime.

As always, never buy anything made in china. Don't ever trust a democrat and NEVER leave your child alone with one.

#nwo #wef #election fraud #joe biden #socialism #socialist democrat party of america #kathy hochul #judge engoron #trump 2024

[sayruq]

The UNCOMMITTED campaign started in Michigan 3 weeks before the primary and it got about 101,000 votes. It has since spread to other states but with a much smaller time frame. These are the results

North Carolina

Colorado

Iowa

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Nevada

North Carolina

Tennessee

Most of the states have at least 10,000 votes which was the initial goal of the Uncommitted campaign in Michigan.

#current events #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #news on gaza #palestine news #news update #war on gaza #uncommitted campaign #uncommitted vote #democratic party #genocide joe #joe biden #elections 2024 #voting

[allthecanadianpolitics]

“The Palestinian people have the right to a state, and this right is nearly universally recognized at the United Nations. Today, 140 other States (139 UN member states and the Holy See) already recognize the State of Palestine. After decades of the near universal affirmation, including by Canada, that the Palestinian people have a right to self-determination, members of the international community must see to it that this right is finally given effect before it is too late. The United States and United Kingdom have said they are looking into avenues to recognize the State of Palestine and Canada must do the same. For decades Palestinians have been subject to foreign military occupation, resulting in the denial of political and economic sovereignty and the right to move and live freely within what are considered to be Palestinian territories. Canada’s longstanding policy ‘recognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination and supports the creation of a sovereign, independent, viable, democratic and territorially contiguous Palestinian state, as part of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace settlement.’

Read the full statement here.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #ndp #new democratic party #palestine #palestinian statehood #palestinian state

[socialjusticeinamerica]

#never trump #republican assholes #crooked donald #traitor trump #republican party #republicans are for the rich #vote blue #vote Democrat #biden harris 2024 #unionize now #organized labor #labor unions

[carsonjonesfiance]

Me when I love making shit up to justify my own electoral laziness because I think my posts(tm) are going to save the world.

#yeah bro in 4 years the Democratic Party is going to abandon the entire LGBT Community because you said so #fucking idiot

[lilithism1848]

#protesting #anti capitalism #socialism #communism #anarchy #twitter post #tweet #leftism #college protests #columbia university #protest #campus protests #student protests #peaceful protest #democrat #democracy #democratic party #democrats #soldier #spy #sniper #fascismo #imperialism #military industrial complex #colonialism #american politics #us imperialism

[politijohn]

Source

#politics #us politics #government #homelessness #end homelessness #Covid #pandemic #progressive #the left #capitalism #kamala harris #Joe Biden #democratic party #democrats

[gunlovingpacifist]

How the government can write up a 590 page report showing how the government failed once again to protect kids and people's responses are to ban guns that kill less than 400 people a year and put more trust in the government

#politics #gun control #second amendment #fuck the atf #gun control doesn't work #democratic party