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nuts to Dead Internet Theory, it's time for Dead Democratic Party Theory
we are the only people who believe the democratic party exists
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Nothing Ever Happens
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Meet the new head of the DNC.
Watch the video on Ken Klip's page to just hear the sound bite, then look at fun excerpt from Salon which is still a lib rag:
Martin went on to say that it’s important for voters to feel like “we’re not taking money from the people that are working against them,” adding: “There are a number of billionaires in this country that have no interest in helping the working class in this country.” Asked who, specifically, he would not take money from, Martin said: “There’s too many to name.”
“There are a lot of good billionaires out there that have been with Democrats, who share our values, and we will take their money, but we’re not taking money from those bad billionaires,” Martin said.
Wikler responded to the question by saying: “We’re not going to take money from people who are actively union busting. We’re not going to take money from the people who funded Stop the Steal.” He added, “If they try to donate we’re going to send that money back.”
When the whole panel was asked whether any of the candidates would support a blanket ban on campaign contributions from tech executives — the same class of billionaires mentioned by former President Joe Biden in his farewell address as forming an American oligarchy — none of the candidates would commit.
Now for a fun excerpt from Da Hill which is a blue stenographer for power and doesn't question anything:
Martin said in an interview with The Hill last year that he saw a multi-faceted role for the DNC amid a second Trump administration — both resisting “the really extremes and excesses of the Trump administration” and defining the Democrats’ priorities.
“You have to give people a sense of who you are and who the party is, who we’re fighting for, and why and that means, you know, if we’re focused the whole time on just resisting Trump, we’re not giving people a sense of who we are and why they should support us,” Martin told The Hill.
Other Democrats agree that the party cannot be in resistance mode all the time.
“There’s a big difference between being the political opposition party and just pure resistance,” former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) told The Hill.
They're trying to sell "bipartisanship" as "standing for something" (pretending they "hear you, see you") by saying that they cannot be "da #resistance" but they have to be an "opposition party" which they are classically not.
As a treat enjoy this Ryan Grim prediction / quote-Tweet where Wikler laid out out his platform of austerity for the DNC consultant class.
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unironically the least ghoulish DNC chair candidate
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mom telling you you better behave or she'll let dad beat you with the jumper cables again
democrats will never win another election again for the remainder of american history
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a spectre is haunting 41% of americans
the spectre of ghosts
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(2013) Op-ed: Democrats Throw Queers Under the Bus—Again
(www.advocate.com)
LGBT Americans are the Democrats' house Negroes. I'm sorry if that comparison offends anyone, but it's the most accurate societal comparison I can make. The Democrats let us come right up close and then remind us we are really just there to serve them with our votes and campaign contributions.
I'm not sure what it was about the immigration amendment vote that made me so angry -- it's not like being thrown under the political bus hasn't become a commonplace for LGBT Americans. Maybe it was because I know what those airport farewells are like. Or maybe it was just the cumulative effect of the Democrats screwing me and every other LGBT person in America over time and again. Or maybe it felt racist in addition to homophobic.
At present over 50,000 lesbian and gay couples would be impacted by the amendment being withdrawn. That's a lot of tears in a lot of airports around the world.
But immigration reform for LGBT people isn't just about lesbian and gay married couples. It's also about LGBT people who either want to come here or need to come here because where they live, they could be beaten,removedd, imprisoned, or killed for being queer.
12 years later of 
List of Democrats Who Voted for Defense Act With Ban on Transgender Care___
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The Democratic Party label is officially TOXIC. 
There’s no question that he is going to take a ton of Democrats with him. It’s also going to free up those moderate Republican who are not buying MAGA.
He's a Democrat trying to appeal to Liz Cheney Republicans.
And they might run 
we are so fucked.
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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026.
“It’s clear to me that there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both parties and tired of the system,” Duggan said in an interview Tuesday. “And so I want to offer people a choice.”
Duggan, 66, is credited by many for leading Detroit after it emerged from bankruptcy to become a thriving, more vibrant city. He formally announced his intentions in a video released Wednesday morning but discussed his future before that with The Associated Press. He hopes to succeed popular Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term-limited under Michigan law.
The mayor’s decision comes in the midst of a reckoning for Democrats in Michigan, one of a handful of swing states that helped propel former President Donald Trump to victory in November. The Democratic Party, which only two years previously had claimed a majority in both houses of the Legislature for the first time in decades, suffered setbacks at the ballot box that left state Democrats scrambling for explanations and a path forward.
Still, few would have anticipated the mayor of the state’s largest city and biggest Democratic stronghold abandoning his party altogether.
Duggan said he felt he could govern more effectively as an independent.
“You have a (state) legislature that’s almost evenly divided that makes the stakes of each issue become magnified,” he said. “It has gotten harder and harder to address things as the partisan climate has gotten more toxic.”
Duggan also could be looking to avoid what is shaping up as a crowded Democratic primary field. Among the potential contenders are Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist III and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who relocated to Michigan in 2022, has also sparked speculation about a potential Democratic gubernatorial bid. When asked by the AP on Nov. 3 about a potential candidacy, Buttigieg left the door open.
On the Republican side, prospective candidates include Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, former state Attorney General Mike Cox, former state Rep. Tom Leonard and U.S. Rep. John James. Tudor Dixon, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2022, is also considering another run.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes said in a statement that the potential Democratic primary field for governor is “incredibly strong” and that the party looks forward to ensuring it holds onto the office. Gov. Whitmer’s office declined to comment Wednesday.
“This changes the dynamic of the campaigns for governor,” said Adolph Mongo, a Detroit-based political commentator and former political consultant. “There have been rumblings from folks that we need a third party, a real one.”
“This is a gutsy move. This is a good move,” Mongo continued. “It hurts the Democratic Party. There’s no question that he is going to take a ton of Democrats with him. It’s also going to free up those moderate Republican who are not buying MAGA.”
Democrat Mark Bernstein, a regent at the University of Michigan, also says running as an independent will allow Duggan “to lead free from partisan entanglements that have paralyzed Lansing for a long time.”
“Voters do not care about political parties. They care about results and Mayor Duggan gets results,” Bernstein said.
“I do believe that many voters, like me, feel homeless, right now,” Bernstein continued. “Many Republicans feel estranged from the Republican Party and many Democrats feel alienated by the Democratic Party.”
Republican and former Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley said on X that Duggan checks the boxes of being a “credible, independent candidate with the ability to raise money.”
“But there are huge advantages of having a political party behind you,” Calley wrote. “And being a target of the left and the right will be intense. 2026 is already very interesting.”
A Duggan run as an independent, while it further fractures a state Democratic Party still reeling from Trump’s win in November, could win over voters looking outside the party for answers.
There is precedent. Then-U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona made the move in 2022 to independent. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin did the same last spring. Several states have elected independent governors since 1990, Duggan noted, including Angus King in Maine, now a U.S. senator.
But an independent has never served as Michigan governor and third-party candidates typically don’t fare well in elections for the state’s top seat. Libertarian Party candidate Mary Buzuma received a scant 0.9% of the vote in 2022.
Duggan must collect between 12,000 and 60,000 signatures from registered Michigan voters, ensuring at least 100 signatures from registered voters in at least seven of the state’s 13 congressional districts.
“If you think the two-party system is serving you well, you can vote for your Republican or Democratic candidate,” Duggan said. “But if you think the only way we can really change the quality of life in Michigan is a different way, I’m going to give people the alternative, an independent who is going to go to Lansing and work with responsible leadership in both parties.”
Last month, Duggan announced that the coming year would be his last as Detroit’s mayor. His current term ends in January 2026. Duggan said he then plans to ”go to communities across the state that have been forgotten and sit in neighborhood restaurants and farmhouses and city centers and listen to people.”
Duggan spent about eight years as chief executive of the Detroit Medical Center. He served three years as Wayne County prosecutor and 14 years as deputy county executive.
He was the top vote-getter in Detroit’s 2013 mayoral primary despite running a write-in campaign due to a ballot challenge. Duggan, who is white, was elected in November 2013 to lead mostly Black Detroit which that summer was taken into the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history by a state-appointed manager.
Long-term debt of $18 billion or more and hundreds of millions of dollars in annual budget deficits left Detroit broke and nearly broken. Crime was high and neighborhood blight was rampant. Unemployment and poverty rates were among the nation’s highest.
Taking office in January 2014, Duggan ran the city but initially had no control over spending. By that December, Detroit had emerged from bankruptcy with about $7 billion in debt erased or restructured.
Over the past decade, Detroit routinely has had balanced city budgets and surpluses. Violent crime is down and neighborhoods mostly are cleaner. Detroit’s population even increased slightly in 2023. It was the first uptick since the 1950s when 1.8 million people called the city home.
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dnc-attendees-covering-ears-gaza/
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the fuck is that party, 5 in 10 being happy with cheney
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