▲ 1011 ▼ Sanders: Democratic Party ‘has abandoned working class people’ (thehill.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 209 comments fedilink hide all child comments Summary Bernie Sanders criticizes the Democratic Party for neglecting the working class, leading to their recent election losses. He highlights issues like economic inequality, job displacement, healthcare costs, and foreign policy as key concerns for the American people. Sanders questions whether the Democratic leadership will address these issues or remain beholden to big money interests.
[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'll be able to vote in a primary next time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blazera@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) Theres no primaries anymore. The wealthy party leaders decide the nominees. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's never been real primaries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) You dont think Obama in 2008 was a real primary? His campaign fought hard for that nomination, it definitely wasn't handed to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, that was the last real one. Since then the establishment didn't want to lose control of the process, so they setup the primaries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 2 years ago Real primaries would be open, plenty of candidates. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Oh, haha-ah, you sweet summer child. Sure you will, after all but two candidates drop out of the race and give their hard-won delegates to the conservative candidate in exchange for cabinet positions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries --I kid, with the condescension, because this is what happened before many of us got a chance to vote in the primaries in 2020 -A primary that Kamala Harris dropped out of because she was deeply unpopular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 years ago Hrc was deeply unpopular. Biden was. Obama ran on personality and empty promises. He showed her was all too willing to sell himself when he first distanced himself from Rev. Weight, then moved his church membership. Phyrric victory, for him and everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazera@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) Theres no primaries anymore. The wealthy party leaders decide the nominees. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's never been real primaries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) You dont think Obama in 2008 was a real primary? His campaign fought hard for that nomination, it definitely wasn't handed to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, that was the last real one. Since then the establishment didn't want to lose control of the process, so they setup the primaries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 2 years ago Real primaries would be open, plenty of candidates. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's never been real primaries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) You dont think Obama in 2008 was a real primary? His campaign fought hard for that nomination, it definitely wasn't handed to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, that was the last real one. Since then the establishment didn't want to lose control of the process, so they setup the primaries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 2 years ago Real primaries would be open, plenty of candidates. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) You dont think Obama in 2008 was a real primary? His campaign fought hard for that nomination, it definitely wasn't handed to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, that was the last real one. Since then the establishment didn't want to lose control of the process, so they setup the primaries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Heir_Of_Isildur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, that was the last real one. Since then the establishment didn't want to lose control of the process, so they setup the primaries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 2 years ago Real primaries would be open, plenty of candidates. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Oh, haha-ah, you sweet summer child. Sure you will, after all but two candidates drop out of the race and give their hard-won delegates to the conservative candidate in exchange for cabinet positions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries --I kid, with the condescension, because this is what happened before many of us got a chance to vote in the primaries in 2020 -A primary that Kamala Harris dropped out of because she was deeply unpopular. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 years ago Hrc was deeply unpopular. Biden was. Obama ran on personality and empty promises. He showed her was all too willing to sell himself when he first distanced himself from Rev. Weight, then moved his church membership. Phyrric victory, for him and everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 years ago Hrc was deeply unpopular. Biden was. Obama ran on personality and empty promises. He showed her was all too willing to sell himself when he first distanced himself from Rev. Weight, then moved his church membership. Phyrric victory, for him and everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent