1102
Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party. (www.commondreams.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/politics@lemmy.world
356 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration's authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 42 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Any of the ones who are upset about Progressives pushing them to act like an opposition party needs to be primaried and kicked out, if they can't be convinced. We need more primary challengers to actually change the party, like the republicans have and continue to do.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They will get rid of primaries. They already did it last year

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Last year they didn't really have presidential primaries because of an Incumbent, something both parties do all the time. But there were still Congressional primaries. And local primaries. Saying they'll get rid of primaries when there was a reason to not have a presidential one, even if you disagree with that reason, is very much misunderstanding how primaries work.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, they threw it out and nominated whoever they wanted. There WAS a primary-- Harris wasn't in it. RFK was making Super Bowl ads for it

    With all the anger over the Gaza situation, they waited until the last possible moment and foisted her on us so that there'd be no time force debate

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yes and that was shit and they should have figured out a way to do some kind of primary. But that doesn't mean there won't be a real primary in 2028 or that there won't be congressional primaries in 2026, which the congressional ones was what I was talking about. The only thing that would guarantee not having primaries is an official Dictatorship being created and the dissolution of congress and Trump being declared King or saying there will be no more elections.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •