▲ 48 ▼ That gum that nobody liked is gonna come back in style . . . (thelemmy.club) submitted 8 months ago by mattyroses@lemmy.today to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/47029625
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (10 children) She'll never survive a primary. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jontree255@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago (5 children) Acting like the DNC will have a fair primary. They’re going to shove Harris, Newsome, or some other center-right Dem down our throat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 8 months ago They're not center right anymore. We have far right and farther right. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children) theyll lose the election if so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 8 months ago Since when has that been a concern for them??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago All according to plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Yeah most likely. They can’t just be “not Trump” because he’s hopefully going to be dead. Also, that hasn’t really translated to success. Trump only lost 2020 because of COVID. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) I don't know if they "Bernie" her opponent then she might. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I mean they can try. They pulled out every stop in NYC and couldn't stop a people powered campaign. Whoever the progressive is going to be needs to announce, and soon. Mamdani started the day after the 24 election. I truly believe that if the DnC primary in 2016 had been a month longer, wes have had Bernie. Grass roots campaigns take longer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago I dunno. They're pretty disorganized but their donors are less so. I think they're going to lose it for us again, or if they win, will prevent any leftwards movement. I wonder how bad this has to get before real change happens. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 1 point 8 months ago There won’t be a primary permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago (5 children) Acting like the DNC will have a fair primary. They’re going to shove Harris, Newsome, or some other center-right Dem down our throat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 8 months ago They're not center right anymore. We have far right and farther right. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children) theyll lose the election if so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 8 months ago Since when has that been a concern for them??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago All according to plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Yeah most likely. They can’t just be “not Trump” because he’s hopefully going to be dead. Also, that hasn’t really translated to success. Trump only lost 2020 because of COVID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 8 months ago They're not center right anymore. We have far right and farther right. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children) theyll lose the election if so permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 8 months ago Since when has that been a concern for them??? permalink fedilink source parent [–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago All according to plan. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Yeah most likely. They can’t just be “not Trump” because he’s hopefully going to be dead. Also, that hasn’t really translated to success. Trump only lost 2020 because of COVID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 8 months ago Since when has that been a concern for them??? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Yeah most likely. They can’t just be “not Trump” because he’s hopefully going to be dead. Also, that hasn’t really translated to success. Trump only lost 2020 because of COVID. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 8 points 8 months ago (2 children) I don't know if they "Bernie" her opponent then she might. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I mean they can try. They pulled out every stop in NYC and couldn't stop a people powered campaign. Whoever the progressive is going to be needs to announce, and soon. Mamdani started the day after the 24 election. I truly believe that if the DnC primary in 2016 had been a month longer, wes have had Bernie. Grass roots campaigns take longer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago I dunno. They're pretty disorganized but their donors are less so. I think they're going to lose it for us again, or if they win, will prevent any leftwards movement. I wonder how bad this has to get before real change happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) I mean they can try. They pulled out every stop in NYC and couldn't stop a people powered campaign. Whoever the progressive is going to be needs to announce, and soon. Mamdani started the day after the 24 election. I truly believe that if the DnC primary in 2016 had been a month longer, wes have had Bernie. Grass roots campaigns take longer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago I dunno. They're pretty disorganized but their donors are less so. I think they're going to lose it for us again, or if they win, will prevent any leftwards movement. I wonder how bad this has to get before real change happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago I dunno. They're pretty disorganized but their donors are less so. I think they're going to lose it for us again, or if they win, will prevent any leftwards movement. I wonder how bad this has to get before real change happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 1 point 8 months ago There won’t be a primary permalink fedilink source parent