▲ 402 ▼ House Democrats’ anxiety rises after wins by Mamdani-backed candidates: ‘Are we going to let them take over the party?’ (www.cnn.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/politics@lemmy.world 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 months ago (1 child) Let's hope they don't get a say. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago* (1 child) The Democratic Party is a private institution that is not obligated to follow the will of their voters. If their divergence from national policy polling is not enough to prove that, it was stated directly by their lawyers during the lawsuits related to their suppression of the Bernie Sanders campaign. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I absolutely agree. I want to be clear. I hope the DNC gets no say on the future of the American left. They fumbled it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 child) The DNC exists largely to block the will of the voters, especially anything even vaguely leftish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reka@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago TPOASIWID permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago* (1 child) The Democratic Party is a private institution that is not obligated to follow the will of their voters. If their divergence from national policy polling is not enough to prove that, it was stated directly by their lawyers during the lawsuits related to their suppression of the Bernie Sanders campaign. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I absolutely agree. I want to be clear. I hope the DNC gets no say on the future of the American left. They fumbled it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 child) The DNC exists largely to block the will of the voters, especially anything even vaguely leftish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reka@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago TPOASIWID permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I absolutely agree. I want to be clear. I hope the DNC gets no say on the future of the American left. They fumbled it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 child) The DNC exists largely to block the will of the voters, especially anything even vaguely leftish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reka@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago TPOASIWID permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago (1 child) The DNC exists largely to block the will of the voters, especially anything even vaguely leftish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reka@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago TPOASIWID permalink fedilink source parent