I thought it was hilarious when RFK Junior started banning food additives and dyes. If the democrats cant capitalize on that gaping wound then they are lost, I dont think any rational person believes in food dyes.
To think we coulda had him instead. Can I switch to that timeline please?
Al Gore was America's last chance. It's been lost ever since.
Given the choice between a republican and a republican, people will choose republican all the time.
For fuck’s sake, form a new party already Bernie! Dems are simply too corrupt to bother.
Wrong. You primary the corrupt out. If your car has a flat tire, you fix it. You don’t buy a new one that you can’t afford.
I agree, if the Democrats had a flat tire. But they have 3 flats, a leaky radiatior, leaky engine, busted windows that don't roll up all the way, the seat foam has turned to dust, the seatbelts are fraying, speakers are fuzzy but only play AM talk radio anyway since its been stuck on that station since the 70s...
And the same oligarchs are fucking towing them!
Wrong. The primary will be used by the old guard to eliminate all opposition (like they did with Bernie already).
Ds and Rs are private organizations and are not democratic.
If this is new to you, please read up on Bernie's primary "loss" to Clinton. Blatant corruption. Don't believe me, check it out yourself.
The parties have no obligation to follow the results of the primary. It's not legally binding.
Not possible. You need to oust the DNC
There will be many posts in the coming months with one goal. The content will be varied, and the appeal will be made in different ways, but the goal will be the same: depressing Democratic votes in November.
Don’t fall for it.
There will also be many posts in the coming months insulting independents who dare to question Democrat orthodoxy.
Others will insist that all independents are just "republicans in disguise." Don't fall for it!
Remember, it's a FACT that 40% of registered voters are independents, and the Ds and Rs have fallen to 30% each.
The independents reject the major parties, because the major parties have rejected them.
Please vote! And maybe don't shit on the independents, whose vote you REQUIRE to win. Perhaps you could stop calling them "secret Republicans" (and liars, Russian agents, etc.) why you're at it? One can dream.
Your party line is not held by the majority of people any longer, D or R. Remember that.
Average and very common Bernie sanders win
Our last dinosaur, thank you Bernie! After he is gone, who will be the voice of reason?
One of the few politicians today smart enough to oppose the Fed, for very good reasons (which we can't discuss here unless we'd like to get censored and/or banned, but read up on it! It's obscene).
Damn right, Bernie. I was a blue-no-matter-who because they actually make some policy sense, but now it’s only because the Right is absolutely insane. If a Progressive or Social Democrat actually had any traction I’d vote for them over the straight (D) instantly.
Bernie must be a tankie according to most here
No, it’s fine and good to criticize your allies when necessary. It’s how we improve. Bernie isn’t constantly trying to drive down votes for Democrats like the tankies on Lemmy. He campaigns for Democrats all the time, including Harris in 2024.
And yet here we are
It will be interesting if Platner can beat Collins in Maine. For a decade now democratic leadership has been holding people like him and Bernie Sanders back because they don’t think they’re “electable”.
If he can be the first democrat in 30 years to beat Collins, it would show the direction the party should be moving.
They do not view the electorate as the people. They believe that elections are won by donors and until we prove them wrong it will continue.
Just replace "electable" with "able to shill to corporate and wealthy donors."
I have a Dem rep, and have been actively promoting his primary opponent because he is just another establishment Dem. Though I'm not sure who my rep will be with the new maps in my state.
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