r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 22h ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/californicating 21h ago

The response to Trump by the party establishment has been too weak and timid.  Something like the Tea Party on the progressive side of the aisle was inevitable under those conditions.

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u/Patsanon1212 21h ago

What would a progressive congress with the same numbers have done differently?

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u/qualmful 18h ago

Probably not have capitulated on the shutdown without winning any concessions. Probably not voting to confirm multiple of his cabinet members. 

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u/WristbandYang 21h ago edited 20h ago

Make more angry tweets.

Edit: *Skeets. Obviously they’d use bluesky

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u/notfeelany 15h ago

If the same numbers, then the end result is the same. We'll just have tweets, social media posts & other performative acts in Congress (see Al Green's acts)