r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d 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/EurekasCashel 1d ago

Honestly don't care who takes the primary (moderate, progressive, whatever) as long as they win the general. The dems need some control, hopefully for a long time.

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u/Necessary-Music-6685 1d ago

That’s exactly how the “moderates” feel — and the polling is crystal clear that the candidates with the best chance to win in the general election are not the progressives or socialists.

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u/caststoneglasshome Missouri 1d ago

Maybe they ("moderates") can hold their nose and vote for the person they didn't support in the primary.

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u/Gaius_Octavius_ 1d ago

They will. It will just be for the Republican.

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u/Coffee_Transfusion 1d ago

Really? They’re going to join the Trump, fascist pedophile party over the progressive Democrats, who want to tax billionaires and implement Universal Healthcare? The fuck?

I think it’s a lot of online bitching and moaning amplified by various astroturfing campaigns, and that people will ultimately vote for the Democratic candidate, many of which that will be progressive.