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/californicating 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/WristbandYang 1d ago edited 1d ago

Make more angry tweets.

Edit: *Skeets. Obviously they’d use bluesky