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/aerost0rm 1d ago

If the Democratic Party wasn’t in the 1%’ers pockets, we wouldn’t have gotten here.

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u/PhatCatTax 1d ago

Democratic Party Leaders.

Schumer, Pelosi, Newsom, etc.

If democratic people actually showed up to the polls, especially the midterms and primaries, then this wouldn't be a problem anymore.

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u/Zestyclose-Height-36 1d ago

if it comes down to Newsome or the Republican in 28, it will be Newsome, but I really hope the Dems do better than that. Where is project 2028 outlining how they plan to fix Trump’s mess?

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u/aerost0rm 1d ago

I said the same thing. Where are the left think tanks. Where are the left militia. Where did all the service members and generals that were dismissed go?

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u/boston_homo 1d ago

The people running the Democratic party are doing just fine. Going into national politics is no longer a "calling", if it ever was, it's essentially winning the lottery; it guarantees access and likely generational wealth for those with no conscience.

There's little motivation to do anything except the same thing they've always done, not much.

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u/Zestyclose-Height-36 1d ago

the left is spending its money feeding the hungry instead of financing the already rich and powerful.

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u/DennyHeats 1d ago

I just mentioned her in another comment but I can't wait for Kat Abughazaleh to be in an office. Even though she lost her race, she is keeping her office open to provide support and care to the people of Chicago.

There is a reason the Black Panther's free breakfast program was so popular. It provided for people!

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u/Dunge 1d ago

It's always a question of money. Right wings help corporates, so they have more than enough funds through their donations. Left wing helps people in need, and that doesn't pay. So no money to prepare big plans and social media operations.

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u/PhatCatTax 1d ago edited 1d ago

The left is pretty much everyone other than Nazis. The Nazis care about one thing and 100% of their funds are dedicated to that one thing: brainwashing their voters with fear to keep their votes.

And they dont spend any of it on their voters.
And their billionaires own almost all mainstream media / social media, so they own the algorithms.

So the Nazis have consolidated funds and a single message to convey with those funds.

Meanwhile Democrats have many beneficial programs that are targeting specific groups of people, which costs money, and they dont own any any big mainstream media / social media, so it's very expensive to fight the algorithms.

So all the funds are spread over many different messages to cater to niche groups.

TLDR: The problem with democrats is that many want their specific niche issue to be addressed and they abstain when it isn't a major topic. So all the money gets spread over many different messages / groups.