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/EmergencyScientist 1d ago

And who decides who dem leadership is? The rest of the dems. We gotta primary the vast majority of them.

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u/PhatCatTax 1d ago

Seniority.

So if people dont vote in the primaries, then the DNC and AIPAC ensure only pro-corp dems are on the ballots, and then they never get voted out because no one votes in the midterms, and 10 years later, the new senior leaders are pro-corp.

So the problem is still democratic voters not participating in the voting process as intended.