Because only acting like the ratchet mechanism in a ratchet strap going further toward the right isn't a winning stratergy
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2025
43 points (90.6% liked)
News
33602 readers
1741 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.
Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
7. No duplicate posts.
If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners.
The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
I floored some smooth brain today by letting them know while Clinton was left of Bush II, Clinton wasn't a "centrist". I pointed out NAFTA was the most damaging piece of economic legislation to the US middle and lower class in the last 50 years. They assumed I supported right wing policy as a result. You know, because if you don't agree Dems are the good guys you must support the right wing, amirite?
Americans are barely literate, let alone educated. All they have are their feels now, which makes them easily manipulable apes, regardless of party.
As long as you vote in the primary.
We can't afford to waste this chance
Just being the lesser evil is not enough anymore.
Democrats all mostly sound like most lawyers. Very trained but not vocally talented enough to be the local news anchor. Very mediocre orators for a very long time only getting by because nationally Republicans sounded just as robotic until Trump. Democrats need people that are fiery and probably funny. Bill Clinton and Obama, both win off Republican failings and incumbency being good things at the time as stability was valued. Reagan/Bush recession and Ross Perot for Bill Clinton. Iraq/Afghanistan and great recession for Obama. Incumbency advantage for the presidency died by 2016 and Hilary Clinton didn't have the sound bites trump could churn out
Democratic voters and orgs need to elevate the vocal firebrands across the country. Local elections through federal. Public engagement matters. Social media metrics. 2016 Chuck, we'll get 2 moderate Republicans for each blue color democrat we lose, Schumer not getting sacked from party leadership was terribly uninspiring. Same with Pelosi at the time especially with the uninspiring reaction the democratic house had with the 2018 young progressive squad that got voted in
I think this misses the forest for the trees as a charismatic leader isn’t going to solve the root of the issue, which is that Democrats resemble the right more than the left and rarely ever follow through with the "fighting for the working person!" rhetoric they love to spout off on TV right before an election.
You're just describing another Obama who's greatest accomplishment was cementing the private health insurance industry into law for at least the next several decades. The luster of this type of leader quickly wears off and too many people have seen this same old song and dance over and over again.
There are 18 states that don't even have party affiliation on voter registration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_registration_in_the_United_States#Party_affiliation
Oof.
Why does this graph not show total registrations? Fuck the Democratic Party. They've dropped the ball consistently for too long. I only hope that enough leftists continue to vote in any races that survive this administration.