inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 12 days agoTranscript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed Themnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down13
arrow-up1264arrow-down1external-linkTranscript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed Themnewrepublic.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·12 days ago There’s a great opportunity for Dems here, if they are willing to take it. Probably not. Every time the leadership is presented with an opportunity, they choose to do the exact wrong thing.
minus-squareTheHiddenCatboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 days agoIndeed. Hence my ‘if they are willing to take it’ bit. They most likely aren’t.
minus-squaremakyo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoIf they drop the ball on this extremely easy layup of a messaging task then we gotta really seriously figure out how to replace AT LEAST the Dem leadership
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoThe problem here is that they’re also owned by the rich and powerful. They might give you a cookie, but they can’t meaningfully challenge power.
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoI think with current Democrat leadership, yeah they’ll fuck it all up.
Probably not. Every time the leadership is presented with an opportunity, they choose to do the exact wrong thing.
Indeed. Hence my ‘if they are willing to take it’ bit. They most likely aren’t.
If they drop the ball on this extremely easy layup of a messaging task then we gotta really seriously figure out how to replace AT LEAST the Dem leadership
The problem here is that they’re also owned by the rich and powerful. They might give you a cookie, but they can’t meaningfully challenge power.
I think with current Democrat leadership, yeah they’ll fuck it all up.