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It’s peak “vote for us just because we’re not the other guys” energy. I know a lot of words have been said about “vote blue no matter who” but no one took that to heart more, apparently, than the Dems themselves.

If these people are so terrified of people being angry at them that they choose to stand for nothing. They shouldn't be surprised when they don't inspire people either.

"Hey, let's alienate a core part of our base while also vapidly making our platform a GOP-lite that flies in the face of so many polling 'unfavorables' when it comes to policies"

I'm honestly baffled that people in power are apparently ignorant of history. Do they know what happens to the aristocracy when the public feels like they have no prospects and no representation in their government? There's usually a recurring theme by the end.

Political Think Tanks continue to be a cancer upon this country.

It's like they're saying "we don't care if these voters die, we can get new voters". They view us as disposable.

Its important to note that the Democratic Party is a cash-gathering operation, not a vote-gathering operation. They have to do a dance between what the public wants (not an oligarch agenda) and the people who buy policy (oligarchs). Delivering policy for the public jeopardizes the corporate cash.

I can't believe this is how I found out you're on Bluesky! I love you on Dropout!!

"We want to lose. We do not want to win. We do not want to govern. We want to be the official opposition in perpetuity. It's the only thing we know how to do. It's where we're comfortable. Please kindly fuck yourself and vote for us, but not all of us, just around 40% of us. God Bless America."

Making democrats more like republicans isn't going to win voters, republicans are already quite good at being republicans.

Oh, you want a livable environment? Oh, that's so extremely liberal! You think human rights apply to everyone? How super liberal of you! So extreme! How radical! Putzes, all of them...

As a trans Californian I already dont like when Newsom does that.

that's been the plan of every democratic think tank for the past 4 decades. I remember when tea party Republicans were the "radical" part of the party, and now they're the moderate voice of reason for the far right. and that's happened in just the last 20ish years.

Citizens United made bribery legal, so money is the only way policy is made. Since the most vulnerable people in society aren't throwing fat stacks around, we are dealt to the bottom.