Democrats can't fix their problems by November

[SugarDaddy1]

You may have noticed that Democrats on Capitol Hill are trying their best to keep the Jan. 6 investigation in the news. Making the spring and then the summer and then the fall about former President Donald Trump would be a huge win for them, given the calamitous state of Democratic midterm election prospects these days. But even though the Jan. 6 committee will get a lot of coverage when it finally unveils its report, the fact is, the Democratic Party cannot divert voters' attention from losing issues such as inflation, crime, and the border crisis.

"Democrats have failed to develop a party brand capable of unifying a dominant majority of Americans behind their political project," Teixeira writes. He says the party's problems fall into three categories. The first is culture, in which the party has lost touch with working-class voters and is now dominated by big-city, college-educated professionals who hold leftist views increasingly dominated by identity politics. They talk about "structural racism" in America and press for the exclusion of those who dissent. Teixeira goes through a list of Democratic positions that are turning off more and more voters across America:

The Democrats' second problem, according to Teixeira, is economics. In that realm, many voters now see Democrats as obsessed with equity and marginalized groups to the exclusion of the broader working class. Obsessed by climate change, some progressives have even embraced wacky ideas such as "degrowth," in which they advocate actually shrinking the economy to save us all from catastrophic global warming and our own wasteful lifestyles.

The party's third problem is patriotism. As in, Democrats don't seem to have enough of it. Teixeira quotes one liberal commentator who noted that "a remarkable and pervasive vilification of America [has] become not just widespread but de rigeur among progressives." Their negative view of America exceeds those of their countrymen — not just white Americans but nonwhites, as well. Teixeira writes that "just 34 percent of progressive activists say they are 'proud to be an American' compared to 62 percent of Asians, 70 percent of blacks, and 76 percent of Hispanics. This is a big, big problem."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democrats-cant-fix-their-problems-by-november

 

[ll74]

Republicans can't fix theirs either

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

I’m told that they will be passing a new version of BBB any day now.

 

[Rightguide]

They won't be able to fix Biden in two years either.

 

[pecksniff]

Republicans can't fix theirs either

Their main problem is that they have no program.

 

[pecksniff]

I’m told that they will be passing a new version of BBB any day now.

Every element of it will be back sooner or later, because every element addresses a real need.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Every element of it will be back sooner or later, because every element addresses a real need.

Every element of it will be back sooner or later, because every element addresses a real need.

Keep dreaming. BBB died last year. Nothing has changed since then except Brandon and his party’s falling poll numbers. The elections are in just 28 weeks. Perhaps 70 - 75 or so of the Senate in session. After that, control of Congress flips to the GOP.

 

[Vman55]

Republicans can't fix theirs either

They will take both the house and senate.

 

[ll74]

They will take both the house and senate.

And they still won't fix their problems

 

[BlueEyesInLevis]

Its gonna be a bloodbath.

 

[Chernosoth]

some progressives have even embraced wacky ideas such as "degrowth," in which they advocate actually shrinking the economy to save us all from catastrophic global warming and our own wasteful lifestyles.

I don't see many progressives personally embracing degrowth, since that would be consuming less, a life of voluntary poverty. They will eventually, after much wailing. We can't stop the shrinking. Recent foreign policy accelerated the shrinking.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Young people 18 to 34 can’t stand Brandon

 

[ll74]

Young people 18 to 34 can’t stand Brandon

Old people 40-50 can't stand AOC

 

[pecksniff]

Brandon

You are an idiot.

 

[Sh1ne0n67]

What we see as problems, their hardcore base sees as features.

Defunding the military and police? Of course, they are the agents of oppression.
Free education? Of course, it is every child's (defined as under 26) right to go to college.
Open borders? Of course, those are the people who want a better life, who give us vitality and do "those" jobs.
Lax and easy voting? Of course, everyone has the right to vote and any checks and balanced on imaginary fraud
is nothing more, or less, than voter suppression for political gain by keeping "everyone" from voting and that includes
Open border migrants and immigrants who come across the borders, and because they pay taxes and
don't get them back, are, in actuality, nothing more than undocumented citizens who must be allowed to vote.
Free, Socialized medicare? Of course. Like education, clean water, voting, and open immigration, it is a right
of every citizen including the newly undocumented.
High Taxation? Of course! That's a no-brainer! We have to pay for all of that stuff just like any civilized society...

(Think of how much we will save through defunding, not to mention the security from oppression!)
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Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

 

[Sh1ne0n67]

Old people 40-50 can't stand AOC

I have a feeling that immediate members of her own family can't stand her.
She is a real Jenny Ass...

 

[ll74]

I have a feeling that immediate members of her own family can't stand her.
She is a real Jenny Ass...

Nobody likes Ted Cruz
I doubt even his wife likes him

 

[Sh1ne0n67]

MORE COWBELL!!!

EXCLUSIVE: President Biden is ramping up for the midterm elections, rolling out endorsements for Democrats, hitting the campaign trail for fundraisers, underscoring his "unity agenda" and working to "sharpen the contrast" between his administration and congressional Republicans, a Biden adviser told Fox News.

"Expect more POTUS," the adviser said, adding that in the months leading up to the midterm elections, the president will hit the trail with more travel to speak "directly to the American people both about what we’ve done and what we are doing."

Part of Biden's key strategy on the campaign trail, the adviser said, will be to "sharpen the contrast" between Democrats and Republicans.

[See post #15]



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-midterms-adviser-expect-more-potus

 

[ll74]

So he is stumping for candidates or he isn't?

What narrative is the right one?

 

[Sh1ne0n67]

I think the "Right" narrative is that he hurts the Dems more than he helps them...
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Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

 

[Chobham]

"We have delivered for the American people,"

That quote alone was worth the read. *chuckle*

 

[Sh1ne0n67]

He didn't enumerate what was delivered.

I think it's mostly a load of horse fertilizer...

 

[ll74]

I think the "Right" narrative is that he hurts the Dems more than he helps them...
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Democrat born. Democrat bred. Libertarian led (by Democrats).

So he is stumping or he isn't?

 

[HisArpy]

He didn't enumerate what was delivered.

I think it's mostly a load of horse fertilizer...

It was a load of bad news.

 

[icanhelp1]

And they still won't fix their problems

I agree, the swamp fucks are alive and well in the republican party as well starting with corporatist McCarthy. Pubs will take the house and then pee their pants. All talk no action, seen it too many times. Pubs don't know how to play dirty like the (D)s. McCarthy will be another Ryan, a fucking turncoat statist.