the problem isn't that the people don't believe in progressive policy, the problem is that they dislike the democratic party more than they like progressive policy. when the democrats decided to play the centrist card this year, they lost everyone who gave two shits about class-centrist policy, which includes the leftist community and any republicans who would have hopped over for M4A or GND. (see the cuban support for bernie duing the FL primaries, who voted overwhelmingly for trump last night as an example) the dems need to pick a likeable fucking candidate, but they won't, which is why it's more important than ever to organize and connect with these voters ourselves, instead of waiting for some politician to do it for us.
the problem isn’t that the people don’t believe in progressive policy, the problem is that they dislike the democratic party more than they like progressive policy.
I want to believe this, but how does it square with Biden beating Bernie in the democratic primary?
The media all fawned over Biden as "electable" for months which was incredibly effective propaganda (most black voters in PA for example thought Biden was the best because he was more likely to win). Combine that with every candidate dropping out at once to endorse Biden when Bernie looked viable and you have some pretty significant fuckery.
significant numbers for me from last night:
the problem isn't that the people don't believe in progressive policy, the problem is that they dislike the democratic party more than they like progressive policy. when the democrats decided to play the centrist card this year, they lost everyone who gave two shits about class-centrist policy, which includes the leftist community and any republicans who would have hopped over for M4A or GND. (see the cuban support for bernie duing the FL primaries, who voted overwhelmingly for trump last night as an example) the dems need to pick a likeable fucking candidate, but they won't, which is why it's more important than ever to organize and connect with these voters ourselves, instead of waiting for some politician to do it for us.
I want to believe this, but how does it square with Biden beating Bernie in the democratic primary?
The media all fawned over Biden as "electable" for months which was incredibly effective propaganda (most black voters in PA for example thought Biden was the best because he was more likely to win). Combine that with every candidate dropping out at once to endorse Biden when Bernie looked viable and you have some pretty significant fuckery.
But also idk I'm a dummy
Straight up electoral fuckery. Voter suppression and media blackouts.
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Aside from the fuckery mentioned by others: the people that dislike the democratic party are much less likely to vote in the democratic primary.
Mike Bloomberg spent a billion dollars to stop bernie