The most third party senators we’ve ever had was 4, right before the GOP swept every chamber in 2024 and before that in 1941.
We currently have ZERO third party reps in the House. Not a single one.
If you’re going to shit on dems then it is imperative that you shit on the GOP harder because if we turn people away from the DNC there is NOTHING left. We’re basically splitting our vote up while the Republicans fall in line.
I agree. That’s why all Democrats need to endorse current Independents so they can gain back their power, like Zohran Mamdani in New York and maybe Graham Platner in Maine.
But I’ve been seeing disappointing behaviors from the Dems with that lately. Not just in New York and Maine, but also in Minnesota with how the Dems revoked their endorsement of democratic socialist Omar Fateh. Pathetic.
We need a unified front to fight the fascists in office, and parading out the establishment Dems that caused this all to happen is not a winning strategy.
We need new blood that will draw in new voters. And we need to decide who that new blood is before the end of the year so they can start primarying in January.
If you demand the vote be united under a new and different banner than the one which reflects 90% of the same policy stance then you’re splitting the vote.
If you demand the vote be united under a new and different banner
I don’t. I recognize that the Democratic party is our best bet to move in a progressive way towards the Left.
than the one which reflects 90% of the same policy stance
Mamdani won the Democratic nomination. He’s still a Democratic Socialist of America (DSA). I don’t see this any different from the Tea Party within the GOP in the late 2000’s. We can have factions within the party, but in those factions we need to find unity.
Establishment Dems are a faction that don’t deserve to be party of that unity. They seek to undermine material improvements for the working class while letting the billionaires get away with not paying their fair share.
The most third party senators we’ve ever had was 4, right before the GOP swept every chamber in 2024 and before that in 1941.
We currently have ZERO third party reps in the House. Not a single one.
If you’re going to shit on dems then it is imperative that you shit on the GOP harder because if we turn people away from the DNC there is NOTHING left. We’re basically splitting our vote up while the Republicans fall in line.
I agree. That’s why all Democrats need to endorse current Independents so they can gain back their power, like Zohran Mamdani in New York and maybe Graham Platner in Maine.
But I’ve been seeing disappointing behaviors from the Dems with that lately. Not just in New York and Maine, but also in Minnesota with how the Dems revoked their endorsement of democratic socialist Omar Fateh. Pathetic.
Right so splitting the vote isn’t enough you want it to split even more so that the GOP gain supermajority. Makes sense.
We need a unified front to fight the fascists in office, and parading out the establishment Dems that caused this all to happen is not a winning strategy.
We need new blood that will draw in new voters. And we need to decide who that new blood is before the end of the year so they can start primarying in January.
Oh that makes sense so I guess we need to split the progressive vote, thanks for explaining it to me. /s
Keep thinking like this and we’ll have Vance 2028.
Splitting the vote is the exact opposite of uniting the vote
If you demand the vote be united under a new and different banner than the one which reflects 90% of the same policy stance then you’re splitting the vote.
I don’t. I recognize that the Democratic party is our best bet to move in a progressive way towards the Left.
Mamdani won the Democratic nomination. He’s still a Democratic Socialist of America (DSA). I don’t see this any different from the Tea Party within the GOP in the late 2000’s. We can have factions within the party, but in those factions we need to find unity.
Establishment Dems are a faction that don’t deserve to be party of that unity. They seek to undermine material improvements for the working class while letting the billionaires get away with not paying their fair share.
100% the opposite
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