Rep. Ro Khanna said that âmanyâ in the House Democratic caucus, including himself, will back Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Tuesdayâs vote.
Ngl I think AOC should straight up form a new party with Bernie or something like that, because the DNC is just gonna keep giving us the neoliberal shit sandwich until theyâre subsumed by the Republican Party outright (other parties being outlawed, of course).
I know that end-state sounds hyperbolic, but at this point I wouldnât be shocked if thatâs how things eventually play out if this authoritarian slide continues.
Except she spent the last election cycle mocking third parties and saying you need to âbuild coalitionsâ by working within the party
If this is what she got for her support of Israel and âworking within the partyâ, then I think she might have been taken for a ride
Like how Bernie âworked withâ the Dems by bending the knee to Hillary after the 2016 primary?
Yeah idk why the progressives think they can work with the right wing obstructionists that are the Democratic party.
Guess we should have all voted for that hack Stein. The green painted wing of the GOP
Except she spent the last election cycle mocking third parties and saying you need to âbuild coalitionsâ by working within the party
She is right. Divide and conquer is a super effective strategy, the left loves doing the divide part to itself then acts shocked when it gets conquered.
When your left-wing coalition depends on kowtowing to capital to survive, it isnât left-wing anymore.
Itâs not a bad idea. However, better would be a reforming and rebranding of the current DNCâs image. It is the right time to begin setting the foundations though, make no mistake.
However, better would be a reforming and rebranding of the current DNCâs image.
And how would anyone go about that when the party leadership is fighting them at every turn?
The only legal way would be to mimic the corporations that captured the DNC to begin with, basically bribes.
Youâd have to create a super PAC that only funds left leaning democratic candidates, and one that would be willing to fund primaries against incumbents within the DNC.
The main problem is that parties only care about funding now, and there arenât exactly a bunch of leftist billionaires.
Citizens vs United basically ensured that any form of social economic reform is off the table for the foreseeable future. The political parties are bought and paid for, and will continue to funnel public spending into privatization until capitalism reaches terminal growth.
Goddamn just not gonna improve shit even a little bit, huh Democrats?
They would prefer to lose everything rather than move Left even a single inch.
Political parties in general tend to be extremely hard-headed and reticent to change. It often takes 3 or more elections being lost in the wilderness to get some turnover going.
The US, with its insanely gerrymandered districts, seems especially well positioned to keep the unpopular gerontocracy going as long as possible.
The real test is the DNC chair election on 2/2/25.
Itâll honestly determine who wins 2028 more than who the candidates are I believe.
If Ben Wikler gets it, I think heâll listen to voters and let a fair primary happen. If we get that, weâll win the general regardless. But the party immediately picking a favorite and mixing money together before the first primary vote is cast just turns off Dem voters.
We at least need the illusion that thereâs a fair process
We at least need the illusion that thereâs a fair process
I donât think an illusion would work, because itâs less about the idea of a fair process and more about how much the fina candidate makes people want to vote for them. Thatâs why a fair primary is necessary.
âPelosiâs penchant for backroom sabotage was easy to cheer when she was pushing fellow octogenarian and likely loser Joe Biden out of the presidential race; itâs harder to justify when an eminently qualified rising starâwho, whether Pelosi likes it personally or not, is widely known to be a cornerstone of the partyâs futureâpushes for a simple promotion,â Sammon added.
God damnâŚ
Fuck the Democratic Party. We demand Progressive Party
Now is the perfect time to put together a new party. We have two years to make it viable. Assuming we still have elections.
!newpoliticalparty@lemmy.world is a new community for this purpose. Unfortunate itâs on .world
Hopefully the old fuck just has a stroke tomorrow and keels over. That would be a fitting divine punishment for his hubris and desperate clinging to power. Those that refuse to let the next generation take the reins in their time deserve to sudden suffer sudden heart attacks. Peaceful retirement is for those who actually are willing to retire.
