A Gallup poll found the split between Republicans and Democrats about their satisfaction with the direction of the country was at its widest since 2001.
This is what centrists love to tell progressives. But thanks to DNC leadership, the reality is that progressives almost never get their ideal outcome.
In fact, progressives are hardly even allowed representation within the DNC, god forbid leadership roles. Every time a popular progressive candidate comes along the DNC and centrists say, “now is not the time” and do everything in their power to prevent the progressive candidate from gaining power. It’s been that way for decades and yet they still feel entitled to the progressive vote.
At this point, many progressives are so disillusioned with the DNC that they are actively voting for MAGA candidates rather than just staying home on election day. No amount of telling them to vote for the lesser evil is going to work.
The only way for the DNC to guarantee the progressive vote is to open up space in the party for progressive politics. But at this point it’s becoming clear that the DNC would sooner risk losing power to fascists rather than to progressives.
You can yell at voters until you’re blue in the face and nothing will change. The DNC has been trying that since 2016 and the only time it “worked” was when the opposition was in the middle of mismanaging a once-in-a-century disaster. The only way you’re going to inspire people to vote for you is to give them what they want.
This is what centrists love to tell progressives. But thanks to DNC leadership, the reality is that progressives almost never get their ideal outcome.
In fact, progressives are hardly even allowed representation within the DNC, god forbid leadership roles. Every time a popular progressive candidate comes along the DNC and centrists say, “now is not the time” and do everything in their power to prevent the progressive candidate from gaining power. It’s been that way for decades and yet they still feel entitled to the progressive vote.
At this point, many progressives are so disillusioned with the DNC that they are actively voting for MAGA candidates rather than just staying home on election day. No amount of telling them to vote for the lesser evil is going to work.
The only way for the DNC to guarantee the progressive vote is to open up space in the party for progressive politics. But at this point it’s becoming clear that the DNC would sooner risk losing power to fascists rather than to progressives.
You can yell at voters until you’re blue in the face and nothing will change. The DNC has been trying that since 2016 and the only time it “worked” was when the opposition was in the middle of mismanaging a once-in-a-century disaster. The only way you’re going to inspire people to vote for you is to give them what they want.