Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives erupted as Republicans gaveled into recess on Tuesday despite a looming government shutdown.According to CBS, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) was seeking unanimous consent to pass a Democratic resolution that would have prevented the shutdown. However...
The difference between republicans and democrats is republicans stick with their party no matter what. The know they can say and do whatever bullshit they want, and they will maintain their voters.
Democrats don’t have this luxury. If they feel like the Democratic Party sucks, they won’t vote.
All the more reason Democrats need to start fucking listening to their voting base (working-class Americans) by moving left instead of conspiring with corporate donors and moving right to screw us.
The key thing to understand is that there are no mythical “moderate voters” to court. Those are nothing but a fucking fantasy; a lie perpetrated by the Democratic Party as an excuse to chase money at the expense of votes.