The party may reclaim the US House and even Senate, but primary candidates are far from united on how to move forward
Across the country, in front yards and on main streets, at dairy breakfasts and inside breweries, voters are delivering a similar message to Democratic primary candidates: they’re tired of both parties, and sick of being ignored.
The Democratic party brand is bruised after its disastrous 2024 presidential loss. A botched review of the defeat by the Democratic National Committee, and a drawn-out process over releasing the so-called autopsy, created another round of handwringing over the party’s direction.
On doorsteps, though, the voters don’t bring up the autopsy, or the party’s brand, according to candidates nationwide. They want a party that will stand up to Trump, fight for their healthcare and housing, make life more affordable, rein in immigration agents, build up their schools, get the US out of war and lower gas prices, protect their jobs from AI, confront the climate crisis and prevent datacenters from coming in.
Rein in corporations. Hold them to account and stop giving them the benefit of the doubt. Stop treating them as “job creators”. Shut them out of decision making and force them to actually compete.
That’s an uncomfortable position to take but it’s part of the fight voters want from them. They don’t just want a fight against trump, they want a fight against everyone enabling him and gleefully taking advantage of the chaos he’s creating.
Stop treating corporations as your fucking constituents. Delaware notwithstanding
Stop funding genocide
Make lobbying, PACs, and all the other financial ways outside governments and corporations influence politics with money illegal. Till the gravy train is cut, Washington will always be awash with grifters looking to get rich at any cost. No meaningful change will hold as long as influence peddling is legal.
The great part of this option is that it’s super easy to do. Literally a “do nothing and win” move.
Disempower AIPAC, get fascist foreign politics out of domestic affairs.
Fuck corporate oligarchy, fuck all colonizer fascism, fuck state sponsored terrorism everywhere.
Take a fucking stand, end Citizen’s United, abolish AIPAC and corporate lobbyists, repair our tax system to dismantle billionaires and fund true social programs; universal healthcare and housing are human rights.
Clean food, water and air are also human rights.
They are, or they should be. But the US and Israel refused to sign the UN declaration of universal human rights. We just dont believe in human rights I guess. Maybe the Dems could work on getting those signed.
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Democrats serve corporations. Corporations value stability and laws that benefit them. Democrats want to deliver for them and keep things stable while maximizing corporate donations.
Maga Republicans serve the oligarchs. They want to be able to run scams and prop up a new ruling class. They are doing chaotic things to maximize short term profits for themselves while consuming natural resources as quickly as possible.
They both serve aipac with their seemingly unlimited amount of money.
The root of all evil n politics is money, and also it is what keeps the political machine running.
They’re the same picture. Good cop/bad cop.
Ban owning stocks and enforce divesting in all branches!