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DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump (truthout.org)

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The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms.

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 46 points 1 week ago (153 children)

Don’t ever ask for progressives’ vote again. We’re done voting blue no matter who.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I really like the idea of a tea party style takeover. That seems much more actionable and realistic.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No such thing.

The tea party was just billionaires covered in AstroTurf. They bought the Republican party. It's asymmetrical warfare, because the left doesn't have billionaires that profit from our policy goals.

Not to be a doomer, I do think Democrats can be pulled left (kicking and screaming) but I'm not sure how though.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 10 points 1 week ago

Tea party was partially real. But it was basically petite bourgeois: car dealership owners and the like. This was also the main component of Jan 6th. These people aren't a huge constituency but there are a lot more of them than billionaires.

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