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[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Those that didn't vote failed to stop fascism from rising.

The Democratic party, who failed to rally non-voters and instead chose to try and court Republican voters to their cause, failed to stop fascism from rising.

Stop blaming voters for politicians running on unpopular policies. I've checked repeatedly today, Harris lost Michigan by under 100,000 votes, but there were over 100,000 protest votes during the primary.

Before the election, 35% of Pennsylvania voters and 37% of Arizona voters polled said they would be more likely to vote for Harris if they would agree to cease weapons shipments to Israel without contingencies. The DNC sent Bill Clinton to lecture the residents of Michigan about why Israel is justified in killing their loved ones instead of, idk, taking a stance that could win you much needed votes in a swing state. They brought Republican after Republican to speak at the DNC, but allotted no time for Palestinian Democrats to speak.

They gave their own constituents the middle finger, like always, while demanding their unwavering support. All while being more concerned about trying to win over Republicans instead of rallying their own non-voters to the polls.

Gee, that sure worked out great for them, is that the voter's fault too? It's astounding how the same people who were insulting and condescending to conflicted Dem voters the last couple weeks are now screeching and crying that it's the fault of the people they insulted and bullied that they lost.

Y'all don't have mirrors you can look in? Maybe start there, and understand why you can't dismiss the concerns of entire swaths of your constituency and still feel entitled to their support, regardless of the dire threat that the Democrats didn't take seriously enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Hard to argue against these points. The DNC does not know how to play to win. It's like they're all living in 1998. Moreover, they don't seem to want to win. Which is palpable. They are woefully out of touch and it seems incredibly difficult to pierce the veil of sanctimony that enshrouds the party elites.

The DNC's abject blunders have committed America to 12 continuous years now without any effective government. Which is untenable. The message to Dem elites needs to be crystal clear: You aint gotta go home, but you can't stay here. Retire, or otherwise fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

"If liberals are so fucking smart why do they lose so goddamn always?"

  • Will McAvoy "The Newsroom"
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it."

--Upton Sinclair