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You simply can't do anything for the Republicans. There is no hope for them. You have to assume that moving forward, at least half of voting Americans will go for a fascist. Ignore them completely. Sure, they clearly have the largest part of the blame, but none of them care and will laugh at you for trying to change their minds. The only option is to aim for independents, undecideds, and uncommitteds. Progressive policies remain overwhelming popular in the United States, you do not need conservatives to help you win elections.
As for what these leftists politicians should do once elected, the answer immediately is to caucus with the Dems and try to work with them on progressive issues like wage stagnation. It will fail, but it will identify which members of the Dems are willing to work with a new movement and which will not. Once a base of candidates is built in Dem strongholds, we can start working to replace the Dems who refuse to work with the new movement, even if they're in battleground states.
again, I'm not inventing anything here. This is how the Tea Party killed the GOP from inside. There's nothing stopping us from doing the same, but it takes a lot of participation in local races. The Tea Party started with state governments and House Representatives, and it took them nearly a decade to realize their dreams in the form of Donald Trump. It will likely take time we no longer have, but look at the last three elections and ask yourself this; do we have any other option?
You're right, I didn't mean to go after you. I'm just frustrated at how shitty our voting and purposely non-voting country is.
As far as dems go, Biden won with the Harris strategy. That's what they thought would work against trump. Obviously they were wrong. There's a bunch of gerrymandering (cheating) going on as well.
Here is the bottom line and what I don't think people understand though, the people funding these campaigns for higher office don't want progressives. That's it, the end. How do you fix that now? People may vote for them if they're given the opportunity, but they will never get the opportunity. That's just the reality of it.
And again, that's the shitty part, it requires a lot of fucking work. I have worked for independent leftist campaigns. It was incredibly long hours for weeks on end. Canvassing is gruelling work, cold calls are fucking miserable. Do you know how much money I typically made? None, not a single dime. The independents don't have the support of big donors. In fact, I typically end up losing a few thousand dollars if I work for a campaign.
You have to make the reality you want with your own hands. You have to grab your friends and say "Hey, let's all go to the town hall meeting tonight," and double the attendance for the night. You have to make a hundred calls a day, getting laughed at all the time, just hoping to get your message out. Hell, depending on where you live and what options you have, you might have to run for office yourself. It's hard, and it's shitty and awful, but it's the only option left when your leaders consistently fail you.
I will say though, it was a clear mistake to call 2020 a win for Biden. 2020 was a loss for Trump. Biden's approval ratings were ass, he barely beat out Trump, and his approval just dropped further the second he entered office. If the DNC saw that and made the conclusion they could demand progressive votes for nothing a second time, then they're incompetent.
I agree with you about the independent and working and all that, but that's for lower offices. It's totally doable, I live in Seattle and it's done all the time. I'm talking higher office. Unless the r's mass quit and all money is taken out, there is a .01% (not scientific) chance that a progressive would make it through the primaries.