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Democrats Are Throwing In the Towel on Rural America (jacobin.com)

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Since 2016, Democrats have operationally withdrawn from rural America. No party can win nationally without rural voters, and progressive economics have plenty to offer, if only the party would embrace them.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

You clearly have no understanding of what centrist means.

Just because you have to suddenly pretend that they're not the most emblematic members of your wing of the party, that doesn't mean you have to gaslight.

Neither of them represent the middle of the country.

They represent the right flank of the democratic party. They're centrists.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The right flank of the Democratic party is just right wing. Not central. Their policy stances are not middle of the road, they're self enriching and aligned withbig pharma and a coal industries

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So why do we let them run the party?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They don't. But being the squeaky wheel in one party in a two party system where the other party is hellbent on blocking anything their opposition wants, regardless of what it is, gives you a lot of leverage.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If they don't, did Build Back Better just kill itself, one piece at a time, over the course of months?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure how to dumb this down any more for you ...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Condescension: from people who like the status quo but can't defend it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just someone who understands what words mean.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, when manchin singlehandedly did what you wanted and killed Build Back Better for you, he was running the party.

You love it but can't admit it, so you get condescending instead. Enjoy watching the poor people you hate suffer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You really seem to struggle with reading comprehension. You have pulled an entirely fabricated assumption of my stance out of your ass.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Manchin dictated policy. He was the de facto head of the party.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You are not smart enough to continue having this conversation. Good bye

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

You got everything you wanted from the manchin presidency.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

It isn't gaslighting to point out that you're using a word wrong.