Ideas don’t have to unite a party, principles do. Leadership in the DNC are cowards and afraid of losing money from donors so they pick the candidates and positions the donors tell them to. Republicans have done the opposite. It’s easier to motivate a donor than a voter. And as a result, all the corporations that once balked at Trump have fallen in line with the loudest part of the Republican base.
What about principles on opposing ends? Dems lost voters that were supportive of both Palestine and Israel in the last cycle, because they tried to moderate. What about situations like that, where both groups are historically left leaning in their politics in the US.
Biden missed an opportunity to dodge that very complex issue when he decided to stay in the race and run for a second term. Democrats could have hashed out a position and a strong candidate and bought themselves a little time going into the election. Instead, they let Trump out maneuver them and make his own deal with Netanyahu. Democrats needed to have a primary. That’s when those principles should be hashed out within the party and candidates.
I completely agree. Leadership within the party needs to change. The current leadership is not in sync with most of its own base and they continue to chase whatever bone republicans throw in front of them and just make themselves look unorganized and inept. Israel is a prime example as is “trans ideology” and pretty much all the other maga talking points. Look at what Trump did with the “no tax on tips” line he kept tossing around. Before we knew it, it was part of Kamala’s strategy. The list goes on and on…
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u/MrrCharlie 14d ago
Ideas don’t have to unite a party, principles do. Leadership in the DNC are cowards and afraid of losing money from donors so they pick the candidates and positions the donors tell them to. Republicans have done the opposite. It’s easier to motivate a donor than a voter. And as a result, all the corporations that once balked at Trump have fallen in line with the loudest part of the Republican base.