return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months ago16 Democrats Just Voted to Confirm Another Trump Appointeenewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up1602arrow-down19
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minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIt sounds like they’ve been pretty insignificant. Which better idea has worked well over the last 30 years?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoTaking over a major party by challenging center candidates in primaries and winning in the general elections. See the Tea Party / Red Hat takeover of the Republican party. Progressives need to do the same to the Democrats.
minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoWhy didn’t they try that sooner?
It sounds like they’ve been pretty insignificant. Which better idea has worked well over the last 30 years?
Taking over a major party by challenging center candidates in primaries and winning in the general elections.
See the Tea Party / Red Hat takeover of the Republican party.
Progressives need to do the same to the Democrats.
Why didn’t they try that sooner?
Not yet…