Black America is fed up with its Democratic elites
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 6:28pmRecently at the Georgia Aquarium, Tom Perez, the Democratic National Committee chairman, decided to do something long overdue.
Democrats
I wrote a diary in the Daily kos regarding current US foreign policy in Ukraine and Syria. I believe this response to that diary is a perfect example of Democrats in this day and age.
Submitted by Akze on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 5:44amI will take American officials arming neonazis in Ukraine (even if I were to accept your characterization, which I do not) over Russians making us NOT arm them every day of the week and twice on Sundays. And I think anyone who wouldn’t should just go ahead and move to Moscow already and let the Americans figure out America for ourselves.
Where else are they going to go?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 07/13/2018 - 10:05pmEverywhere you look these days you see worry over how the move to the left by the democrats base will turn off moderates.
The universal consensus remains that you must go to the center.
Funny how that never applies to conservatives.
For decades the attitude for democrats to the left went, "Where else are they going to go?"
Where they went is not to the polls.
Voter turnout ranged between 60% to just 40% on non-presidential elections.
Democratic Party would rather lose to a Republican than win with a progressive
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 5:01pmAfter a socialist candidate won in the Bronx, the news media has spilled a lot of ink about how the Democrats are going too far to the left.
Someone should tell the Democratic Party establishment.
A good example is what happened in Rhode Island this week.
#Walkaway: Blue wave or blue toilet swirl?
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Tue, 07/03/2018 - 1:47amgjohnsit published a nice essay today about the future of the Democratic Party. Briefly discussed is the #Walkaway movement--is it real? Is it Botwork? Is it overly optimistic propaganda from the Repugnants? Yes. All of the above.
Moving to the left will destroy the Democrats!!
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 4:36pmIt's important to get outside of your own personal bubble sometimes and see what the other side thinks.
No, not what corporate Democrats think, but what the right-wing thinks.
TheHill: Democrats can kiss swing voters goodbye with progressive ballot
The Democrats fake tears for immigrants
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 06/29/2018 - 3:12pmHow can we determine if the crocodile-tears that the Democrats are shedding over Trump's immigration policies are phony?
Ocasio-Cortez has already made an impact
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 9:57pmSuddenly Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is everywhere, and she hasn't even won a general election.
This is making real, measurable ripples. This is one example.
Nancy Pelosi is emblematic of Democratic leadership ossification
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 3:49amHaving been absent from c99 for a while, not for lack of interest but because of life ("Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans"--J. Lennon). I have been a faithful lurker here to read many excellent essays and insightful commentary posted here. I have been aroused from my torpor by some interesting, though not necessarily political news.
Remember, everyone:
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 2:12pmPeace is only good if it's proposed by someone with a (D) next to their name, so at least a couple of outraged (D) Senators have decided to take matters into their own hands.
Senators move to prevent Trump from removing US troops in South Korea
Here's the headline:
