- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
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Just being the lesser evil is not enough anymore.
Oof.
Why does this graph not show total registrations? Fuck the Democratic Party. They’ve dropped the ball consistently for too long. I only hope that enough leftists continue to vote in any races that survive this administration.
Democrats all mostly sound like most lawyers. Very trained but not vocally talented enough to be the local news anchor. Very mediocre orators for a very long time only getting by because nationally Republicans sounded just as robotic until Trump. Democrats need people that are fiery and probably funny. Bill Clinton and Obama, both win off Republican failings and incumbency being good things at the time as stability was valued. Reagan/Bush recession and Ross Perot for Bill Clinton. Iraq/Afghanistan and great recession for Obama. Incumbency advantage for the presidency died by 2016 and Hilary Clinton didn’t have the sound bites trump could churn out
Democratic voters and orgs need to elevate the vocal firebrands across the country. Local elections through federal. Public engagement matters. Social media metrics. 2016 Chuck, we’ll get 2 moderate Republicans for each blue color democrat we lose, Schumer not getting sacked from party leadership was terribly uninspiring. Same with Pelosi at the time especially with the uninspiring reaction the democratic house had with the 2018 young progressive squad that got voted in
I think this misses the forest for the trees as a charismatic leader isn’t going to solve the root of the issue, which is that Democrats resemble the right more than the left and rarely ever follow through with the “fighting for the working person!” rhetoric they love to spout off on TV right before an election.
You’re just describing another Obama who’s greatest accomplishment was cementing the private health insurance industry into law for at least the next several decades. The luster of this type of leader quickly wears off and too many people have seen this same old song and dance over and over again.
There are 18 states that don’t even have party affiliation on voter registration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_registration_in_the_United_States#Party_affiliation