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Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg's plan to spend $20 million to primary older Democratic incumbents in Congress has sparked intense anger from some lawmakers.

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[–] SSNs4evr@leminal.space 37 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The old moderate Democrats are not going to change...they keep trying to reach conservatives in a "middle" that keeps moving right. I'd say getting Democrats elected, then replacing them with better democrats in future elections would be the way to go, but there's something to be said for getting nowhere with the same.old.people.in.the.same.old.positions.election.after.election.and.never.gaining.a.meaningful.majoritye. Either the positions or the people need to change. Since the existing people are not willing to change their positions on the issues, people must be the next thing to change. The party needs to progress into the future, with younger, more vital blood.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

many of them are Dinos, themselves, just need to rout out those first.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Calling then Dinos works on at least different levels. They’re old and not Democrats.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

they were using the same tactics as the gop are to stay hidden, basically DNC had manchin and sinema to take all the flak, and gop had mitch mcconnel and some of the flipflopper to take all the heat, while the rest collude with each other and with putin and billionaires(both parties, how to not give voters what they want, but enough that they wont rebel against us)

I'd start by looking at the ones that cried the loudest in reaction to this.

[–] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why would you want Bernie Sandwrs to change. He’s trying to reach conservatives because they are normal people who have been deluded and manipulated into voting for nonsense, but they basically support the same stuff normal people want.

[–] SSNs4evr@leminal.space 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bernie Sanders is an Independent - one of the reasons he's treated so badly by the DNC. There should be more Independents, as far as that goes.

[–] slappypantsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

I was mocking them calling right wingers moderate, son.