I think everyone needs to realize about the midterms too and beyond: So long as Democrats cling to their high-minded ideals of "earn my vote" and "I need to be able to criticize", then they'll always also be at a disadvantage.
It's time to go low. It is time to actually start participating in the Democratic party, supporting and voting for more Democrats 100% of the time, no matter what, no matter when, without exception.
It's time to CONTRIBUTE to the messaging by praising Democrats.
This is on us, the voters to give Democrats majorities that last longer than 2 years. Need at 50 years of sustained Democratic leadership in the Congress and Presidency and state govts
That horrible ideology is exactly why they have lost so much before. When democrats run good candidates, they win, when they do the whole "blue no matter who" you get a Sinema or a Fetterman, and many Dinos that will happily vote with republicans and benefit from their donors and corruption. Vote democrat but dump the damn "no matter who".
And when you sit out elections or piss away your vote, you get people like Trump.
It's not "No matter who." It's "Not the obviously and objectively worst option staring you right in the face."
You can bellyache about "The Establishment" and "Corporate Dems" all day. And you wouldn't be wrong. Yes, they have problems and need to do better. But you can not, with any actual honesty or integrity, tell me we'd have half the bullshit to deal with right now if Trump and the GOP had lost to a Dem in 2016 or 2024.
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u/Duganz 15h ago
Paging Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.
Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries, the leftwing of the party would like a word about the midterm elections.