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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (42 children)

What did they do to get people to vote for them? Because they spent the last 4 years doing the "Everything is fine" meme while everyone's quality of life rapidly started to deteriorate. Even candidates in Democratic strongholds saw their numbers nose dive last year because they have nothing to offer people other than "we aren't Trump".

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

Because they spent the last 4 years doing the “Everything is fine” meme while everyone’s quality of life rapidly started to deteriorate.

If only it were just that. They made it perfectly clear that they lied about all of the individual benefits in build back better and never had any intention at all of passing them. They made it clear that they won't increase the minimum wage and that it will remain stuck at 7.25 forever. They didn't revisit the public option. They didn't protect Roe. They didn't protect democracy with the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. They didn't reschedule cannabis. The only person who could count on democrats to do what they said they would was netanyahu.

Democrats have a massive credibility problem and they earned it.

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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not only that but they completely threw away any semblance of morality with the Gaza genocide and they allowed Trump to get away with the January 6th attack enabling his return

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (26 children)

Exactly. But we still have weasels even on here defending their genocide-loving asses. The Democratic party needs to be purged or burned to the ground. We're in a two party system. And the Democratic party is currently the biggest barrier to progress in the country. It is fundamentally beyond reformation. Only by burning it to ashes will leave space for an actual left wing party to rise.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Exactly. But we still have weasels even on here defending their genocide-loving asses.

Don't look now, but you summoned one.

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