More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.
  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
    75·
    2 months ago

    It’s more that they weren’t prepared for this kind of intensity, and don’t have a great pre-planned message for coup against congress and the constitution by the executive.

    The typical DNC member is a union official or party activist, and comes into this with limited savings.

      • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 months ago

        The only ones who even appear as leftists are the progressives, which the Democratic party keeps in a tight little cage to never escape.

        • Maeve@kbin.earth
          52·
          2 months ago

          The progressives haven’t appeared leftist in a very long time, excepting Omar and Talib, tbh.

    • kreskin@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      What excuse would they have for not being prepared? This is their whole damned job. If they werent prepared and dont know what their constituents want, they need to be fired.