Supporting "Lesser Evil" Is Still Supporting Evil.
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Two Things Can Be True...(aka, Centrists Are the Bane of Politics)
For example: the DSA is not really "left," and the DSA operating inside the Democratic Party is not a terrible thing. BONUS: the " Moderate Women of the Democratic Party " club article that was referenced.
Democrats Are More Concerned About the Political Middle Than the Middle Class.
Will someone please think of the Centrists ? After months of wrestling with the decision of whether to run for reelection for a third term in the swing state of Michigan, Sen. Gary Peters took a pass. At a moment when Senate Democrats are grappling with how to win back voters they lost to Trump in 2024, Peters was the first of at least three Senate Democrats who have opted against running for another term in the Senate, citing in part the changes to a body that used to be much easier to make deals in. “I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year,” Peters said in an interview in his Washington office last week. “The middle is disappearing.” The retirements of the three Democratic senators – Peters of Michigan, Tina Smith of Minnesota and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire – illustrate the challenges Democrats face out of power. They also reflect the broader problems of the institution, which had already grown less collegial and productive even before it al...
Another Reason Why We Can't Take The Democratic Party Seriously.
In America's binary political system, voters are led to believe that the Republican Party represents all that is politically right in the country while the Democratic Party represents everything that is politically left. This could not be further from the truth . And with just a bit of searching even "approved" sites, you too can discover the reality of the situation. Let's begin with this story about one of the congressional caucuses : A large group of House Democrats are stepping up pressure on party leaders to revive their stalled economic agenda and avoid hitting voters with huge healthcare bills only weeks before the November midterms. Fifty-seven members of the centrist New Democrat coalition led by Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington signed a letter meant to highlight the steep health insurance premium increases that many people would face if a pandemic-era financial assistance program expires in December. The cohort included many Democratic lawmakers locked in t...