archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoSomeone stop the ride, I want to get offmidwest.socialimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down12
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageSomeone stop the ride, I want to get offmidwest.socialarchomrade [he/him]@midwest.social to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoMaybe I’ve gotten too old and cynical to be surprised by it. Its been the theme of the modern Democratic party to work diligently to cut off your nose to spite your face. I mean look at the recent jungle primary in California. Adam Schiffs campaign spent millions supporting Republicans in that primary to avoid having to compete against Katie Porter. It often seems like Democrats have nothing but contempt for their voters. Its not clear to me that they care. Its only a very very few number of Democrats who are actually responsive to their voters.
Maybe I’ve gotten too old and cynical to be surprised by it.
Its been the theme of the modern Democratic party to work diligently to cut off your nose to spite your face.
I mean look at the recent jungle primary in California. Adam Schiffs campaign spent millions supporting Republicans in that primary to avoid having to compete against Katie Porter.
It often seems like Democrats have nothing but contempt for their voters. Its not clear to me that they care. Its only a very very few number of Democrats who are actually responsive to their voters.