Posted on 03/07/2025 3:19:24 AM PST by Libloather
Democrats are struggling with which direction to take their party amid President Trump’s turbulent return to office.
Noting the hard-right turn of the country, some operatives say the party swung too far left, alienating moderates and handing Republicans firepower. But others say the progressive movement is where the energy is and where it will continue to be in the future.
“Part of the reason we are where we are is because our party became almost too big tent and we sort of lost our way,” said one Democratic strategist. “No one really knows what we are right now.”
At the same time, more centrists say they don’t recognize the Democratic Party anymore and don’t identify with it. The standard operating framework is no longer working and Democrats are having a hard time transitioning. “Our party is gone,” said another prominent operative. “That’s why Republicans ate our lunch.”
One case in point: A bizarre video featuring House Democrats that showed a handful of congresswomen pretend-boxing in a video game-style mashup that read “Choose Your Fighter.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) self-identified as a “trekkie,” while House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) is “not into hair dye,” some of the bullet point descriptors read. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), meanwhile, listed herself as “too sweet.”
Progressives are certainly looking for more attention and are trying to use the party’s identity crisis in a way that benefits them. Ocasio-Cortez and others in the House Progressive Caucus are using attention-grabbing tactics, while in the Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has gone national, tearing through red states and warning his party to wake up.
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Obviously, the Democrats are “transitioning” and have not yet found the look they want.
“Make more ping pong paddle signs!!”
I was hoping to see more memes made from those paddles they were holding up. Perfect for Photoshopping.
I suppose that Snakehead Carville has commented on the behavior at SOTU, but I haven’t been able to see it. It should be delicious!
I don’t thing the Democrats understand this. The Constitution and what they called the “hard right” is the majority of the country. Anything that deviates from this is “radical.”
Follow their hate into oblivion.
personally, i think the best way forward for the Democrats is to double-down on support of wokeism, sexual freakazoids, DEI, raising taxes, raising inflation, throwing away trillions of dollars on “fighting global warming”, and reopening the borders to unlimited numbers of ignorant peasants from around the globe and unlimited tons of killer street drugs like turbo-fentanyl ... plus, i really dig their awful singing, dancing and paddle signs ...
Democrats marching off the bridge to nowhere.
I hear a Kalifornia “Rep” said they would “continue to speak lies to his truths”....IOW - nothing’s changed....
Ya don’t say?
The premise is seditious.
Keep electing idiots and grifters, that always worked before...............
“Part of the reason we are where we are is because our party became almost too big tent and we sort of lost our way,”
Much to do with their unending support for letter people, illegals, and hamas over normal Americans. After Trump’s speech, dims are finished as a party of any consequence. Watching them withhold any support or even recognition for the brain cancer kid or the others directly effected by democrats ridiculous policies was disgusting.
When Trump said he was going to destroy the deep state they thought he was kidding. 😏
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