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LearnedHand

(5,608 posts)
9. This part is complete bullshit
Thu May 21, 2026, 11:35 AM
10 hrs ago
One phrase repeatedly gets mentioned derisively, and that’s “identity politics.”

It’s repeatedly cast as a crutch that Democrats need to move away from, in favor of kitchen-table issues like affordability and middle-class appeal.


The ONLY people who gas on about identity politics are republicans. They keep it stirred up in the news and then say that’s all Dems care about. The only comment Dems need to address this stupid shit is “I honor the value and dignity of every human being, unlike the republicans who value only the billionaires.”
So Howard Deans 50 state strategy is still a good plan! biophile 11 hrs ago #1
Actually, NOW is the time that following it could have brought gains karynnj 11 hrs ago #6
The part that really scares me... berksdem 10 hrs ago #7
Were there any high level races that were competitive? karynnj 10 hrs ago #8
From Same County modrepub 7 hrs ago #22
Thanks for posting this awesomerwb1 11 hrs ago #2
Seems like language carefully crafted to be vacant of meaning. harumph 11 hrs ago #3
Nobody reads the party platform. RandySF 11 hrs ago #4
At least we have one! ;) nt Shipwack 9 hrs ago #13
Big donors fight against economic progressives and pollute the party. Tim S 11 hrs ago #5
This, in a nutshell. TheRickles 9 hrs ago #11
+1 leftstreet 9 hrs ago #12
This part is complete bullshit LearnedHand 10 hrs ago #9
I agree. Democratic policies annihilate Republicans on kitchen table issues Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #10
Yes this MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #16
This cowering is the Democratic Party at its worst BaronChocula 8 hrs ago #18
And the next paragraph is BS about how Josh Stein won muriel_volestrangler 7 hrs ago #23
This is what I was hoping for Obama and Biden to do in 2017. question everything 9 hrs ago #14
Exactly. I just posted about the Indiana promary's and how strong the Dem turnout was compared to the repuke Cheezoholic 9 hrs ago #15
Just playing devil's advocate here, but... LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #17
The South Dakota Democratic Party no longer has an office. RandySF 8 hrs ago #19
Nothing in the autopsy cites any supporting evidence WhiskeyGrinder 8 hrs ago #21
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I hate that the Party cozied up to the oligarchs -- Big Pharma, Big Banks, Big Money, etc Seeking Serenity 7 hrs ago #24
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