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Seeking Serenity

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24. I hate that the Party cozied up to the oligarchs -- Big Pharma, Big Banks, Big Money, etc

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 03:10 PM

Yesterday

Hard to represent the interests of the "working classes" when you've snuggled up to those whose interests are antithetical to the lower classes.

Remember what Sen. Chuck Schumer said back in 2016 (I'm paraphrasing): For every working class vote we lose, we're picking up two upper middle class votes in the suburbs.

I don't get it.

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Here is the autopsy passage that stands out for me. [View all] RandySF Yesterday OP

So Howard Deans 50 state strategy is still a good plan! biophile Yesterday #1

Actually, NOW is the time that following it could have brought gains karynnj Yesterday #6

The part that really scares me... berksdem Yesterday #7

Were there any high level races that were competitive? karynnj Yesterday #8

From Same County modrepub Yesterday #22

Thanks for posting this awesomerwb1 Yesterday #2

Seems like language carefully crafted to be vacant of meaning. harumph Yesterday #3

Nobody reads the party platform. RandySF Yesterday #4

At least we have one! ;) nt Shipwack Yesterday #13

Oh they have one, they just don't want it in writing dem4decades 13 hrs ago #28

Big donors fight against economic progressives and pollute the party. Tim S Yesterday #5

This, in a nutshell. TheRickles Yesterday #11

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #12

This part is complete bullshit LearnedHand Yesterday #9

I agree. Democratic policies annihilate Republicans on kitchen table issues Martin Eden Yesterday #10

Yes this MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #16

This cowering is the Democratic Party at its worst BaronChocula Yesterday #18

And the next paragraph is BS about how Josh Stein won muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #23

I disagree. Identity politics was from and center Melon 13 hrs ago #26

The main point is Republicans have branded caring about marginalized communities as "identity politics" LearnedHand 12 hrs ago #29

This is what I was hoping for Obama and Biden to do in 2017. question everything Yesterday #14

Exactly. I just posted about the Indiana promary's and how strong the Dem turnout was compared to the repuke Cheezoholic Yesterday #15

Just playing devil's advocate here, but... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #17

The South Dakota Democratic Party no longer has an office. RandySF Yesterday #19

Nothing in the autopsy cites any supporting evidence WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #21

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I hate that the Party cozied up to the oligarchs -- Big Pharma, Big Banks, Big Money, etc Seeking Serenity Yesterday #24

Who orders such a lackluster autopsy? Festivito 13 hrs ago #25

Sorry. It's not all about the vaunted ground game and money bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #27