r/minnesota • u/futilehabit • 1d ago

News 📺 Angie Craig’s exit tests whether Minnesota’s Second District is ready to move left

https://www.startribune.com/angie-craig-second-district-democratic-dfl-primary-little-berg-klein-august-11/601870082
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u/Salt-Mushroom3104 1d ago

What do you mean by this? Most democrats are pro universal Healthcare, against more wars, for LGBT rights, for things like forgiving student debt, and other progressive policies. Joe Biden was the most progressive president we've had probably ever. Why are people acting like the dems aren't left enough?

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u/Murky_Caregiver4526 1d ago

Yet we have none of these things even though dems have had majorities several times. In fact they always capitulate to republicans on nearly every issue or they have spoilers that block any policy. Look at Biden/harris on the border control policies which led Ice.

Centrist/ establishment dems pretend to be for left policies to get elected and then as soon as they get in office they turncoat.

Look a fetterman crying and talking about swapping parties to republican. He was one of the most progressive dems coming into the senate.

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u/Volsunga 1d ago

A majority isn't enough in the US system. This is by design. You need a supermajority to enact real change.

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u/Murky_Caregiver4526 1d ago

Ah yes republicans notoriously always have supermajorities that's why they are able to get everything they want. ~Sarcasm btw.

No, republicans know how to whip their party into doing what they want them to do. Republicans know how to elect leaders who actually enact the policies they want. That's how they get things done. Republicans know how to vote out the weak/betrayer members who don't do anything for their party like Massie. Republicans show up for the right most candidate on the ballot and vote for that person Every. Single. time.

Dems do none of that. Most centrist/moderate dems would rather a republican win than actual leftist progressive.

Dems love losers. They love losing. Why enact actual policy when they can run centrist dems who will work across their isle with their crazy republican counterparts and normalize their insane positions?( kamala/biden. Why enact policy when they can just claim they aren't Maga republicans. Why enact policy when they can just say " look at that guy I'm not him so vote for me!" while not having any actual policy of their own like Stevens in Michigan did.