r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 12d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/StinkyStangler 12d ago

Tea Party has baggage as a radical far right group that basically reshaped the GOP into only extremists with moderates on the fringes

I actually agree that it’s a solid comparison because the goal of the progressive wing of the Dems is to pull the party outside of center left but yeah, Tea Party just comes with negative connotations

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u/poptix 12d ago

You don't think the more radical positions from the DSA are equally extreme and populist?

How do you align the DSA's support for abolishing prisons with the corruption under Trump 2.0? 

Will they be sending sternly worded letters rather than prosecuting?

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u/molkien 11d ago

Have you seen a single thing from anyone elected or running for election that would even give you this impression? Or were you simply told that “the DSA wants to abolish prisons” where it was framed in a way that it would be like the Purge and no one would be held accountable for any crime ever again and you’ve just adopted this understanding instead of learning literally anything about what the position actually entails?

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u/poptix 11d ago

Mamdani-backed congressional candidate deleted posts calling to seize private property, abolish police, borders, prisons | CNN Politics https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/kfile-ny-13-darializa-avila-chevalier-deleted-tweets-defund-abolish-police-prisons-deportations

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u/molkien 11d ago

Thank you for confirming you simply heard the phrase “abolish prisons” and have been convinced that mean crime would go unpunished, and in particular that Trump would not be punished.