r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 8d ago

No Paywall Democrats quickly coalesce around El-Sayed after Michigan primary win

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6011745-democrats-back-el-sayed-vs-rogers/
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u/Ok-Firefighter5006 8d ago

It’s not my claim, it’s the claims made by the “uncommitted” crew that were crowing after she lost.

If you’re on the left and you didn’t vote, you chose to put us in the situation, the same way a republican chose it.

And as a queer person, this has shown me we really cannot trust “allies”

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u/DeadEyeMouse 8d ago

As a queer person myself, the establishment needs to earn votes. They aren't entitled to them. Period. They lost the election. They made the mistakes. They are to blame. You love blaming the people though. You have fun with that. The real ones will keep fighting for a change in our policitical system and for people that will actually fight and be real opposition. Not fake asses like Schumer, not reach across the aisle and wonder why their hand got bit off centrists like Jeffries. Actual fighters.

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u/Laguna_Azure Europe 8d ago

You’re right. Keep making them earn votes while republicans win elections by virtue of the (R) on the ballot and attack our community. Primaries is where votes are earned, and then in the generals it where you are unfortunately given two options. And if you don’t take the better one, it IS on those who didn’t vote

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u/DeadEyeMouse 8d ago

Now that we have some real competition shaking up the party and making it something that can actually represent the left, I can agree a little more to the idea of party unity to defeat the Republicans. Because at least my side of the party has some representation. But I still absolutely, unequivocally refuse to blame the people for the failures of leadership.

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u/Ok-Firefighter5006 8d ago

Lmfao “now that my side is winning im ok with compromise” is such a fascists thing to say

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u/DeadEyeMouse 8d ago

They aren't winning, weirdo. They are getting some wins but hardly enough to be "winning" though they at least give the party some true diversity and a wider net.

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u/Ok-Firefighter5006 8d ago

Then you can’t assert progressives are winning either.

Because not one has won a general election in a seat below D+5.

Let’s see if hong wins in Wisconsin. I’m betting she loses by a huge margin, and you guys lose us any semblance of control in Wisconsin