Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party | Common Dreams
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"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."

House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.

  • Willowbae3@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    511·
    4 hours ago

    Here’s a thought instead of blowing your money supporting candidates that already have access to massive amounts of cash, donate it to the Trevor project, planned parenthood or literally any nonprofit.

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      3 hours ago

      OR here’s a thought — now hear me out — you don’t because those charitable donations are a treatment of a symptomatic issue reflective of failed government policy to begin with. So if you really want to address the root cause and actually reshape the party from a top-down approach, then I encourage you follow my strategy.

      Or you know, you can donate to both.

      • The more money that goes to AOC, the greater her voice in the Democratic party.
      • The greater her voice, the greater the progressive shift in the Democratic party.
      • The greater the progressive shift in progressive economic populism, the better outcomes for Women’s and LGBTQ+ rights.