Maybe the DNC policies for their primaries need to be changed. Like maybe they shouldn’t be able to over rule the primaries like they did with Burnie or be able to decide that there will be no primaries like they did this year.
Comment on Democrats Need to Wake Up From Their ‘West Wing’ Fantasy
timewarp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The issue isn’t their nobility. Bombing women and children to support a religious genocide isn’t noble. It is that they pick bad candidates. In a West Wing fantasy the President wouldn’t be 81 years old. Democrats in 4 months will be asking how this happened, just like in 2016. Then they’ll pick another bad corporate puppet and blame anyone that doesn’t unify behind them.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
Carrolade@lemmy.world 3 months ago
If we want better candidates there is only one way to get that: convince more Americans to support better candidates so that they win more primaries.
timewarp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And actually having primaries and not using the Democratic establishment to attack candidates that challenge the corporate puppets.
Carrolade@lemmy.world 3 months ago
We did have primaries. Remember “write-in uncommitted”? Those were primaries. That could’ve been “write-in someone else”.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I think there’s a little bit of hero worship. Seeing Bartlet struggle over impossible decisions, coming to the least bad solution, often failing but always trying, that’s how they imagine Biden behind the scenes. Or Obama, or even Clinton. They picture a room of impossibly competent and ideologically diverse paragons of civic duty respectfully debating the decisions of the day.
So when Biden does something horrible, they can rationalize that the alternative must have been worse.
The real delusion is that they are picking a candidate at all. The game is rigged, and the money picks the candidates.
timewarp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Amen to that. What has Biden promised for that money.
DancingBear@midwest.social 3 months ago
Hmmm. You mean the candidate who has received the most aipac money than any other US politician in history?
Let’s, see……
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I mean, I’m sure they’re getting their money’s worth, but it’s still better than Trump selling Goya shit from the resolute desk. Vote for Biden, and when Trump’s in jail we can talk about what to do about corruption.
timewarp@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What will Trump be in jail for? His national documents case was dismissed today. Once appealed to the Supreme Court that will get thrown out. The New York case is unlikely to result in any jail time and may very well get thrown out too. Biden is losing to Trump already. The people that will vote blue no matter are not going to influence the swing voters and undecided who are leaning Trump.
A different candidate that can actually speak the plan, policies & party in an intelligent and enthusiastic way will win. Biden’s condition is not improving without some serious drugs and/or experimental treatments. Maybe they’ll find a way to revert aging between now & November. If not and Biden stays in, might as well kiss whatever democracy you think Biden gave us goodbye.