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I think they should do both. More people registered as Unaffiliated than any other party.

We need to attack Trumps actions as much as we need to convince people that we will take STRONG action to accomplish what working Americans need.

What they need to do is be willing to give up their $$ donors and their elite demands. It’s time to give Americans what they need:

Affordable housing

Affordable health care

Affordable groceries

Good living wages

GUN CONTROL

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William Flannery's avatar

1000% Can you forward this article to those that need to see it. I'm also sick and tired of the few shows I watch as hosts ask political consultants what the dems priorities should be. As you so very well stated it doesn't Fing matter if they don't stop being so timid except for a handful of them.

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Phil   NC's avatar

How about voting Democratic to save the damned democracy of our republic? That's all the reason I need. Get unified. Infight later, in private.

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James's avatar

Standing against Trump (and MAGA more broadly) IS standing for something. It's standing for democracy, decency, and the rule of law. It's standing for the right to speak out, the right to live genuinely and openly without fear. It's standing for the working class getting their fair share, and the bourgeoisie paying theirs. It's standing for justice -- for all, not just the rich and the melanin deprived. It's standing for the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules you can get ahead in America. It's standing for the right of people to feel safe in their homes and their neighborhoods, in their churches, their schools and their workplaces. It's standing for fairness, and for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

Trump and his goons stand for NONE of these things. They represent the very worst instincts of the human race. There is no corner of hell hot enough for them, but I'll settle for one that opens up sooner rather than hotter.

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Bill Nasso's avatar

Could not be said any better.

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Elijah's avatar

Finally someone said it.

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Lee Mortimer's avatar

This article is about as sensible as anything I've read in some time. Democrats may not agree on what unites them, but Trump is laying down a multitude of reasons to unite in opposing him. And thanks for mentioning the famine in Gaza, where Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war against desperate civilians. Trump is not just "ignoring" it. He's continuing and deepening Joe Biden's complicity in it.

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Liz Freeman's avatar

Well said.... yes, we DO need to have a vision for what we want & represent. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE MUST STAND UP, SCREAM & YELL, MAKE CLEAR THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING UNDER TRUMP & THE LIKES OF STEVE MILLER🤮 & PETER THEIL IS HORRID! We Have to figure out ways to make it clear that this is a huge WHITE SUPREMIST move. We need to put together info in new ways that makes it CLEAR to avg folks what is really going on..because old fashioned media is not doing that & I'm amazed at how people just don't see it. Bring in the young..from AOC to David Hogg...I know I need to make my old self find ways to let my state & nat'l Dems know they need to GET A GRIP!!!.

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Walter Rand's avatar

Thomas, it is time for you to run again. Pick the most visible office to run for and use that candidacy platform to amplify awareness and focus on everything the Republicans are doing that we should all be angry about. Win or lose, you can stoke the fire of dissatisfaction with all things Trump.

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Doug's avatar

I see Democrats straying from foundational political strategy. In business, the mantra is location, location, location—but in politics, it’s candidate, candidate, candidate.

Trump’s approval hovers around 37%, largely because he behaves like a petulant child. Yet somehow, that immaturity resonates with a segment of the electorate. The absence of empathy—especially on issues like health care and foreign aid—is appalling.

Democrats already have the right policies. What’s missing is a compelling messenger—someone who can embody competence and inspire hope, much like Obama once did. Finding that kind of candidate isn’t impossible. But until we do, the message won’t land the way it needs to.

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Wray Coble's avatar

This issue should be sent to every Democrat in Congress!! It is spot on!

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Laura Reich's avatar

Agree. So tired of pundits and their opinions of the Democratic Party. We are the party that believes in democracy, not fascism. I called our two worthless senators today about Kennedy. I reminded them they are complicit in this mess since they voted for him and it was up to the Republican senators to fix it before people start dying from his crack pot ways. Stay tuned.

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Shaun Dakin's avatar

I want a Democratic Party that fights as hard for us as Trump fights for maga racists.. Is that too hard an ask? 🤔

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Mark Rodin's avatar

Absolutely right Thomas and you can definitely start by emphasizing this to NCDP chair Anderson Clayton

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Eric Brody's avatar

Thomas Mills wrote:

*****It’s frustrating watching the political dialogue on social media right now. Democrats are arguing about what kind of party they want to be. Are they a party of left-leaning populists running against the oligarchy? Are they social justice warriors protecting every conceivable minority group against oppression that lurks behind every corner? Are they neo-liberals who want abundance created by fewer regulations that drive economic development?

None of it really matters. Instead of trying to figure out what to stand for, they should be attacking Trump and the Republicans and giving people something to vote against. The fact that Democratic positions on anything is in the news is a failure of communication. The entire party should be focused on the excesses and outrages of the Trump administration and the grifters running the Republican Party.*****

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I profoundly identify with this dismay over the notion that Democrats *as a whole* need a single positive message.

Individual candidates will benefit from their own context-specific positive messages.

The unifying message across disparate contexts, now and next year, really must be a modulated passionate yet sober rejection of what this regime is doing.

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Joan Tidwell's avatar

This is a brilliant and righteous piece that needs to be heard by everyone everywhere. I’m sharing it all over.

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Rosemary Siipola's avatar

Yes.

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