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Full Caucus Set to Vote After Key Panel Picks Pelosi-Backed Dem Over AOC for Oversight Spot (www.commondreams.org)

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Rep. Ro Khanna said that "many" in the House Democratic caucus, including himself, will back Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Tuesday's vote.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 118 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Ngl I think AOC should straight up form a new party with Bernie or something like that, because the DNC is just gonna keep giving us the neoliberal shit sandwich until they’re subsumed by the Republican Party outright (other parties being outlawed, of course).

I know that end-state sounds hyperbolic, but at this point I wouldn’t be shocked if that’s how things eventually play out if this authoritarian slide continues.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Except she spent the last election cycle mocking third parties and saying you need to 'build coalitions' by working within the party

If this is what she got for her support of Israel and 'working within the party', then I think she might have been taken for a ride

[–] DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (16 children)

Like how Bernie "worked with" the Dems by bending the knee to Hillary after the 2016 primary?

Yeah idk why the progressives think they can work with the right wing obstructionists that are the Democratic party.

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Except she spent the last election cycle mocking third parties and saying you need to 'build coalitions' by working within the party

She is right. Divide and conquer is a super effective strategy, the left loves doing the divide part to itself then acts shocked when it gets conquered.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When your left-wing coalition depends on kowtowing to capital to survive, it isn't left-wing anymore.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 2 days ago (5 children)

So make yourself smaller, less relevant, less resources but ideologically pure. Not exactly a winning formula. You go to war with the army you've got, not the army you wish you had.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 20 hours ago

When the army you have sabotages you at every turn you absolutely do remove the obstructive elements. The modern Democratic party will simply never allow leftists to have any kind of political power. That's not how they roll, and by the time anything change America will have went full autocrat or starved to death.

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[–] scarabine@lemmynsfw.com 132 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Goddamn just not gonna improve shit even a little bit, huh Democrats?

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Democrats aiming to lose what little support the have left.

[–] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 65 points 2 days ago (2 children)

They would prefer to lose everything rather than move Left even a single inch.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

And they have spent the last nine years proving that to everyone.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The thing is, when your horse is so high, you tend to overlook those down in the mud. But fear not! When that horse tips over, it’s a long and painful way down for those sitting so high up.

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[–] zib@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gotta maintain that sweet status quo at all costs.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And by status quo, we mean giving ground to the right year after year.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The real test is the DNC chair election on 2/2/25.

It'll honestly determine who wins 2028 more than who the candidates are I believe.

If Ben Wikler gets it, I think he'll listen to voters and let a fair primary happen. If we get that, we'll win the general regardless. But the party immediately picking a favorite and mixing money together before the first primary vote is cast just turns off Dem voters.

We at least need the illusion that there's a fair process

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 75 points 2 days ago

"Pelosi's penchant for backroom sabotage was easy to cheer when she was pushing fellow octogenarian and likely loser Joe Biden out of the presidential race; it's harder to justify when an eminently qualified rising star—who, whether Pelosi likes it personally or not, is widely known to be a cornerstone of the party's future—pushes for a simple promotion," Sammon added.

God damn...

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Fuck the Democratic Party. We demand Progressive Party

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Now is the perfect time to put together a new party. We have two years to make it viable. Assuming we still have elections.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

!newpoliticalparty@lemmy.world is a new community for this purpose. Unfortunate it’s on .world

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hopefully the old fuck just has a stroke tomorrow and keels over. That would be a fitting divine punishment for his hubris and desperate clinging to power. Those that refuse to let the next generation take the reins in their time deserve to sudden suffer sudden heart attacks. Peaceful retirement is for those who actually are willing to retire.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Where's a Death Note when the world needs one?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

If I get my hands on one of those, I'm going to need a microfiche writer...

Also, be prepared for a thousand fold multiplying of deaths due to auto-erotic asphyxiation...

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago

We need so many more Luigi's to fix this country for the hand sitters.
-Me, a hand sitter

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