Progressive New York Democrat draws focus with campaign-style video
  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    If the Democrats were wise they would choose the next candidate now in order to get the party going in a specific direction, just like the Republicans have done unofficially from 2020 to 2024

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      19 hours ago

      If the Democrats were wise they would choose the next candidate now in order to get the party going in a specific direction

      As though they haven’t already chosen both the person and the direction. It’s newsom and rightward, respectively.

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        17 hours ago

        I’m talking about officially doing their primary right now. Look at how it works in a parliamentary system, if a party loses its leader there’s an official interim leader taking their place until a new one is selected and that leader/interim leader is officially the one choosing in what direction the party is going. The party doesn’t spend 3 years leaderless leaving the other elected officials do whatever they want.

        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          17 hours ago

          I’m talking about officially doing their primary right now.

          Yeah, they’re not gonna do that. Not in public, at least.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
      101·
      1 day ago

      perhaps, but democrats are held to a higher standard

      any tiny misstep - or even correct step that the republicans figure out how to spin - over the next few years would poison the waters

      • Saleh@feddit.org
        6·
        23 hours ago

        By this logic the Dems held onto Biden and then Harris with the intent to loose the election. Which… kind of makes sense given how they were more focused on keeping progressives out, as these seem to be the real danger from their perspective, not the fascists under Trump.