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Unless Democrats wake up, history could repeat itself
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/unless-democrats-wake-up-history-could-repeat-itself/2019/07/26/58fe9e02-af09-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html?utm_term=.6c230466a5dfBy Colbert I. King
Even as Trumps Justice Department is arguing in favor of a Texas judges decision to invalidate the Affordable Care Act which has extended health coverage to millions of low-income people Democratic presidential candidates are at each others throats over whether all private health insurance should be eliminated or be allowed to compete with federal programs.
While Trump moves to end asylum protection for migrants fleeing persecution and torture, Democratic presidential hopefuls are going back and forth over whether unauthorized border crossings should be a civil or criminal offense.
Meanwhile, voices for job creation, tightening stitches in the safety net, sticking to bread-and-butter issues and making Trumps first term his last are drowned by the sounds of wannabe political celebrities and rookie gurus tooting their own horns. Edsall quotes Democratic strategist Paul Begala as saying Democratic candidates and their staffs are turning the nomination contest into some kind of purity game to see who can be the most leftist.
We saw this game get played out between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary. Progressive purity vs. political pragmatism. How did that turn out?
But it is the same direction in which the Democratic Party is headed today resuming a war that pits the left-leaning faction against ideological moderates.
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Unless Democrats wake up, history could repeat itself (Original Post)
sinkingfeeling
Jul 2019
OP
There is predominately one of those "political puritiy" groups, where some of their members
still_one
Jul 2019
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democratisphere
(17,235 posts)1. So true. The last thing we need is a repeat of 2016.
The Russians have already begun their attacks.
still_one
(92,422 posts)2. There is predominately one of those "political puritiy" groups, where some of their members
would consider NOT voting for the Democratic nominees.
Hint: 2000 and 2016
murielm99
(30,765 posts)5. Or they find people to primary
some of our best lawmakers, like Nadler.
still_one
(92,422 posts)6. I know, pretty outrageous, especially with Nadler being one of the best prgressive legislators we
have
KPN
(15,662 posts)3. That's an opinion. I don't buy it.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)4. The argument presented here is always used to ensure that the right wins
Oh, those terrible leftists want to actually help people.
We, as a nation, can't have that.