NYTimes: "if the Democrats were willing to be less ideological... they would have the opportunity to build the country's next governing majority."?

[DrPepper12]

NYTimes: "if the Democrats were willing to be less ideological... they would have the opportunity to build the country's next governing majority."

Correct

Wrong

Depends WHICH ideology to ditch. I'll explain.

Demographics is the only hope for Democrats

[NaultD]

It's just wrong. The current democratic party like Joe biden is most milk toast dog water middle ground it gets. It took a million people to die from covid19 to vote a text book democratic leader. Less Amaricas died in the civil war then covid19.

Call me crazy but conservatives killing millions by being asshats isn't sustainable. Democrats should stand for something and being more left wing ideology is the correct thing to do.

Listen to every right wing point that isn't racist. They hate everything capitalism like money in politics and special intrest groups but call it corporatism.

[Effably]

They could always do the Trump thing and pay for 49 million fake online supporters. That was pretty hilarious news today.

Im truth US democrats and republicans are usually the same. I think ideology and a strong stance is the way forward. Although it is unclear if the backers will allow it.

[msmissydc]

Why is ideology bad? If you scrap your ideology, that would also defeat the purpose of doing something in the first place. The Democrats seem to be the only ones who at least have members who want progress and want to help people. So if you scrap that, what would ruling even do then?

[DrPepper12]

I think the author was referring to divisive wedge issues (trans bathrooms for example) and not progressive economics

[Anonymous]

If Democrats built a party where it was the concerns of the voters against the corporate elites and a platform to get dark money out of politics, you’d see Republicans and Democrats also Independents support that ideology.

The Democratic Party doesn’t really stand for anything other than what the other side slings at them. Zohran Mamdani is pulling himself up using Affordability, Bringing Cost of Living Down, Free Busfare, Free Childcare, and Sustainability. Short, sweet, to the point. Politicians can learn a thing or two especially since he brought a wave a first time young voters with him and a record number of primary voters. Wake up!

[BonzoInBitburg]

A move to the middle would attract a lot of GOP moderates but that would require cleaning house.

[DrPepper12]

But they are MILDLY CENTER RIGHT on any real political spectrum!! Even the "socialists" and "communists" are barely center left!! They ARE THE MIDDLE

[boundless]

You've already tainted your brand name. Really the only option you have now is to abandon the Democrat party. It's a dead duck.

[DrPepper12]

For?

[boundless]

Go where ever you want. Just saying, you Bud Lighted the Democrat party. It stinks... You have to WorldCom that shit and re-brand your filth under some other banner if you want to deceive people.

[exitseven]

Demographics is their only hope. Without the illegal alien vote they are finished/ . Too bad they are all going to be deported.

[Danzigdawson]

Illegal immigrants cannot vote in the US, stupidseven.

[DrPepper12]

They can't don't & won't vote in federal elections. They DO vote as RESIDENTS (property owners) in LOCAL elections as they should. We've been over this ad infinitum.

[exitseven]

@Danzigdawson Texas has just found over a thousand that voted in the last election. In that state I live in they give illegal aliens free drivers licenses. The Sec of State goes on TV and says that all you need to register to vote is a drivers license. There is no mechanism at the polls to determine who is a citizen and who is not. This is done on purpose by the dempcrat SEc of State and the democrat legislature. I am sure other states have this kind of setup.
If you think that illegals are not voting I woaul like to sell you official Exitseven digital currency.

[DrPepper12]

Lol.

[Likes2drive]

That would depend on what ideology they have or plan to

[seeyounexttuesday]

If the democrats weren’t held hostage by the mentally insane, they’ve got the potential to be a reasonable party.

[exitseven]

There mare only a small few that are realistic., The rest of them live inn fantasy land. Their voters do too.

[DrPepper12]

@exitseven other than fetterman who?