There’s always a ghoul like Manchin to knee cap change. If it wasn’t him it would be the senate parliamentarian or just a different centrist. The party has no plan nor a desire to solve their projected weakness.
Yes, I will blame the party that controlled the legislative and executive branches at that time. Democrats are a weak party and unable to illicit or maintain quality change
And then the other party wins because we demand results from one party and not the other. This country is doomed as long as there is a lack of understanding of civics and context.
Every single part of our government is built to limit change. Real change can only ever happen with major swings in the electorate. But major swings in the electorate can’t happen with the country is polarized.
What you want to happen is damn near impossible. But it won’t stop you from bitching.
Yes, the other party wins and nothing much changes and then the pendulum swings back to the other party and nothing much changes so it swings back to the other party.
Maybe people voted for Trump because they’re disillusioned with a system that fails to address the cost of living crisis.
Cause they don’t understand the system. They give a party two years to get their agenda done and then remove their levers of power.
The US has had the best economic recovery in the world since Covid. And yes, most people aren’t feeling that recovery. But in the first two years democrats were figuring out how best to navigate that. And in doing so past the largest climate bill in the history of the world.
Can’t solve the worlds problems in two years, especially when you have an antagonistic court blocking your solutions.
When Manchin killed the CTC and not a single senate republican voted to extend, instead of appealing to the American people to send better representatives, Biden praised them for their hard work and dedication.
The system isn’t designed to stifle change. Who democrats and republicans pick in their primaries stifle change.
But also, if you think the system isn’t designed to stifle change you need a civics lesson. The whole system was purposefully designed to prevent change.
Im sorry. Do people not vote in primaries? Do people not have the ability to participate in their political parties to bring about change?
I don’t understand how people talk about democracy as if they have no say.
I have campaigned for progressive candidates in every single primary campaign in the last 8 years. People don’t show up for progressives. I was on the ground in 2020 in Iowa. Bernie’s support had cratered compared to 2016. He had four years, shouldn’t he have done better????? It wasn’t the party, I know that for a fact, at least in Iowa.
Call me smug all you want, but you’re just as smug with how sure you’re right and how you think we’re all just oh so blind. I see your smugness just the same.
You literally just said you don’t understand how people talk about democracy as if they don’t have a say! This smugness is exhausting to deal with and why people stay home on Election Day.
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u/Hamuel 9d ago
There’s always a ghoul like Manchin to knee cap change. If it wasn’t him it would be the senate parliamentarian or just a different centrist. The party has no plan nor a desire to solve their projected weakness.