Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not.

a year ago by TokenBoomer to c/progressivepolitics

Since Donald Trump’s election, his opposition party hasn’t acted much like one. The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.

“Trumpism is not going to be defeated by inside-the-Beltway politicians,” he said.

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Rentlar 165 points a year ago

People like AOC and Sanders that are going around to different states and online, explaining to people how to stand up and resist, how to say: "this is not normal, but it is also not the time to feel helpless and defeated", should be emulated by the entire Democratic party.

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ilinamorato 86 points a year ago

AOC is definitely doing what you've said. But while some of what Sanders is doing is that, I think the important difference is that he's actually going around to people who have historically disagreed with him and saying, "This is how the people you voted for are betraying that vote. We need to work together to stop them." We need both from the DNC, especially depending on their constituents.

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Nougat -19 points a year ago

But I was told that the Harris campaign trying to court traditionally Republican voters was a mistake.

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crusa187 79 points a year ago

I get your /s, but bruh. Harris going on tour with the Cheneys was a terrible mistake. Bernie holding rallies and town halls in poor red districts and explaining to people how the richest man in the world bought the presidency to literally rob them of what little they have, not a mistake. There is a huge difference between the two.

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