Unsurprisingly, there has been little indication the American progressive left perceives Newsom as deserving anything but disdain. Recent weeks have only bolstered the sense that committing to the abolition of ICE is a prerequisite for any remotely moral candidate in 2028. If Newsom fails to become that candidate, it will not be because he appeared too left-wing, but because he lacked the guts or the inclination to be anything except what he manifestly is: a preening political operator, beholden to a status quo that no longer exists.
why do you think the primarys will be fair this time and that the DNC won’t favour a corporate Democrat? There’s been no evidence or prior indications that this will be the case this time that I have seen.
Because the chair is all powerful and accountable to no one…
And the new one led Minnesota for like a decade and ran fair primaries turning a purple state progressive without any bias.
It’s been a year, and they’ve been sending record breaking levels of funding back to state parties, that’s why we keep “over performing” in special elections.
What’s important here, is that this funding was a cudgel wielded by prior neoliberals: do what we saw or we’ll bankrupt your whole state.
That threat is literally gone.
Had you not “seen” any of that on billionaire owned media?
Trump’s and MAGA’s behavior might also have at least a little to do with that.
To them the dnc doing what they do to tip the scales in the open rather than completely behind the scenes is proof they won’t…
It’s crazy to me honestly.
Especially with all the shenanigans that have happened since the new chair took over to fuck over progressives. But sure totally will be different this time
yeah, it’s a fucking broken record at this point. Every single fucking time, since I’ve been alive, it’s always “well this time it’s different for the Liberal/Democrat vote, because of some small stupid innocuous change”
And then it never is different. Always some weird cheating ratchet to the right bullshit happens. Rinse and repeat. I’m so sick of it.
https://lemmy.world/post/42732629 at least people are acknowledging it there.
Yeah it’s sad/amazing how many will ignore how the dems will both let the system be broken and not do anything to actually fix it once back in power
What’s more annoying is the liberals who, for some unfathomable reason, think it’s awesome.