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Stinky The Clown

(67,776 posts)
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:43 PM Sep 2021

"Dems in Disarray",

What the media relishes calling "disarray" is the Democratic Party being . . . . . well . . . . . democratic. They debate things. They take votes in formal and informal ways. You know . . . . democratic votes.

The "Disarray Dems" are, indeed and in fact, acting well within the norms of political activity. Bottom up politics.









Why is it no one ever seems to say "GQPee on Lockdown" when they are *always* monolithicly in lockstep. Top down politics

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"Dems in Disarray", (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Sep 2021 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #1
I get really tired of hearing that old worn out phrase.... PortTack Sep 2021 #2
That is how they have been kept in line with Trump and McConnell Bev54 Sep 2021 #3
And they never mention, #Trump'sShrinkingBase nt ShazamIam Sep 2021 #4
The only place I see "Dems in Disarray" is here..... brooklynite Sep 2021 #5
It's my impression that the GOP stopdiggin Sep 2021 #6

Response to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Bev54

(10,044 posts)
3. That is how they have been kept in line with Trump and McConnell
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 08:54 PM
Sep 2021

They have been receiving their marching orders for years from the top down. No need for free thinking in that party.

brooklynite

(94,452 posts)
5. The only place I see "Dems in Disarray" is here.....
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 09:29 PM
Sep 2021

POLITICO, THE HILL, AXSIOS, even (gasp!) THE NEW YORK TIMES report on political developments. One is the fact that there are profound policy disagreements between the Democratic progressives and moderates. Those policy disagreements put President Biden's policy agenda at risk. That it turn puts the Democrats ability to hold the House at risk. That makes it (gasp!) NEWS.

If you need to stay in a bubble of safe, positive stories, you probably shouldn't be reading most media sources.

stopdiggin

(11,285 posts)
6. It's my impression that the GOP
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 10:19 PM
Sep 2021

paid a price the last time they farted around with a shut down and a debt ceiling. Any reason to think it's going to be any more popular this time around?

I know, I know - the rubes and sh*tkickers. But business is certainly not going to have any part of this ...

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