Democratic Party is not too Progressive

[angrychair]

It's too weak. People want backbone.

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!

That is a quote from Morris and I happen to agree and the polling appears to support it.

When asked which word most describes a Political party respondents said:
"Tough" 31% said Democrats but 59% said Republicans

"Cruel" 31% said Democrats but 51% said Republicans

"Extreme" 42% said Democrats but 60% said Republicans

"Ineffective" 41% said Republicans but 47% said Democrats

"Weak" 32% said Republicans but 48% said Democrats

There were rays of sunshine as well:

"Elitist" 43% said Democrats but 57% said Republicans

"Competent" 41% said Republicans and 46% said Democrats

"Principled" 41% said Republicans and 49% said Democrats

"Empathetic" 31% said Republicans and 54% said Democrats

These results were through 1,566 respondents identifying as Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

Morris also did a breakout of just the results from Independents which is even more harsh against Republicans than Democrats.

I'm linking both the Blue Sky post and the website link that Morris stated he turned off the paywall on this article

Link: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-real-problem-isnt

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

— G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com) 2026-02-27T13:02:14.078Z

[QueerDuck]

1. Oh brother. 🥱🙄😴💤

[angrychair]

2. Ok

Meaning what?

This numbers heavily favor Democrats but we do have vulnerabilities, the very vulnerabilities that liberal progressives, line myself, have been complaining about for awhile.

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Holding power in neither house of Congress, the White House, or the Supreme Court will certainly...

make you appear weak.

We've got a "chicken/egg" thing going on here.

Do people think Democrats are weak because they currently hold none of the levers of power in government? Or, do they hold no power because people think they are weak?

I think the obvious answer is that it's the former case.

[angrychair]

7. Some would argue

As I do, that how you act, even when out of power, is important. When last Republicans were in the minority they did a pretty effective job at slowing Democratic progress in the House and Senate.
I mean single senator held up military promotions for months.
I would guess we are not going to stop this surgeon general vote, even though allowing a incompetent grifter that doesn't even have a medical license to fill that roll is absolutely insane.
We should absolutely block it and block it for months.
There are absolutely things they can do to show resistance. They should do every one of them. Every. Single. Day. For the next two and half years.

[Omnipresent]

4. Being progressive is good for us...

But the voters in the middle only want so much.
I have to say I am so fucking tired of this “Seesawing of power” where we hold the Congress for 2 to 4 years and then it gets handed back to the repugs!
Has anyone else noticed this reoccurring pattern before?

[LuvLoogie]

5. Democrats have to stop sacrificing the marginalized like pawns.

We are always caving to the GOPs' perverse punitive lust.

[progressoid]

6. It doesn't help that majority of the media is owned and operated by the right wing.

They are very adept at finding the weak links in the Democratic party and exploiting them.

[JI7]

8. So why do people say Jasmine can't win in Texas

People are full of shit. Most of these fools don't vote in local elections also.
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