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In reply to the discussion: DNC gives David Hogg an ultimatum [View all]
Oopsie Daisy
(6,556 posts)40. Good.
When the balance of power is so close, and when the stakes are so high... why would anyone want to do ANYTHING to jeopardize incumbent Democrats??
The smart thing would be to go after vulnerable Republicans. The smart thing would be to target and weaken Republicans so that they can be more easily defeated by a Democratic challenger. The smart thing would be to spend the money on Democratic candidates vying for OPEN seats.
Sadly, I think that pride and anger and other emotions cause rookie politicians and activists to make mistakes that end up hurting our party more than helping it. Culling incumbent Democrats in the name of purity does nothing to knock the GOP out of power. Isn't that the main objective here?
Well, it should be. That would be the smart thing to do.
This is why EXPERIENCE MATTERS! We need people in the DNC who understand the importance on focusing on a winning strategy that prioritizes defeating our opponents and advancing our party's goals.
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Agree. I absolutely despise Democratic circular firing squads -- for once in our lives, let MAGAGOP do it.
Hekate
Apr 2025
#120
The DNC must have poor judgment...Take Tulsi Gabbard as Vice Chair for example.
lostnfound
Apr 2025
#27
We don't have to be listening to Schumer and Carvill to Disagree w Hogg on his strategy
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#125
Agreed. and isn't vice-chair Hogg collecting DNC pay on top of the 6-figure salary he gets from his PAC?
brush
Apr 2025
#153
THIS !! People don't understand we're not liked cause we're offering what people want just the last sane choice
uponit7771
Apr 2025
#135
It is not good enough for someone to say, "I'm a progressive! I give the purity tests around here because
betsuni
Apr 2025
#105
Some here seem to think that effectiveness in Washington is measured in numbers of people attending a rally in Idaho
DFW
Apr 2025
#148
And the motives of those who WOULD use a chainsaw are motives we have the right and duty to examine
DFW
Apr 2025
#145
That's a good way of shooting ourselves in the foot. Challenging a good incumbent makes the R's work in the general
pnwmom
Apr 2025
#10
Really? AOC challenged a (D) incumbent when she first ran and defeated him. Was that shooting our foot? ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#73
We can thank Ted Kennedy's challenge of Jimmy Carter for Carter's loss to Ronald the actor Reagan.
pnwmom
Apr 2025
#96
Wrong, Jimmy Carter did not lose because of Ted Kennedy's challenge, because Carter actually won in the Primary ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#109
Of course Carter won the primary, that's why he could run against Reagan. But he'd spent the primary months having
pnwmom
Apr 2025
#116
We'll never know. But we DO know that he fought Carter up to and including the convention,
pnwmom
Apr 2025
#121
AOC's challenge didn't suck up Dem dollars that could have gone to defeat Republicans.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2025
#107
Yup, let's settle for second best, to regain the house with JV team. Got it. n/t
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#124
In a deep blue district. We should not force out incumbents who've proven they can beat...
brush
Apr 2025
#158
If the incumbent is not the best choice, hell yes they should be challenged, safe seat or not. ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#161
I'll agree that the incumbent proved he.could beat the (R) candidate during that election. ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#167
I'm mentioning Hogg because he's vice-chair of the DNC which is supposed to remain neutral...
brush
Apr 2025
#173
Beating a (R) doesn't mean they can beat every (R). Got that? We're never going to agree on this subject. ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#176
If that's that kind of representation you want, someone that can just beat a (R), then have at it ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#178
Stop stalking me. I told you we are never going to agree on this subject. ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#182
I find that interesting because when a representative doesn't vote the party line they get attacked here
MichMan
Apr 2025
#78
The way I see it, I expect my Representative to initiate legislation to benefit their constituency ...
aggiesal
Apr 2025
#112
I thought the rule change proposal came about because this is the first time a DNC official has stated that he intends
WDLAL
Apr 2025
#37
I have never done phone banking for a primary, only for the general election, and I never had to say
JohnSJ
Apr 2025
#19
Were you calling from a list of people who were registered as Democrats from the previous
JohnSJ
Apr 2025
#21
That was a challenging task for you then. We also left voice mails. I think the biggest problem with
JohnSJ
Apr 2025
#23
Good on you! And you don't have to have a s a d to be nervous calling....
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#130
Good. I remember when David Hogg pushing for gun legislation played the "both sides game", when
JohnSJ
Apr 2025
#7
+1. Most people survived sudden traumatic events (e.g. shootings, accidents) because of sheer luck.
dalton99a
Apr 2025
#38
Wouldn't running for lower level office be helpful when running for higher office ?
JI7
Apr 2025
#117
I was thinking that. Certainly meaningful to those local and State constituents!
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#128
Only those who vote decide. AOC won her first primary with 5% of the district voting
DFW
Apr 2025
#147
Those believing CTs about Status Quo Elite Establishment rigging primaries think Hogg is correct and
betsuni
Apr 2025
#31
Here we go again. Learning nothing. Rewarding status quo and not vision or boldness.
Nanjeanne
Apr 2025
#32
We could do more if we instead focused on getting a majority and gaining control, no?
Oopsie Daisy
Apr 2025
#72
Democrats don't rig elections, are not corrupted by corporations, lobbyists, donors.
betsuni
Apr 2025
#45
They Don't rig elections; that's absolutely true, but some may kowtow to corporations too much...
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#132
I'm all for primaries, and in fact they are an essential feature of our Democracy. But I'm not for Hogg
Scrivener7
Apr 2025
#36
Yes. I want the DNC to find and field viable candidates in Republican-held districts.
IL Dem
Apr 2025
#43
'David Hogg Has to Decide': Irate Democrats Want Hogg to End His Primary Gambit -- Or They Want Him Gone
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
#49
If they were so unbiased themselves, we would have been talking about Senator Jeff Jackson's re election campaign
ms liberty
Apr 2025
#60
Hogg is part of the elite Establishment now, the power. Up to him how to use it.
betsuni
Apr 2025
#98
Actual change? How about the Existential Differences Right Now between Republicans, and Democrats.
electric_blue68
Apr 2025
#138
DNC Chair Ken Martin-Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
#83
Here is more on money Hogg is being paid by his PAC and the fact that Hogg may be using DNC mailing lists
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
#95
Who needs David Hogg when we have the Justice Democrats primarying good Democrats?
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 2025
#160
He's looking to springboard his carreer. This is not the time to be disruptive or in disarray.
marble falls
Apr 2025
#179