when they started denying real progressive candidates a shot at running for president. clinton, pelosi, schumer, all old, soft pussies too afraid to shake the status quo.
Obama did it (kind of); he moved the party line to be policy oriented instead of stunts and cutthroat politics.
At the same time, he never gained a sufficient majority to enact his platform (in truth we’re lucky we got the affordable care act). Biden ran into similar issues with what was technically a majority but that had weak votes (e.g. Manchin).
Honestly the problem is the Senate; Democrats just can’t get past the threshold that would let them actually govern. So we get Democratic presidents that appear ineffective … when really we just have a Senate that’s broadly ineffective at doing anything that isn’t center right.
A Promised Land by Obama is an extremely good book if you want to understand the modern democratic party. Obama did a lot to get the spark back but also was in a very difficult position.
They’re complicit. They are bought by the same billionaires as the Republicans. As long as you can purchase a politician, we have no functional democracy
Corpo whores and owners lapdogs that’s who is stuffing the Democrats now
It is fucking disgusting
Citizens United
The simple answer: corrupt capitalism.
It sucks to say but yeah. For all the talk about saving democracy they forgot about the winning elections part.
it’s over bro. come back in 3.5 years
Obama was a huge wuss. He came in on promises of change and did nothing but continue to placate corporations.
