What SHOULD Dems do?

Anonymous
I want 17 million people kicked off medicaid. They don't belong on it.

Many of them are illegal aliens, which up until now you've been telling us they aren't on medicaid and aren't on it to begin with.

Well, which is it? They're on it and are getting kicked off or they aren't on it?
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Anonymous wrote:The disconnect between Democratic Party attitudes and accomplishments has never been bigger. Upper middle class striver Dems are utterly convinced that they are classier, smarter, and more moral than anyone who has ever lived.

Meanwhile, voters defected to Trump and people are moving away from blue cities and states. Dems stand for forcing things on unwilling Americans: illegal immigrant gang members, forced injections, biological males in the girls’ room, tenure for DC bureaucrats, senile Presidents, rigged primaries, endless wars, failing schools, and on and on and on. All these terrible policies would be less off-putting if Democrats weren’t constantly praising themselves for them and calling everyone else stupid.

It’s clear from these attitudes that most upper middle class Dems don’t even realize how unpopular they and their Party are with normal people. They are like Wile E Coyote after walking offf the cliff but before looking down and starting to fall. It’s a long way down. Dems are still years away from even beginning to make the necessary changes to compete.


Nobody takes you seriously. This is just Trumped up MAGA parroting a senile President who “constantly praises himself.”


I voted for Clinton and Obama, and raised money for them too. And I’m a well-read dcurbanmom. Who lives in DC. And has a masters degree. I can assure you that I don’t get my opinions of Democrats, their policies, their performance, or their personalities from Donald Trump! Or from Fox News. I know you think all non-Kamala voters are stupid racist cult members, but actually, people are souring on today’s Democrats in millions of uniquely personal ways.


Democrats who did not vote for Harris are largely to blame for our current situation. Full stop. With democracy and our rights on the line, it was not the time to make a point. Literally any democrat (or republican, for that matter) would have been far better than Trump. Withholding your vote was a vote for Trump and it was the wrong move. As long as Rs have zero standards for their candidates while Ds nit-pick and expect perfection, we will lose. To be clear, I wish both parties would strive for candidates who are the gold standard, but Rs do not seem remotely interested.


Apparently, voters don't agree with you. Adjust your sight picture and windage.


Just because they don’t agree doesn’t make them right.
Anonymous
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 5-4 Trump Can Slash $783 Million in DEI-Linked NIH Grants – Roberts Sides with Liberals

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26070794-25a103-order/
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I want 17 million people kicked off medicaid. They don't belong on it.

Many of them are illegal aliens, which up until now you've been telling us they aren't on medicaid and aren't on it to begin with.

Well, which is it? They're on it and are getting kicked off or they aren't on it?


RELEASE the EPSTEIN FILES. We have not forgotten
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 5-4 Trump Can Slash $783 Million in DEI-Linked NIH Grants – Roberts Sides with Liberals

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26070794-25a103-order/


+1
Anonymous
Did you lefties get the memo?

https://www.thirdway.org/memo/was-it-something-i-said

Memo
Published August 22, 2025

Was It Something I Said?

For a party that spends billions of dollars trying to find the perfect language to connect to voters, Democrats and their allies use an awful lot of words and phrases no ordinary person would ever dream of saying. The intent of this language is to include, broaden, empathize, accept, and embrace. The effect of this language is to sound like the extreme, divisive, elitist, and obfuscatory, enforcers of wokeness. To please the few, we have alienated the many—especially on culture issues, where our language sounds superior, haughty and arrogant.

Therapy-Speak

These words say “I’m more empathetic than you, and you are callous to hurting other’s feelings.”

Privilege
Violence (as in “environmental violence”)
Dialoguing
Othering
Triggering
Microaggression/assault/invalidation
Progressive stack
Centering
Safe space
Holding space
Body shaming

Be aware of words proliferating in elite circles that have closed off open conversations and have made it uncomfortable for many people to engage in hard topics.
Seminar Room Language

This language says “I’m smarter and more concerned about important issues than you. Your kitchen table concerns are small.”

Subverting norms
Systems of oppression
Critical theory
Cultural appropriation
Postmodernism
Overton Window
Heuristic
Existential threat to [climate, the planet, democracy, the economy]

When we use words people don’t understand, studies show that the part of their brain that signals distrust becomes more active, undermining our ability to reach them.
Organizer Jargon

These words say “we are beholden to groups, not individuals. People have no agency.”

Radical transparency
Small ‘d’ democracy
Barriers to participation
Stakeholders
The unhoused
Food insecurity
Housing insecurity
Person who immigrated

Democrats can fight for the poor, the hungry, the homeless, and immigrants more effectively if they speak in everyday language and in the language of those most affected by these issues.
Gender/Orientation Correctness

These say “your views on traditional genders and gender roles are at best quaint.”

Birthing person/inseminated person
Pregnant people
Chest feeding
Cisgender
Deadnaming
Heteronormative
Patriarchy
LGBTQIA+

Standing up to MAGA’s cruel attacks on gay and transgender people requires creating empathy and building a broad coalition, not confusing or shaming people who could otherwise be allies.
The Shifting Language of Racial Constructs

These words signal that talking about race is even more of a minefield. You will be called out as racist if you do not use the latest and correct terminology.

Latinx
BIPOC
Allyship
Intersectionality
Minoritized communities

As we fight racism and discrimination, we should reflect upon whether the words we are using are part of the reason Democrats are losing support from all non-White voter groups. We must know when to take a step back and listen, instead of peppering our websites, fundraising asks, and newsletters with sociology buzzwords.
Explaining Away Crime

This says: “The criminal is the victim. The victim is an afterthought.”

Justice-involved
Carceration
Incarcerated people
Involuntary confinement
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