News

187 readers

1 users here now

A place to post news stories

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

seahorse@midwest.social

Rep. Josh Harder on why Democrats should be angrier at the status quo - Roll Call (rollcall.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works to c/news@midwest.social

8 comments fedilink hide all child comments

summary:

"Democratic Rep. Josh Harder argues that Democrats must become the party most angry at the status quo to regain voter trust and electoral success. He emphasizes that the party currently faces a serious disconnect with many voters, who see Democrats as elitist and out of touch with everyday concerns. Harder criticizes the influence of far-left groups within the party, which push extreme positions such as decriminalizing border crossings and Medicare for All, that are unpopular even among the groups they claim to represent. He warns that candidates who align too closely with these far-left demands risk alienating moderate and swing voters, which contributed to Vice President Kamala Harris's poor performance in the 2024 election. Harder calls for Democrats to abandon these extreme pledges, reconnect with pragmatic voters, and focus on policies that can win broad support rather than ideological purity. He stresses the need for boldness and a break from outdated practices to rebuild the party's appeal and competitiveness"

top 8 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

He emphasizes that the party currently faces a serious disconnect with many voters, who see Democrats as elitist and out of touch with everyday concerns.

Hey. It sounds like he finally realized what the problem was...

Harder criticizes the influence of far-left groups within the party,

Nope... He's mad people are upset about something and rather than fix it he wants them shut up and "vote blue noatter who"....

which push extreme positions such as decriminalizing border crossings and Medicare for All, that are unpopular even among the groups they claim to represent.

While lying about how M4A is popular with everyone, even Republican voters...

The only people against it are politicians who get paid a shit ton in bribes to be against it

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If we should be angrier at the status quo, why is he defending the status quo?

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

All the constant double speak, their brains are mush

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

This motherfucker. He's fucking wrong and if I look at how much Israel lobbies have given him... about $300k.

[–] ExistentialKiwi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Fuck this "we need to cater to moderate and swing voters" bullshit. It didn't work in 2016 and it didn't work in 2024. You could argue that it maybe worked in 2020, but I would say there were other, more important factors driving turnout then (namely the dumpster fire that was the first trump administration).

Catering to moderate and swing voters is how we ended up in this fucking mess in the first place and the sooner that Democrats focus on being an actual opposition party instead of cannibalizing disaffected Republicans they might actually get some traction. Unfortunately I doubt they will because they're as bought and paid for as the Republicans are.

Both the Democrats and Republicans need to go as greater political parties. All the capitalist ghouls need to go.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

decriminalizing border crossings and Medicare for All, that are unpopular even among the groups they claim to represent.

aren't both of these actually wildly popular? Medicare for All especially has like 70%+ support of the country. Sounds like Josh Harder is a chud who wants the Dems to pretend to be harsh on the status quo while still fighting tooth and nail to defend it.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

I believe that support drops if taxes are increased even with the reduction in premiums and copays.

[–] Letsdothisok@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Terrible take...