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J_William_Ryan

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15. What exactly are Democrats supposed to change.

Reply to HereForTheParty (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:11 PM

Dec 25

What should be the new direction.

Abandon support for gay and transgender Americans.

Abandon opposition to Republican efforts to disenfranchise voters of color.

Abandon opposition to reckless, irresponsible tax cuts and deregulation.

Abandon efforts to mitigate human-caused climate change.

Abandon defending citizens’ right to reproductive autonomy.

Is the new way for Democrats to stop doing the right thing and pander to the fear, ignorance, and stupidity of voters to gain their support.

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Connolly: Generational change is "nonsense"; Dems want someone "qualified" who has "proved their mettle" [View all] HereForTheParty Dec 25 OP

How'd that work out for you? lame54 Dec 25 #1

He won the position he was after. jimfields33 Dec 25 #29

Well we're all good then! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 25 #30

Hopefully he does a great job. jimfields33 Dec 25 #31

Ok, I guess displacedvermoter Dec 25 #2

Yeah, but if voters don't vote that way you lose the battle and maybe the war. Bidens, Pelosis advise,... dutch777 Dec 25 #3

Read the room, dude. yardwork Dec 25 #4

We're tired of the same old, same old Ritabert Dec 25 #5

The mettle sure is working well for the poor malaise Dec 25 #6

Reaching across the aisle to far and too often.... CoopersDad Dec 25 #8

"Proved" on what evidence? no_hypocrisy Dec 25 #7

Neither Connolly nor Pelosi will be in congress after 2028 Fiendish Thingy Dec 25 #9

Jfc, what a slam on AOC 🤬 Arazi Dec 25 #10

Same old, same old. Apply after you get more experience, but GPV Dec 26 #40

What's crazy is Obama had 2 years in the Senate Arazi Dec 26 #45

Adaptability is also necessary. Ocelot II Dec 25 #11

Agree. Experience is valuable and I would not wnylib Dec 25 #25

Yes!!! Alliepoo Dec 25 #32

That generational change worked for the men in the room WhiteTara Dec 25 #12

correct Skittles Dec 25 #28

It makes me want to scream WhiteTara Dec 26 #44

it is especially difficult when men of color SIDE with them because of misogyny Skittles Dec 26 #46

Yeah, amazing we didn't win when you think of all those hot Connolly rallies BeyondGeography Dec 25 #13

This proves his point because Harris had excitement and huge turnout at rallies and lost. JI7 Dec 25 #14

Not really a great comparison given COVID in 2020 limited Biden's rallies EdmondDantes_ Dec 25 #18

He didn't get much turnout even before then JI7 Dec 25 #19

People were being kept in refrigeration trucks converted to morgues Trenzalore Dec 25 #23

What exactly are Democrats supposed to change. J_William_Ryan Dec 25 #15

The exact opposite, of course Cirsium Dec 25 #17

Absolutely nothing. Crunchy Frog Dec 26 #38

People who think Democrats need to change don't know the Democratic Party. betsuni Dec 26 #39

I'm 61. Connolly is plain wrong about that. harumph Dec 25 #16

He's being tone deaf JustAnotherGen Dec 25 #20

We've seen a lot of that so called "qualified" politician who has "proved their mettle". Autumn Dec 25 #21

Gerry Connolly turns 75 in around 3 months Celerity Dec 25 #24

That's even worse. I have no respect left. Autumn Dec 26 #41

And how the heck are younger people Alliepoo Dec 25 #33

Barack Obama, JFK, Bill Clinton Trenzalore Dec 25 #22

This IS why we lose and will CONTINUE TO LOSE. onecaliberal Dec 25 #26

Post removed Post removed Dec 25 #27

The guy has throat cancer. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 25 #34

If they had the required mettle Crunchy Frog Dec 26 #35

It's not working Connolly ThePartyThatListens Dec 26 #36

Absolutely! We couldn't have arrived at our current Oligarchy without the qualified Centrists at the helm of our Party. jalan48 Dec 26 #37

It's really hard for Silent Gen and Boomers to give up power roles Maeve Dec 26 #42

I'm suspicious of "generational change" for its own sake, but.... Happy Hoosier Dec 26 #43