They have absolutely no platform whatsoever. The party famous for breeding policy “wonks” is two months from a critical mid term election and they have no idea what they stand for, other than they are against Trump. How has that worked out given he has been elected twice?
They constantly talk about the “big tent” but take the Black vote for granted and assume that the country becoming more Hispanic will somehow lead them to electoral victory, even though they don’t understand the first thing about Hispanic priorities.
They are constantly undergoing “purity” tests, picking culture war or identity issues that no one gives a crap about. Example- trans male athletes in women’s sports. Republicans actually picked up lots of votes in the last election with truly horrible adds on this subject, simply because Democrats feel the need to defend it. Yes trans athletes should have some type of sports program available to them, no they should not be in girls locker rooms regardless of what the science on hormone levels says and the entire subject should be like priority number 5,749 on the list of things America is interested in.
They have the most relentless, annoying solicitations for funds ever. They are just like St. Jude’s Hospital, if you ever make the mistake of giving to them, they will hound you for the rest of time pleading for donations. Completely idiotic headlines in these solicitations like “we lost”, “crying tears of shame”, etc for races that aren’t even over yet, months before Election Day.
They are incapable of planning election strategy. It’s a given that they will be outspent by Republicans given all the Tech and Oil/Gas Billionaire dark money going into PACs, yet do you think the Democrats can prioritize where to spend their money? Absolutely not. They will continue to send requests to support every random Democratic candidate imaginable, quoting completely made up polls about how close the races are, wasting resources on truly unwinnable races. Example- Governor of South Carolina. The state is 60% red, Jesus Christ himself couldn’t get elected as a Democratic Governor there, yet here come the funds requests. Get a brain people! You know what counts? The Senate. Win the Senate and you can make life beyond miserable for Donald Trump in his last two years, plus you hold the cards for the Supreme Court if and when an opening occurs. The House is meaningless. First of all, they have ceded their “power of the purse” to Trump thanks to Mike “I’m a moron” Johnson, can’t pass any truly important legislation because Republicans oppose everything except war and tax cuts, Trump will veto anything intelligent and you can’t pass law without the Senate anyways. Focus.
They don’t understand the balance between Progressive candidates being a better choice in certain blue states and letting the Democratic Socialists of America with truly idiotic proposals like open borders, essentially disassembling the U.S.military, abolishing the Senate, abolishing ICE (not that it shouldn’t be completely overhauled) and paying reparations (a truly slippery slope you will never succeed with) act like they speak for large sections of the American populace. They don’t. It’s a shame, because there are some very talented people in this arena like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who if she could just be brave enough to slap down the lunatic side of the movement has the political skills to be a true leader. The “good” ideas that could come out of this, are lost in the morass of insanity that plays right into Trump’s ridiculous accusations of communism. The public is too stupid or too partisan today to recognize the difference.
They somehow believe here in September 2026 that Kamala Harris is a viable 2028 Presidential contender, possibly even leading the pack. If that isn’t a recipe for disaster I don’t know what is. She would make a great Attorney general, but no way she should run for President. Same thing is true re Gavin Newsome, he is never going to appeal to the middle of America, has lots of baggage from California that will come out, and frankly is just too Hollywood slick. Let his media office run your online presence however, they are the most effective people at getting under Trump and the Republicans skin I have ever seen.
That anyone in the Democratic Party thinks it makes sense to give any oxygen to a person like Hasan Piker. While he supports some very typical Democratic ideals like LGBTQ rights, workplace improvements, gun control and universal health care, his admiration of China, Russia, authoritarianism from the left and anti-Zionism are death knells for the party. Yes, Israel is completely out of control, and in my opinion has clearly committed genocide in Gaza but the way to deal with that is cut off aid until they behave, not act like a stark raving lunatic and glorify or demean things like rape during the Hamas invasion.
The answer to all problems is another government program and more spending. We can’t afford the spending we are doing now. Real decisions have to be made in the near term that involve raising taxes, cutting spending, rooting out fraud and grift or else things like Social Security will be getting cut in six years. Why the hell would anyone like Bernie Sanders talk about how we need to expand Social Security when the program is going broke? He has a lot of very good ideas and relates better to the working class than someone like Kamala Harris ever will but talking about increasing spending is nuts. We need to get better value for our money everywhere in the federal budget, Social security, Medicare, Medicaid and Defense are the keys.
They don’t relate to anyone outside the elitist coastal crowd. That’s the issue with Blacks and Hispanics, and it sure is an issue with the Midwest talking to farmers and factory workers. Real people are struggling, and while the Republicans are clearly only interested in serving the rich, the Democrats never send a clear message they are for the people.
They have no party discipline. There is always some group of Democrats crossing lines to vote with Republicans because they think it is in the “greater good”. That has given America two ill fated government shutdowns with absolutely nothing to show for them. Kick Fetterman out of the party for being an asshole and run someone against him. He’s a jerk, or maybe a mental case, just come out and say it.