Okay, so lots and lots of people, myself included, were upset that the DNC under Debbie Wasserman-Schultz had interfered in the Democratic primary regarding the scheduling of primaries and the debates. We wanted the Democratic National Committee to be neutral in primaries, and now we get this from the hard left????
So much for wanting the DNC to be neutral in primaries???
And funnily enough, there’s a new organization called We Will Replace You that doesn’t list funders, or actual staff team members (just a list of people associated with the organization, no positions, etc). They want 100% party fealty, and want elected Democratic officials to oppose EVERY law that comes up in the Republican Congress, and want them to VOTE against any nominees that come up. Otherwise they’ll primary Democrats in all districts.
They’re threatening to primary elected Democrats who are fighting back and resisting the Trump regime because their votes are not 100% fealty enough to the hard left. Remember my earlier post about how Russia tends to fund both the hard left and the hard right to destabilize democracies by creating constant infighting? Here it is here again, for reading again to remember why we should be suspicious of new organizations that don’t have funding transparency or links to existing Democratic Party infrastructure.
Am I saying that Democrats shouldn’t oppose Trump? I’m not saying that. I am saying that Democrats need to be smart, to strategize, and to oppose Trump on many laws that come up to destroy civil liberties, to roll back women’s rights, and to impose further religious tests within our country.
I am saying that Trump will likely box Democrats in for the upcoming 2018 midterms by proposing some bills that will be very popular with a wide base of Americans, such as pharmaceutical reform, and other issues that Americans support. If Democrats in swing districts vote against the Pharma reform bills because the hard left wants them to oppose the bill, those Democrats will be targets against Trump-backed candidates.
Primarying elected Democrats because they don't vote in 100% ideological lockstep is a stupid idea. Look at how Trump carries their district/state, and you’ll see why we have to preserve that seat electorally.
THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO EXPAND THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY RATHER THAN TO REDUCE IT.
Fact is that Senate Democrats have many more seats than Senate Republicans to defend in 2018. We need to support them in defending those seats and expanding the map in swing districts and at the local, state, and federal level.