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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/43473370

Feb 18, 2026

The newspaper spoke to 13 Democratic and independent voters including retirees from Indiana and Michigan, working people from states such as North Carolina and Nevada, and an unemployed voter from Iowa. The topic of discussion was the participants’ frustrations with the Democratic Party as it faces the Trump administration and the president’s aggressive deployment of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) across the country.

“Spineless” was one word a participant had for the Democratic Party when asked to describe it. Another said the party appears “paralyzed” while a 46-year-old Latina woman from Nevada said Democrats in Congress are “sellouts and suckers.”

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Democratic leadershit's incompetence is intentional.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 1 month ago

Duh, Obama didnt win on saying he was gonna continue status quo. No Democrat actually has even properly won contested in 26 years now with that campaign promise.
We have to keep pretending that is what people want to excuse doing nothing to appease the scammers and business men who can't afford to have things change and learn how to make a new profit.

People want a fake past to return to or a brighter future. More of the same is killing us.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Does the study even count when they left out the billionaire donors?