Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities

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Wisconsin Democratic governor proposes replacing 'mother' with 'inseminated person' in state law
Wisconsin budget proposal recommends changing 'paternity' to 'parentage,' and 'father' to 'parent' in certain parts of state law

Wisconsin Democratic governor proposes replacing 'mother' with 'inseminated person' in state law

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is taking heat for introducing a bill with several changes to gendered language, including using the term "inseminated person" instead of "mother."

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First, has anyone noted a suspicious bulge in his cheek that could be caused by a tongue?

Barring that, "Not my monkey, not my circus."

 

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'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant​

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, sparked a firestorm on social media over comments questioning DOGE chief Elon Musk’s allegiance to the U.S. given that he has been a citizen for "only" 22 years.

"Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years," Kaptur said outside the Capitol on Wednesday. "And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."

'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing heat on social media over comments made regarding DOGE chief Elon Musk's allegiance to the U.S. based on his immigration status.

www.foxnews.com

 

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'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant​

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, sparked a firestorm on social media over comments questioning DOGE chief Elon Musk’s allegiance to the U.S. given that he has been a citizen for "only" 22 years.

"Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years," Kaptur said outside the Capitol on Wednesday. "And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."

'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing heat on social media over comments made regarding DOGE chief Elon Musk's allegiance to the U.S. based on his immigration status.

www.foxnews.com

I think this is a legitimate concern. When one is working to undermine American ideals, customs and laws and can easily flee to another country, it should raise eyebrows.

 

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Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities

A poll from The New York Times and Ipsos found that Americans believe abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. issues and climate change concern Democrats more than the cost of living.

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Many Americans say they do not believe the Democratic Party is focused on the economic issues that matter most to them and is instead placing too much emphasis on social issues that they consider less urgent.

Asked to identify the Democratic Party’s most important priorities, Americans most often listed abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. rights and climate change, according to a poll from The New York Times and Ipsos conducted from Jan. 2 to 10.

The issues that people cited as most important to them personally were the economy and inflation, health care and immigration, the poll found. The kinds of social causes that progressive activists have championed in recent years ranked much lower.

As Democrats gather in Washington this weekend to elect the next chairman of their party, and debate how to most effectively counter the Trump administration, the latest public opinion surveys contain worrisome signs for them.

The country remains deeply divided over Mr. Trump’s leadership, with roughly equal shares of people saying that his second term is cause for celebration or concern.

But the poll suggests that people do not view the Democratic Party as an appealing alternative.

In a broad sense, the poll, which surveyed a representative sample of 2,128 adults nationwide, found that Americans think the Republican Party is more in sync with the mood of the country. The issues that people said mattered most to Republicans were also, for the most part, the issues that mattered to them: immigration, the economy, inflation and taxes.

What a shocker. Dumb American voters think Democrats are only focused on the issues right wing media tells them Democrats are focused on.

We are beyond fucked.

For the love of God, I implore all of you, I beg of you, please destroy some fucking rednecks like your life depends on it. It does, I promise you.

 

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'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant​

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, sparked a firestorm on social media over comments questioning DOGE chief Elon Musk’s allegiance to the U.S. given that he has been a citizen for "only" 22 years.

"Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years," Kaptur said outside the Capitol on Wednesday. "And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."

'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing heat on social media over comments made regarding DOGE chief Elon Musk's allegiance to the U.S. based on his immigration status.

www.foxnews.com

Please boside better, or stfu. Please and thank you.

 

[korgguy1971]

Facts, but the world perception is now that we are an ignorant and dangerous enemy.

Edit: ChatGPT glop above.

More like ChatGOP. Distract & flood the zone.

 

[WaynetheDrain]

Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again

Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

newrepublic.com

From Sherrod Brown.

No.

If you want to say that Democrats need to do a better job selling the fact they are the worker’s party, then I’d agree wholeheartedly. I’d even agree that we need to spend more time in the rural and red districts to make this pitch.

But compare the two parties and tell me which party is more pro-worker. It’s not even close.

Just putting this out there…do you think some of these voters maybe lean into the “worker party” concerns to cover up other reasons for voting for the anti-union, pro-management party that the Republicans clearly are?

 

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Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again

Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

newrepublic.com

From Sherrod Brown.

I like Sherrod Brown. That was a pretty empty piece. I get it -- he's writing a short article; he's no longer a Senator so he doesn't have as much standing as he had; and Dems are still trying to find the answers.

What I took from that article is that Dems need to talk differently. Be less preachy. I'm not sure what else there is.

The wage/productivity concept just doesn't convey the information that many people think it does. One important reason that wages and productivity rose together was that workers didn't face much competition from technology. Technology could make an auto worker produce more, but you still needed the auto worker. Moreover, the technology itself created a skill -- namely, the experience with the machines, and workers weren't as replaceable.

Today, technology doesn't just aid workers; it replaces them. It will replace them more readily the higher the wage. And the people who run the tech are college educated. There's just no getting around that. It's not entirely and always true, but it's more true than not.

And can we make up for that with less-than-college training programs? Here's my experience: back when I was doing computer consulting, big companies had IT workforces trained at places like Chubb and IIT and DeVry. That created opportunities for me, because those people were terrible at what they did. They were basically incapable of solving any problem. At one point, they hired me an "assistant" who would help me build, and then take over when I left (I was more of a consultant). He was a Chubb guy. He was completely useless. Like, I would give him a project that I could do in an hour on Monday, and check in with him on Friday. It was usually a gigantic mess. He just didn't get it.

I would never hire from Chubb or DeVry or any of those places again. I mean, maybe I would now, because I would view my previous experience as stale, but had I stayed in tech and not gone to law school, that would have been my attitude.

The reason is that those places self-select in a bad way. Who goes to Chubb? Primarily it's people who want a tech career, but were not good enough students or smart enough to attend college. Sure, there were undoubtedly some who couldn't afford college, or who had dropped out for reasons and were trying to restart their careers . . . but from what I saw, the average Chubb grad is a C student in high school. And that just doesn't get it done in today's world. It's an A-student world.

I don't have any good ideas about what to do about these issues, if it's true that the working class a) wants jobs it can't do; and b) doesn't want to accept government assistance (except the kind they already get but don't consider).

 

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Wisconsin Democratic governor proposes replacing 'mother' with 'inseminated person' in state law
Wisconsin budget proposal recommends changing 'paternity' to 'parentage,' and 'father' to 'parent' in certain parts of state law

Wisconsin Democratic governor proposes replacing 'mother' with 'inseminated person' in state law

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is taking heat for introducing a bill with several changes to gendered language, including using the term "inseminated person" instead of "mother."

www.foxnews.com

Seems like something republicans would like since that's all they see women as good for.

 

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'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant​

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, sparked a firestorm on social media over comments questioning DOGE chief Elon Musk’s allegiance to the U.S. given that he has been a citizen for "only" 22 years.

"Mr. Musk has just been here 22 years," Kaptur said outside the Capitol on Wednesday. "And he’s a citizen of three countries. I always ask myself the question, with the damage he’s doing here, when push comes to shove, which country is his loyalty to? South Africa? Canada? Or the United States? And he’s only been a citizen, I’ll say again, 22 years."

'New low': Longtime House Dem ripped for 'disgusting' questioning of Musk's loyalty to US as an immigrant

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is facing heat on social media over comments made regarding DOGE chief Elon Musk's allegiance to the U.S. based on his immigration status.

www.foxnews.com

He's only loyal to his own self interest.

 

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[WaynetheDrain]

So you’re saying bigotry is the reason. Okay, now we’re at least getting somewhere.

I know as Taco MacArthur you were banned a couple of times on IC for your bigotry against the LGBTQ community. At least now we can cut the bullshit and get to the real root of the matter regarding voters and the Democratic Party.

 

[4thgenheel]

lmao at both her and you thinking she did something here.

what do you hope to achieve by posting this drivel?

 

[4thgenheel]

aRe YoU gUyS oKaY?!?!

2021 called, it wants its social media schtick back.

the right are a bunch of fucking spares. and also giant assholes.

 

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lmao at both her and you thinking she did something here.

what do you hope to achieve by posting this drivel?

I believe the things described in the clip fit perfectly into the title of this thread.

 

[WaynetheDrain]

I believe the things described in the clip fit perfectly into the title of this thread.

I agree with you.

Bigots ARE NOT going to embrace the Democratic Party.

You are spot-on, my twice-banned bigot friend.

 

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I agree with you.

Bigots ARE NOT going to embrace the Democratic Party.

You are spot-on, my twice-banned bigot friend.

And people like you, Hillary, Biden are why POS like Trump win. Calling Americans bigots for wanting a secure border and not buying into the stupidity of "well, a man CAN have kids" is just digging your hole deeper.

If Rs would have ran a quality candidate in 2024, the beating would have been significantly worse.

 

[4thgenheel]

I believe the things described in the clip fit perfectly into the title of this thread.

well, you're a right winger and an unrepentant transphobe and homophobe, so you would believe all that nonsense.

 

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well, you're a right winger and an unrepentant transphobe and homophobe, so you would believe all that nonsense.

This is, again, where Dems like you lose the average American. Not buying into the stupidity of DEI, 50 genders, men playing in women's sports, men getting pregnant, etc is not being transphobic or homophobic. I want all Americans, regardless of what they think they are or who they want to fondle their junk, to have every political right. That is not what the Left is pushing.

They're pushing "You're either with us 100% or you're a bigot/xxxphobe."