Unfortunately, your typical Democratic official—whether it’s Biden or Schumer or Jeffries or House Oversight Committee ranking member Gerry Connolly or the recently elected DNC chair Ken Martin—didn’t get into politics to defeat the Republican Party, to zealously advance the interests of ordinary people, or to protect democracy. They didn’t rise within the party ranks because of their talent for public service. In a functioning democracy, that wouldn’t matter as much. Nobody really cares if a politician’s inner life is absorbed in personal ambition. But at this moment of national and planetary emergency, pathological careerism is unacceptable. People should either step up or, if they don’t fancy the fray, follow the example of Senator Gary Peters, who recently announced, like a normal person in his late sixties, that he’ll retire in 2026.
The sorry truth is that without enormous pressure from the party base, a significant number of senators and representatives won’t have it in them to oppose Trump. We, the concerned citizens, will have to force them to do their duty. We’ll also have to march, sooner rather than later. But that’s a separate topic. For now, these are our guys. We go with what we’ve got. And let’s not forget: Republicans can’t govern, they’re unpopular, and they’re led by the most idiotic president in living memory. They are beatable.
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You’re assuming we would have been able to actually change her mind somehow when all available evidence shows exactly the opposite. You’re gambling with the lives of the people you claim to care so much about, like they’re a piece on a chessboard. When does this game of chicken end?
When is it acceptable to compromise? On Election Day? Do you wait until 5PM? 10PM? You’ve gotten out there, made your voice heard and Harris still hasn’t announced the changes you want. It’s 11:50PM. Is it okay now?
Do you cling to your principles knowing that you’re enabling Trump to win, which will not only make the situation in Gaza worse but endanger millions of people in our country as well?
You want this to be something other than what it is. But history is written at this point and you find yourself on the wrong side of it. You advocated for a strategy that lost Harris the election and cost us, the free world, practically everything.
And you were told better at the time. You should hold deep, deep shame, and keep it with you for the rest of time.