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Let me guess, he should be leader? Even though he's part of the leadership that failed the moment?
David Hogg was working towards exactly that until the DNC ousted him. God forbid politicians do any fucking work.
I confused him with Cory Doctorow
Complaining about purity tests is often a dog whistle to say that the rights of minorities and women are expendable.
In concept, he's right.
Democrats have spent far far far too much energy focusing on controversial wedge issues like gun control and trans issues.
If they focused on the issues that virtually all Americans can get behind, things like fixing our healthcare, getting corruption out of Washington and other parts of government, holding large corporations to account when they destroy our economy and ruin the environment, and overall making life and upward advancement affordable for average Americans, they would absolutely clean house in every election.
Instead they spend a ton of effort on things like gun control (which does nothing for their base but only alienates rural moderates and Republicans that might make the switch), and spend a ton of time getting bogged down in debates over stupid shit.
When that happens if they had a half a brain they would be doing table flip moments like why the fuck are we talking about which bathroom somebody uses when millions of Americans can't feed their fucking kids? Why are we obsessing over what kind of ID gets you into a voting booth when the middle class is dying? Why are we wasting billions of dollars in Iran when the same money spent here at home would fix healthcare or hunger or education? Are our own citizens not worth the time or expense? And why do we have national policies that encourage a CEO to amass more wealth than all of his hourly employees combined?
And if any of these things are important to us, why then could the Republicans as a minority grind the government to a halt under Obama, forcing us to negotiate with them, why can't we do the same? Why aren't we doing the same?
Get a bunch of Democrats to say this every time, every camera, every interview, and that they will stand up against their own party when it doesn't work to fix this, that's how you win elections.
Corey Booker is a two faced liar
Throwing everyone under the bus to safe ur own ass.. smooth criminal here
"We need new democratic leaders who are centrists unlike Hillary 'third way' Clinton, Joe 'tough on crime' Biden, and Kamala 'the cop' Harris."
It's the same party just putting on a show to keep us complacent.
He also said that “purity tests” within the party have led to more division in the US.
What he's saying is he wants more Conservatives in the Democratic party.
F this guy and his failure of Democratic leadership.
He is objectively one of the people who has failed this moment.
I can only imagine the thought in his head is:
If I say this first, and loudest, it therefore cannot apply to me, because I called it out.
Fucking terminal shitlib brain; everything is optics, history and context don't exist beyond when I want to A/B test some rhetoric.
He's not the worst, but he's definitely part of the problem. When he calls for new leadership, he really means give it to him, and he wouldn't be much better than Schmuckie Boy. He'd be just as Zionist, that's for sure.
If Booker becomes president, MAGA will be back in power 4 years later.
I bet this asshole got a lot of noogies in school.
....Does he realize he's talking about himself?
Definitely not.
Me may still think his pointless filibuster will earn him leadership
If you smelt it you dealt it. Get out and make room for someone who actually gives a fuck
Objectively fucking hilarious.
This man has been responsible for stomping down the voices who seek to replace him. AOC, Mamdani, Ossof, Platner...keep naming them.
He is no different than Schumer. Fuck both of you.
Motherfucker filibustered for over 24 hours, fasted in preparation to do so, only to undo every fucking word he spewed by voting in Trump's nominees.
It wasn't a filibuster. No legislation was being held up. He just gave a long speech as a performance piece. People keep trying to say he had the longest filibuster, but it literally wasn't one.
He’s the 2nd most pathetic out of all the Dems besides Schumer. This dude only cares for appearing to do anything, but never actually does anything because he’s a bought centrist.
Just another example of Democrats acting like they oppose themselves in order to crush thier opposition.
this left-right divide is killing our country
So you want the nazi-simp vote. Got it.
Yep, we all agree, he needs to be replaced or taken out of the leadership position. We will not forget that he and schumer voted to end the shut down we were winning for no reason that I can see.
Schumer's preference for centrist candidates
That is code for zionist first candidates. His extreme loyalty to Israel is disqualifying.
The call is coming from inside the house
You're right, Cory. So drop out of your fucking primary and endorse a real leader.
"'I’ve called for a generational renewal, because this left-right divide is killing our country and our adversaries know it.' He also said that 'purity tests' within the party have led to more division in the US."
yeah this is kind of the opposite issue of what anyone competent would want to address with chuck schumer
Its also just complete horseshit.
Anybody remeber how David Hogg was actually trying to do this, 9 months ago, earlier than that?
And... basically 0 large parts of the Dem fundraising apparatus got involved in any way?
And... because Hogg tried to do this... he got ousted from his position in the party?
https://www.aol.com/david-hogg-pledged-unleash-20m-193729589.html?guccounter=1
You uh, you coulda said something at that point, Cory.
Flamethrowers for the ratfuckers, thats how they clean em up in the sewers of NYC, I hear.
Absolutely true.
But Booker ain't that leader.