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In response to "The GOP is content to sit and do nothing, knowing they win back the President/Congress, and then do whatever they want. Dems internal fight and can't " by MDH

Because Dems don't actually fight. They self-moderate for fear of being painted as too liberal or progressive. No one likes a timid rep.

Posted by TWuG Feb 22 '22, 08:08

"But what will the people against me think if I do this thing they don't like?!" *wrings hands*

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IMO opinion, the issue is not that. It's that they don't take wins and embrace them. They lament what they didn't get. And they do too much of the - pmb Feb 22, 08:36 2
- That's a form of timidity. "Can't be seen as successful. Can't toot out own horn because bragging is unseemly." - TWuG Feb 22, 08:59
- Right, Dems turn what they didn't get into huge losses instead of focusing on the gains. - Inigo Feb 22, 08:45
Nope. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:19
You and me are *far* more progressive than the average Dem voter. You have to realize that. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:13 8
- I don't think that's true at all. Or rather, I think Dem moderation cause a lot of potential voters to sit out - TWuG Feb 22, 08:17 5
  - You read too much rose twitter. This is canon to them. It's false. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:18 4
    - We'd know if you were right if Dems every actually tried, but alas... -- nm - TWuG Feb 22, 08:21 3
      - Put another way, I don't think anyone in this convo here and on B2 has problems with progressive policy proposals. But y'all are working very hard -- (edited) - TWuG Feb 22, 08:23 2
        
        I'm not fighting against the policies. I'm explaining why (I think) Dems haven't tried them / been successful with them. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:40
        
        I'll raise my hand, I have issues with progressive policy proposals we've discussed. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 08:24
- Nods in agreement. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 08:16
- (If you think you are an average Dem, you live in bubble) -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:13

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Because Dems don't actually fight. They self-moderate for fear of being painted as too liberal or progressive. No one likes a timid rep.

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