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2. Will Democrats be their own worst enemy again?

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Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:06 PM

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Scoop: Jeffries faces growing threat of 2027 rebellion [View all] vanessa_ca Tuesday OP

Sure seems like is there is a giant blue wave.... Boo1 Tuesday #1

Faulty logic Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #5

Right wing propaganda Boo1 Tuesday #7

Exactly, thank you Boo1. sheshe2 Tuesday #8

And yet they are winning elections Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #9

I agree. But the second biggest voting block is the non voter. And they don't vote because its all the same to them Cheezoholic 22 hrs ago #46

Swing voters are a small piece of the electorate Boo1 21 hrs ago #59

Well, there was a Quinnipiac poll. Here's what it said: PatrickforB Yesterday #20

What a bunch of crap creeksneakers2 Yesterday #22

There's so much wrong, all the greatest hits. betsuni Yesterday #26

We tried for a public option creeksneakers2 Yesterday #38

Then you must have a very short memory. lees1975 Yesterday #28

Nope. creeksneakers2 Yesterday #39

I lodged no complaint. You have every right to feel as you do. Same as me. That is what makes it 'Democratic' PatrickforB 19 hrs ago #66

I went through every one of those E-mails creeksneakers2 18 hrs ago #70

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #73

Thank you! The media help push the hoax with false reporting after the E-mail release. creeksneakers2 6 hrs ago #74

And weren't all of them but one sent in May? Ridiculously late if one is plotting to rig primaries, betsuni 5 hrs ago #77

I think the ones where they commented on Bernie between themselves came earlier. creeksneakers2 5 hrs ago #78

No, it wasn't the DNC SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #61

"Rigging" debunked: "The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them The Presidential Election" Kurt Eichenwald. betsuni 19 hrs ago #67

Think what you will, Creek, and I will base my opinions on what I see. n/t PatrickforB 20 hrs ago #63

I can back up everything I post. creeksneakers2 18 hrs ago #71

Well said! lees1975 Yesterday #29

I got goose bumps reading this. Karma13612 22 hrs ago #49

who's favored to win the House? bigtree 5 hrs ago #76

That's not necessarily true. lees1975 Yesterday #23

Most of Trump's major initiatives got zero Democratic votes. creeksneakers2 Yesterday #40

Tbf he's probably not getting the latest polling data and the nuance on the ground up in Canada. BannonsLiver 21 hrs ago #58

According to whom? MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #14

Couldn't find the source Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #16

No Kings, Indivisible Buzz cook Yesterday #21

We are a "vote against something" nation, despite some on the left claiming otherwise. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #36

Well, we certainly have been for 50-60 years Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #50

In Newsom-loving California, it is very possible a Republcan will be the new governor. quaint 21 hrs ago #53

Yup Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #56

Actually it's a sign that people are waking up to the fact that the Maggots are full of shit. 3Hotdogs Tuesday #13

No. It's an indication of how much people are fed up with Trump. Intractable Yesterday #30

Racism and Misogyny Bettie 22 hrs ago #48

That is a function of Trump's idiocy iemanja 20 hrs ago #64

Will Democrats be their own worst enemy again? BootinUp Tuesday #2

Good Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #3

Good. nt Celerity Tuesday #4

To make it 3 in a row AZJonnie Tuesday #6

Good leftstreet Tuesday #10

There is a HUGE number of people who are fed up with the entire system as a whole, and the revolt in our party is real Cheezoholic Tuesday #11

"Same 'ol same 'ol politics ain't gonna cut it." OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #41

Yes we are. There are charismatic passionate leaders in our party. They are being dampened by old money and thinking Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #43

Coach Mike and I agree on one thing. usonian Tuesday #12

I understand angrychair Tuesday #15

💵 🗳 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #17

It's gotta stop and if we make that part of an affordability platform it's a winner Cheezoholic 23 hrs ago #44

It's just tea talk. If Dems win in a blue wave, they'll be winning in red and purple districts. Wanderlust988 Yesterday #18

If we take congress then we can check most of them. We then have a voice over a lame duck loudmouth Cheezoholic 22 hrs ago #45

So, one person, "unprompted" MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #19

I noticed that too. Quiet Em 20 hrs ago #60

I would happily see Jeffries and Schumer be voted out of leadership. Intractable Yesterday #24

Jeffries may need to rebel the other way gulliver Yesterday #25

"I don't like AIPAC" types Intractable Yesterday #27

We'll have to agree to disagree gulliver Yesterday #31

We seriously disagree. I see the Israelis as dangerous aggressors. Intractable Yesterday #32

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Yesterday #34

I care more about our country and its citizens than I do fucking Israel. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #37

Republicans are the threat. If Jeffries isn't speaker, someone else will be. So what. betsuni Yesterday #33

I laughed BeyondGeography 21 hrs ago #52

THIS! get the red out 21 hrs ago #55

So maybe they won't go on TV and praise Trump's immigration policy Mysterian 20 hrs ago #62

Clean HOUSE. Bread and Circuses Yesterday #35

Post removed Post removed Yesterday #42

Horse hockey! QueerDuck 22 hrs ago #47

Where will you get the money to pay for the new direction? bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #51

Yup Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #54

It's about damn time. Autumn 21 hrs ago #57

I think Democratic voters want something different going forward. the_liberal_grandpa 19 hrs ago #65

21:40 Duncan Grant 19 hrs ago #68

Great video, you should make it an OP Celerity 18 hrs ago #69

Jeffries maliaSmith 18 hrs ago #72

next one has the same problem bigtree 6 hrs ago #75

This is why we can't have nice things. We are idiots. bottomofthehill 5 hrs ago #79