I was sobered to see some of the details of the revised DSA platform.

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105. Gaslighting absurdity. The fictional polling data and the claims that Democrats have "no real platform" ignores reality.

Claiming that 50% of the public recently identified as Democrats and that it has dropped to 25% is completely detached from actual polling history. Decades of Gallup data show Democratic party identification has consistently hovered between 25% and 35% for over twenty years.

Furthermore, the assertion that the DSA is "replacing" the Democratic Party is a total fantasy. The DSA's membership has actually plummeted significantly from its 2021 peak down to under 58,000 members nationwide due to severe internal budget deficits and factional infighting. They aren't replacing anyone; they are struggling to maintain their own infrastructure.

To claim that generations of Democrats have had "no real platform" ignores the massive, monumental legislative achievements passed under Democratic majorities—from the Affordable Care Act to historic infrastructure, climate, and manufacturing investments. Loyal Democrats have very clear, actionable plans focused on lowering costs, protecting reproductive rights, and defending democracy.

Predicting the "replacement" of the Democratic Party because mainstream voters reject fringe branding items like abolishing prisons, open borders, and nationalizing major industries isn't strategy ... it's just factional wishful thinking. Pure fantasy.

The fact of the matter is this: We win majorities by building broad coalitions, not by cheering for the replacement of the very party ticket we are trying to elect.