Current Events > Progressives get the Dem civil war they wanted

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Why are we acting like challenging incumbents at the primary is a bad thing? Building support for more progressive policies in the primaries is always good and even if the progressive candidate doesn't win there's still a good chance some of the policies from the primary end up part of the winning candidates policies.

The main thing is that people vote for the winner of the primary regardless, because it's more important to keep republicans out of power.

When I heard the name David Hogg I did a double take. I knew he would be important in the future, run for office one day but wasn't expecting him to have a high ranking position in the DNC so quickly. Good for him.

My only problem is the list of "good" democrats that Hogg provided. It included Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries.

Like, I don't even know what democrats he wants to primary.

Primary challenges does not help Republicans and a local candidate youre excited about up ballot helps us in bigger races.

Primary challenges are a good thing.

Primary challenges are how we got the Tea Party and Maga.

And do you deny their success in pushing not only the party but even the Dems in the direction they wanted? We absolutely need that sort of energy on the left. The old establishment needs to go.

A purity test will always seem like it works when its conducted in a safe district. Which is exactly where he wants to do this.

We need to stop Republicans.

Spending anything fighting Democrats at this point is fucking insane. Save that for 2028.

Except the Democratic establishment has shown they won't fight Republicans. That's what this entire thing is about

1. On Democratic campaigns where you want to beat a Republican
2. or on Democratic campaigns where you want to beat a Democrat.

Primary challenges are how we got the Tea Party and Maga.

Its an election.

You dont get a choice not to run a candidate.

You do get a choice where to spend your limited dollars.

1. On Democratic campaigns where you want to beat a Republican
2. or on Democratic campaigns where you want to beat a Democrat.

We are so fucking screwed.

The only argument against Hoggs plan is that the money spent in those primaries could be better used in the general election against the Republicans. But at the same time $20 mil if spread amongst several candidates isn't that much and probably wouldn't be enough to turn the dial in the general. All in all good plan imo pending the candidates they decide to prop up.

Oh fuck forgot about AIPAC

The only real issue here is the possibility for fucking up where to attack. Like in the off chance the preferred left candidate wins the primary but oops that progressivism turned off the district as a whole and the R shitstain wins.

I'm willing to bet he knows what he's doing though.

$20 mil across a bunch of House primary candidates should actually be able to stretch pretty far. House races individually don't set off super high spending, typically. Unless you piss off AIPAC and they start dropping millions to shit on you, I guess.

And Democrats aren't going to win a morality award for playing nice or being honest.

Remember that you still have to run the race against the Republican after that.

With either a new candidate without an legislative accomlishment or with a now wounded incumbent.

Thing is, do that and Democrats become Diet Republicans and the electorite isn't gonna want Diet when they have the real thing and this helps the SAME THING BOTH SIDES argument grow even stronger which also helps Republicans, honestly Republicans have spent 30 years plus creating this electorite and Democrats sat on their hands for the whole thing and now it seems borderline impossible to fight it off without pissing someone off in the process and costing themselves votes.

Thing is, do that and Democrats become Diet Republicans and the electorite isn't gonna want Diet when they have the real thing and this helps the SAME THING BOTH SIDES argument grow even stronger which also helps Republicans, honestly Republicans have spent 30 years plus creating this electorite and Democrats sat on their hands for the whole thing and now it seems borderline impossible to fight it off without pissing someone off in the process and costing themselves votes.

A purity test will always seem like it works when its conducted in a safe district. Which is exactly where he wants to do this.

We need to stop Republicans.

Spending anything fighting Democrats at this point is fucking insane. Save that for 2028.