100 days of Democratic rage; Trump has enabled the Dem Party to overlook its serious problems.

[DonViejo]

100 days of Democratic rage

Trump has enabled the Democratic Party to overlook its serious problems.

By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 04/25/17 05:06 AM EDT

By most traditional measures, the Democratic Party hit rock bottom at the outset of Donald Trump’s presidency.

The Democratic National Committee was leaderless and in shambles. Congress and the White House were under Republican control, as were about two-thirds of the statehouses. Perhaps the most popular national figure associated with the party, Sen. Bernie Sanders, refused to even call himself a Democrat.

Yet Trump’s first 100 days in office appear to have resuscitated the party, if for no reason other than the rank-and-file loathe him so deeply and furiously. Grassroots activism and organizing is surging. Irate Democrats are flooding GOP town halls even in conservative states like Idaho and South Carolina. Small-dollar fundraising is also on fire — six of the 10 Senate Democrats up for re-election in states Trump won collected over $2 million in the first three months of the year. For some of them, that represented more than had ever been raised in their state this early in the election cycle.

But while the president has generated a vibrant culture of resistance on the left, it’s obscuring the depth of the hole that the Democratic Party still finds itself in. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows more Americans view the party negatively than positively.

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[lovemydogs]

1. I tend to agree

Some think if you point out problems that need to be discussed, we are bashing the party. I come from a family where you discuss your problems and talk openly about things. Discussing areas where we need to fix things is not bashing.
I also find that for some reason that I cannot fathom, there is still this seething rage that stems from the primary when it was over a year ago. There are alot of 'road rage' towards the other side. And yet, I'd bet rather then having a civil, calm discussion without name calling and over the top accusations, just a back and forth in an adult way, we would all learn something.
Instead we hold onto this rage and I don't know why.

[frazzled]

2. But they're nothing compared to the problems of the Republican Party

Why all this focus on what's wrong with the Democrats?

The Republican Party currently controls all three branches of the government, and they can't get a damned thing done. They don't agree on anything, they can't govern, they're rife with corruption, their President's approval ratings are at HISTORIC lows.

What's wrong with the Democrats? They're not in power, that's what. And they've fallen victim to the ill winds of populism that have swept the country and the world of late. Otherwise, in my mind, they're alright, Jack.

[Orrex]

3. Yes, when Democrats hold power, the press asks what's wrong with Democrats

When Democrats are the minority, the press asks what's wrong with Democrats.

[m-lekktor]

4. Many DEMS think Russian conspiracies are the only thing to focus on and are in serious

denial that anything else needs to be addressed.