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In reply to the discussion: Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives' [View all]lapucelle
(18,410 posts)8. They are dropping their push for medicaid for all and a green new deal.
They spent 5 years condemning Democrats for the type of pragmatism that they are now claiming to embrace.
That nonsense helped elect Trump. Too little, too late.
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I guess some of them finally accepted the fact that pragmatism helps accomplish long term goals.
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#3
So basically they are not trying to own what many other Dems have already promoted because
LizBeth
Jul 2021
#4
Don't they know that Biden already cancelled federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#87
They're too busy telling elected officials what to do to actually see what they've already done.
George II
Jul 2021
#91
Of course not. It's assumed Democrats do nothing progressive and have bad intentions.
betsuni
Jul 2021
#93
Thank you, lapucelle! This is and has always been the point with the brand builders.
Nixie
Jul 2021
#99
They managed to erase Al Gore from history, erase the history of the Democratic Party
betsuni
Jul 2021
#107
Are you glad that Our Revolution is attempting to rebrand as a group of pragmaticists?
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#13
Hopefully they'll update their website so folks won't be misled when they're making donations.
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#16
Democrats don't shill for Wall Street. As for Our Revolution, it's a dark money organization.
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#29
What's funny, that Democrats don't shill for Wall Street or that OR is a dark money group?
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#38
So you're saying that Democrats shill for Wall Street and Our Revolution is not a Super PAC?
George II
Jul 2021
#56
Apparently he thinks it's ROLF funny to say "Democrats don't shill for Wall Street".
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#58
It means that Democrats accept that the U.S. is a capitalist country and always will be.
betsuni
Jul 2021
#60
"We didn't rebrand. We are just trying to change the way we are seen by the public."
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#30
In other words, they're rebranding, AND they don't understand what the word "rebranding" means.
ShazzieB
Jul 2021
#65
So now they're "expanding Medicare" instead of insisting on the nebulous "Medicare for All"....
George II
Jul 2021
#47
I believe Hillary Clinton proposed that years ago, even before running in 2016.
George II
Jul 2021
#92
You're right to suggest that they listen to seasoned leaders who know how get things done, but
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#70
So the group that is now a Super PAC and was once headed by Nina Turner has decided to become...
George II
Jul 2021
#45
She's the one who said, "I'm a progressive who likes to get things done" so yes.
betsuni
Jul 2021
#68
Yup. They may as well call it Hillary's Rev since they're now using her policy platform
Budi
Jul 2021
#69
We would have been stronger together. If more of the folks who support Our Revolution had adopted
lapucelle
Jul 2021
#96
Oh, did someone finally read the Democratic Party platform and realize their fictional neoliberal-
betsuni
Jul 2021
#52
They've used those slogans as a purity test for so long, I image it's going to take awhile
betsuni
Jul 2021
#62
To me that all looks like a reflection of some Democratic leadership unity building. nt
ShazamIam
Jul 2021
#95