“We’re trying to save the Democratic Party from itself,” said Mejia.
Arrogant. And of course it's going to be Politico that pushes shit like this. I'm not at all surprised that it's that dreadful Holly Gottawhine writer who's pushing more anti Democratic party rhetoric. She's useless.
leaving the base unmotivated, unspoken to,
Sorry... that's not what "the base" means and that's not who "the base" are. The base of the party is not a synonym for the "left wing" of the party. Instead... the base of the party are the ones who ARE MOTIVATED, and who ALWAYS vote, who ALWAYS turn-out, who ALWAYS contribute (either by showing-up, signing-up, donating, volunteering, canvassing, phone-banking, spreading the word.)
The "BASE" are loyal Democrats, not fair-weather friends who need cajoling. The BASE do not try to "punish the party" by not voting. The BASE do not support divisive rhetoric and name-calling. The BASE don't need "bribes". The BASE go after and try to unseat Republicans. The BASE does not attack, weaken, or punish our own for not being "pure" enough. The BASE are smart enough to understand and accept that something-is-better-than-nothing. The BASE know and appreciate that nobody ever gets everything they want and that compromise is all a part of the political games. The BASE know that even imperfect progress is STILL progress and that we can always fine-tune and improve things later.
They base are NOT temperamental voters who need to feel special or listened to. They don't need to be "motivated" or given a reason to vote... they vote because the Democrats are ALWAYS better than the Republicans. The "base" knows that there REALLY IS a difference between the GOP and the Democrats. The "base" don't believe the LIES that there's "no difference" in the parties. They don't fall for the bullshit that Democrats are "Coastal Elites" or "the party of the one-percent". The base is SMART ENOUGH to know that Democrats are NOT "ideologically bankrupt" and Democrats are NOT corrupt!!
WTF is this woman talking about when she says that "the base is unmotivated"... TOTAL BS! Could she be any more arrogant and condescending?
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