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[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 45 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Nope, they lost because they blindly support the billionaires over everyday people. Israel is a tiny symptom of the real problem, which is the concentration of wealth.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

They bailed out the teamsters pension fund and had to fight Republicans tooth and nail to do it — didnt even result in am endorsement and majority of teamsters still voted GOP.

CHIP act made Arizona flush with manufacturing and construction jobs, still voted GOP.

The reason Democrats lose is because they have to campaign against a made-up Republican that is normal and reasonable and Republicans get to campaign against the Oberlin faculty lounge instead of Democrats

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yet they never tackled the monopolies in the healthcare, food and housing industries responsible for the cost of living crisis, which cost them the election.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Earlier they lost because they didn't support workers, now they lost because they didn't break up every food, healthcare, and housing company.

I imagine if they did break those companies up and still lost you'd find another aspect of the party that isn't to to your liking and pin the blame on that going on and on and on.

If improving people's material conditions worked, the Democrats would win every teamster or every person who relies on the ACA for their healthcare would vote Democrat and they don't.

The reality is that democrats lose because a huge chunk of voters spend 2 hours a day listening to the voice of a guy who sounds like their dad, telling them that Democrats only care about the gays or the blacks or the browns, and even if you think the republicans are weird religious freaks - at least their cruelty is good for the economy. They hear this idea repeated to them over and over and over and over again and when that happens the human mind starts to assume it's the truth.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

No argument that the Democrats focused on unimportant rhetoric. And the lies were damaging, because they were positioned as defending the status quo.

The best way to support workers is to prevent their exploitation

Have a listen to AOCs interviews of her supporters who voted Trump, as well as the swing voters who stayed away. It goes a long way to explain why 20million dem voters stayed away.