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Someone Tell Democrats That Conservatives Will Never Vote For Them
Democrats continue to risk alienating their voters to appease people who will never vote for them
The 119th Congress started with Democrats maintaining the path that cost them so many elections in 2024. Appeasing Republican arguments on trans rights, acting pro-gun, and even taking a hard line on immigration after abandoning so many issues that got them elected in 2020 has proven to be a losing strategy. So why are Democrats voting alongside far-right Republicans if not to try and appease the GOP base and not their own?
There is no question that immigration has been a flash point. But most of that is derived from lies and misinformation perpetuated by far-right extremist politicians. And while the news media deserves much of the blame for allowing things to be said without fact-checking them, Democrat lawmakers haven’t put forth much of an effort either.
Rather than continue the winning strategy of a few years ago that relied largely on debunking far-right propaganda, it seems appeasement is the scheme moving forward and that’s scary for every marginalized group. Treating the white Christian nationalist’s bigoted grievance as valid is the first step in normalizing those beliefs…