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biocube

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12. Dems MUST move left on economics

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:05 PM

Feb 2026

Reid Hoffman and Mark Cuban will hate it but tough shit.

Many young minorities understand the Dems "anti-racist" stances are largely performative and won't make life more affordable.

Lean in hard to economic populism, wear the hatred of billionaires on your sleeve or we will continue the slow leakage of black and brown voters.

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A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young (male) Black Voters [View all] applegrove Feb 2026 OP

No offense intended but do they realize they are, as a group, one of the next targets of the ICE purge to 'cleanse' NoMoreRepugs Feb 2026 #1

Some see Trump as an aspirational figure because of the wealth. BannonsLiver Feb 2026 #3

Not just young black men; young men as a whole. The "tough guy" act. Callie1979 Feb 2026 #6

I like your use of quotes around "tough guy" Redleg Feb 2026 #16

Yep, he's WEAK; he proves that every time he's around a REAL tough guy. Callie1979 Feb 2026 #18

and - if you EVER had any truck with Sean (Diddy) Combs ... stopdiggin Feb 2026 #8

Wut? leftstreet Feb 2026 #2

The linked article blames Democrats eom GusBob Feb 2026 #4

From the actual article: (not the middleman Taegan Goddard's summary): Celerity Feb 2026 #20

There are a few things Dems need to be warned about Callie1979 Feb 2026 #5

What do you want them to do? Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #7

the numbers dropped off - even for the 24 election - and that's just plain facts - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Feb 2026 #9

It doesn't matter Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #10

I completely agree with the first part of that formula stopdiggin Feb 2026 #11

I'm saying black people have done all they can Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #13

and I'm saying, turning your back on Democrats and the party stopdiggin Feb 2026 #17

No one is turning their back on the party. Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #19

"No one is turning their back .." Umm? EXACTLY what this OP and thread is about .. ? stopdiggin Feb 2026 #21

I'm sure we will Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #22

Dems MUST move left on economics biocube Feb 2026 #12

You must include everyone Keepthesoulalive Feb 2026 #14

It's This Ridiculous 'Bro Culture NEOH Feb 2026 #15