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In reply to the discussion: The Democratic Party seems to have no earthly idea why it is so damn unpopular [View all]Warpy
(113,130 posts)Of course, much of it can be traced to wall to wall propaganda by the corporate right. However, the party itself does deserve some of the blame for its abandonment of many of its core principles and the shift to the right since 1969.
Conservatives hate it when you say that because I guess no conservative is capable of ever having done anything that doesn't work, like ignoring the grassroots movements and completely failing to tap into their energy because their issues might offend--wait for it--conservatives.
This article raises a lot of good points and says things I've been lambasted for saying for years.
The bottom line is that the party has gotten unpopular in part because it doesn't stand for anything or anyone any longer.
It's a miracle Clinton still won the popular vote even against a horror like Dolt45.