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A group of Democrats have rebuked the party’s most progressive wing, signing onto a new centrist initiative called “Promise to America” which vows to “reject” socialism and back strong borders, capitalism, and patriotism.
The victories of the Mamdani-backed congressional candidates in their New York primaries this week has highlighted the ongoing tension within the Democratic Party over its identity and future as it prepares for the November midterms.
The party has always contained different wings pulling it towards different directions. But the success of Mamdani’s own mayoral campaign, and the resounding victories of progressive candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Micah Lasher in Tuesday’s New York primaries, are sending home the message that Democratic voters are willing to embrace bolder, more vocal left-wing representatives and move the party leftward.
“Our movement is growing because working people are fed up with the high cost of rent and groceries and medical bills. They know we deserve good union jobs, affordable rent, dignified lives. They’re ready to try something else—socialism,” the Democratic Socialist of America wrote on social media this week.
The Democratic Socialist of America have already hit back at the group, writing on X that the fifteen Democrats who have signed onto the new centrist initiative have cumulatively “raked in a whopping $10,088,996 from the Israel lobby. Nothing moderate about that.”
Israel—and the country’s attacks on Gaza—have proven one of the most divisive issues within the Democratic Party and an increasingly sensitive issue for candidates.
“Should we tally up their Big Tech donations next?,” the group added on social media, threatening to expose more connection between Promise to America and donors which can prove controversial for Democratic voters.
The pandemic and reaganomics are the perfect storm to end all positive sides of capitalism.
Scarcity makes prices go up, pair that with monopoly and deregulation and boom you have HUUUUUGE companies that just make less, need less people, no longer innovate and YET can just triple their prices every 5 years. Entering markets is very risky, because current monopoly holders have much slack in their prices that they will just CRUSH you, or the bureaucratic or technologic moat is too deep and wide for new competitors to make it.
Old competitors kind of gentlemanly just to keep exchanging marketshares and exist in parallel.
Strong regulatory oversight would be needed, to CRUSH the monopoly or force Companies to be competetive again.. not JUST GREEDY.
On June 28 2026 15:50 KT_Elwood wrote: The pandemic and reaganomics are the perfect storm to end all positive sides of capitalism.
Trump is not using reaganomics though.
Firstly, Trump's extensive use of tariffs is a major departure from Reagan's approach. Secondly, He has generally been more willing than Reagan to use government policy to shape where production occurs and how companies invest.
Its kinda like saying Reagan's "Let's Make America Great Again" is the same as Trump's thing. They are not close. Reagan's movement was persuasive and diplomatic. Reagan's "Let's Make America Great Again" grew out of Carter's "Crisis Of Confidence" speech from 1979. Reagan used his opponent's own views and turned them over onto him. His opponent was on shakey very ground from the start.
Trump vaguely imitated an extremely popular and successful President from 30+ years ago.
I have to give Trump credit though. People think they're the same thing and weirdly anticipate America will experience the same results.
On June 27 2026 23:15 GreenHorizons wrote: "Centrist" Democrats want people to sign their "Promise to America"
A group of Democrats have rebuked the party’s most progressive wing, signing onto a new centrist initiative called “Promise to America” which vows to “reject” socialism and back strong borders, capitalism, and patriotism.
The victories of the Mamdani-backed congressional candidates in their New York primaries this week has highlighted the ongoing tension within the Democratic Party over its identity and future as it prepares for the November midterms.
The party has always contained different wings pulling it towards different directions. But the success of Mamdani’s own mayoral campaign, and the resounding victories of progressive candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Micah Lasher in Tuesday’s New York primaries, are sending home the message that Democratic voters are willing to embrace bolder, more vocal left-wing representatives and move the party leftward.
“Our movement is growing because working people are fed up with the high cost of rent and groceries and medical bills. They know we deserve good union jobs, affordable rent, dignified lives. They’re ready to try something else—socialism,” the Democratic Socialist of America wrote on social media this week.
The Democratic Socialist of America have already hit back at the group, writing on X that the fifteen Democrats who have signed onto the new centrist initiative have cumulatively “raked in a whopping $10,088,996 from the Israel lobby. Nothing moderate about that.”
Israel—and the country’s attacks on Gaza—have proven one of the most divisive issues within the Democratic Party and an increasingly sensitive issue for candidates.
“Should we tally up their Big Tech donations next?,” the group added on social media, threatening to expose more connection between Promise to America and donors which can prove controversial for Democratic voters.
my best from from 2009 to 2013 lives in Tehran. He is still alive. <<sigh>>
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
However, Trump is drawing from Reagan... which is why the hats are identical. This is why Republicans are running around in t-shirts with Reagan wearing the hat from 1980. Generally speaking, It is Reagan they know and remember... not the KKK.
You will get far more people believing in you by imitating a guy who won 239847988 electoral votes in two elections.
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
i have a red hat with "Creating Opportunity" written in white letters and some people assume its a Trump hat. Its hilarious.
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
i have a red hat with "Creating Opportunity" written in white letters and some people assume its a Trump hat. It’s hilarious.
Epic prank. You’re tricking them into thinking you’re a moron with no grasp of politics or economics. If only they knew what we all know.
On June 28 2026 20:11 Biff The Understudy wrote: Ah, Trump is back making genocidal threats to Iran.
Luckily he already won the war fifty times.
Tremendous.
Don’t stress to much, Iran is most likely just using this to get more concessions. The timing being after Lebanon and Israel agreed on a deal that was very bad for Hezbollah is not a fluke.
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
i have a red hat with "Creating Opportunity" written in white letters and some people assume its a Trump hat. It’s hilarious.
Epic prank. You’re tricking them into thinking you’re a moron with no grasp of politics or economics. If only they knew what we all know.
it is not a prank. my life is not centered around ronald reagan campaign hats or US politics. it is the Jean Chretien campaign hat. the greatest PM , Finance Minister, and Justice MInister in Canadian history.
in 2007, @ 20 years old i was making oodles of cash as a software maker thanks to the environment Chretien created. The least i can do is wear the damn hat.
the hat is a great conversation starter. it is fascinating that the french translation Chretien employed does not strictly related 1:1 back to the english phrase.
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
i have a red hat with "Creating Opportunity" written in white letters and some people assume its a Trump hat. It’s hilarious.
Epic prank. You’re tricking them into thinking you’re a moron with no grasp of politics or economics. If only they knew what we all know.
Who’d have thought wearing a hat in the same style as another hat with certain associations might have people making assumptions? Le epic troll
On June 28 2026 22:39 KwarK wrote: Make America Great Again is a Klan slogan.
Cool, Trump is drawing from Reagan. some random no-name KKK members may have adopted part of the slogan after 1979. who knows.
My bad, it was America first that was a 1920s KKK slogan. Interestingly Fred Trump was arrested along with a bunch of KKK members at an America First riot.
i have a red hat with "Creating Opportunity" written in white letters and some people assume its a Trump hat. It’s hilarious.
Epic prank. You’re tricking them into thinking you’re a moron with no grasp of politics or economics. If only they knew what we all know.
Who’d have thought wearing a hat in the same style as another hat with certain associations might have people making assumptions? Le epic troll
I think next, JJR should get a tattoo of the Buddhist swastika just to bait people into thinking it's the Nazi version.
quite the fall from grace. the VP spewing BS conspiracies and his attempt at rewriting history. in defense of the indefensible, past and present. dude can hardly contain himself with how giddy with pleasure he seems to be.
His open corruption is way worse in my opinion. There is not a fair bone in his body, just imagine all the shit he is doing, has done or tried to do that we don’t even know about.
But as you say nothing will happen. There seems to be nothing he can do that “would be worse with Harris” doesn’t sweep under the rug.
EPT
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