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In reply to the discussion: Other than Katie Porter & a couple others, the Democratic Party STILL doesn't know how to fight back [View all]WinstonSmith4740
(3,047 posts)I think they'll take a tougher approach when their turn to lead comes, and I think that time is soon. Like, next election cycle soon. Our Democratic leaders today came up in a little more genteel time, when negotiation was possible. McConnell blew that up when he took control of the Senate, so the young guns in our party have cut their teeth on this shit. Their first words were probably, "Why don't the dems DO something?"
I would have loved to have seen someone from the next generation on the top of the ticket, but we needed a strong, experienced, moral person to lead us forward and to retain our standing in the world. We got that in Joe. And Kamala will be ready to take the reins in 2024, because I think Joe will be ready to pass that torch. We've also got Pete in the wings, along with the folks you mentioned. and talent we haven't even discovered yet.
With any other Republican in office, I would have fully supported one of the next generation...this just wasn't the year.