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Paladin

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59. If I want to see Democrats being shit on, I'll rely on the NY Times.

Mon Mar 3, 2025, 12:35 PM

Mar 2025

This last presidential election turned the NYT opinion douchebags into experts, dumping on my political party. Amusing to see all the backtracking going on in that malignant shop, now that the true horrors of a second trump regime are becoming so evident.

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Dems Unveil New Plan to Beat MAGA: More Gun Shows and Less AOC [View all] babylonsister Mar 2025 OP

No, I will not be shifting my values to please these maga stupid people Walleye Mar 2025 #1

You know who put on this 'think tank' pow-wow? Volaris Mar 2025 #25

Being wishy-washy is not the answer at this time in history Walleye Mar 2025 #28

Agreed. Volaris Mar 2025 #29

Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #84

Not going to happen................... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #2

Sounds contrived C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #3

VERY contrived, like PRETZELS! elleng Mar 2025 #77

Corrected headline Terry_M Mar 2025 #4

Right! I was going to say - "a large group of consultants"?? Iris Mar 2025 #79

Will they BigMin28 Mar 2025 #5

Sounds like The Onion joke Beringia Mar 2025 #6

Or Borowitz no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #7

Just look at the top 3 things voters chose trump over Harris on. Callie1979 Mar 2025 #8

Kamala Harris won the election, gab13by13 Mar 2025 #52

Again with this. There is NO proof the election was stolen. Callie1979 Mar 2025 #72

Spot on ZRB Mar 2025 #75

Yup! Once you analyze based on the fact that Harris won, you are looking through a lens, yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #85

"small-dollar donors whose preferences may not align with the broader electorate" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #9

Is this from the Onion? BoRaGard Mar 2025 #10

Well fuck all that nonsense! EarthFirst Mar 2025 #11

Third Way is NOT the Democratic Party and doesn't speak for them -- "Dems" aren't "unveiling" anything. betsuni Mar 2025 #12

Ugh. I should know better by now than to read things like this before my coffee... halobeam Mar 2025 #13

This is a stupid stupid move Blue_Roses Mar 2025 #14

We don't need less anything. Morbius Mar 2025 #15

I'd like to suggest a label for "No Labels" and "Third Way" hatrack Mar 2025 #16

Thank you! keep_left Mar 2025 #64

Fuck that nonsense !!! SamKnause Mar 2025 #17

That may be where the young white male doc03 Mar 2025 #18

Plus, they may even hate women more than they love their guns. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #37

This sounds like a libertarian centrist. Emile Mar 2025 #19

As I pointed out in my OP on the topic: demmiblue Mar 2025 #20

Yes, misleading pretending it's a Democratic Party conference, but people are too busy knee-jerk bashing betsuni Mar 2025 #33

Turd Way. bluesbassman Mar 2025 #50

Thank you for the clarification. n/t yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #87

This small-dollar donor is happy to hear this... appmanga Mar 2025 #21

They never stop texting and e-mailing. Part of the problem. No one travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #38

What Democrats? Not the ones I'll vote for. Or donate to. Liberal In Texas Mar 2025 #22

If this is true, they've lost this small donor Arazi Mar 2025 #23

Oooof Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #24

Capitulate to the right, that is what centrists have done for decades and here we are. Passages Mar 2025 #26

Dont say centrist. That's always been a meaningless term. They're corporate shills. hedda_foil Mar 2025 #86

Those small-dollar donors ARE the broader electorate. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #27

Not the old "Trying to out-Republican the Republicans" nonsense. I thought we were over this. NBachers Mar 2025 #30

This is a joke right ? kacekwl Mar 2025 #31

Not getting another dime from me Dr. Shepper Mar 2025 #32

"The gathering was organized by centrist Democratic think tank Third Way." cadoman Mar 2025 #34

Use the link to third way. COMPLAIN loudly about their bad ideas. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #46

two separate topics: (a) policy positions and (b) cultural messaging unblock Mar 2025 #35

Third Way is part of the reason we are in this mess. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #36

Third Way has a website and a comment selection. travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #39

I'm guessing this is just one of a lot of strategy sessions Torchlight Mar 2025 #40

You betcha travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #45

omg. it's so far worse than I had imagined. and thatls saying a lot. msfiddlestix Mar 2025 #41

Whoever came up with this doesn't get it Renew Deal Mar 2025 #42

It seems like we already tried going to the center in the 80's, 90's, 00's, 10's and 20s. nt Gore1FL Mar 2025 #43

And we won in '92, '96, '08, '12 & '20 Callie1979 Mar 2025 #73

The inability to read the room is going to do much more harm La Coliniere Mar 2025 #44

They're partially right. If they can stick to a winning Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #47

So much this ZRB Mar 2025 #83

I can get in so much trouble in this thread William769 Mar 2025 #48

Isn't that just delightful. Autumn Mar 2025 #49

Come on. This sounds like garbage to me, not official Dem policy. brush Mar 2025 #51

Yeah. I think I need to concentrate on the future of my daughter & grandaughter, and get Maru Kitteh Mar 2025 #53

So, under this plan, we would devolve into two Republican parties. 99MainSt Mar 2025 #54

Nope. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #55

Bullshit. Basso8vb Mar 2025 #56

NOW do people see why we should get a PR firm? And maybe put Pete and Stacy to work on messaging? Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #57

Where is Ken Martin? oldmanlynn Mar 2025 #58

If I want to see Democrats being shit on, I'll rely on the NY Times. Paladin Mar 2025 #59

They are complicit synni Mar 2025 #60

Sounds like MAGA light. Nulock Mar 2025 #61

The same big money donors who decided Biden had to go? Ursus Rex Mar 2025 #62

Dems lose because they keep shifting further to the right AStern Mar 2025 #63

Time to do some homework about The Third Way Lulu KC Mar 2025 #65

It's a toothless little organization nobody listens to, but the words "third way" used to demonize Democrats betsuni Mar 2025 #68

Thanks. Lulu KC Mar 2025 #70

Meanwhile, Bernie is holding sold out rallies in the middle of the country. Yavin4 Mar 2025 #66

Fuck Third Way Rob H. Mar 2025 #67

It's easy to tear their arguments and ideas to shreds. Nulock Mar 2025 #71

That ranks high on my list dumbfuck ideas Stinky The Clown Mar 2025 #69

Fuck that. yardwork Mar 2025 #74

"NO more gun shows and More AOC". spanone Mar 2025 #76

This isn't about Democrats; it's about the Third Way, and nobody is even named Ocelot II Mar 2025 #78

It takes a village to fuck over progressives. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 2025 #80

The political spectrum has been pushed so far that: GreenWave Mar 2025 #81

OMFG...I really thought this was satire Bettie Mar 2025 #82