Hakeem Jeffries addresses Democratic Party divisions, says Trump is the bigger issue

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8. You are absolutely right. And FWIW, I sent each one a link to

... Heather Cox Richardson's discussion. (Noting it was sent in their capacity as a signer to the "Promise to America," since I'm not a constituent).

In particular, I objected to the "we are capitalists not socialists," including these points:

Making America a nation we can be proud of is all about building a government that protects our individual rights while providing the public infrastructure and services we choose to provide ourselves.

And a liberal democracy that collectively chooses to socialize certain segments is not "socialist." It is a liberal democracy making good on its promise to enact the will of the people.

That "promise"manifesto is one of the things undermining the effort to win in the most places by the biggest margins possible because it buys into the fascist corporatist "leftist" bullshit propaganda.

And BTW, here's the list:

The following 13 individuals have reportedly signed the “Promise to America” pledge as of June 26, 2026:

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) — Co-leading the initiative
Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA) — Co-leading the initiative
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV)
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC)
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (D-TX)
Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY)
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
Rep. Kristin McDonald Rivet (D-MI)
Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH)
Jessica Killin (candidate)
Marlene Galán Woods (candidate)
Bobby Pulido (candidate)

And here is the discussion from Heather Cox Richardson every candidate and elected needs to hear and internalize.

In a nutshell (less than 3 minutes)

Or the longer version