Dems Will Never Think Their Party Is So Broken That It Needs Fixing
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As someone who was very politically active back when the Democrats weren't all clinically insane and who had many friends on the other side of the aisle, I would love it if we could go back to those relatively halcyon days. Or something like them.
It's not going to happen, because the Democrats thrive on negativity and awfulness, and they're swimming in both now.
A lot of conservatives look at the Democrats and attempt to apply the logic and rules that dictate what we do in our lives to speculation about what the Dems might do in a given situation. It's a fool's errand, because the Democrats now occupy a fictional non-reality that isn't governed by anything in our experience.
The conversation this year about the party's internal strife over the rising power of the Democratic Socialists of America presupposes that the higher-ups in the party feel that there is a genuine problem. I've maintained all along that there is no ideological tussle in the Democratic Party because they're all commies. This is merely an ego clash between a calcified power structure that's reluctant to yield that power, and younger Democrats who see an opportunity to skip several rungs on the climb up the ladder of power.
In other words, the old Dems snoozed, and now they're losing.
Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary this week is sure to keep opening several cans of worms. Robert and Catherine both wrote about looming problems and rough edges concerning the Dems' latest America-hating commie upstart.
The Democrats can't fix what we see as wrong with their party because they drift along on a fairytale sea of blamelessness. They've always been good at deflection, but it's become a pathology that has them blaming President Trump for all that they do wrong.
Change and painful growth require self-reflection, another thing that's not a part of the aforementioned fairytale. The reflexive "But Trump!" blame assignment has them forever looking outward. Inward glances are anathema to them.
Emotionally crushing electoral defeats don't even rattle them. There's always a victim card to play — both Hillary and Kamala are still blaming sexism for their pathetic campaigns and losses. Former Madame Veep gets to throw in "RAAAAAACISM" as well.
There was a very delayed postmortem done on the 2024 loss, but most of the discussion about that has been here in conservative media. The Democrats who need to pay attention to the conclusions remain in denial.
Still, beating them in elections is what's best for Republicans, the country, and, yes, even the Democrats. Maybe a string of losses will force a more functional sprout to grow from the party. Probably not, though.
One thing is certain: there won't be a course-correction because there isn't anyone in the party who thinks one is necessary. Yes, some prominent Dems have been squawking about leaving the party or their votes being in play, but I'm not buying any of it. In the end, the Democratic Party is a Borg hive mind.
Resistance is futile.
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