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105. You can NOT have "fair" capialism without some

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:06 AM

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Form of socialism. Besides, we on the left are all communists now anyway... :/

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13 centrist Democrats sign "Promise to America" - capitalism, fiscal discipline, strong borders and pride in US [View all] Nanjeanne 22 hrs ago OP

My Dog.... NewHendoLib 22 hrs ago #1

We are definitetly going to need to take the house by more than 13. LuvLoogie 22 hrs ago #2

We definitely have a centrist problem. Emile 19 hrs ago #41

Without centrists Boo1 19 hrs ago #44

We have a centrist problem!! Emile 19 hrs ago #45

Seriously. What a bunch of drivel from these CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #55

You get to define what Boo1 16 hrs ago #67

See post 36 Emile 16 hrs ago #71

we know what it ISN'T Skittles 12 hrs ago #95

Not to mention centrists are terrible negotiators. They only ask GPV 1 hr ago #107

I agree PatSeg 1 hr ago #108

And "Centrists" are just Bettie 17 hrs ago #58

Bullshit Boo1 16 hrs ago #69

I strongly disagree LetMyPeopleVote 59 min ago #111

Moderates is a better description demosincebirth 1 hr ago #109

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"Contract on America" orthoclad 22 hrs ago #5

Right? AStern 21 hrs ago #16

This "promise" is an agreement to orthoclad 21 hrs ago #19

Exactly Blue Full Moon 15 hrs ago #76

Shades of Newt Gingrich orthoclad 15 hrs ago #77

I'm good with most of that stuff. What are they against? mymomwasright 22 hrs ago #4

Y'know, all those things that "socialist" countries have. orthoclad 22 hrs ago #6

It's bad enough that the R's are trying to divide us Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #7

They seem to believe that everything happening today is fine and is mainstream and normal Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #8

They don't believe everything is fine. yardwork 22 hrs ago #10

They aren't offering anything Quiet Em 22 hrs ago #11

I agree mvd 2 hrs ago #100

Tom Suozzi is in NY Quiet Em 21 hrs ago #13

Then they should have some respect for the Dems who won in their districts. Why put out this Nanjeanne 20 hrs ago #25

What? I don't understand what you're saying. yardwork 18 hrs ago #49

How about you just read the free link to the Wash Post or maybe even Suozzi's own statement Nanjeanne 14 hrs ago #83

Are you suggesting that people should vote against them? yardwork 14 hrs ago #84

What are you talking about? Where did I say that? Voters get to choose. Im flummoxed. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #86

North Carolina's primaries are over. yardwork 13 hrs ago #87

My OP made no comment at all. I posted a Wash Post article and the actual Promise To America. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #88

These are your exact words in this thread: yardwork 13 hrs ago #89

Read my lips. I NEVER SUGGESTED ANYTHING ABOUT HOW SOMEONE SHOULD VOTE. Nanjeanne 13 hrs ago #91

Bashing Democratic candidates depresses the vote for them. yardwork 13 hrs ago #92

All of us at DU want to take back the House and we want all of our Democratic nominees to win Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #94

I'm not surprised to see the two from North Carolina. yardwork 22 hrs ago #9

I am mixed on this issue. Matthew28 21 hrs ago #12

My goal is to get a Democratic majority in Congress. yardwork 21 hrs ago #18

But they are attacking other Democrats in a not so subtle way. CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #59

How are they attacking other Democrats? yardwork 17 hrs ago #60

They said it was. Read the articles. Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago #65

We're all aware how civics works. CivicGrief 13 hrs ago #90

"Yes, but who wants a majority if we must sacrifice being pure to get there?" ... or something 😂🤣🙄 QueerDuck 1 hr ago #110

It seems laughable but here we are. yardwork 58 min ago #112

And are the progressives who have won their primaries against "strong" borders and against some level Nanjeanne 21 hrs ago #23

We aren't in a big tent, I guess. aocommunalpunch 20 hrs ago #26

I personally think the Dems MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #33

Which 'socialist' policies do they disagree with? NeoTrajan 21 hrs ago #14

I suspect they're appeasing their corporate donors LearnedHand 20 hrs ago #30

Here is my first stab at a list. yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #53

They probably disagree with the DSA's call to defund the police, abolish prisons, and release all convicts. lapucelle 31 min ago #114

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Me too politics doesn't work MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #34

they all need to be primaried hookaleft 21 hrs ago #17

Many of them should be on the top of the primary list for 2028 Renew Deal 21 hrs ago #20

Yeah, Europe is so extreme. However, I agree that "Socialist" is a loser in the .... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #21

Socialism is the bogeyman pushed by the pukes LearnedHand 20 hrs ago #31

And they still will be labeled as Socialists from the right. CivicGrief 17 hrs ago #57

If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, Emile 21 hrs ago #22

What a completely pointless clump of words. Oneironaut 21 hrs ago #24

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So corruption and neoliberalism are totally okay LearnedHand 20 hrs ago #28

First of all Karma13612 20 hrs ago #29

They aren't trying to put forth any new ideas. They merely want to imply that these damn progressive Nanjeanne 20 hrs ago #36

What this usually means is Bettie 17 hrs ago #63

You got it. Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago #64

They're really Eisenhower Republicans. The GOP doesn't want them. haele 20 hrs ago #32

Eisenhower doesn't want them either. Nanjeanne 20 hrs ago #37

Not one F***ng word in the Promise to America about (for profit) HMO HealthCare. Ars Longa 20 hrs ago #35

That would impact the bottom line of Bettie 16 hrs ago #72

13 out of 200? SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago #38

Rule: If even one Democrat can be used to suppress support for the whole party, we're off to the races. betsuni 13 hrs ago #93

What's the point of this.... Etherealoc1 20 hrs ago #39

More Fettermans. Emile 19 hrs ago #40

Democratic Socialism is now mainstream AZProgressive 19 hrs ago #42

Oh alright ...OK, from now on.... you get TWO bread crusts a day-- instead of ONE. Ars Longa 19 hrs ago #43

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My thoughts too! Emile 18 hrs ago #47

Every one of these candidates is the Democratic candidate in their district. yardwork 17 hrs ago #61

This is likely going to be a theme durablend 18 hrs ago #48

I'm for socialism, taxing the billionaires into nonexistence, labor's freedom of movement equals capital's Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #50

What's wrong with socialism? Violet_Crumble 18 hrs ago #51

As MLK Jr said Nanjeanne 1 hr ago #103

"We disagree with socialists," Suozzi said". yellow dahlia 17 hrs ago #52

Democratic Socialists aren't socialists. They are the real centrists. pat_k 17 hrs ago #54

Please corect tthe headline. These people are not at the "center" of anything. Bluetus 17 hrs ago #56

It was the Wash Post description. Nanjeanne 16 hrs ago #73

I suggest putting it in quotes then, because it is an opinion of theirs, certainly not a fact. Bluetus 15 hrs ago #75

Got any details to go with that rhetoric? Raven123 17 hrs ago #62

Oh goodie. mr715 16 hrs ago #66

Not just tepid dishwater - sour sink water that's been sitting there for three days with grease and soap in it . . . hatrack 16 hrs ago #68

PTA is Vague Classic "No Labels" stuff : Zero mention of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid-- Ars Longa 16 hrs ago #70

"Fiscal discipline?" ... TAX THE RICH, and ... Martin Eden 15 hrs ago #74

A good start for the creation of a new Republican Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #78

The question is what are we going to do make difference in peoples lives. everyonematters 15 hrs ago #79

I'm glad my rep didn't sign that. 50 Shades Of Blue 15 hrs ago #80

Lol, gab13by13 14 hrs ago #81

I was almost convinced to vote for candidate Marlene Galn-Woods in Arizona but her decision to sign on to this in2herbs 14 hrs ago #82

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Aw, hell... duckworth969 12 hrs ago #96

Flipping a red district that Donald Trump won is an actual Nixie 10 hrs ago #97

I'm proud to say that we flipped two Nassau county districts blue in 2024, lapucelle 2 hrs ago #98

President Harry S Truman knew the type and warned us. Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #99

What a piece of shit document JBTaurus83 2 hrs ago #101

Al politics is local. - Tip O'Neill mzmolly 2 hrs ago #102

Putting lipstick on capitalism with colonial era values bucolic_frolic 1 hr ago #104

You can NOT have "fair" capialism without some johnnyfins 1 hr ago #105

Exactly JBTaurus83 41 min ago #113

The "Carville Fetterman axis" trying to look relevant n/t Munu 1 hr ago #106

James Carville supported Conor Lamb in 2022. N/T lapucelle 18 min ago #115