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9. Wasn't sure at first, but David Hogg's ideas make sense

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 01:30 PM

Apr 28

I'm glad he's part of the DNC and think he'll help shift our party to winning power and then using that power for our country.
Any Dem who's not helping can make room for someone who will.
Courage!

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I'm with David Hogg's claim that the Democratic Party needs a leadership reset. [View all] lees1975 Apr 28 OP

I agreed with david when i heard his strategy. Karadeniz Apr 28 #1

Replacing one Democrat with another Democrat does NOTHING to help us to become a MAJORITY PARTY. Oopsie Daisy Apr 28 #16

No, but some of those Democrats that need to be replaced are risks to lose their seats to the GOP. So why not replace lees1975 Apr 28 #21

Really? Which ones? Why would a Democrat in a "solid blue/safe-blue" district be at risk of losing to a Republican? Oopsie Daisy Apr 28 #36

Depends on which Democrats you replace 0rganism Apr 28 #23

Is this a Hollywood script? nt DURHAM D Apr 28 #2

A Hollywood script? lees1975 Apr 28 #3

just to b clear- he is NOT using dnc money. mopinko Apr 28 #4

Just to be clear DownriverDem Apr 28 #8

imperfect allies r not enemies mopinko Apr 28 #12

Why? That's no requirement. There are plenty of party establishment people who have their fingers in more than one pie lees1975 Apr 28 #22

I don't know if he is or isn't MichMan Apr 28 #35

i've heard him say it several times. mopinko Apr 28 #39

If these reports are accurate, I'm not planning on donating anything to it. MichMan Apr 28 #41

big deal. mopinko Apr 28 #42

here's that vid mopinko Apr 28 #43

Lots of Dems raising money but doing little to stop Trump. lees1975 Apr 28 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author mopinko Apr 28 #5

Sure wryter2000 Apr 28 #6

likely nothing. mopinko Apr 28 #15

Let's see... Shipwack Apr 28 #19

Nothing that hasn't already gone wrong. lees1975 Apr 28 #24

Nope DownriverDem Apr 28 #7

Seems like the party, with a 29% approval rating going down, is destroying itself. lees1975 Apr 28 #25

Wasn't sure at first, but David Hogg's ideas make sense Wild blueberry Apr 28 #9

I agree with David Greyhead Apr 28 #10

I agree with him to a point dflprincess Apr 28 #11

Ugh. He's a hot mess. I knew this wouldn't end well. Oopsie Daisy Apr 28 #13

Well, David, send a strongly worded letter... rubbersole Apr 28 #14

Agree with David and I am 83 kiranon Apr 28 #17

I agree with you and David. I'm 81. Ping Tung 6 hrs ago #58

didn't he support m. frost? et tu Apr 28 #18

Biden should have put in an interim poli-junkie Apr 28 #20

His e-mails have gone to my junk file Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 #26

"How does one be effective in the minority?" mike_c Apr 28 #28

What legislation has Bernie and AOC passed being in the minority? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 #30

If Bernie had been senate majority leader in 2021... lees1975 Apr 28 #31

Are you aware that judicial nominations are not subject to filibuster? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 #34

Yes, but we would have needed to break the filibuster in order to amend the judiciary act to create the additional seats lees1975 Apr 28 #37

If Sanders had abolished the filibuster back in 2021, there wouldn't have even been a cloture vote on the Trump budget. MichMan Apr 28 #38

There wouldn't have been a Trump budget. lees1975 Apr 28 #48

True, along with removing Fox News from cable, declaring the GOP a terrorist organization & repealing the 2nd Amendment MichMan Apr 29 #49

I fucking detest the showboating Skittles Apr 29 #50

We had the majority and the White House between the 2020 and 2022 elections and on this front, accomplished zero. lees1975 Apr 28 #29

100% agree mike_c Apr 28 #27

SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE Skittles Apr 28 #32

Or many other countries for that matter. AloeVera Apr 29 #54

I agree in principle EthanBlue Apr 28 #33

the house is not SUPPOSED to b a lifetime thing. mopinko Apr 28 #40

Who needs David Hogg when we have the Justice Democrats primarying good Democrats? LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #44

I loathe them and their treachery. Oopsie Daisy Apr 28 #45

They have little influence or traction. A splinter group. lees1975 Apr 28 #46

Getting one, with Governors, Pritzker and Walz elleng Apr 29 #51

I am with David too, Fuck the old... bottomofthehill Apr 29 #52

no one is saying they had no accomplishments Skittles Apr 29 #53

It has nothing to do with their age. lees1975 Apr 29 #56

I'm all in. Phoenix61 Apr 29 #55

K & R lees1975 Apr 30 #57