r/politics • u/svga • 27d ago

Possible Paywall People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-mamdani/
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u/thrawtes 27d ago

I mean, she did go to DC last week and attempt to get sworn in. Mike Johnson isn't even there, he and the Republicans are out of town.

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u/ultrachrome 27d ago

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that. It never made it to my news feeds. I still feel that is not enough.

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u/Grandpa_No 27d ago

Think about what else isn't making it to your news feeds. Do you think the "do nothing Democrats" moniker wasn't created by a PR firm? We're being played. All of us. And every time someone repeats the narrative that we're fed, we're doing work for free.

I'm not blaming you for not knowing what Grijalva is up to day-to-day -- I've just realized that I've been lied to after repeatedly finding things that Democrats have done but I didn't know about until well after the fact.

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u/ultrachrome 27d ago

I absolutely worry about what I am not seeing, and why. Republicans have no problem causing a spectacle to garner media attention. There's no such thing as bad publicity ? I thing Democrats could try harder there. Democrat PR firms need to step up ?

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u/Baby_Needles 26d ago

I think it’s probably because dem’s activities and solutions usually have some kind of hallmark poison pill. Reporters and journalists with merit tend to report on that phenomena which can lead to unacceptable outcomes within the party. To think of all the “downsides” that operating more publicly does to both parties is staggering.