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'No daylight’: Biden refused to let Harris break with him on policy issues during campaign, new book alleges
(www.independent.co.uk)
Libs be libbing
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I am pretty sick of the Democrats bullshit, but I’m even more sick of the Republicans bullshit.
I hate it here.
My god! You mean they attached a bomb collar around her neck and said if she didn't comply they would detonate it?
Wait, they didn't do anything of the sort? Well, sounds like they didn't force her to do anything and the only thing stopping her from speaking out was her own spineless cowardice.
"Leadership"
Color me surprised that the Democrats have as much blame for our current situation as the Republicans. Nobody, NOBODY, wanted to return to normal; they wanted real change and the best they got was state-sponsored financing for tech companies and unequal economic policies
Like they were ever going to.
If she was going to do something different to what the party wants, she'd never have been their nominee to start with.
Sounds like she’s a bitch. You’re campaign already started who gives a fuck what Joe Biden wants. Imo it’s good she didn’t win because if she could be that easily controlled then it’s better she stay on the sidelines.
Wow, so if true this implies that in the Democratic party even the women running for president has to do what the big man says. Hope this is false.
It's definitely not false, it's the playbook all of the political giants have been running for very many years now.
Or else what? Withdraw the nomination? (You can't withdraw a nomination lol)
Harris chose this
Cut off funding, maybe. They would have guaranteed a loss with that maneuver thoug.
Even this seems far fetched. Why would they risk something like that in an election that had so much hanging on it.
They were already hanging the future of the country on an old man who struggled to stay awake through press conferences.
I'm convinced that the DNC isn't worried about winning any more races than they have to do that they survive as a political entity. Just going off the push the minority leaders have been making and the stream of emails and phone calls I get, as someone registered independent.
I see and hear nothing about actual policy change or progressivism from the names in the critical positions, and a lot about donations to "help us win next time, guys, for real this time!"
My senators (both women, both dems), haven't actually responded to any of my calls, emails, or letters asking for their stances or plans for change. I have got several form responses that end with a call for donations, though. 🤷
Yes. As much as the Dems insist "This is a critical juncture, and we need to unite", they mean "You need to unite behind whatever we say you need to do".
See post-election: The only thing the Dems want to do is wear matching outfits, rather than vote "No".
Exactly
Hillary was going to continue Obamas policies, more or less. its purely sexism why both female candidates never won, sprinkled a little racism.
Or, only people with certain beliefs have the backing/money to get to the top of a US political party.
They didn't win because their policies don't reflect the worker base.
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