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To be plain about, if you lose to an ideologically similar candidate, you have failed in advocacy, accomplishments, constituent service or communication. You haven't done your job.

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wake up call is right wake up and start packing you're time is up

Part of the problem IMHO is how the term “populist” has been hijacked by academics and pundits seeking a more polite word to describe MAGA fascists. So progressives looking to actually challenge oligarchs in the name of economic justice get conveniently thrown in the same bucket, oh well.

It sounds like DeGette didn't campaign nor dispute the lies you believe about her and her solid Progressive record in the House.

We are pissed, and we want to know that our candidates are too.

"urban" DRINK!

Calling the result a “wake up call” at this point is telling and highlights that too many Dem ‘leaders’ have not listened to their voters for way too long…

"speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid also getting primaried into oblivion"

Only that last quote is worth a damn.

Denver has some of the highest cost of living in the country. Anyone dense enough to be surprised that Democratic Socialism resonates here should not be allowed to operate heavy machinery.

This is the strategy that let maga voters get everything they wanted

But it is "urban left". And it is a specific set of "urban left" types. In CA in LA Mayor race the DSA candidate did good with the Whole Foods shoppers. Not so much with the folks who can't afford Whole Paycheck but shop the ads and coupons. Same dynamic for Becerra vs Steyer.

It’s adapt or die babes. It is true in biology, business, war, and sometimes even in politics. Republicans know this. They bitched and moaned when their incumbents got smoked by the Tea Party almost 20 years ago (wtf man 2007=20 years). And they’re kinda going through it now with MAGA.

The DNC's wet dream is to run Josh Gottimer clones in every district and call young people stupid and entitled for not wanting to vote for them ಠ⁠﹏⁠ಠ

I am shocked, shocked! that Axios, owned by the billionaire Cox family, would say things like this

Honestly, Axios and Politico are the primary source of amplification here. Yes there are some Dems saying these things, but Axios makes money through manufactured conflict. I hate these "centrist" rags even more than MAGA true believer news sites because of their reach.

Would it not in that case be simpler for the government to dissolve the people and elect another?

Keep saying “seniority” & see what happens, entitled fucks

"With seniority" No one owes you a position. You're going to have to fight for it, and that's good. The incumbent lost because she was unable to articulate her policies in a way that made her a more attractive choice. If you aren't capable of convincing voters, you lose. That's how elections work.

Who is sneering and fuming? Are we making up enemies that aren't the right again?

Lol

she was ok except on israel

That's an explicit choice by Democrats. Republicans don't do that, and it works way better because it means the chair isn't permanently teetering on the edge of invalidity with their presumed successors worrying more about hanging on than anything else.

Except we don't see "centerist" (whatever that is) losing their seats. We see strong Progressives with the power of Seniority getting knocked out.

“With seniority” Yeah those days are over Boomer

I've had it. I\

The more apropos quote is from Brecht: "Would it not be simpler if the government dissolved the people and elected another?"

Maybe they forgot -- representatives are supposed to represent the people. The people can decide that they want more force in their representation (or not!). If the representative doesn't want to follow the will of the people that they represent, they need a new job. Very simple really!

How dare the voters judge us on performance.

Urban = Black.

"Highly educated with the average age of 35 years old" but that wouldn't play to the fish.

"...motivated URBAN left voters..."

My general impression of DeGette was that she was fine. But she's been in that seat for 30 years! If the voters of her district decide they want to get some new blood in there, that's their right & there's nothing wrong with that. No politician is owed their seat.

“motivated urban left voters” apparently dictate elections all by themselves now! Good news, honestly.

Also, just for reference, technically, 80% of Americans live in urban areas according to census.gov. They're urban areas because that's where the fucking people live. These mfs really just want to lose.

They're still waiting on the consultancy firms to come back with the correct focus grouped slurs to use

They have this seemingly calcified idea that there is some vast sea of “moderates” they must win over to win elections. So they water down everything, terrified of “turning off” these supposed moderates.

sit down with Kyle Clack @nexton9news.bsky.social I think showed she had no interest in taking tough questions and answering for her record, she felt entitled to the seat.

OH I'M SORRY I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO POKÉMON GO TO THE POLLS, DID YOU NOT WANT THAT??

When she took her seat in the 90s (when I came to Colorado), hers was the only safe Democratic seat in the state. The state has moved relentlessly left since then, but her policy positions haven't changed at all. Time for a change

Right? I think like she's the performative one, along with being a sore loser.

You'd never know that by looking at Congress.

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vote blue no matter who

If you are not fighting or actively pushing back against Republican fascism, you deserve to go. These establishment losses are beyond just allowing/supporting Palestinian genocide. If you are aligned to “strongly worded letter” centrism, you deserve to be voted out.

The left won the election and unseated the incumbent.

Another anonymously sourced Axios article, woooo.

... have they thought about asking anyone who ran against her why they did it, or why people voted for her opponent(s)? No, of course not. How silly.

DeGette also took plenty of money from corporate interests, so I'm guessing her "progressive" creds are along the lines of "be nice to minorities, but let the capitalists do what they want"

Cowards hide behind anonymity and journalists should not quote them unless it’s on the record. Anonymous sourcing should be a rarity used only for whistle blowers and/or people whose exposure carries significant risk.

They all seem to yearn for the MAGA movement's willingness to chase whatever carrot is dangled in front of them. They want to skew right so they have access to gullible voters who won't make them earn their positions of power through effort.

The only thing I know about DeGette is she yelled at a constituent who disagrees with her about her support of Israel's genocide of Palestinians. That video alone may have been enough to cost her the primary.

-Speaking on the condition of anonymity Lol

Sounds like we need to fuck shit up for a bunch more boomers in office!

Also fuck seniority

68 years old. 15 terms. Certainly not an establishment person. These fucking guys.

Real "the customer just doesn't understand what we're doing here" energy

The reason I am in favor of term limits is that this is a direct result of folks thinking they are just a shoe-in because they are "progressive". They should have to earn every vote, every election. So sick of this.

I refer to them as members of the #PelosiCaucus, let’s vote all of them out because, like Nancy, they won’t leave on heir own.

This is what you consider sneering? I mean, 1. it's Axios, 2. maybe it's the gay Gen X in me, but this is pretty weak to be called sneering.

I see so many of these long-time reps trying to defend themselves by highlighting their seniority and the power it brings. They really are clueless.

Ding ding ding. They’re absolutely mortified by a democratic system of government where they have to do things to keep their seats. They think they’re owed allegiance for 40 years until they’ve “earned” their special little title to put on their tombstone.

Which brings to mind Dem Leadership refusing to seat a VERY qualified progressive Dem as chair, instead giving the chairmanship to the most senior member who had been battling cancer. He passed away not long after the appointment. The progressive was still not given the job.

Unfortunately this is a problem in practically any org. The olds think they deserve everything because they're old and they've been there and young people deserve nothing because they're new and they have to suffer first.

For instance, I thought Mills' seniority* and track record was an important asset. And I also do not fucking trust Graham Platner, whose turning away from being an absolute garbage human coincides too neatly with his pursuit of power. But I'm glad voters are drawing the line on genocide.

It's a wake up call now? Not the first wave of these like last year? And the last 7 months? Jeez these guys are braindead.

"urban left," huh? Yeah, it's a wake up call. Wake up and fight!

They just don’t seem to get it at axios. They live in some kind of bubble . Upper middle class gated community everyone is so nice and decent kind of communities? Idk but it is not the world most of us are living in.

‘Urban’

Exhibit A as to why these people need to go. Immediately