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47. 2024 tells us otherwise

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:32 PM

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I'm sure people tell that to pollsters, but look at our platform last year vs. the GOP (single page bullet points, mostly phrases with bad grammar). Now go back 30 years.

We've gotten control twice in the last 32 years, both times promising to fix things, we do, then we're out in two years. My two cents is that anger for declining fortunes is going to get there.

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What are your platform ideas for the Democratic Party? [View all] jmbar2 Yesterday OP

I like them all except for UBI SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #1

Fund it by taxing oligarchs, AI, crypto, etc. jmbar2 Yesterday #2

Total net worth of all U.S. billionaires... SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #7

Some people think the wealthy, as a group have a lot more $$ than they really do. WarGamer 22 hrs ago #16

Extreme wealth is resulting in unaffordable negative externalities jmbar2 21 hrs ago #20

Good luck getting a response to your common sense questions. harumph 15 hrs ago #56

Don't necessarily expect a response jmbar2 14 hrs ago #61

Externalizing the costs is the main game for the ultra wealthy. harumph 14 hrs ago #63

AI is not the Holy Grail that folks think it is. GoneOffShore 10 hrs ago #72

Net worth is not cash in a bank Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #22

No, not at all SickOfTheOnePct 21 hrs ago #24

Those are all great ideas Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

Good ones jmbar2 Yesterday #6

$20/hr... living in SoCal I can tell you what that has brought here. WarGamer 22 hrs ago #18

Yeah, I know Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #21

Barabara Lee ran on a $50 per hour minimum wage in her losing Senate campaign. MichMan 18 hrs ago #40

What's it cost elsewhere? dpibel 10 hrs ago #71

Immigration Lawlessness Starbeach Yesterday #4

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were FOR a lot of things. Pretending they weren't plays into GOP propaganda emulatorloo Yesterday #5

Their platforms need to be revived. Much more salient now that people see the impacts of Project 25 jmbar2 Yesterday #9

I think there is the very real frustration pinkstarburst 19 hrs ago #31

Nope. Lots got done under Biden. Obamacare and more done under Obama. And lots would have gotten done under Harris. emulatorloo 17 hrs ago #42

What drug prices? pinkstarburst 16 hrs ago #46

" Kamala Harris' plan to keep prescription drug prices down includes a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs" emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #49

I never understood how that would work MichMan 14 hrs ago #58

OK, but who has addressed this TnDem 14 hrs ago #65

Exactly. Why are we having to pay insane prices? pinkstarburst 1 hr ago #85

Plans. In 4 years my out of pocket costs only went up. Lets stop looking backward. Melon 9 hrs ago #77

$35 for insulin. What about my meds? pinkstarburst 1 hr ago #87

Very good points jmbar2 47 min ago #88

Then you should GOTV for Dems in 2026 and help take back Congress emulatorloo 42 min ago #89

Fully agree here. Immigration inaction killed our chances. Melon 9 hrs ago #75

Eliminate the tariffs. The Madcap Yesterday #8

Nationalize the entire oil industry Fichefinder Yesterday #10

Not a fan... SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #13

Recognize that cable TV shouldn't be regulated except for stations that call themselves NEWS. CrispyQ 14 hrs ago #57

Getting rid of the First Amendment should be part of the platform? MichMan 14 hrs ago #59

I would argue that lying while calling it news is similar to CrispyQ 14 hrs ago #64

You might... SickOfTheOnePct 13 hrs ago #68

Lots of good ideas here jmbar2 22 hrs ago #17

You can't go backward on technology. That has never worked. The AI genie is out of the bag. Melon 9 hrs ago #78

Step #1 ForgedCrank Yesterday #11

Well said n/t SickOfTheOnePct Yesterday #12

Good points Chuuku Davis 9 hrs ago #80

Have some people been living under a rock? It's out there. It's simple. It's BEAUTIFUL. usonian Yesterday #14

YES always support the New Deal agenda. thought crime 19 hrs ago #30

I love Bernie but I am disappointed that questionseverything 19 hrs ago #33

Lots of things not on this list. usonian 18 hrs ago #35

I like Bernie's list, but certainly missing a lot, like B.See 9 hrs ago #73

As I commented earlier. It's not a platform but a short message to accompany the oligarchy tour. usonian 9 hrs ago #74

Good to know. And for starters, how 'bout this B.See 9 hrs ago #76

Please add: All his executive odors also be eliminated. usonian 9 hrs ago #79

Focus on things that help every household across America pinkstarburst 22 hrs ago #15

On immigration... WarGamer 22 hrs ago #19

Restore women's rights mcar 21 hrs ago #23

Adjust cap gains by backing out phantom cpamomfromtexas 19 hrs ago #25

Repeal 2026 bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #26

Agree ! US is behind EU in societal programs Bread and Circuses 19 hrs ago #27

Pardons for Rep. McIver and Judge Dugan Justice Brandeis 19 hrs ago #28

Anti-corruption, always. blm 19 hrs ago #29

Curious about this one as well SickOfTheOnePct 19 hrs ago #32

Treat it similar to the way that companies pay for unemployment insurance. jmbar2 17 hrs ago #44

That doesn't really correlate though SickOfTheOnePct 16 hrs ago #45

a New Deal, Square Deal and a Great Society DBoon 19 hrs ago #34

That's a good question and a valid one senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago #36

That's right. taxi 18 hrs ago #37

Media: 'Wide-eyed wonder at all things GOP, steely-eyed skepticism at all things Democratic' emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #54

FDR's Second Bill Of Rights is the basis of success! He Said: Granny Blue 18 hrs ago #38

Thanks for the reminder jmbar2 17 hrs ago #43

Limit any president to 10 executive orders per year synni 18 hrs ago #39

FDR's second bill of rights should be the base of platform. BlueTsunami2018 17 hrs ago #41

2024 tells us otherwise carpetbagger 16 hrs ago #47

Some for me would be - mvd 16 hrs ago #48

We were for things. Plenty of things. And not just for things, but actually accomplishing those things. W_HAMILTON 15 hrs ago #50

You are 100 percent correct. I'm optimistic we can win in 2026, but DU'ers need to stop emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #51

Increase the size of the Supreme Court!!!! Betty Boom 15 hrs ago #52

Agree, but... carpetbagger 12 hrs ago #70

I'm a Democrat for a lot of reasons, but the main one is equality. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #53

Yes! emulatorloo 15 hrs ago #55

Thanks! hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #67

$35 per hour minimum wage MichMan 14 hrs ago #60

Or... jmbar2 14 hrs ago #62

Of course! Abolishinist 14 hrs ago #66

Or to put it another way... jmbar2 31 min ago #90

I think that you pretty much covered it. al bupp 13 hrs ago #69

Moderation and bipartisanship, of course. DJ Synikus Makisimus 8 hrs ago #81

The democratic voters need to realize bob4460 8 hrs ago #82

For the midterms? JustAnotherGen 5 hrs ago #83

detrumpization rampartd 4 hrs ago #84

Adress the problems the working poor and poor people have been facing. Autumn 1 hr ago #86