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Abolishinist

(3,126 posts)
132. Exactly.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:31 PM
15 hrs ago

This whole thing about Dems catering to the "angry white male" bullshit needs to go away, and fast.

Full disclosure: I am a white male. And from time to time I feel angry.

"Democrats have a choice. They can be a party that actually stands for something, or they can keep chasing the approval of white men who resent everything the party claims to defend. They can build power with the voters who have been loyal to them, or they can keep insulting those voters while begging for the attention of people who would rather vote for Republicans anyway.

Graham Platner is not just one candidate. He is a warning. He is what happens when a party gets so desperate to win white men back that it forgets who kept it alive. Graham Platner was never the answer to MAGA. He was proof that some Democrats are willing to become what they claim to oppose, as long as they think it might help them win. And if Democrats ignore that warning, they deserve every bit of hell coming their way."

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That article is pure gaslighting WSHazel Yesterday #1
Some of us on the left didn't want him. I am literally a Berniecrat, GPV Yesterday #2
The responsibility for the "piss-poor vetting" goes to Morris Katz, the same guy who brought us Fetterman. lapucelle Yesterday #9
Anyone who thought Fetterman had a winning strategy and believed GPV Yesterday #10
Fetterman ran against the Wizard named Oz Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 22 hrs ago #88
What if Morris Katz "didn't suck"? Cha Yesterday #11
.... lapucelle Yesterday #12
lol.. Cha Yesterday #14
All of this needs to come out in daylight. yardwork Yesterday #23
Platner had big, big boosters in the media. They shut down each and every discussion. lapucelle Yesterday #25
That needs to be investigated too. yardwork 21 hrs ago #111
+1. The 27-year-old wunderkind political strategist who will save Democrats dalton99a Yesterday #27
Thank you for links! betsuni Yesterday #37
Is it the same Morris Katz? LeftInTX Yesterday #50
Yup. N/T lapucelle Yesterday #52
I don't think that Fetterman was bad until he was hospitalized after being elected question everything Yesterday #54
Rebecca Katz served as a senior adviser and chief political strategist for John Fetterman's 2022 Senate campaign. lapucelle Yesterday #57
And yet, he posted the photos of all the Israeli hostages outside his office question everything Yesterday #61
Indeed he did. Fetterman was on the record as a strong supporter of Israel before his stroke. lapucelle Yesterday #63
Really weird about wanting to use his own penis in a puberty book, and then including that statement in the book MichMan Yesterday #71
Katz's publisher had to talk him out of using photos of his own penis in a children's book. lapucelle Yesterday #72
Now that is rather disturbing. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #118
"...and wanted to use pictures of his own..." 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #76
How about MAGAt? MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #82
I was thinking more along the lines of deviant... 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #90
character-defining Skittles 22 hrs ago #92
Then let's fault The Establishment for failing to present an electable candidate Orrex Yesterday #3
No. There's no Excuse for Graham Planter. Cha Yesterday #5
I don't say it as an excuse for Platner. That skeevy fucker can rot in jail. Orrex Yesterday #8
Partly it's the fault of the Party. Milquetoast incrementalists. Also, GPV Yesterday #13
You're a Green Party voter who has voted for Republicans? lapucelle Yesterday #20
A shallow and dismissive stance. I've been a registered GPV Yesterday #21
So GPV doesn't stand for "Green Party Voter", and you didn't vote for a Republican? lapucelle Yesterday #24
Okay, play the purity game if it makes you happy. I can forgive you, since GPV Yesterday #28
Sorry, that doesn't work on me. lapucelle Yesterday #30
Yeah, you guys must have run off the Republican converts GPV Yesterday #32
Who ran who off? JustAnotherGen 23 hrs ago #80
Shouldn't we be celebrating their conversion to our side? TVguyCards 22 hrs ago #87
Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton were both Republicans at one point EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #46
Hillary was one in JustAnotherGen 21 hrs ago #104
Thank you for complexity, nuance, and depth. mr715 Yesterday #59
I appreciate that. :) As an educator, it's part of my GPV Yesterday #60
I have so much respect for special ed support faculty mr715 Yesterday #62
I'm laughing because of the bathroom anecdote. :) GPV Yesterday #69
Doctors, nurses, teachers, paras. mr715 21 hrs ago #113
I hope you find a wonderful place to be. I'm in one myself, and GPV 20 hrs ago #115
It is a blessing to teach science. mr715 20 hrs ago #119
I sat in for three classes of life science per day this year, but next year we swing GPV 19 hrs ago #124
I don't have a single JustAnotherGen 21 hrs ago #101
This is like a bingo card mcar Yesterday #68
String two of them together lapucelle 19 hrs ago #123
Nah, let's fault the folks who recruited, boosted, and amplified this guy. lapucelle Yesterday #17
Ooh, the "Establishment" mcar Yesterday #66
IKR?! sheshe2 20 hrs ago #122
At least the Establishment never presented a rapist krawhitham 22 hrs ago #97
Swallwell WSHazel 21 hrs ago #99
That's about as low as the bar can be set Orrex 16 hrs ago #127
Bouzy is calling out the... PunkinPi Yesterday #34
I think we've gotten some great progressive, left candidates pinkstarburst Yesterday #38
Did you notice how AOC and Mamdani didn't wander anywhere near Platner Quiet Em Yesterday #42
Someone here yesterday called for Sen. Schumer to step down mcar Yesterday #47
he needs to pass the fucking baton already, regardless Skittles 21 hrs ago #108
"He was shoved down our throats by the Left" TVguyCards 22 hrs ago #86
Thanks for Bolding it, Punkin.. Cha Yesterday #4
Daniel Moraff should find other employment. harumph Yesterday #6
I started out as a Platner skeptic MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #49
The Nazi tatoo should have been enough for Democrats. redstatebluegirl Yesterday #56
I agree 👍 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #58
I have yet to meet any quality people pinkstarburst 23 hrs ago #77
It was up to the voters of Maine SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #7
Not going to even read it canetoad Yesterday #15
such bullshit bigtree Yesterday #16
yes, NOW Skittles 22 hrs ago #94
Platner was supposed to be some kind of pushback to party regulars bigtree 21 hrs ago #100
bottom line is Skittles 21 hrs ago #105
That preachy BS doesnt account for Democrats wanting something different Renew Deal Yesterday #18
wanting something different is one thing Skittles 22 hrs ago #95
Exactly.... OhioBack2Blue Yesterday #19
And a lot of the responses here condemning the article prove it's point. n/t Ms. Toad Yesterday #22
the author is a AI developing scammer and promoting troll bigtree Yesterday #36
The sentiments expressed are what I have been observing in Democratic politics Ms. Toad Yesterday #41
but the people who were doing that weren't associated with the 'Pod Saves America' left bigtree Yesterday #43
The opinion piece does not mention "pod saves America." n/t Ms. Toad Yesterday #44
I included that to emphasize that Platner's support didn't come from the people the author claims bigtree Yesterday #48
The author doesn't establish who the party is they are referring to EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #26
To be fair pinkstarburst Yesterday #39
Alas we don't have a time machine. EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #53
Excellent summary of the entire mud-soaked affair Sympthsical 21 hrs ago #102
Great. I Agree. BannonsLiver Yesterday #29
He's the founder of Bot Sentinel TVguyCards 22 hrs ago #89
Thanks for the background. BannonsLiver 22 hrs ago #91
Platner could just as easily ran as MAGA YorkRd Yesterday #31
Agree blubunyip 21 hrs ago #103
Lawrence was great last night on Platner LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #33
That he was! Thanks for posting. nt PunkinPi Yesterday #35
The voters voted for him ... the issue is the time we live in Cosmocat Yesterday #40
Retrumplicans sold their souls for misogyny, racism, fascism, white supremacy and hatred maxrandb Yesterday #45
Dear god. Garbage awesomerwb1 Yesterday #51
My favorite part ABC123Easy Yesterday #55
I got a few of those too mcar Yesterday #70
Sorry ABC123Easy 23 hrs ago #74
"It's not a Nazi tattoo" sarisataka 22 hrs ago #84
Yep ABC123Easy 22 hrs ago #96
yup Skittles 22 hrs ago #98
That's right! I forgot ABC123Easy 21 hrs ago #110
sad thing is, many would still vote for him Skittles 20 hrs ago #117
Instead of getting upset with who Maine Democratic voters chose as their senate candidate... biocube Yesterday #64
When did that happen? N/T lapucelle 23 hrs ago #75
Link to that happening? obamanut2012 22 hrs ago #83
Pending... lame54 Yesterday #65
Yeah, let's just keep doing what we've been doing since it's working out SO well for us. SMDH beaglelover Yesterday #67
Voters get to make their own choice. IMO there's a better approach to pursue... 31j20b3 Yesterday #73
THIS. Turned out that, unknown to the electorate B.See 16 hrs ago #128
The Party ignored? JustAnotherGen 23 hrs ago #78
There is a lot of that crap to be Progressive dog 23 hrs ago #79
Who are the disgruntled white men Democrats are "chasing"?? MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #81
Not all Democrats... sarisataka 22 hrs ago #85
an utterly shameful chapter Skittles 22 hrs ago #93
Is a refund a possibility? Red Mountain 21 hrs ago #106
Divisive, simplistic nonsense Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #107
I first heard of "blue no matter who" during the 2020 primary and it was mostly centrists that were stating that AZProgressive 21 hrs ago #109
I sold my soul for rock and roll first Stacey Grove 21 hrs ago #112
I might have, but no one was buying Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #116
I can forgive him for the "Nazi" tattoo PCB66 20 hrs ago #114
Did I sell my soul? mr715 20 hrs ago #120
Stopping MAGA and Project 2025, and holding the GOP, Fox, and Heritage responsible should be our #1 priority. Initech 20 hrs ago #121
Part of the problem is, imho Dyedinthewoolliberal 16 hrs ago #125
It was a hatchet job, timing was sus duckworth969 16 hrs ago #126
We can kiss the Senate bye, bye WinningAgain 16 hrs ago #129
The claim is that "the party ignored the bigotry, the whathehell 16 hrs ago #130
Bullshit. The dynamics are so much more complicated that this bullshit narrative. pat_k 15 hrs ago #131
Exactly. Abolishinist 15 hrs ago #132
So I'm supposed to feel guilty about Maine voters nominating Platner? NOPE Vogon_Glory 14 hrs ago #133
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