The democrats have mostly spent that time trying to become conservative lite and chasing billionaire donations. You want that big tent back? The DNC needs to remember that they’re supposed to be on the left.
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BTW, the gop didn’t get where they are by building a big tent. The tea party came in and kicked out anyone who wasn’t 100% in lockstep with their agenda.
I feel that calling them ‘big tent’ is both correct and incorrect, depending on definitions. My parents were tea partiers, so I got a real up-close look at it.
You are correct about needing lockstep with the agenda, but missing the part where they didn’t care so much about your past actions. They Big Tent in the “well, you might have voted Dem before, but now you’re with us now, so you’re cool” sort of way.
The democrats have mostly spent that time trying to become conservative lite and chasing billionaire donations. You want that big tent back? The DNC needs to remember that they’re supposed to be on the left.
Edit: BTW, the gop didn’t get where they are by building a big tent. The tea party came in and kicked out anyone who wasn’t 100% in lockstep with their agenda.
I feel that calling them ‘big tent’ is both correct and incorrect, depending on definitions. My parents were tea partiers, so I got a real up-close look at it.
You are correct about needing lockstep with the agenda, but missing the part where they didn’t care so much about your past actions. They Big Tent in the “well, you might have voted Dem before, but now you’re with us now, so you’re cool” sort of way.