Thread by @peterdaou

THREAD — THE DARK SIDE OF #VoteBlueNoMatterWho

Polls show an overwhelming majority of #Bernie supporters would vote for #Biden over Trump.

As for me, I've never voted for (or donated to) a Republican in my entire life. And I never will. It's a party of rightwing extremism.

Given the choice of Biden or Trump, I'd vote for Biden in a heartbeat.

That said, unthinkingly supporting anyone who puts a D next to their name is a recipe for moral and electoral disaster.

It is how the establishment maintains power and prevents change.

Don't fall for it...

In my 20 years in politics, the SAME Dem leaders, including #Biden and #Pelosi, have utterly failed to stop the march of GOP dominance/extremism.

They went along with Bush's war crimes, then rehabilitated his image. They have been dangerously inept against Trump and his cronies.

Under this longstanding crop of Dem leaders, we have lost the courts, the White House, and the Senate.

Kids are in cages, and were caged before Trump.

The NRA still rules gun policy.

Millions lack healthcare.

We have a climate emergency.

And YES, Dems DO bear some blame...

Constantly absolving the Democratic Party by saying "it's all the GOP's fault" is absurd.

What's the point of a 2-party system if one keeps rolling over for the other??

How can we claim moral superiority when we droned babies too?

When Dems pass Trump's signature bills?

The ONLY path to true change is progressive pressure from the ground up. We have to demand a better party.

We have to elect more AOCs to Congress. Find state and local races where we can make a difference.

We have to grow the #NotMeUs movement no matter who wins the nomination.