It’s time for Democrats to fear their own voters | David Sirota
by David Sirota from US news | The Guardian on (#611WF)
Republican politicians fear their base, while Democratic politicians don't. That's why we are in this mess
After the overturning of Roe v Wade, there is bad news and there is good news. But first, an admission.
For most of my adult life, I've clung to a grand unifying theory: the only way to fight off rightwing fascism is to build not just a well-organized progressive movement, but to also mobilize rank-and-file apolitical Democratic voters to press their own party to deliver.
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