Ground zero for the Dem split is in Michigan. It's as ugly as it can get under the big tent.

Curly1918 18354 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 8:42 am on Jul 20, 2026

We WERE a centrist capitalist melting pot... but those days appear to be gone... at least in the Democrat party.

I was a moderate JFK Democrat for most of my life,

I don't recognize the party today.

Link: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-michigan-democratic-primary-has-grown-absolutely-toxic

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Ground zero for the Dem split is in Michigan. It's as ugly as it can get under the big tent.Link Curly1918 8:42am · 7/20/26
- If you look at Abdul's supporters, you can see the strategy that they must follow to win... BaronVonZemo 7:10pm · 7/20/26
- Dems are a hot mess, but they seem to have forsaken their traditional base. Kinda crazy.NT LanceManion 9:32am · 7/20/26
  - Stay tuned.Link conorlarkin 11:07am · 7/20/26
    - I’d relish a bona fide centrist regardless of stripes.NT LanceManion 5:33pm · 7/20/26
    - As I've been saying, the center is wide open for the taking. iairishcheeks 11:17am · 7/20/26
      - My sense is "the center" is changing. It is why "socialists" are gaining traction. conorlarkin 11:28am · 7/20/26
        
        I've said the AI revolution will require more socialism. iairishcheeks 11:54am · 7/20/26
        
        Mamdani is a smiling assassin...Link TakethetrainKnute 12:32pm · 7/20/26
        
        Mamdani is laser focused on getting free childcare for New Yorkers, who live in one of the most Img TyroneIrish 10:10am · 7/21/26
        
        Get real, there was no way, in an election year for Gov. Hochul, for Mayor Mamdani to get approval TyroneIrish 9:51am · 7/21/26
        
        He is clearly a poser, adept at avoiding questions and reciting talking points.NT iairishcheeks 2:50pm · 7/20/26
        
        Uh oh...trouble brewing in Socialist paradise. Some are starting to wise up...like the Queens...Link TakethetrainKnute 11:47am · 7/21/26
        
        You'll get the "don't believe your lyin' eyes" post, of course...but trust your eyes. He is EXACTLY TakethetrainKnute 3:48pm · 7/20/26
        
        Not confident enough to reply to my post, Knute?...Your "Gut" is filled with unsupported TyroneIrish 4:01pm · 7/20/26
        
        In case you peek once in awhile...Mayor Mamdani took on hardball questions and answered them fully. TyroneIrish 2:55pm · 7/20/26
        
        Here's what's actually gong on in NYC...Mayor Mamdani achieved a balanced 2027 budget Link TyroneIrish 1:30pm · 7/20/26
        
        Not trueNT irish93 3:54pm · 7/20/26
        
        It’s the law, he has no choice. All expenses need to have verified TyroneIrish 8:20pm · 7/20/26
      - When the left starts losing people like Bill Maher, they may be in trouble.Link TampaIrish 11:27am · 7/20/26
        
        When Trump loses former supporters like MTG, you know the MAGA crowd is in trouble...just look at TyroneIrish 1:37pm · 7/20/26
      - Staying tethered within sight of the center was a key component of American exceptionalism... TakethetrainKnute 11:24am · 7/20/26
        
        Yep.NT iairishcheeks 11:55am · 7/20/26
- People in glass houses...NT Quest4twelve 9:22am · 7/20/26

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