This is from the perspective of a blue voter in a red state. As long as something is a Red State Problem, Democrats in blue states figure that everyone in the state likes things as they are and deserves it.

If there was some solidarity with workers nationwide and not just in your own states. If there was solidarity with trans people instead of Democratic candidates parroting rightwing hate about “boys in girls sports.” If there was solidarity on cannabis or abortion. If there were tangible benefits Democrats could point to that people in red states actually experienced, there would be fewer red states.

But no. Everyone in a red state deserves to be abandoned, regardless of how they vote.

Have you considered that not everyone in red states are Republicans?

Lemmings in blue states, are you scared that you might get at the national level what you keep callously saying we deserve?

Because maybe if you had some fucking solidarity, there would be fewer red states. We’re doing shitty, thank you for all the nothing, and you’ll be right there with us soon.

Actions speak louder. But at least it’s not overt marketing yet.

Those who hold power have already said it with their abortion bans with no exemptions in case of rape.

I voted for Harris. But I could read the writing on the wall. Every time I tried to warn one of you, you did what you did here. Just assumed that I voted contrary to your sense of entitlement and was trying to justify it.

And none of you have learned a fucking thing. If there’s ever going to be a next election, y’all are gonna move right and shriek condemnation at anyone who has a problem with it, since the alternative involves treating your base like humans with agency instead of automatons that you can abuse until votes fall out.

Except Harris was going to drag us back towards the left.

With the power of genocide and Dick Cheney.

Whatever you think the magic bullet was, undermining her support did not help keep Trump out of office.

Maybe she shouldn’t have done things that undermined her support, then.

You sure showed us who’s in charge of the party. And didn’t give a shit about anything else.

Voted for Harris, btw.

You will never admit that moving to the right has failed.

And the best part is that Democrats aren’t gonna learn a fucking thing. They’ll move even further to the right next time. If there even is a next time.

Because the alternative involves accepting that moving to the right has failed as a strategy, and they don’t want to do anything else.

Then the rabble wont show up for elections. No better way to drain the energy out of a voter base then to make their voices feel unheard.

Democrats will never understand this.

You mean “fuck you, you’re voting for us, here’s Dick Cheney!” wasn’t the winning message for everyone that it was for centrists?

She could have denied it.

Why bother?

How did you feel when he finally beat Medicare?

Does anyone not?

Ok…I did. That’s what I just did. You were there for it

There’s a difference between starting a conversation and hijacking an existing one.

It’s possible that having your concerns dismissed by people with different life experience than you is a universal phenomenon.