Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash

[anonymoose]

Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats’ failings and worried about retribution from the president. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling to fight the new administration.

…some of the country’s biggest liberal donors have paused giving, frustrated with what they see as Democrats’ lack of vision…
Some Democrats say a few of their reliable donors are now openly supporting Mr. Trump…

Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash

Demoralized donors are frustrated with Democrats’ failings and worried about retribution from the president. Their frugality has left liberal groups struggling to fight the new administration.

www.nytimes.com

 

[anonymoose]

‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’​

Patrick Healy: In my 20-plus years writing about politics, I’ve never seen the Democratic Party in such trouble nationally. They lost the White House and Senate and are seen unfavorably by record numbers of voters and as out of step on key issues, according to recent polls.

Opinion | ‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’: Three Opinion Writers on What Happened to the Democrats

How do Democrats build trust and faith in them and effectively counter Trump?

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[Matt Dillon]

This is glorious!

 

[anonymoose]

‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump​

Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.

As Democrats face the reality of President Trump’s second term, they share a fundamental belief: This moment calls for an inspirational message from their party.

They just cannot decide what, exactly, that should be.

In private meetings and at public events, elected Democrats appear leaderless, rudderless and divided. They disagree over how often and how stridently to oppose Mr. Trump. They have no shared understanding of why they lost the election, never mind how they can win in the future.

‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump

More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.

www.nytimes.com

 

[anonymoose]

This is glorious!

 

[Nordberg]

‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’​

Patrick Healy: In my 20-plus years writing about politics, I’ve never seen the Democratic Party in such trouble nationally. They lost the White House and Senate and are seen unfavorably by record numbers of voters and as out of step on key issues, according to recent polls.

Opinion | ‘The Damage to the Party Is Profound’: Three Opinion Writers on What Happened to the Democrats

How do Democrats build trust and faith in them and effectively counter Trump?

www.nytimes.com

Lost the presidency by 1.5 percent with a candidate that came in very late. The vote in America is close to 50-50. Trump and Musk are fanning the flames of a Real Repub conflagration starting in 2 years.

 

[anonymoose]

Lost the presidency by 1.5 percent with a candidate that came in very late. The vote in America is close to 50-50. Trump and Musk are fanning the flames of a Real Repub conflagration starting in 2 years.

Maybe you can write an op-ed about that in the NYTimes.