Israel always donates and gives stuff to isereal why? I just want a president that fixes our problems and stops giving money to isereal and support countries that are actually in need Palestine, Africa and more countries are in need why does us fund specifically isereal

I am a voter who votes strategically, which means I've voted for Democrats my whole life, including George McGovern, because the alternatives are lunatics, but there has to be more to the Democratic Party than that. I'm looking at both the DNC website and the Democratic Party website, and all I can find are weak "What we stand for" statements.

Is she secretly wanting him to lose so she can run again next time? Will she try to use the “you see. AES can’t win in a general election” shtick if he loses to Mike Rogers?

I keep getting spammed by all these texts and emails urging me to donate to Democratic candidates and causes. It's gotten to the point where I'm blocking and reporting spam. But I can't help but wonder if there are legit options that I could be making a difference in donating (especially with after just hearing about Democrats losing in Illinois). What's your take?

Ideally nobody would use being queer as an insult, I'm trans and bi so I know this well, but clearly the Republicans are happy to make ads lying about Talarico and such. Why not make ads against republicans to the effect of "This man fucks male prostitutes" or whatever since conservatives are homophobic?

This is disappointing to see. I could be wrong. Let me know your thoughts. I am genuinely curious if it's a speech impediment or something else.

Question in the title. I’m thinking I’ll take your responses to [r/asksocialists](r/asksocialists)

I often see people list ending political gerrymandering as a top policy priority. How would this be accomplished?

Aren’t all congressional maps arbitrary in that they favor whoever is in power when the map is put in effect.

What does ending gerrymandering mean to you?

Would you want to see the filibuster banned, and if so would you also like to see an increase in the amount of Supreme Court justices?

Would you be worried what the republicans would do when they would inevitably win back power?

Does anyone know of a website, voter guide, or organization that ranks or evaluates AZ judges through a progressive lens?

Any recommendations or links would be super appreciated!

VOTE BLUE 💙

I find it hard to see how he might actually pull of winning the midterms. His approval ratings are down, he had word vomit at his last rally and he’s trying to change the voting system. What. Is. Going. On.

Do you think republican mid-term candidates in Texas stand to benefit or not, from their association with trump?

Prop 4 is basically asking if we should use public funds to fund campaigns. A lot of left leaning groups are encouraging a Yes vote. Can someone please explain why? Are there already funds earmarked for this use? How much? What are the limits? I haven’t really found a convincing argument for either way.

I keep seeing a pattern on Reddit lately when people are touting a candidate that stands for workers rights, the candidate is usually a Democratic Socialist. I also just saw a post for Ohio politician Greg Levy saying "Join the Revolution, Send a Worker to the Senate." Interested in others thoughts.

Think about it.

Here's Madeleine Albright (Clinton) saying on 60 Minutes that the death of 500,000 Iraqi kids was worth it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aV0Wir_i2M

Bill Clinton bombed a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan and lied about it.

https://www.hrw.org/news/1998/09/15/letter-president-clinton-urges-sudan-factory-inspection

Here's Hillary Clinton laughing about Gaddafi's death: "We came, we saw, he died! Hahaha!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DXDU48RHLU

Obama killed a 16-year-old American in a drone strike. Robert Gibbs (close advisor and former press secretary) suggested the kid should have had a more responsible father.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/how-team-obama-justifies-the-killing-of-a-16-year-old-american/264028/

Obama's Justice Department didn't prosecute a single top Wall Street executive for the 2008 financial crisis.

https://features.marketplace.org/why-no-ceo-went-jail-after-financial-crisis/

Biden told congress Israel wasn't blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza, contradicting our own findings findings.

https://www.propublica.org/article/gaza-palestine-israel-blocked-humanitarian-aid-blinken

The Pentagon ran an anti-vaxx disinformation campaign in the Philippines that continued into Biden's presidency. People died for no reason.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/

I genuinely don't understand how people reconcile any of this with their support for the Democratic Party. Why call yourself a democrat? I would ask republicans the same question.

Edit: Even Jimmy Carter sold fighter weapons to Indonesia while its military was committing genocide in East Timor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/1979/06/16/us-jets-slated-for-indonesia/9c94f0b6-f9ae-4c3f-9076-a5eae6783b81/

I have a lot of conflicting questions about James Talerico ahead of the Midterm elections for Texas, and looking into him, he kind of seems like a nice guy promising pragmatism (such as referring to him negoiating to pass 60 bipartisan bills during his tenure as a State Representative in a Food Store Ad), judging by his appearance, (all that's subject to change). However, once he gets elected, we should talk about it.

During his campaign trail, he has a very moderate tone trying to appear like a Liberal yet progressive, appealing to both sides of the political isle for the Average voter, injecting Christianity and Jesus for political purposes in order to win over voters who felt alienated by Trump and the GOP. If you look into his policy platform, some of its Proposals include going after the billionaires and tax them to fund public services and safety nets, Medicare for Y'all, Money out of Politics, Abolish Super PACS, Term limits for members of Congress and Supreme Court Justices too, Reform ICE, Re-instating USAID and increase Co-operation with NATO, EU and other allies globally, as well as protecting the USMCA, a 2 state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, as well as all of the above energy policy.

However, there's criticism about Talerico, with concerns that his moderate act is just for the Camera Purposes only to win over votes. These include Voting Against banning CCP influence as a state representative, suspending the Gas Tax (these gas taxes are also used to fund the US highway system), as well as a resurfaced 2020 Zoom Call where he expressed that Capitalism is an Oppressive system that needs to be dismantled from within (The DSA policy platform basically wants to abolish Capitalism as a global system and advocated for a classless society).

Anyways, this is just my research. But I'd probably rank Talerico within the Elizabeth warren wing of the Democratic Party. (A Progressive Capitalist focused on Consumer Protection, who also played role in creating the CFPB. She was also one of the very few Progressive Democrats that voted in favor of the USMCA, despite her Previous Opposition).