The group requested a meeting with the White House but has yet to get one. A senior administration official said there are plans to ramp up Hill outreach this week.
Except we’re not talking about legislation - though that also doesn’t work when one party refuses to cooperate.
The competing interests that a big tent party like the Democrats are incompatible. In order to support Israel - which will alienate Muslim and progressive voters - they need to compromise with Republicans for stricter immigration laws - which will alienate Latin Americans.
Having a FPTP system forces all these disparate groups into one party because the alternative is worse, but by alienating voters they reduce turnout, which means Republicans win anyway. The voting coalition is too easily fractured to be an effective opposition to the Republicans.
This is the true weakness of the Democratic Party and why we will need to eliminate FPTP elections in the government after Trump’s dictatorship
There is no after, once he is in he isn’t leaving, and anyone that follows ain’t gonna be preaching democracy either
Everything is temporary, even dictatorships
This is how politics works and how it should work.
The sides involved have competing goals and work together to pass legislation which addresses both their goals.
This isn’t weakness.
Except we’re not talking about legislation - though that also doesn’t work when one party refuses to cooperate.
The competing interests that a big tent party like the Democrats are incompatible. In order to support Israel - which will alienate Muslim and progressive voters - they need to compromise with Republicans for stricter immigration laws - which will alienate Latin Americans.
Having a FPTP system forces all these disparate groups into one party because the alternative is worse, but by alienating voters they reduce turnout, which means Republicans win anyway. The voting coalition is too easily fractured to be an effective opposition to the Republicans.