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Uncle Joe

(65,550 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 08:54 PM 9 hrs ago

This finally leaked ... it's BAD



Adam Mockler breaks down the long-awaited Democratic Party “2024 election autopsy” after the DNC finally released a heavily criticized report filled with contradictions, missing evidence, and almost no discussion of inflation, Gaza, immigration, or Biden’s age. As frustration grows over Democratic leadership, media strategy, and the influence of money in politics, critics say the party still lacks a compelling vision capable of reconnecting with working-class voters and defeating Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian movement.
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This finally leaked ... it's BAD (Original Post) Uncle Joe 9 hrs ago OP
Do you think of such a negative report about a GOP election defeat was prepared, displacedvermoter 8 hrs ago #1
No Uncle Joe 8 hrs ago #2
It gets in trouble a lot as we deal with people for whom candor is for suckers displacedvermoter 8 hrs ago #3
Corruption in our own party Warpy 7 hrs ago #4
If only Kamala had been free to break with Joe ... LSparkle 6 hrs ago #5
What is REALLY BAD is those so-called progressives who not only refused to vote for lostincalifornia 5 hrs ago #6

displacedvermoter

(5,011 posts)
1. Do you think of such a negative report about a GOP election defeat was prepared,
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:13 PM
8 hrs ago

they would have made it public?

Just wondering...

Uncle Joe

(65,550 posts)
2. No
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:36 PM
8 hrs ago

That's why *rump rules their party based on racism, personal greed, and not the best interests of the American People.

The Democratic Party; at its' best IS the party of the people, and candor is critical to building trust.

displacedvermoter

(5,011 posts)
3. It gets in trouble a lot as we deal with people for whom candor is for suckers
Thu May 21, 2026, 09:44 PM
8 hrs ago

and losers.

But I guess my post was saying that for all our flaws, our Party does indeed to try and play fair, and tell the truth.

Warpy

(114,685 posts)
4. Corruption in our own party
Thu May 21, 2026, 10:23 PM
7 hrs ago

(and we're fools to deny it) is cronyism that might not be as bad as Fatso hiring a real estate develloper buddy with a lifetime MaraLardo membership but few qualifications plus his crooked son in law as foreign policy deal makers and it's no wonder why they're so easily duped by Putin, who dazzles them with money while making unacceptable demands that do nothing to end his war. Ours is hiring a nincompoop dudebro for what could have and should have been a report that not only detailed why we lost but would detail corrective action to help us win in the future. Thaty it failed so completely is one big reason we keep losing.

Obviously, someone needs to oversee who is getting hired for what along with clear and concise delineation of instructions and explanations. Nincompoop dudebros should be thanked for their kind offers and shown to the nearest unemployment office, we can't afford them.

As for why we lost, I can answer that, I've been listening to enough fence sitters who fell off in Fatso's direction. Inflation was the biggest issue. While there were other issues, the next biggest, illegal immigration, was a distant second. Gaza as an issue was a very small issue that might have been bigger if people weren't having so much trouble affording groceries and rent.

LSparkle

(12,235 posts)
5. If only Kamala had been free to break with Joe ...
Thu May 21, 2026, 11:14 PM
6 hrs ago

On some issues (especially Gaza and unconditional support for Bibi). Her response on The View that she couldn’t think of anything she’d do differently from Joe was impossible to overcome. I wish she could have felt free to answer more candidly.

But in spite of that, I still don’t think she really “lost.” It’s also good to have transparency before the midterms — clean house and work to inspire voters’ trust!

lostincalifornia

(5,546 posts)
6. What is REALLY BAD is those so-called progressives who not only refused to vote for
Fri May 22, 2026, 12:13 AM
5 hrs ago

Hillary in 2016, by either not voting or voting third party, but encouraging others to do likewise.

We lost the SC with these suppossed "progressives"

David Sirota, Nina Turner, Brihana Joy Gray, Cornell West, Jill Stein, Susan Sarandon, etc. etc. etc.

In every critical swing state Hillary lost by less than 1%, while in those critical swing states Jill Stein 1% of the vote.

and as if 2016 wasn't bad enough, they did the same redo in 2024.

I am so tired of these same characters always appear at election time, complaining about "establishment" Democrats, and then blaming everyone else except themselves when they didn't vote because the "perfect" candidate wasn't there, and encouraged others to do likewise.

Constant divisive crap that has done nothing but elect republicans, and bringing us to where we are NOW.

and as for Gaza, they really screwed the pooch on that one by turning their back on Harris, and by doing so helped usher in trump.

EVERYONE KNEW THAT THE SUPREME COURT WAS AT STAKE IN 2016.

There is no cure for stupidity.

but rant on, blame Democratic leadership, establishment Democrats, etc., and then act outraged and blame everyone else except themselves for NOT bothering to vote.










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