It is not an act of loyalty to quash conversations about our own party's role in getting to where we are today.

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71. I agree with you 100% Scrivener7. It is not a fluke that we are in this mess.

If you are not willing to understand that mistakes on the part of the DNC is what elected Trump, you are part of the problem. The DNC short circuited the entire primary process in 2024. The constant drum beat that Joe Biden was a great President and was fully capable of being even greater in a second term did not serve the best interests of the party. Outside of party stalwarts, the American public didn't believe he was capable. By the time of the debate debacle, it was too late to right the ship. Kamala Harris was a great candidate and would have been a great President, but in her abbreviated campaign she could not overcome the hangover of those early mistakes.

Take a look at all of the elections, both local and national, that were held in 2025. Across the board the Repugs got their buns kicked. At the grass roots level there is wide support for Democratic candidates and policies. But that doesn't necessarily translate to the upper echelons of the party. The message is clear. The American people want major changes to the system and the election of Democrats in 2025 point the way. Those changes are not going to happen until the younger members of the party take the leadership positions that they deserve. Obama said that very clearly in his recent interview. Demanding that that happen is not disloyalty. It is the recognition of the completely new political environment.

I'm looking forward to the up coming primaries. We are going to find out who can get the job done and who can't. We are going to find out who the people want rather than who the old guard wants.