Democratic base is ready to crawl over broken glass to oppose Republicans&furious at party leadership

[Swede]

The way you square low party favorables with an okay generic ballot and very strong special election performance is that the Democratic base is ready to crawl over broken glass to oppose Republicans and furious at party leadership for not feeling the same.

— Sam Vimes' Boot Salesman (@bam5.bsky.social) 2025-07-26T16:39:35.702Z

[LonePirate]

1. The rules of politics in the US have changed. Dem voters know that. I'm unsure if Dems in DC also know that.

[Cha]

2. Exclusive: Schumer probes $50 billion rural hospital "slush fund"

I'm sure this is true but I'm not as down on Dem Leaders as so many are... always insulting them. I don't like the Division that's going on here.. We've seen this Beofre and we got Traitor 1 in the WH.

Not meant for you, Swede.

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Top Senate Democrats on Friday accused Republicans of using a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals to "pay off" GOP lawmakers for their support of the "big, beautiful bill," Axios has learned.

Why it matters: Democrats are demanding clarity on how the fund — created to ease the brunt of GOP Medicaid cuts — will be distributed to states.

* Over a dozen Senate Democrats penned a Friday letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz seeking the state-level decision details.

* "Republicans in Congress hastily developed the rural health slush fund to buy their members' votes and give their caucus political cover for voting for the reconciliation bill," the lawmakers said in the letter.

* Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led Democrats in pressing Oz on the fund.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220515251

[creeksneakers2]

3. These people never say what Democrats should be doing

that they aren't doing already.

[Nixie]

4. David Hogg just lost in Arizona. His endorsed candidate lost

to one of those “old” people —Grijalva is in her 50’s. It turns out that experienced Democrats know that the whole country is not like New York City.

Maybe they’re not as “hot” as they think they are.

[Oopsie Daisy]

5. Good.

Maybe they’re not as “hot” as they think they are.

You know... I think you're right! That is a recurring theme and problem, isn't it?

[Nixie]

6. Yes, it's yet another dumb purity war. This one is particularly stupid, as

if they are running out of divisive angles. A war on “old” people now.