For at least the last 45 years, Republicans have cast every Democrat politician as a Socialist or extreme leftist. No matter how left, center, or middle they are, Republicans always say they're far left. So why the hell would you move to the right just because you're afraid they're going to call you names? Everyone knows that no matter how far to the right you move, they're still going to scream that you're the most extreme liberal who has ever run for office?

The truth is, the neoliberals have an uphill battle against populist conservative Republicans. Socialists might have an advantage.

These moderates need to fuck off already

Fried has such a chance to be cool about this, actually prove the dem party is a big tent, and put the country and party ahead of their personal politics. Nixon won over vindman signficantly, it wasnt neck and neck, the people that make up the party want a dsa aligned person more than a trump-focused centrist - the democratic party is what if not a democracy that at least reflects the will of its own members?

You'd think if these party officials were so concerned about progressive candidates having a hard time with certain electorates or just in general, they, as loyal Democratic Party functionaries, would be sending extra resources and working double time to promote the candidate. If bland genocide-tolerant moderates are better for general elections then you can focus money and support on helping shore up the DSA candidates they think will have a harder time.

Oddly that hasn't generally been the response.

Maybe she should drop the DSA talks and bring Dick Cheney on the campaign trailer. Or, I don't know, give "policies that benefit people" a chance.

“Won’t anybody think of the rich people?”

- Politician about to lose his job, 2026.

Democratic Socialist need to act as their own party. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) does not represent our interest.

From Nikki Fried's Wikipedia page

After graduating, Fried worked at the law firm of Holland & Knight in Jacksonville, alongside Ashley Moody, a friend of Fried from the University of Florida who would later serve alongside her as the Florida Attorney General.

TBH, I thought we were past the point of caring about fucking snake emojis, controversial opinions on history, or whatever woke bullshit someone said in 2014.

People can't fucking eat, pay rent, cool their homes, or afford education in this country. Every DSA candidate needs to watch how Zohran responded to these stupid culture war questions and take notes. Affordability is how the DSA's win, not by indulging centrist bullshit or the mainstream media's baiting about old, stupid woke opinions.

If they ask her about Castro, her response should be: "I'm not concerned with history. I'm concerned with the fact that Republicans have made it impossible to live with a full-time job in Florida." Hong would have won if, instead of talking about her stupid Thanksgiving tweet or her half-white son, she'd have simply said: "My concern with my son is the fact that Republicans have made it so hard to afford groceries every week, and they want to spend our tax dollars on unwanted data centers. I'd like for people to be able to afford a Thanksgiving dinner to begin with."

Full stop. Every goddamn time. Stay on message about affordability.

If she doesn't disavow the DSA then how will she get the like 3 centrists left in the entire state of FL who haven't decided yet if they want to vote R or D?

From Nikki Fried's Wikipedia page

After graduating, Fried worked at the law firm of Holland & Knight in Jacksonville, alongside Ashley Moody, a friend of Fried from the University of Florida who would later serve alongside her as the Florida Attorney General.

One of the Florida Democratic Party sources said that the organization did not favor Vindman over Nixon and was neutral in the primary.

Is anyone actually stupid enough to believe this lie ever again?

But since winning, she(Nixon) moved fast to distance herself from several DSA positions, saying she doesn't back abolishing all prisons — just for-profit ones, she doesn't support "defunding" police or having so-called "open borders," and she disagreed with the national DSA's controversial commemoration of Fidel Castro.

Nixon's distancing seems very rational to me. I think don't this movement needs to have a mandate to magically get rid of all prisons and cops. Seriously, when's that going to happen? Not any time soon. Praise Castro? That guy that created a utopia in Cuba lol? That'll be so fucking popular lol. Seems like dipshits(or childishly naive people) or Republican saboteurs are running this party(which I've heard of for the first time today).

I really hope people don't support this party and make them the stupid face of Democratic Socialism.

edit: fucking downvoted. lol, good luck guys. i'm sure things will go as you want, what ever the fuck that is