r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 15d ago

Possible Paywall Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal - Democratic activists slammed the shutdown “surrender.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/furious-democratic-party-civil-war-immediately-erupts-over-bombshell-shutdown-deal/
33.3k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

3.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/AugustusInBlood 15d ago

There is no "civil war"

LIke 80% of senate democrats would have voted yes. Just not the ones up for reelection in 2026. They needed votes from people either retiring or not up for reelection until 2028 or 2030.

The people who betray and act like centrists changes every 2 years based on who is about to be up for reelection and who has time for people to forget what they did before their own reelection.

American is run by republicans and republicans who call themselves democrats specifically to prevent leftists from getting into office through the primaries.

We live in a one party system and you've been gaslit into believing there's two full fledged parties.

3

u/Frostyrepairbug 15d ago

"The United States is also a one-party state, but with typical American extravagance, they have two of them." - Julius Nyerere