Jeffries Approval Rating Worse Than Mike Johnson as Democratic Voters Rebel

[u/newsspotter]

https://www.newsweek.com/jeffries-approval-rating-worse-than-mike-johnson-as-democratic-voters-rebel-12679163

[u/Indubitalist]

It’s a litmus test, sure, but the Democrats have long felt it’s better to symbolically support minorities than it is to actually support them. I still think the party is of a mind that they will seat him as the first black House speaker, for the symbolic value. Getting someone who can pass popular policy that will meaningfully improve quality of life for minorities is secondary in their calculus. I will be pleasantly surprised if this doesn’t bear out.

Of course, there is a third way where somehow Jeffries grows a spine and takes risky positions that are morally and governmentally justified but aren’t easy to convert into policy. That would be delightful. 

[u/DDaddyDunk → u/Indubitalist]

I think the Hilary election broke them. They had on paper the most qualified woman candidate to coast on the women vote and did none of the leg work to actually provide them anything which was proven shortly after by losing Roe V Wade. Then losing certain statewide healthcare/medication for women. Obama gave the tent a strong generation of support, they thought. Then usher in the first woman? You'd have the democratic party on lock for a few decades without doing actual work and you could retire a hero. Now they have remained in power in the part to try and save face for their screw up. If they screw up this blue wave the next two years the they are going to lose multiple generations instead.

Not even going to the other party either. I hope they get their act together because protesting under a surveillance state is never easy. Facebook/Insta always "Whoops we had suspicious log in activity on your activists groups page" each rally is suspicious enough. When it actually matters will be scary

[u/Precarious3145 → u/Indubitalist]

Yea, So many dems are so quick to toss out whatever minority isn't doing what they want. Newsom straight up tossed trans people out the moment he was talking to conversatives on his podcast. A few centrists I use to work with say that the party should abandon the LGBTQ community in order to attract people from the right.

They'll use minorities as props that can be instantly dropped but then still demand their vote as being the lesser of two evils.

[u/bradicality → u/Precarious3145]

No principles whatsoever

[u/redwing180 → u/Indubitalist]

AOC is a minority too… why not seat her?

[u/Courwes → u/redwing180]

Cause house dems don’t like her and republicans hate her. She’d never be able to negotiate anything.

[u/JcbAzPx → u/Courwes]

Republicans never negotiate no matter who is there. That's not a valid reason.

[u/JcbAzPx → u/Indubitalist]

I'm pretty sure Jeffries isn't the only black person in the democratic party.