• Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    I think we can look at the House of Representatives for a better representation of how moderate/progressive the electorate is.

    Sure, as long as we ignore that the Democratic Party protects centrists and actively opposes progressives in primaries.

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      2 hours ago

      The national party does not invest all that heavily into individual district primary races. When a few tens of thousands of people at most are voting, there’s just only so far money can go. It’s very feasible for a candidate with a small staff of volunteers to simply canvas the district themselves.

      I’m afraid that conspiracy is not the reason we don’t have more progressives in the House.

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        2 hours ago

        The national party does not invest all that heavily into individual district primary races.

        Henry Cuellar.

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          28 minutes ago

          Downvote and no response to my provided numbers, huh? We’re supposed to be the fact-oriented people, we care about reality, about evidence. Even when its hard, even when it doesn’t conform to our beliefs that try to explain the world in simple and emotionally convenient ways.

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              11 minutes ago

              It’s not entertainment, this is people’s real lives and the impacts politicians have on them. It’s your unsupported theories running headfirst into hard numbers. If you have numbers to prove me wrong, go ahead and share. But you don’t, do you? Just unsupported online conspiracy theory from your echo chambers.

              I’ve been a progressive for decades, we’re on the same side, you and I. I just don’t hide behind comforting illusions.

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                6 minutes ago

                I’m not required to reply to you in what you consider to be a timely manner. Demand entertainment from someone else.

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          1 hour ago

          At least 16 Democratic members of Congress donated to Cuellar’s campaign through their campaign committee or leadership PACs during the 2022 election cycle, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of FEC filings. In total, the campaign received some $40,400 in political contributions from other sitting Democrats.

          Not sure on 2020 numbers, they’re not as quick to find. Not exactly breaking the bank here though. Almost half of his funding that cycle (almost 2 million) actually came from AIPAC, and a lot of the rest from industry and business contributions.

          https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/08/democratic-leadership-corporate-interests-help-rep-henry-cuellar-fend-off-primary-challenge/

          Anyways, details are important. When we look at them, we see a lot more than some sort of “party suppression”.