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Trump executive action targets ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform (nbcnews.com)
President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum Thursday aimed at investigating ActBlue, the leading Democratic fundraising platform.
Politics, Fundraising, Democratic Party, Executive Orders
19 points by bhouston 20 hours ago | 1 comments
Abundance: Big Tech's Bid for the Democratic Party (newintermag.com)
The Tech Right has gained major influence in Washington by funding Republicans. The Abundance faction has taken a different route: funding Democrats.
Politics, Technology, Democratic Party, Political Funding, Tech Industry
19 points by abalone 11 days ago | 31 comments
The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024 (nytimes.com)
Last year’s election was close, despite President Trump’s hyperbolic claims about his margin of victory. Still, the Democratic Party clearly lost — and not only the presidential race. It also lost control of the Senate and failed to recapture the House of Representatives. Of the 11 governor’s races held last year, Democrats won three. In state legislature races, they won fewer than 45 percent of the seats.
Politics, Elections, US Politics, Democratic Party
13 points by apsec112 26 days ago | 34 comments
Why Democrats Won't Throw a Real Punch (thenation.com)
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
Politics, United States, Democratic Party
10 points by vintagedave 64 days ago | 14 comments
Democrats need to understand: Americans think they're worse (economist.com)
If you think Donald Trump is too crass or cruel or incompetent to be president—if you are disappointed or even astonished that, having tried and failed to subvert the will of the people in the last election, he has come back to win fair and square—you should be asking yourself this question: why, to so many Americans, does the Democratic Party seem worse?
Politics, US Politics, Elections, Democratic Party
11 points by lolinder 170 days ago | 17 comments