'Climate hushing' has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it's a mistake.
2026-07-31 02:35 UTC
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@Mniot@programming.dev 2026-07-31 03:08
The problem is that they can’t just talk about climate problems they need to take action. And since the Democratic party isn’t going to support mass-executions of industry executives and billionaires, they’d have to talk about incremental changes. I’m not sure how they sell something like “we forecast that these new regulations will result in a 1 degree average temperature reduction over the next 4 years” (which would be huge). And that’s imagining that the party as a whole is able to agree on something hard enough to shove it past the Republicans.
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@Nobody@anarchist.nexus 2026-07-31 03:28
“We don’t stand for anything, but republicans are terrible” has been a losing strategy every single time it’s been deployed. The public is heavily slanted in favor of democrats, but Trump has made it crystal clear that he’s going to cheat. A Democratic win requires an undeniable landslide. Ignoring real problems will not generate the transformational turnout needed to overcome blatant election fraud.
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@orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2026-07-31 11:54
Expecting the Democrats to do anything that helps us is a fool’s errand. Can’t wait for them to write a strongly-worded letter when Trump inevitably tries to take a third term.