Why The Democratic Party?

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Originally Posted by whell

Serious question: do you actually believe this is still the case? When the party's leading contributors are hedge fund managers, investment firms, and left - of - center PAC's whose agendas don't typically align with "the average working stiff"?

Frankly, I think both major parties have been hijacked by organizations and individuals whose narrow interests don't represent the "average working stiff", and haven't represented those interests for years.

Originally Posted by MrPots

I think we'd be fools to believe any political party works for the working stiff.

Our halls of "leadership" are nothing but puppet chambers for the 1%.

Agreed. As long as there is money in politics, only thing distinguishing the two parties are their names.

Democrats rammed through ACA unilaterally, the Repubs are tearing it down piece by piece, the average person is left helpless. Whom do you trust?

For Democrats to have any credibility, likes of Schumer, Feinstein and Pelosi need to vacate their perches, but they never will. And Hillary the Loser needs to go into exile permanently, won't happen either. Tough to be yesterday's.