The New Republicrats: Snakes of the Democratic Party.
About this episode
Max critiques the 'Promise to America' pledge signed by house democrats, analyzing its implications and historical context.
Ten sitting house democrats and five candidates just signed the “Promise to America” pledge ensuring the public they are not socialists. It has six banal points with no specifics, no plan, and no agenda that might actually help anyone. Of the six, five are limp, empty platitudes. The sixth is a Trojan horse to cut Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. So either these “Democrats” are wholly and secretly aligned with the folks who wrote Project 2025, or they’re stupid. You decide. In this episode, Max rips apart the pledge, puts this so-called movement in historical context, grades the legislators who are signatories to it, and explains why they are so out of step with what their constituents truly desire. Resources Politicon: James Carville: What Just Happened In The NYC Primaries Fox News Clips: ‘WE’RE FOR CAPITALISM’: Moderate Democrat responds to socialist wins NBC News: ‘Mamdani is a threat to my constituents,’ says New York House Democrat Fox News Clips: Democrat TORCHES Mamdani: ‘Job-killing socialist’ Promise to America Newsweek: Democrats Launch Centrist Group as Trump Attacks Socialists, Communists…
People in this episode
Host: Max
Topics covered
- Democratic Party
- political pledges
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Social Security
- Project 2025
- historical context
Keywords
- Promise to America
- Democrats
- socialism
- political analysis
- legislators
- Medicare cuts
- historical context
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Democratic Party, Project 2025, Politicon, Fox News, NBC News, Daily Kos, Blue Dog PAC, The Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Books & works: The New Republicrats: Snakes of the Democratic Party
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