Progressives bitterly lash out at Democrats over report that 'squad politics' has tanked the party's chances in the midterms



The progressive wing of the Democratic party lashed out angrily over a report in Axios detailing how top Democrats believe the politics of "the quad" has damaged the party and sunk their chances in the midterm elections.

The report says that many Democrats blame the group of far left progressives for pushing unpopular policies like defunding the police, renaming schools, and toppling statues.

Democrats faced an uphill battle already in the midterm election given that more of their seats are up for election than those currently belonging to Republicans. Polling in recent months shows that Americans are rejecting Democratic policies, further worsening their chances.

The report highlighted the stunning recall of three progressive members of the San Francisco school board, explaining, "the most liberal city in the most liberal state decided that liberal activists had gone too far."

Internal polling showed that Americans saw Democrats as "preachy," "judgmental," and "focused on culture wars" instead of solving real problems.

While the aides to the squad members didn't comment for the report, some of the congress members responded on Twitter.

"In case you hadn’t caught on by now, every time there’s a media push blaming progressives, there’s something conservative Democrats are trying to cover up. This time it’s that they sent 4 million kids into poverty because they killed the Child Tax Credit. Don’t get distracted," replied Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.).

In case you hadn\u2019t caught on by now, every time there\u2019s a media push blaming progressives, there\u2019s something conservative Democrats are trying to cover up.\n\nThis time it\u2019s that they sent 4 million kids into poverty because they killed the Child Tax Credit.\n\nDon\u2019t get distracted.https://twitter.com/jimvandehei/status/1494636295204835329\u00a0\u2026
— Cori Bush (@Cori Bush) 1645213779

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded with an emoji symbol of agreement, but in her own tweet, she blamed capitalism for the report.

"Truly wild how these folks called the shots & got their desired nominees, agenda, priorities, legislative order, and excluded us from participating in campaigns yet find no shortage of ppl willing to write as their uncritical stenographers. This is how capital & power works folks," she tweeted.

Others on social media responded by calling the report "racist and sexist."

The social media kerfuffle is just the latest in the battle waged by far left progressives to wrestle control of the Democratic party away from the centrist establishment wing.

Here's more about the Democrats' polling troubles:

56 percent of Americans approve of nothing Biden has done: CNN pollwww.youtube.com

Liberals melt down on Twitter over video of Sen. Sinema's thumbs-down vote against the minimum wage hike



Liberals who were hoping that Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona might vote in support of a minimum wage hike were disappointed and many angrily turned to social media to register their outrage.

The openly bisexual senator is also a moderate Democrat on many issues owing to the demographics of the state she represents. On Friday she voted alongside 7 other Democrats to kill the proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to include the wage hike in the latest coronavirus relief package.

Sinema's critics were especially outraged because of the way she entered her vote.

Did Sinema really have vote against a $15 minimum wage for 24 million people like this? https://t.co/Jv0UXLKLHI
— Sawyer Hackett (@Sawyer Hackett) 1614971844.0

"Kyrsten Sinema is the most vapid Democratic politician to come along in quite a while. Her shtick of funky hair and bright clothing as a mask for her apparent sociopathy is downright horrifying," tweeted Emma Vigeland, a progressive commentator.

Kyrsten Sinema is the most vapid Democratic politician to come along in quite a while. Her shtick of funky hair and… https://t.co/UzxxNFVBvf
— Emma Vigeland (@Emma Vigeland) 1614977442.0

"Sinema just jauntily gave the middle finger to tens of millions of low wage workers," tweeted another critic.

"Kyrsten Sinema giving the $15 minimum wage a 'Gladiator' style thumbs down would've been a left twitter joke a week ago," tweeted Ken Klippenstein, a reporter at The Intercept.

"No matter what you think of @kyrstensinema's vote, these optics are horrible," tweeted journalist Yashar Ali. "You may think people don't deserve to be paid more, but you don't need to make a show of it."

Others were incensed that Sinema had brought a large chocolate cake into the Senate and compared her to Marie Antoinette, the historical figure known for a similar act.

"Incredible. On the day that she votes to block a raise in the minimum wage for 32 million working class Americans, @kyrstensinema not only walks into the Senate with a big chocolate cake but posts on FB about a future getaway to Bora Bora. 'Let them eat cake,' indeed," tweeted progressive activist Kai Newkirk.

"Kyrsten Sinema is an out-bi Senator but a closeted Conservative and wannabe Marie Antoinette," tweeted another critic.

"She's decided she's going to be a media darling as Marie Antoinette of the establishment. Dress in a super fun way, do performatively hip thumbs downs as she votes to kill higher wages & now rub it in with symbolic cake we can all eat instead of higher salaries," tweeted failed congressional candidate Cenk Uygur.

It turned out that Sinema had brought the cake for Senate staff who had to work through the night over a request by a Republican senator.

Sinema explained in a statement after the vote that she would support a raise in the minimum wage but not the inclusion of it in the coronavirus relief bill.

Here's more about Democrats debating the minimum wage hike:

Democrats Split Over $15 Minimum Wage Hike In COVID-19 Relief Packagewww.youtube.com