Amid unprecedented backlash against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom—considered a leading contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination—is being accused of giving the increasingly violent agency a pass after an interview with right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro in which he softened his criticism of ICE.
In recent days, following an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, officers of ICE and other federal agencies have been documented engaging in blatant racial profiling, unconstitutional “citizenship checks,” and extreme uses of physical force, including dragging a disabled US citizen from her car on the way to a doctor’s appointment, as the Associated Press reported Friday.
Absolutely. We have to counter the Democratic bullhorn telling voters that “Trump” is the problem. I do think the current weakness of the Democratic responses to Trump is providing us with a great opportunity. I’m advocating that we take full advantage to convince Democratic voters that the current Democratic establishment must go.
I’m in favor of replacing the establishment DNC, but that can only happen incrementally and by voting more progressives into office.
Electing Mamdani is a good start: it shows that DemSocs are electable. Now let’s build on that progress by showing that they can be elected outside of major metropolitan areas.
The Democratic Party isn’t going to court the progressive vote unless they realize that progressives will actually turn out in sufficient numbers to win elections.
If only moderate Dems reliably turn out for elections, then the DNC is going to continue catering to the center.
Leftists need to remember realpolitik and pragmatism.