u/thesmart_indian27

Many commenters claim that JFK would hate the modern day Democratic Party (especially DSA) because he was a capitalist that opposed communism. However, capitalism has dramatically changed since the 1960s.

In the 1960s, America followed a version with more guardrails, similar to Keynesian economics, which was started in the FDR era. However, Reagan cut taxes and moved America towards trickle down economics, where we are still waiting for the money to trickle down. Many people have a negative view of capitalism because they have only experienced post-Reagan capitalism, and didn’t experience Keynesian capitalism (which has guardrails), under which America was improving, with stronger unions and more chance to make it to the middle class.

Many commenters claim that JFK would hate the modern day Democratic Party (especially DSA) because he was a capitalist that opposed communism. However, capitalism has dramatically changed since the 1960s.

In the 1960s, America followed a version with more guardrails, similar to Keynesian economics, which was started in the FDR era. However, Reagan cut taxes and moved America towards trickle down economics, where we are still waiting for the money to trickle down. Many people have a negative view of capitalism because they have only experienced post-Reagan capitalism, and didn’t experience Keynesian capitalism (which has guardrails), under which America was improving, with stronger unions and more chance to make it to the middle class.

I know this is a long way ahead, and that the bigger focus is 2026, followed by the 2028 presidential election.

However, it’s good to have a rough idea on future plans. In my opinion, Jay Jones should not seek any political office in 2029, due to his past controversies, including text messages and speeding conviction. He underperformed Spanberger and Hashmi, and I think he only won due to Trump’s unpopularity + Spanberger’s and Hashmi’s large wins.

My recommendations are Brendan Boyle and Chris DeLuzio. Conor Lamb would be ok, only issue is he’s been out of politics for a while.

I don’t know if Summer Lee can win statewide. She underperformed Kamala Harris in 2024.

I think he needs to travel across the state and even attend Mike Rogers rallies to debate Mike, to show his true self and that he is not as dogmatic as portrayed. Mike is making up facts about Abdul. Abdul el-Sayed also needs to speak with voters who voted for Stevens and understand their biggest issues. AES is (so far) doing a good job of speaking less about AIPAC and more about keeping tax dollars here.

I think he needs to travel across the state and even attend Mike Rogers rallies to debate Mike, to show his true self and that he is not as dogmatic as portrayed. Mike is making up facts about Abdul. Abdul el-Sayed also needs to speak with voters who voted for Stevens and understand their biggest issues.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/05/hong-reverses-stance-on-defunding-police-claims-about-racism/91169945007/

policy

I know she has made radical statements about police and Thanksgiving, and that she has used words such as socialist.

On her policy website, she seems to explain everything clearly.

Lately, I’ve seen many republicans ads targeting Abdul al Sayed for receiving money from people with ties to CAIR. Many claim CAIR is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, for which there is no clear proof I can find from neutral sources.

I condemn CAIR members who met with the Muslim brotherhood and failed to condemn Hamas. Nihad Awad was (at minimum) sloppy with his remarks after October 7, 2023, when he said he was "happy to see" Palestinians break out of the Gaza blockade on October 7, which he later claimed he was referring to civilians who crossed the border.

On the other hand, the Government of Qatar allegedly supports the Muslim Brotherhood, and Trump accepted a luxury jet from Qatar. Why aren’t the people calling out Abdul el-Sayed (for accepting donations from people with ties to CAIR) calling out Trump (for accepting the jet)?

Lately, I’ve seen many republicans ads targeting Abdul al Sayed for receiving money from people with ties to CAIR. Many claim CAIR is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, for which there is no proof. I condemn CAIR members who failed to condemn Hamas, such as Nihad Awad, who (at minimum) was sloppy with his remarks after October 7, 2023 (when he said he was "happy to see" Palestinians break out of the Gaza blockade on October 7, which he later claimed he was referring to civilians who crossed the border).

By contrast, the Government of Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood, and Trump accepted a luxury jet from Qatar. Why aren’t the people calling out Abdul el-Sayed (for accepting donations from people with ties to CAIR) calling out Trump (for accepting the jet)?

Started following politics in 2020, knew basics about presidents prior to that. Looking from today’s politics, Barack Obama seems to be a typical liberal. However, Obama was said to be anti-establishment back in 2008, and he ran on change. Was he considered super progressive in 2008? Have his ‘progressive’ policies become more mainstream as of 2020s?

I know he did lots for LGBT rights, and that not all democrats supported gay marriage in the 2000s, it seemed to pick up steam in 2013 when an increasing number of DEM senators announced their support. I also know that the DEM party was much bigger back in 2008, and that there were many conservative Southern Democrats such as Mike Ross, Ike Skelton, and Jim Marshall.