We’re here because GOP politicians fear their base, while Democratic politicians don’t. That must change.
By David Sirota, The Lever
After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, there is bad news and there is good news. But first, an admission.
For most of my adult life, I’ve clung to a grand unifying theory: The only way to fight off right-wing fascism is to build not just a well-organized progressive movement, but to also mobilize rank-and-file apolitical Democratic voters to press their own party to deliver.
If Democratic base constituencies — college-educated white collars, communities of color, young people, etc. — went beyond merely voting in November and actually made demands of their Democratic lawmakers (and held them accountable in primaries), then maybe the party would pursue its purported agenda with the same urgency as the Republican Party does for its conservative base. And if that happened, maybe more voters would flock to Democrats who were materially improving their lives.
Over the last 25 years, the opposite has happened.
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