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PRIMARYING SURVEY 4.22 

4,112 surveyed

There is the overwhelming frustration that the Democratic establishment is failing to build a True Opposition that will STAND UP and DEFEAT Trump, and Bernie isn’t mincing his words about Establishment Democrats:

“If we waited on them to defeat Trumpism and move our country forward, we’d be waiting forever. So it is up to us.”

Last week David Hogg, a DNC vice chair, announced that his PAC, Leaders We Deserve, is launching a $20 million campaign that will include supporting younger, progressive candidates to run in primaries against incumbent Democrats.

It’s a bold initiative, and we wanted to understand how our movement feels about primarying Democratic incumbents who lack the grassroots support and fighting spirit needed to defeat Trump.

We surveyed more than 4,000 politically active progressives and Democrat-leaning voters:

• 87% say the Dem party lost its way — up from 76% in our post-presidential election poll.
• 92% say Our Revolution should support primary challenges to establishment Democrats who are not generating grassroots energy.
• 88% say the DSCC/DCCC should stop automatically supporting incumbents.
• 70% are not confident that the Democratic Party will do what’s necessary to fight back against Trump’s disastrous policies.
• 96% think Our Revolution should continue to work to Transform the Democratic Party by electing progressives at every level of the party structure.
• 82% say Democrats should stop accepting Big Money donations from billionaires and corporations to fund its electoral activities.
• Respondents are most worried about Trump creating a Constitutional crisis by overriding judicial orders and efforts to slash critical programs like Medicaid and Social Security.

COMMENTARY:

“I want to hear from the leaders every day in opposition to the Trump agenda.”

“Quit being wimps”

“I am tired of the same old playbook; we need grassroot action and respect for the average person.”

“Chuck Schumer needs to be replaced as leader”

“Some of the weakest people I have ever seen. If they won’t fight they need to move aside for someone who will.”

“Schumer and Jeffries need to step aside.”

“They need a wake up call and listen to what America is concerned with. Not just what they think America is concerned with!”

“Democrats unwilling to do what’s necessary to fight back need to be replaced by those who will.”

“Disappointment is the only thing I can say without resorting to four letter words.”

“We’re running out of time.”

A recent poll confirms that the vast majority of Democrats agree with Bernie—72% support abandoning a cautious, centrist approach when confronting Trump and his far-right allies.

If we’re going to meet the urgency of Trump’s renewed threat, we cannot sit back and wait for the Democratic Party establishment to get serious about building the kind of inclusive, energized movement our moment demands: we have no choice but to transform the Democratic Party from within.

Join our Citizen Action Team to help elect progressives coast to coast and fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs.

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Senate Democrats could have blocked the GOP spending bill. 

Instead, Chuck Schumer and 9 other Democratic Senators CAVED.

We asked more than 9,000 progressives what they thought:

• 89% think Schumer should step aside as Senate Minority Leader
• 86% think if Schumer refuses to step aside that efforts should be made to oust him from his leadership role.
• 86% would support a primary challenger against Schumer for his Senate seat.
• 83% would support primary challengers against all 10 senators who voted for the funding bill.
• 96% think Kirsten Gillibrand, as head of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, should recruit better candidates willing to stand up to Trump and the Oligarchs.

• 99% want to see Democrats fight Trump and Musk more.

From the text box (5,000+ comments):

“Schumer has been an embarrassment for years. We need an opposition party, the Democrats are anything but!”

“I’m a lifelong Democrat, but I’m so frustrated and discouraged that I’m thinking of becoming an Independent.”

“If you don’t get your shit together real fast, it’s gonna be too late.”

“I changed my voter registration to ‘None. No Party.’ The Dems need to fight harder/more viciously.”

“Wearing pink and holding a *** sign is doing nothing. FIGHT BACK. This is the battle for democracy and you think that wearing a pink sweater is going to do a damn thing?! F*** the high road. Fight dirty.”

“This is why democrats lost and will continue to lose. Listen to Bernie!”

“Betrayal.”

“Don’t let them mess with my social security.”

“Weak, unorganized, lost.”

“I am frustrated. The direction of the democratic party has been a disaster.”

“Wildly frustrated and defeated. The GOP has been playing dirty for over 10 years. Why do the Dems keep rolling over and letting them win every time? Now it’s reached a point where we may not come back from this. You’re failing all of us.”

“I’m angry and embarrassed.”

“The whole party has lost its way. If the Party doesn’t change it’s way it will cease to have any influence.”

“Bernie for speaker!”

“So many of them talk about how dangerous Trump and the Republicans are but are essentially complicit through their inaction or in this case action.”

“They have voted to help Trump kill us. Sickening and deeply disappointing.”

“What a bunch of weak and disgraceful representatives.”

“There’s no way to reform the party. I’ve given up.”

“Cowardice.”

“We need a viable third party. Bernie, I don’t trust you anymore. I can’t make another donation because I’m worried you’ll sell out to the Democrats again.”“I quit. Changing to Independent after being a lifelong Dem. No spine.”

“I’m in shock. Why do they do this to us?”

“Democrats are too wimpy / not listening to ordinary people.”

“I’m feeling very alienated.”

“Disgusted at the capitulation.”

“We need new leadership!!”

“My party has no backbone!”

“Appalled.”

“FIGHT BACK. THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE!”

“Finished. Done. They are Republican lite. There is no party for us.”

“AOC should primary Schumer.”

People are being hurt by Trump’s actions. We can’t afford for Democrats to “play dead” and wait for Trump to fail — as strategists like James Carville are pushing.

We surveyed 3,000 Progressive Democrats across the country, and 28% say they and they’re families are already being impacted by Trump 2.0. Another 60% expect to be as Trump targets Medicaid, SNAP, and other crucial programs.

90% said the response of Democratic leadership ha been weak, disappointing, or unacceptable. Just 3% say they’re very confident that Dem leaders will do what’s necessary to fight back against Trump’s dangerous policies effectively.

We need a unified opposition against Trump.

Donate to help us push Democrats to hold the line and pressure the handful of weak Republicans to defect — we must block Trump’s Budget Scam that would cut programs to fund more tax cuts for the wealthy.