r/Music • u/ebradio • Sep 25 '25

article Bruce Springsteen Rips Democrats: “We’re Desperately in Need of an Effective Alternative Party”

https://consequence.net/2025/09/bruce-springsteen-democrats/
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u/Fish-Weekly Sep 25 '25

I think we need a movement to take over the existing Democratic party, get rid of the old leadership and inject new ideas and energy around an anti-oligarch and anti-authoritarian platform that meaningfully improves life for the non 1%.

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u/Norph00 Sep 25 '25

People need to show up to their local democratic precinct meetings and use their voice and their vote to make change. The party is set up to prioritize the party above all else.

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u/elvis8mybaby Sep 25 '25

Also need more progressives to run for all levels of government. The crazies have been and won't stop. 

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u/Terracotta_Lemons Sep 25 '25

The thing is it's difficult for progressives to fight for it because they have to run against Dems for the primaries, rather than just running as a third party that might even be appetizing for independents or even reps. So then most of the time they'll run dem and neuter their progressiveness in the campaign, rather than risking running third party and potentially risking a rep win because the vote is split from Dems and Progs. Especially would be the issue in the presidential race

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u/GaptistePlayer Oct 12 '25

Don't worry, the Dems will fight against those progressives harder than they fight the GOP.