Of course, money and power are central to the Dems, they're politicians, aren't they? That's like saying water is wet. That's not the point, the point is that between the two parties one has become a threat to the very freedoms and democracy we hold dear while the other simply engages in politics as usual. The Right has become an extremist organization with policies so unpopular they're unelectable but rather than change their policies, they engage in deceit, voter suppression, gerrymandering, and any other form of cheating they can get away with. They hold crazy, paranoid, extreme views on everything and cater only to the wealthy. They offer no legislation that will help anyone who isn't rich and they appeal to the kind of people who attend insurrections and mail pipe bombs to people they disagree with. How the f**k can you not see any of this? It couldn't be more obvious if it were sitting on your face and singing showtunes. Traditional centrist Repubs aren't the problem, MAGA is the problem. If you can't see the difference between MAGA and Dems, you're braindead.

Can you see the difference or not?

Not if you understand that voting R in the next election is cutting your own throat. Otherwise, yes.

@Sgt_Spanky OK, I read and in the second sentence change

“…democracy upon which the USA was built ….” to “…oligarchy upon which ….”

The Dems have their problem children as well and none more so than the corporatists but you have to look at the big picture of what each party represents. At least the Ds are trying to preserve the freedoms and democracy the country was founded upon while the Rs are all about chaos and power for its own sake.

They have no interest in governance, they pass hundreds of laws suppressing the vote and gerrymandering as much of the country as they can because they can't win without cheating but rather than change any of their hateful policies into something people will support, they'd rather rig the election while having NO legislation to benefit anyone but the wealthy and wasting time and money on childish vengeance against the Dems for simply having done their jobs in trying to hold Trump accountable for his myriad crimes and endless corruption.

WOW! That was all ONE sentence.

it is always the lesser of two evils, though in this case the greater evil is much greater.

@Sgt_Spanky But I can tell you, as sure as the sun rises each day, that as long as the Dems in DC, and their party leadership, remain dedicated to preserving the status quo of economic inequality and serving their corporate masters, instead of the masses, our democracy and freedoms will always remain in peril, because the Dem Party agenda on economics, plays right into the hands of right wing Repub demagogues like Trump. So nothing will change for the better, long term or fundamentally, with our country on the way to fascism, as long as the Dems maintain their neoliberal economic policies.

And the Dems have no real interest in preserving whatever democracy we supposedly have left, they are fine with authoritarianism or fascism happening here, as long as it doesn't take away their wealth and elite status. Don't be naive about them..

@Sgt_Spanky, @Switchcraft Sorry, but I no longer see much difference between them, they are both interested in only serving the rich and maintaining the status quo inequality. One party prefers to maintain the charade of democracy, and use a veiled iron glove in keeping order here, and the other is fine with dropping the mask and using the iron fist openly to rule the masses. Both are totally neoliberal in their economics, and also both totally into imperialism and militarism abroad. And even on climate change and environmental policy, the Dems, at least the ones that matter and hold the power in making policy on that issue, are mostly all talk and no action, such as Biden's policies on it.

@TomMcGiverin Show me ANY political party not swayed by money? Such a thing doesn't exist so you have tyo take a broader vision when assessing the parties. The Dems, for all their imperfections, aren't out to dismantle our system of governance in favor of something more amenable to them taking and holding onto power through any means necessary like some psychotic Bond villain hellbent on ruling the world. One party is imperfect while the other is a bomb waiting to explode.

@TomMcGiverin could you please expand your views on the difference between Dems and Reps in regards to their preserving or demolishing Democracy.

@TomMcGiverin If that were the case, then the Dems, having held the majority of the power through the last couple of election cycles, would've done more damage to the economy than the efforts they've made to recover it from the disaster of the Trump years. Where is all this chicanery you seem so convinced they're out to cause? Gas prices are lower, Medicare can now negotiate with big Pharma on the price of Rx meds, employment numbers are up... where's your evidence of all this economic terrorism you think they're out to commit? Most rich people hate Dems and spend millions trying to keep them from getting elected. All "tax the rich" policies are authored bt Ds. You have to examine the facts, not theories or conjecture based on personal opinions.

Ramaswamy is probably the worst after Trump/DeSantis. Hutchinson and Christie are the most reasonable but they're still Rs and support R policies so no to them as well but at least they're not MAGA.