Figueredo often shares his thoughts on the current state of the Democratic Party in the U.S., and earlier today he again did just that. Here’s how he describes his latest video commentary:
After Chuck Schumer failed to stop eight Senate Democrats from caving to Republicans, there was an immediate effort by House Democrats and progressive organizations to oust him from leadership. The problem, however, is the move has likely already been thwarted by risk-averse and self-interested Senate Democrats that don’t want to replace him at the moment (including progressive Senators like Bernie Sanders and Chris Van Hollen). Moreover, Hakeem Jeffries is facing a primary challenge from socialist Chi Ossé, however, Ossé’s own political allies (including Alexandia Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani) are actively trying to discourage him from running. In this video we’ll try to comprehend these baffling decisions and talk about why the Democratic Party simply can’t get its s**t together.
Related Off-site Links:
AOC and Zohran Bend Knee on Hakeem Jeffries Primary Challenger – Breaking Points (November 19, 2025).
AOC Rejects Hakeem Jeffries Challenge – Sabrina Salvati (Sabby Sabs, November 19, 2025).
AOC Says a Primary Challenger Against Hakeem Jeffries Is Not a Good Idea Right Now – I Am Blakeley (November 18, 2025).
AOC and Mamdani Break with DSA Candidate, Refuse to Endorse Jeffries’ Primary Challenger – Rising (November 19, 2025).
AOC Just Said the Most Disappointing Thing Ever – Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Young Turks, November 19, 2025).
Trump’s Greatest Ally is the Democratic Party – Chris Hedges (The Chris Hedges Report, November 3, 2025). The Corporate Democrats Delivered Donald Trump – Norman Solomon (Common Dreams, October 21, 2025).
How Elites Destroyed the Democratic Party in the U.S. and Fuelled Populism: An Interview with Joan Williams – Al Jazeera (August 31, 2025).
The Democratic Party Can’t Be Reformed – Black Green Red (August 20, 2025).
The Left Can Only Win If There is a Left – Richard Moser (CounterPunch, August 2, 2024).
The Democrats Actively Expedited Class Dealignment: An Interview with Neal Meyer – Vivek Chibber (Jacobin, May 12, 2025).
Why the Democratic Party Is Not Going to Save Us From Fascism – The Humanist Report (March 6, 2025).
Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, February 12, 2025).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
• Eric Fernández: Quote of the Day – May 14, 2025
• When Democrats Undermine Democracy
• AOC Falls Into Line
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – March 10, 2019
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Quote of the Day – February 6, 2019
• Ross Barkan: Quote of the Day – June 27, 2018
THE FAILURES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
• Tony Pentimalli on the Fallacy of the “Safe Political Center”
• Kshama Sawant on the Democrats’ Shutdown Cave
• David Norton: “The Democratic Party Serves Capital, Not You”
• Robert Reich on the “Big Ugly Cave” by Senate Democrats
• Mike Figueredo on the “Political Malpractice” of the Democratic Party
• Ted Rall: Democrats Are Not “the Left”
• Exposing the Dark Money Network Secretly Funding Establishment Democratic Influencers
• Why the Democratic Party Is Not Going to Save Us From Fascism
• Howie Hawkins: “The Democrats Are Not the Answer to the Trump/Fascism Problem”
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• Jeff Cohen on How Obama’s “Corporate Liberalism” Led to the Rise of Trump
• Progressive Perspectives on Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
• Eric Fernández: Quote of the Day – May 14, 2025
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – July 26, 2025
• When Democrats Undermine Democracy
SIGNS OF HOPE
• “The Answer, Actually, Is Hope”
• Eddie Glaude: A “Radical Refusal” Is Happening
• Butch Ware on “Red & Blue vs Green Politics”
• Progressive Perspectives on Zohran Mamdani’s Win in New York City
• “No Kings”? Absolutely. But Also “No Oligarchy”
• Chris Smalls: We Need to Escape the “Two-Party Plantation”
• Kshama Sawant: Independent Working-class Campaigns Can Succeed
• The Rational National’s Take on Zohran Mamdani
• Omar Fateh: “We Need to Meet the Needs of Working People”
• Something to Think About – July 25, 2025
• In His Efforts to “Build a City That Works for All,” Omar Fateh Secures a Key Endorsement
• Butch Ware on His Run for California Governor and the Wider Goal of Disrupting the Duopoly
• Marianne Williamson on the Need for “Radical Love” in Responding to Trump’s Dismantling of Democracy
• “Protesting Is What Patriotism Looks Like in Public”
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