Pressley demands Democrats go all-in on radical agenda

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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MDN Staff
Pressley demands Democrats go all-in on radical agenda

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Ayanna Pressley is back on the soapbox, unleashing another fiery broadside against her own party. This time she railed against moderates, mocked Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can,” and demanded Democrats abandon the center altogether.

In this clip, Pressley declares no more moderation — demanding Democrats dump the center and embrace her radical wish list

“We’ve got colleagues that think the answer is to moderate our imaginations,” she fumed. “To shrink when the electorate is telling us, ‘Go bold, go big, go deep.’”

Pressley blasted Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for stopping Biden’s Build Back Better bill and mocked Democrats for chasing procedure over power. “Scared power isn’t power at all,” she thundered, dismissing her party’s habit of hiding behind the filibuster and bragging about being the “adults in the room.”

Her cure? Forget moderation — go full radical. Medicare-for-All. Abolish ICE. Green New Deal mandates. Filibuster demolition. No compromise, no middle ground, no slide decks.


Radical Rhetoric, Zero Results

Pressley is always loudest on the mic, but when it comes to the scoreboard, the record is thin. No landmark legislation. No sweeping reforms. Just the same grievance-filled sermons repackaged for activist applause and social media clips.

She’s quick to attack her own side for being too timid, but just as quick to deliver nothing when she gets her way. If hashtags passed laws, she’d be Speaker of the House. Instead, she’s a congresswoman who performs for the cameras and leaves her district with nothing more than slogans.


Untouchable but Useless

In her safe seat, Pressley rarely faces challengers. She runs unopposed, coasts back to Washington, and then lectures her party about boldness. The cycle repeats: coronations at home, performances on stage, and zero measurable wins in Congress.

For all her talk about “fighting,” Pressley remains untouchable and unaccountable — the perfect setup for a politician who thrives on noise but delivers nothing.

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