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Cole Allen Hated the Democratic Party, Too ... Alleged shooter's views are more mainstream than you've been told
Makes sense to me because any avowed Democrat would know how much it would backfire if they tried to kill the POTUS.
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/cole-allen-hated-the-democratic-party
But as I’ve written, Luigi Mangione, Tyler Robinson and now Cole Allen were neither far-left nor on any partisan fringe. Instead, they were united in a sense of frustration with failed institutions defined by inaction — and a determination to embody the opposite through shocking spectacles of action. What nobody in power wants to admit is that the belief that institutions have failed is as mainstream as Taylor Swift, not the fringe radicalism of '70s outfits like the Weather Underground that pundits keep invoking.
Allen, his social media posts reveal, was not singularly focused on Trump. He had plenty of contempt for Democratic leaders too — a contempt for both parties that, far from being fringe, actually puts squarely in the majority of American opinion. By early 2025, the Democratic Party had sunk to historic lows: 27% approval in NBC News polling and 29% at CNN — the lowest in CNN's polling since 1992. A Pew survey found 59% of Democrats disapproved of their own congressional leadership. That’s more than 25 million American voters, according to the latest numbers.
Hating the political establishment may once have made you a member of the radical fringe, but those days are long gone. Strange as it may seem, Allen is, politically speaking, a dime a dozen.
Consider his social media posts.
“If this is the extent to which Democratic leadership is willing to lead, it is time to form an actual third party,” Allen posted on Bluesky on January 21, 2025.
It was one of numerous other similar posts in which Allen called for an alternative to the Democrat and Republican parties.
“At this point might be faster to replace it with a new party … call it the ‘Do Something’ party, idk,” he said in another post, one of countless hints at his frustration with political inaction.
“If this is the level of analysis coming out of the leaders of the dem party!!…might need an entirely new party tbh,” he said in another post.
“I swear the democrat party does not comprehend the concept of priorities…,” he wrote on February 13.
By March, he was calling for the ouster of the top-ranking Democrat in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
“Is there such a thing as a vote of no confidence for Senate minority leader?” he posted on March 13.
The day before, Allen was cracking jokes about Schumer’s uselessness.
“Schumer is acting like an rpg [role playing game] player who hoards every single potion, powerup, and consumable he comes across because ‘maybe I’ll need them later,’” he wrote on March 12.
Allen, his social media posts reveal, was not singularly focused on Trump. He had plenty of contempt for Democratic leaders too — a contempt for both parties that, far from being fringe, actually puts squarely in the majority of American opinion. By early 2025, the Democratic Party had sunk to historic lows: 27% approval in NBC News polling and 29% at CNN — the lowest in CNN's polling since 1992. A Pew survey found 59% of Democrats disapproved of their own congressional leadership. That’s more than 25 million American voters, according to the latest numbers.
Hating the political establishment may once have made you a member of the radical fringe, but those days are long gone. Strange as it may seem, Allen is, politically speaking, a dime a dozen.
Consider his social media posts.
“If this is the extent to which Democratic leadership is willing to lead, it is time to form an actual third party,” Allen posted on Bluesky on January 21, 2025.
It was one of numerous other similar posts in which Allen called for an alternative to the Democrat and Republican parties.
“At this point might be faster to replace it with a new party … call it the ‘Do Something’ party, idk,” he said in another post, one of countless hints at his frustration with political inaction.
“If this is the level of analysis coming out of the leaders of the dem party!!…might need an entirely new party tbh,” he said in another post.
“I swear the democrat party does not comprehend the concept of priorities…,” he wrote on February 13.
By March, he was calling for the ouster of the top-ranking Democrat in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
“Is there such a thing as a vote of no confidence for Senate minority leader?” he posted on March 13.
The day before, Allen was cracking jokes about Schumer’s uselessness.
“Schumer is acting like an rpg [role playing game] player who hoards every single potion, powerup, and consumable he comes across because ‘maybe I’ll need them later,’” he wrote on March 12.
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And I'll add that Democrats need to run more than just an anti-trump campaign. In the short term, being anti-trump may win, but ultimately we need to offer more. If/when the MAGA coalition is thrown overboard, the boat will need a strong captain and crew with a vision to guide the ship.
That's what got us PEDO in the WH in the first place. Jill Stein's LIES about Hillary being the same as the Traitor. Susan Sarandon lied that Hilary was worse. She would start a War.
I posted on Sunday that I wish Cole would have stayed home. He was only making it worse.. Now Sure Enough!! 
TY for this.. Cole Allen is Stupid.
