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According to the analysis, Democrat priorities revolve around increasing the size of Washington and its bureaucratic machinery. This ambition is framed as a strategic move to ensure political dominance: the larger and more entrenched the government becomes, the more difficult it is for opposition forces to dismantle or significantly alter it.
The analogy used describes this expansion as a "tumor" — something undesirable, but intentionally grown to secure control. The notion is that once the government is large enough, entities that benefit from it—whether through funding, employment, or reliance—become politically loyal and supportive of maintaining and expanding that system.