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Well, the Democrats won't be the ones to do it.
The hubris of the Democratic party establishment + consultants is just… wow. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more poorly executed and inaccurate RCA summary. They are so far up their own assholes that they’re making themselves sneeze.
The Democrats are themselves cancer.
Holy shit, that second bullet point. The hundreds of thousands of people donating small sums of money are somehow less representative of the electorate than the two hundred people donating over a million dollars each, because reasons (just not mathematically sound ones)
It's the 4th bullet point that gets me. "We should spend more time going to right-wing-dominated spaces (and also restaurants)". Because only right-wing communities are "real". Anything lefties do is elitist.
The second bullet point is itself a paradox. By definition hundreds of small donations would represent the electorate better than individual large donors.
Is this verified? If so, congratulations, Democratic party leadership. Once again, you're planning on doing the exact opposite of what you should be doing. Their leftist voter turnout is going to plummet again while they try court Republicans—who often vote by party rather than policy.
Playing into nostalgia and nationalism. A strategy taken straight from the other party's playbook.
Condemning progressiveness, leaving their policies either to do nothing or slide the country even more into conservatism.
Abandoning their actual "small-dollars" donors (constituents) whose preferences may not align with ~~the broader electorate~~ the corporate donors.
Going to screw progressive politicians yet again, leaving only moderates and conservatives.
Actively and deliberately court voters from conservative hotspots.
Either this means the goal is deregulation, or that they don't plan on addressing issues outside of rural areas. Maybe both.
“Meet me in the middle,” says the leopard.
The Geronocrats and MAGATs are the foolish clown that hops into the mouth of the beast.
People really need to show up to the primaries from now on. Tired of this shit.
Do they still have super delegates?
This is how you continue to lose. The first bullet point is correct. The rest is fail.
The first dot point is incorrect. They should not embrace that right wing nonsense.
There’s something to be said for the very idea of We The People. Given the current state of things it can be a unifier for punching up.
I’m not saying hang a flag on your pickup truck. Just know the constitution and home much Elon is tearing through it with that chainsaw of his.
Correct. Patriotism should be the result, not the means.