Is Sen Mark Kelly a lefty radical? Because last I checked, he had 80% approval rating in his state amongst Democrats while Sinema had a 23% approval rating. Y’all seem to ignore this fact while dog-piling on Biden’s 43% approval rating, and it bothers me. Also, we are still THREE YEARS from possibly changing Presidents, so let’s all calm…
Is Sen Mark Kelly a lefty radical? Because last I checked, he had 80% approval rating in his state amongst Democrats while Sinema had a 23% approval rating. Y’all seem to ignore this fact while dog-piling on Biden’s 43% approval rating, and it bothers me. Also, we are still THREE YEARS from possibly changing Presidents, so let’s all calm the f*@k down. Trump looked like he was gonna win in 2020 and then Covid hit. Let’s all stop pretending we’re psychics.
The truth is you need both moderates and the progressive base to win. Moderate Republicans were never going to vote McAuliffe when a seemingly respectable, not-too-Trumpy, Youngkin was on the ballot and young people also stayed home (as they usually do in these non-presidential elections).
Also, AOC represents the Bronx, so yeah maybe she’s not going to have the same views as other Dems. It’s called Democracy, and they are representing their constituents. Also, there are more people living in California/New York/ etc, and they want different things than many moderates in other states. It sucks that in the system of checks and balances, we must all try to balance together.
As a former tour guide, I’ll never forget the reasonable Republican I gave a tour to of the heathen city of San Francisco. Before visiting, he thought our straw ban was really dumb, but then he said this during the tour:
“You know, in New Mexico, we think y’all are a bunch of idiots because of your plastic straw ban, but then you get here, look around and and are like, ‘Dang, there’s a lot of people here. That’s a lot of plastic straws.’”
We have a geographic divide, a cultural divide, and an economic divide. Honestly, the only person on the “right” that gets it is David Jolly. He does a great job of explaining the problems in our system without shitting on “wokeism” or using useless buzzwords. He’s why I’m a member of the SAM Party. Great interview yesterday btw, Charlie!
"The truth is you need both moderates and the progressive base to win. Moderate Republicans were never going to vote McAuliffe when a seemingly respectable, not-too-Trumpy, Youngkin was on the ballot and young people also stayed home (as they usually do in these non-presidential elections)."
Virginia was trending blue before Trump ever appeared, so it is valuable to understand what happened. It appears the change from 2020 to 2021 is the total collapse of Democratic support in rural areas of the state, and middle-of-the-road suburbanites flipping red. You write about AOC's district being different than other parts of the country. Yes, her district's representative is essentially elected in the Democratic primary. As you've written before, the embrace of the label "socialist" by some on the left is a messaging disaster. It seems to me what we have the right to demand from AOC and all those in safe Democratic districts is some message discipline. I live in a rural area and all one hears is "socialism" and culture war stuff.
What should the message be? First a statistic that Democrats should make sure every American knows: The three Democratic administrations going back to Jimmy Carter plus Biden's 10 months created in excess of 50 million jobs. The last three Republican administrations created a total of 1 million. In other words, go straight at the Republican strength, which is the belief that they are better at managing the economy. The message around the two big bills in the news should not be the big topline number, it should be about how the provisions in the bill will make our market economy work better for everyone. Emphasizing the topline number just plays into the tax-and-spend narrative. That narrative plays fine in AOC's district, but is poison elsewhere. AOC can continue to fight for her perspective in the halls of Congress, but she needs to be a team player on messaging to the wider country.
Lewis! My dude! We completely agree. The problem is a lack of trust. Progressives do not trust the DNC. Period. Look at this Mayor of Buffalo stuff happening. I am the first in line to decry the “socialist” hypocrites who actually love capitalism (they sure do a lot of tweetin’ on smart phones and other stuff capitalism gave them), but AOC has those ppl tweeting at her everyday. I’m not a big AOC fan, but I know her base well and they will never bend to the moderate wing. We need to start finding those transformational candidates that can rise above the Clinton/Sanders fued.
Samantha!!! Did you read The Triad today where JVL describes his podcast as filled with "crushing morosity and misanthropy?" He knows what draws his audience in! I've sworn off insulting Las Vegas for today, but I see your still stalking Senator Sinema. Any sightings of those transformational candidates?
Is Sen Mark Kelly a lefty radical? Because last I checked, he had 80% approval rating in his state amongst Democrats while Sinema had a 23% approval rating. Y’all seem to ignore this fact while dog-piling on Biden’s 43% approval rating, and it bothers me. Also, we are still THREE YEARS from possibly changing Presidents, so let’s all calm the f*@k down. Trump looked like he was gonna win in 2020 and then Covid hit. Let’s all stop pretending we’re psychics.
The truth is you need both moderates and the progressive base to win. Moderate Republicans were never going to vote McAuliffe when a seemingly respectable, not-too-Trumpy, Youngkin was on the ballot and young people also stayed home (as they usually do in these non-presidential elections).
Also, AOC represents the Bronx, so yeah maybe she’s not going to have the same views as other Dems. It’s called Democracy, and they are representing their constituents. Also, there are more people living in California/New York/ etc, and they want different things than many moderates in other states. It sucks that in the system of checks and balances, we must all try to balance together.
As a former tour guide, I’ll never forget the reasonable Republican I gave a tour to of the heathen city of San Francisco. Before visiting, he thought our straw ban was really dumb, but then he said this during the tour:
“You know, in New Mexico, we think y’all are a bunch of idiots because of your plastic straw ban, but then you get here, look around and and are like, ‘Dang, there’s a lot of people here. That’s a lot of plastic straws.’”
We have a geographic divide, a cultural divide, and an economic divide. Honestly, the only person on the “right” that gets it is David Jolly. He does a great job of explaining the problems in our system without shitting on “wokeism” or using useless buzzwords. He’s why I’m a member of the SAM Party. Great interview yesterday btw, Charlie!
"The truth is you need both moderates and the progressive base to win. Moderate Republicans were never going to vote McAuliffe when a seemingly respectable, not-too-Trumpy, Youngkin was on the ballot and young people also stayed home (as they usually do in these non-presidential elections)."
Virginia was trending blue before Trump ever appeared, so it is valuable to understand what happened. It appears the change from 2020 to 2021 is the total collapse of Democratic support in rural areas of the state, and middle-of-the-road suburbanites flipping red. You write about AOC's district being different than other parts of the country. Yes, her district's representative is essentially elected in the Democratic primary. As you've written before, the embrace of the label "socialist" by some on the left is a messaging disaster. It seems to me what we have the right to demand from AOC and all those in safe Democratic districts is some message discipline. I live in a rural area and all one hears is "socialism" and culture war stuff.
What should the message be? First a statistic that Democrats should make sure every American knows: The three Democratic administrations going back to Jimmy Carter plus Biden's 10 months created in excess of 50 million jobs. The last three Republican administrations created a total of 1 million. In other words, go straight at the Republican strength, which is the belief that they are better at managing the economy. The message around the two big bills in the news should not be the big topline number, it should be about how the provisions in the bill will make our market economy work better for everyone. Emphasizing the topline number just plays into the tax-and-spend narrative. That narrative plays fine in AOC's district, but is poison elsewhere. AOC can continue to fight for her perspective in the halls of Congress, but she needs to be a team player on messaging to the wider country.
Lewis! My dude! We completely agree. The problem is a lack of trust. Progressives do not trust the DNC. Period. Look at this Mayor of Buffalo stuff happening. I am the first in line to decry the “socialist” hypocrites who actually love capitalism (they sure do a lot of tweetin’ on smart phones and other stuff capitalism gave them), but AOC has those ppl tweeting at her everyday. I’m not a big AOC fan, but I know her base well and they will never bend to the moderate wing. We need to start finding those transformational candidates that can rise above the Clinton/Sanders fued.
Samantha!!! Did you read The Triad today where JVL describes his podcast as filled with "crushing morosity and misanthropy?" He knows what draws his audience in! I've sworn off insulting Las Vegas for today, but I see your still stalking Senator Sinema. Any sightings of those transformational candidates?
No! We’re all screwed, Lewis!!!