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My linked article has interestingly caused disagreement between Nate Silver and Matt Stoller on Twitter about interpretation of the 2016 election:
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How surprising - "the way to win is my way, not your way". Mixes DCCC/DNC fundraising and campaign issues with what Pelosi's doing. Ignores again the relative popularity of centrist views in 2016 - defeated by illegal money, vote suppression and foreign intrigue rather than unhappy voters - and ignores again the relative conservatism of the American public even though some progressive issues will inspire them at the right time. In other words the same old political masturbation.
(I'm guessing the in-fighting with Bernie/far left and the social media trolls along with the utter incompetence of the bankrupt DNC derailed the 50-state push plan, but maybe it was a false platitude from the start)
No, "take a knee" or "black lives matter" didn't engage the public more than faux misguided patriotism and football allegiance. Yes, female rights and participatuon did catch on finally in 2018 (though actually it's been slow but steady gains over 10 years). We still like our wars and are afraid for our jobs vs immigrants, have a mixed relationship to government spending on needed progerams vs belt-tightening "responsibility"/austerity.
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 4:03pm
Sure, I'll support a conservative like Tester in Montana and centrists dems in other districts. I understand that the nation isn't as liberal as I am. But do we have to accept a far right dem like Lipinski in an overwhelmingly democratic if not liberal district in Illinois? Do we really want the DCCC to blacklist firms that work with primary challengers?
by ocean-kat on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 4:35pm
Note Howard Dean replied to Nate Silver's tweet:
by artappraiser on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 6:47pm
Stoller's right-wing?
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/hamilton-hustle-stoller
Obama governed badly mostly due to Republicans spending his 8 years cleaning up their shit by throwing more hyper-partisan stink bombs.
Hillary had to be pro-Obama and a be-all-things-to-everyone woman while dealing with Republican overreach, Russian attacks and pouty Progressives "holding/not-holding their nose". Biden can repackage her campaign without ever having stuck his neck out and lead the pack from day one.
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 11:12pm
Re: Stoller's right-wing?I was confused by that part of Dean's comment, too. I thought maybe he is referring to something in the actual GQ article that Silver and Stoller are commenting on? In any case, I just thought it of interest that he felt inspired to comment to Nate. Simply because it's not as if he's got no experience on topic.
by artappraiser on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 3:10am
Yeah, and Howard was pretty awesome both about the Iraq War and introducing internet organizing and doing the 50-state push. [Stoller to his credit compliments him on organizing war opposition when the media was in total lockstep.]
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 6:29am
The Van Jones Show on 06/01/19 had two grass roots activists discussing priorities. Jobs and the impact of tariffs were the main issues discussed by the activist representing a mostly white Midwest constituency. The activist representing the black community focused on how race impacted access to health care, education and resulted in lower pay for the same job.
The preceding segment was an interview with a white family that voted for Obama then voted for Trump. The parents of the family realized that they had been lied to. The economic picture worsened under Trump. The parents seemed willing vote for a Democrat if there was a message about jobs. The family didn’t care about social issues.
Democrats will have to craft a message that addresses both anxieties.
Link to YouTube of the broadcast
The segment with the two activists starts at about 12:52
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wOFREy0049s
by rmrd0000 on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 8:15am
The article focuses on the divide
by rmrd0000 on Mon, 06/03/2019 - 7:26pm