1. It increasingly feels like Biden, if he's the Democratic nominee, will be Hilary Clinton 2.0, but worse. A campaign based on personal revulsion against Trump, nostalgia for normal politics, & outreach to moderate Republicans.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1124667509242777600 …
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5. It's not just Biden. It's the Democratic leadership class. Pelosi is also committed to making 2016 a rerun of 2020 with Dems making a pitch to moderate suburban Republicans.https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1124720372547510275 …
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6. The operating theory of the Democratic leadership seems to be that the problem in 2016 was Hillary Clinton was a woman, so if you run the same campaign against Trump with a male candidate (Biden), you'll win.
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7. Let's say Biden is the candidate & he runs (as he wants to do) a campaign aimed at suburban moderates. 2 questions: 1. can he beat Trump? (Yes, because Dem coalition will be super-mobilized by anti-Trump feelings) 2. Will victory be lasting? (No.)
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8. I have no trouble imagining Biden winning a reprise of 2016, with Obama coalition & weaker working class support offset by suburban moderates. But such a coalition seems unstable, unlikely to survive long without antipathy of Trump. Those moderates will edge back to GOP.
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9. The stuff Biden will say to win suburban Republicans will dampen enthusiasm among young & among working class, if not in 2020 then soon after in subsequent elections. And GOP will be able to run candidates who borrow Trump's politics without his personal failings.
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Just to let you know she’s not the only one or even the first one with a plan to address it. Should check out the other one too.
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biden has for sure used a hard R
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This does not take into account the negative feelings towards Hillary that were baked in loooonnngg before she became the nominee. You cannot ignore this when comparing anyone to 2016.
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