If the Democrats were a serious political party aiming at power (instead of a job program for insiders), they would think about how Feinstein's hug of Lindsey Graham hurt them with down ballot voters.pic.twitter.com/0sIaIIk884
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It's amazing to think that in the years when the GOP consolidated a super-majority in the Supreme Court through ruthless gaming of the system, the Democratic leader on judicial issues was someone who, for sake of her own health, should have retired.
What is a political party? Is it a jobs program with seniority for long-time members? Or does it have a set of principles it seeks to advance, which can be served by retiring those too old to serve and actively recruiting the young?
Beyond this photograph, consider the fact that the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett was a big deal, that Feinstein's inept handlings of the hearings were so bad that Barrett's approval rose markedly. Consider how that impacted Senate races.pic.twitter.com/GvGZirya7e
and senior members can have a lot of useful advice about subject areas. but they should not be in operational charge and call the order of battle
she was just booted
A little late in the day.
Meanwhile, Hoyer, Clyburn, and Pelosi are all in their 80s
All true and correct
Really a question of strong parties versus weak parties. Hard to have strong parties in the US when they have to cover such a broad ideological spectrum. So like everything else wrong with this country, it's largely a function of the two party system.
Not sure strong ideological core a required element for strong parties. Brokerage parties in Parliamentary systems (CDA - Conservatives + Liberals; UK - Labour and Conservatives; AU - Liberal and Labour) seem capable of this kind of rational calculation.
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