1. A good thread on the fragmentation of the left since Sanders lost the primaries. What I would emphasize is that there was also an important fragmentation before and during the primaries. There's a crucial set of older left-liberals who could never make the leap to Sanders.https://twitter.com/freedaaron/status/1419672189662601222 …
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2. Again & again in primaries, Sanders was very robust with voters under 45 and had very little traction with those over 60. But think about what that means: people who earlier supported McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson etc. drew the line at Sanders. It's worth asking why.
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3. The generational divide on left has been pretty much taken for granted, but it's worth asking where it comes from.
@DavidKlion and I take it up in this podcast where we look at the life & career of Atlantic writer George Packer.https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-george-packer-vs-the-millennial?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …5 replies 5 retweets 47 likesShow this thread -
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