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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Oct 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted (((David Shor)))

    Part of Shorism I'm most sympathetic with is argument that structural factors mean Dems won't be able to give their voters what they want even when they win (as they often to) majorities or strong pluralities. I'd add: this will breed cynicism, culture war & authoritarianismhttps://twitter.com/davidshor/status/1446489822865072147 …

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    The main argument is that there have been dramatic shifts in political dynamics in the past decade that have resulted in massive and ahistorical structural biases in the Senate and Electoral College that change the calculus towards moderation considerably https://twitter.com/davidshor/status/1397219148980236292 …
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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Oct 2021

        What happens in a polity that is gridlocked, a polity that can't meet fundamental crises with policies that popular majorities want?

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      1. The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald‏ @StoicalSophist 8 Oct 2021
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        That's not cynicism, it's realism. When you don't get representation even when you win, deciding that the system is rigged is purely descriptive.

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      2. Charles‏ @socialistguy951 8 Oct 2021
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        Structural factors being not enough of them wanting to?

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      3. CIA Landlord‏ @MyDinnerWAndrei 8 Oct 2021
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        The material interests of the bureaucrats should be considered a structural force, given how history has been shaped by it

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      1. Alex Cruikshanks  🇺🇦‏ @alexcruik 8 Oct 2021
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        Yeah, my problem with Shor isn't that his analysis is wrong so much as that I don't see a solution. Ultimately, Democrats can't make the system more small-d democratic without doing things that are clearly against the interests of the median voter in the median Senate seat.

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      1. Moti Rieber  🔥‏ @rebmoti 9 Oct 2021
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        “Talking about climate codes you as a white super liberal, no one else cares” is the most depressing thing I’ve read, and that’s against some pretty stiff competition

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      1. Melanie, Sin-eater‏ @abandofstrays 11 Oct 2021
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        that assumes structural factors can’t be changed. they can. there’s no desire to abolish institutional mechanisms. doing so would undermine dem pols greatest hits: what if the gop does bad in the future? we want to pass bills, but rules say no! donate to elect more dems!

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