I'm baffled by this strain of thinking (which came up during the Great Slate too) that getting people talking and engaged is some inherent good that should be pursued independent of electoral outcomes. There will never be a more fitting or appropriate time to vilify Momentum.https://twitter.com/sarahljaffe/status/1205776766780006400 …
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The idea that you should do *more* of the thing you did while getting absolutely smushed at the polls should not be your go-to hypothesis. Sometimes you go backwards because you were facing once-in-a-lifetime headwinds, but more likely it's because you ran in the wrong direction.
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They were facing a once-in-a-lifetime headwind though – their base was irreconcilably split on the biggest issue, Brexit. There was no Brexit policy scenario that would have seen them emerge victorious.
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I think this is special pleading. The same conditions obtained in the 2017 election, where Labour did well.
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