"The left is getting more sophisticated at winning campaigns" *against Democrats*. That part is really important and always left unsaid in these fantasies of progressive success. Our track record in contested races is abysmal.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-jamaal-bowman-beat-eliot-engel-new-york-democratic-primary-congressional-seat_n_5efa4cf9c5b6ca970913947d …
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I think of this as a form of atrophy. Progressives have ideas that would connect well with rural voters if properly expressed, but they've forgotten how to convey those ideas in language and policy that isn't coded for a small college-educated elite with weird ideological quirks.
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Capturing the leadership of the geriatric, corrupt, ideologically bankrupt Democratic party from within is an easier project. But it's not going to teach progressives to actually speak persuasively to rural America. It will just entomb us in our parochialism
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A pressing problem in left politics is that a lot of podcasts, pundits, and blue-state political figures stand to benefit personally from a situation where we are a permanent minority. I'm not saying everyone is cynical about it, but it's hard to act against your own incentives
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When you pick people to support, whether you share my flavor of politics or not, make sure you are picking people who are neck-deep in the fight to win against Republicans, not people who are going to see a windfall and fresh book deal if we lose another election.
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“Abandon your goals to win election where your agenda is not enacted”
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“Farm states” don’t grow fresh local produce, they grow cash crops for government subsidies. States that grow fresh local produce: California, Washington, Idaho, Florida, Arizona… No one calls these states farm states, but they are the actual ones:http://haulproduce.com/2019/25887/
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I have spent my entire life watching Democrats contort themselves and betray their constituencies to chase ever less available white votes. Good luck with that.
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