"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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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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The podcasters have a material interest in the "Dems in disarray" narrative - that's how they make their living. If progressives actually won, they would enter into compromise, like all electeds do. And they would lose their moral high horse, which they are terrified of.
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I'm so excited to forget who Jon Lovett is.
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