"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 it might not have gotten right just because it's kind of wrong? There just isn't fertile ground there because they're often old communities with small c conservative values. Winning safe primaries and pushing left is probably a better return on your effort
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The only way to win a Senate majority is through rural America, so it's very important to find some common ground there. Democrats have a strong tradition of rural populism to draw on, but it requires abandoning some parts of left political discourse people have grown attached to
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