There's a recurring theme in Democratic circles that I think is under-examined, that goes "if only the rules were fair our party would win bigly". It's part of a wider feeling of denial about the last few years. I think Nate is right to call this out, and we need a better plan.https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1398290263320170501 …
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If you already can't imagine why people voted for Trump, or your thesis is some version of "they are evil", then you're not in a good position to think realistically about outcomes of future elections. You have to be able to confront the present before you can plan for the future
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I turned in my prognostication card after two elections, but I am very grateful to the various candidates I worked with for giving me the chance to see Trump districts and meet Trump voters, and come away more confused and wary about my own political beliefs than when I started
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Interested on the Why of confused about your own beliefs
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Yeah me too. I talk to a lot of Trump voters through my job and my big takeaway is that "These people do not know how the world works in any meaningful way"
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I get the same feeling about myself sometimes. The main political belief I had that was challenged was that Democrats are the party of the working class and that their policies, if enacted, would help the working class. Looking around, I think they destroyed the working class.
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