Maybe Ellison isn't a "rust belt populist" in the strict definition of "rust belt" but he is a populist from the Upper Midwest. (2/8)
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Replying to @ArmsControlWonk
Or, rather, someone who saw the threat Trump posed early and argued that Dems needed to take it seriously. (3/8) https://youtu.be/FHkPadFK34o
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"Rust belt populist" is kind of a lazy shorthand for "angry white guy". It reflects the same myopia that got Dems in this mess. (4/8)
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I have no idea whether Ellison will be a good DNC chair or not. But the idea that his race or religion is insurmountable ... (5/8)
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... is just a variant of the "deplorables" statement. An assertion that white working class voters are motivated merely by racism. (6/8)
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No voters are going to the polls in the 2018 to vote for a Republican "because I don't like Ellison."
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conversely, no one is going to the polls because they DO like Ellison
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Replying to @magicbravosolo
Not true. Some disaffected Dems may get involved in party again, which would get people to polls.
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people who are plugged in enough to know the name of the DNC chair are already voting
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Replying to @magicbravosolo
That's not what I said. I said Ellison may make people volunteer for Dems again.
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Ellison comes out of the Wellstone world of organizing. That's what he'd bring to DNC. @bungdan @ArmsControlWonk
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