The NYT has an excerpt from my book today, on a topic of unexpected relevance to this morning’s Twitter controversies: how polarization and geography let Republicans, but not Democrats, abandon the center.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opinion/sunday/democrats-republicans-polarization.html …
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Republicans, meanwhile, have a more homogenous coalition, and a path to power that doesn’t require popular majorities for the presidency, senate, or house.
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this is why democratization needs to be at the center of any agenda to repair American politics. until Republicans also need to compete for a majority of votes in a diversifying America, they won’t reform.
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and it’s also why democratic politicians are constantly frustrating the progressive base: they know they need to win center-right voters to win power.
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And yet the progressive movement basically lets a small group of young, college-educated, urban professionals determine the social policy for the entire party and then shout down anyone who disagrees.
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.. and for Republicans to win they merely need to stoke the fear of diversity that already exists, especially among the poorly educated and socially isolated.
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There’s a big difference between winning them over and attaching your name to these people and bragging that they like you.
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Purity for thee, but not for me.https://twitter.com/NicholsUprising/status/1208751995223363584 …
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Ce Tweet est indisponible.
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I'm stunned that Warren, Biden, Buttigieg and Williamson all wanted to be on his show and nobody seems to care.
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I remember how Intercept, Root, other self-proclaimed progressives wanted to guillotine Pete Buttigieg for slaughtered fragments from decades old discussions. I wonder what Michael Harriot will write about this. Or is this OK because straight men are righteous angry?Merci. Twitter en tiendra compte pour améliorer votre fil. SupprimerSupprimer
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Le chargement semble prendre du temps.
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