Hi folks, to be clear, tweet wasn't meant to impugn Keith Ellison or frame DNC future in racial or religious terms. Trying to frame dilemma.
The Democrats' dilemma: Does the party pursue votes lost in white Rust Belt or focus on expanding the Obama coalition? That's all.
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@jonathanweisman And you use the false logic that only someone who looks like the Rust belt can expand it. Have you seen Bernie Sanders? -
You honestly believe the Rust Belt voter is simply racist AND Dems should cater to that racism. Both false.
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this is the false dichotomy that lost HRC the election b/c her team didn't get it either, for chrissakes
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Can't win over those who prioritize cultural/racial hierarchy overall. Run as progressive, inclusive party 1/2
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but need to have economic plan that can benefit WWC, de-emphasize trade, progressive taxation, robust social safety net 2/2
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de-emphasize those things?
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sorry meant de-emphasize free trade, support progressive taxation and robust SSN.
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ah yeah you got it. A lot of the lib naysayers don't understand how popular SSN is with all voters
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don't have to give up our cultural values to appeal to rural voters
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doubling down, eh?
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the Obama coalition included those white Rust Belt votes -- viewing in racial terms exactly the problem.
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this is only a dilemma if you frame everything in terms of identity politics, that's your mistake.
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That is a false dichotomy, especially regarding Keith Ellison, who is already a Rust Belt populist.
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That assumes the ideas Ellison supports don't appeal to those whites who voted for Obama, but not Clinton. Wrong assumption
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Thinking this is a divide that Keith Ellison can't bridge is the thing you need to apologize for.
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Lost very narrowly. Wrong to throw out current coalition to pursue fools' gold of diminishing rust belt working class...
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Lost narrowly to an unpopular goon in a low turnout election. This is fine. More of this.
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Not saying it's fine. Also not willing to reject commitment to social justice to appease racists
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Commitment to social justice is great. The Obama coalition doesn't represent that for me.
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