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6. Clearly, polarization is real, as we can see from the growing divide between urban/suburban areas and rural/exurban areas. But evidence simply doesn’t support the implication that a) it’s caused by progressivism or b) it’s irreversible.
7. What 2018 did prove is that Democrats can win and/or make gains everywhere with a progressive, policy-focused message on issues like health care without giving an inch on issues of equal rights and social justice.
8. Anyway, people who are smarter and more experienced than me talk about all of this and more in http://thewildernesspodcast.com , so check it out. And JMart is a great reporter - I just take issue with some of the conclusions implied in this piece.
If I could hit like 1000x I would. Great thread.
It’s also important for D’s to focus on consensus issues in 2020 (climate, voting rights, marijuana, gun background checks) that will drive typical non-voters to the polls.
Even with all these gains, the elephant in the room is freedom to Vote. Tackling gerrymandering and voter suppression has to be the no. one issue before 2020. Voter machines also need to be tackled. There needs to be an easier way to cast a vote. Even if we go back to paper.
What 2018 proved is that people insist on making proclamations about data that doesn't point in 1 direction. Both progressives and moderates lost.
I’m glad you have pointed this out. There’s an narrative out there we’re policies gets drowned out to focus on the popularity of the candidate. If we want to beat back populism, perhaps we should focus on popular policies instead of popular candidates all the time.
Democrats who pander to the poor and middle class with universal healthcare, increased minimum wage, Medicare expansion and other goodies can win big if they also condemn the Democrat establishment and effete liberalism while embracing populist “common sense”.
Not that I support these things, I’m just saying- they have to go rogue and connect directly with the people - we found long ago that “Republicans” were mostly amenable to big government when presented in a way they can rationalize.
What few make clear is that it isn’t a change in pref. occurring so much as apathy reversed. Many “unlikely” voters are newly motivated, non-voters reaching their turnout years, & avg voters are showing for midterms; A newly-actualized will in ALL areas that was always there.
I like data, so I'm biased, but I'm surprised that progressives aren't holding up the data and screaming, "our way forward works and THAT is why you feel left behind." Progressive counties control more and more of GDP -- now above 2/3.https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/11/29/another-clinton-trump-divide-high-output-america-vs-low-output-america/ …
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