Now, there is the post-election pieces setting up false dilemmas. To err is human. But don't listen to people who got *everything* wrong.
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There's much racism in this country. Two-thirds of people don't have college degrees. Hold two thoughts in your head—or lose every election.
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Tell you what won't work: dropping anti-racism, to pander. If someone's really after white-identity only, they'll pick the real thing.
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But the idea that no people will ever vote for their perceived economic interest because they aren't there on culture/identity? Nonsense.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steve Zissou
No, these stories are misleading. This is "factiness". Can't do regression with cross-sectional data to get at this.https://twitter.com/SteveZiss0u/status/799248646910799872 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steve Zissou
So do economic prospects. Regression won't get you to understand things that feed into one another in complex ways.https://twitter.com/SteveZiss0u/status/799249908356288513 …
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All these explainers using regression to allegedly explain "is it race or "economy." They. Don't. Work. Statistically. "Factiness", I swear.pic.twitter.com/AbDC9V2HNv
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dani Rodrik
This. This. There are structural dynamics, but also a lot of fluidity. You can't pander, but you can lead.https://twitter.com/rodrikdani/status/799249029368426496 …
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@rodrikdani Tho we watch ppl like Sanders attempt to lead e.g. Black voters based on what they 'should' need&fall flat1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
I guess that's the structural dynamics. "Actually we do care about not getting shot,& free college won't fix that."
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You have to credibly do both in combination and lead, not tell people what their issues "should" be.
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