Great response. We're not far apart on why we are where we are. I really hope Dem leadership is considering major changes to address the beat down they got in Nov.
Charlatan
My model is based on what won the last election.
- The border
- Prices at the grocery store. It's ridiculous but it is what it is.
You make a good point. There are many factors at play, but if Democrats think centrist is establishment then we need to change that because your right, that won't win anything
Your examples of caving... Attacking Trumps border policy - but... Biden was president?! And Democrats did nothing to fix the problem. Yes, border control is a problem. We needed a leader and got nothing.
LGBTQ rights. I'm sorry to have to say this, but that's not going to win you an election. Democrats (and me personally) can continue to support LGBTQ rights, but you can't make it one of your primary platform.
Look at it this way... You need a sales pitch for purple and red districts that speaks on their issues. And go there and sell it!
- Live and let live policies for the people
- Do a better job of advertising your successes fighting for workers rights and pay.
...and so on.
Hell, watch Fox news for a few hours a day, take a shower, then build your plan to beat the Republicans on their own turf.
Sanders?... Maybe. AOC... No freaking way.
You want a centrist that Dems should listen to? See Adam Frisch in my state. Almost beat Boebert TWICE in her home county.
This is just wrong. Go look at what swayed voters. The fact is, she never broke from Biden.
- The border was a shit show.
- The stock market isn't the economy. Egg prices matter (it's ridiculous but true for voters, and yes, I know it was bird flu related)
- People trust R's more when it comes to the economy
- Many voters see Democrats as intolerable over educated snobs... That's how they address 'the deplorables'.
- She ran on a platform that speaks TO DEMOCRATS and not the greater population.
Centrist is not evil, it's necessary to win elections. How many maps do you need to see to figure out you need to win some red districts? Support the fringe but run on a platform that speaks to the middle. Or.. keep doing what your doing and never hold more than a minor majority again.
Then they will freaking lose and deserve it. They surveyed Democratic voters. You want reality? You lost to the worst candidate in the history of voting in this country. WAKE THE HELL UP!
Honestly, I'm not impressed. This is in DENVER. Take it to a blood red district and show me the numbers. This is not where Dems need to spend their time.
It says nothing about removing pennies from circulation. They're just going to stop making new ones.
I'm down for this 'change' :D
Another pointless article.
- Polls are crap. Who answers those calls? The same damn people over and over.
- The results are " strong feelings" or " nearly 50%" !?!?
I usually ignore motherj articles anyway.... Guess I can keep doing that
It is what it is at this point, and as usual, Democrats will completely mis-read the room and rant about shit that won't win them the midterms. The best we can hope for is TheIdiot falling flat on his face.
Literally, from the article:
It was also not immediately known how many of the fired prosecutors intended to challenge the terminations by arguing that the department had cast aside civil service protections afforded to federal employees
That tells me federal employees have different rules and they may have a path to make things uncomfortable for a while. Whether that's worth the effort is up to them.
If this implies success in that field, I would choose financial investing.
Using a bit of those funds, I could go learn and become an expert in many fields and enjoy each one. If your not learnin' you're dyin'
Injured, exhausted, and having canned their GM and coach ( which I fully support), it's no surprise.
I hope they cut a bunch of dead weight / contracts and sort out a serviceable bench. I don't think Westbrook is worth the min contract.
Good luck Thunder.