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Don’t know anything about it. But I do know that what he writes in the book makes a lot of sense so far, at least to me.This is the Deplorables 2.0 guy, right?
Some strategist.
Don’t know anything about it. But I do know that what he writes in the book makes a lot of sense so far, at least to me.This is the Deplorables 2.0 guy, right?
Some strategist.
He’s selling books that parrot the comforting common wisdom that Democrats should run with the same strategies that delivered an historic loss in 2016, so he’s been right about that at least.Just a hunch, but I don’t think Democrats are going to take advice from an ex-Republican strategist who hasn’t been right about anything in years.
You need to get out more.Don’t know anything about it. But I do know that what he writes in the book makes a lot of sense so far, at least to me.
No way. The progressive wing (Bernie, AOC, Talib, Omar, Hirono, etc...) only want complete control, obedience and purity tests. The Civil War currently happening inside the Democratic Party is not even close to being over yet.#1 story in the news this morning: can the progressive and centrist wings of the Democratic Party unify in time to beat Trump?
I agree with you 100% on this point. But the real question is: can it be put aside for the time being in order to win in 2020?The Civil War currently happening inside the Democratic Party is not even close to being over yet.
So what happens after that? I get that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", but the Civil War will continue. What the reasonable Democrats need to do is purge their party of these extreme candidates (Bernie, AOC, Talib, Omar, Hirono, etc...).I agree with you 100% on this point. But the real question is: can it be put aside for the time being in order to win in 2020?
I say it can. Because I think that most Democrats, and independents as well, know that Donald Trump represents an immediate, existential threat to the USA as we know it. I get that you either don’t realize this or refuse to acknowledge it, but his combination of corruption and authoritarian tendencies, combined with the acquiescence of the Republican Party, is doing permanent damage to our Democratic freedoms. It needs to be stopped now and since our legal system is powerless to fight it, the election is our only means of doing so.
I’m not worried about after that. I’m a centrist Democrat, sometimes a centrist Republican (though that doesn’t currently exist). I don’t want to see the people you mentioned purged. I want to see their ideas defeated (most of them.)So what happens after that? I get that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", but the Civil War will continue. What the reasonable Democrats need to do is purge their party of these extreme candidates (Bernie, AOC, Talib, Omar, Hirono, etc...).
fair enough. Thanks!I’m not worried about after that. I’m a centrist Democrat, sometimes a centrist Republican (though that doesn’t currently exist). I don’t want to see the people you mentioned purged. I want to see their ideas defeated (most of them.)
The key for the Democrats is to talk about problems, not some theoretical concept of socialism. Using government to curb wealth inequality, poverty, and rising costs of healthcare, education and childcare will be appealing to the masses.More from Mr. Wilson:
The dirty but open secret of socialism in America, one which conservatives tend to underestimate and liberals overestimate, is this: Americans are OK with a splash of socialism, but they don’t like to call it that.
And this:
Watch how the word “socialism” will rise from Trump’s blubbery lips again and again over the coming year. It will be for one reason: Socialism per se has a horrible branding problem.
If you think 2020 is the time and place to litigate socialism, Democratic or otherwise, just resign yourself to a generation of Trumps in the White House.
This. A thousand times this. Wilson makes the point: don’t waste your time arguing how socialism really isn’t that bad and that “democratic socialism” is different from socialism and how we already have socialism- NONE of that is going to work in 2020. Wilson also goes into some detail explaining why Bernie’s support of Maduros will depress Latino voting in the main state where it matters: Florida. Latino voting is a microcosm of the The electoral situation as a whole- Democrats can win the vast majority of Latinos in California and Texas and it won’t matter because they’re already going to win California and they’re not going to win Texas. Latino voting matters in Florida and in that state it’s up for grabs. We can easily win it or easily lose it depending on the message sent
I agree, which is why we do not need a centrist candidate whose message is "vote for me and I will continue to do nothing", further leading to 0 voter enthusiasm. New and young voters are not going to wake up eager to vote on election day when the message is "Republican policy, just a little slower". From https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/03/us/elections/results-iowa-caucus-polls.html (about 75% down the page)- Sanders completely swept the field with people who did not vote in 2016 or 2018. It would be nice to be able to further break that down between people who were not old enough to vote, and people who just chose to not vote, but either way that is a real population of new voters who will vote to remove Trump, not some hypothetical, finicky, most likely not existing, undecided voter who you need to beg and coddle with terrible policy to MAYBE have them not vote for Trump.I agree with you 100% on this point. But the real question is: can it be put aside for the time being in order to win in 2020?
I say it can. Because I think that most Democrats, and independents as well, know that Donald Trump represents an immediate, existential threat to the USA as we know it. I get that you either don’t realize this or refuse to acknowledge it, but his combination of corruption and authoritarian tendencies, combined with the acquiescence of the Republican Party, is doing permanent damage to our Democratic freedoms. It needs to be stopped now and since our legal system is powerless to fight it, the election is our only means of doing so.
Sanders is the perfect candidate for Trump.I agree, which is why we do not need a centrist candidate whose message is "vote for me and I will continue to do nothing", further leading to 0 voter enthusiasm. New and young voters are not going to wake up eager to vote on election day when the message is "Republican policy, just a little slower". From https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/03/us/elections/results-iowa-caucus-polls.html (about 75% down the page)- Sanders completely swept the field with people who did not vote in 2016 or 2018. It would be nice to be able to further break that down between people who were not old enough to vote, and people who just chose to not vote, but either way that is a real population of new voters who will vote to remove Trump, not some hypothetical, finicky, most likely not existing, undecided voter who you need to beg and coddle with terrible policy to MAYBE have them not vote for Trump.
I agree, it would be two candidates where their voters are enthusiastic about their message, as opposed to one candidate where the voters will turn up no matter what, and the other that maybe you will vote for because they are not Trump, if the lines are not too long.Sanders is the perfect candidate for Trump.
Tim starting a thread titled “Democrats need to wake up” only to evangelize Rick Wilson’s book basically saying Joe Biden is your best chance is hilarious.He’s selling books that parrot the comforting common wisdom that Democrats should run with the same strategies that delivered an historic loss in 2016, so he’s been right about that at least.
It’s a huge gamble to assume that young voters are going to show up for Bernie. They never have.I agree, it would be two candidates where their voters are enthusiastic about their message, as opposed to one candidate where the voters will turn up no matter what, and the other that maybe you will vote for because they are not Trump, if the lines are not too long.
Not necessarily Biden. Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar. But not a socialist.Tim starting a thread titled “Democrats need to wake up” only to evangelize Rick Wilson’s book basically saying Joe Biden is your best chance is hilarious.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/in-iowa-bernies-youth-movement-showed-up-while-generation-x-flaked-out/It’s a huge gamble to assume that young voters are going to show up for Bernie. They never have.
We lose that gamble, we lose the war.
This tells us nothing about the general election.
Maybe, but we have proven time and time again, centrists will lose - even to historically terrible candidates. Unless I am forgetting President Kerry and President Hillary Clinton. I would rather take a chance with something new, rather than something that has failed numerous times in recent history.It’s a huge gamble to assume that young voters are going to show up for Bernie. They never have.
We lose that gamble, we lose the war.
Your comment was young voters have never shown up for Bernie. When has Bernie been in a Presidential election?This tells us nothing about the general election.
Iowa’s caucus system isn’t exactly the friendliest to people who have kids at home. I would expect numbers for youth and empty-nesters/older people being anomalously high, percentage-wise, compared to other states and systems
You didn’t forget them but you did forget President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.Maybe, but we have proven time and time again, centrists will lose - even to historically terrible candidates. Unless I am forgetting President Kerry and President Hillary Clinton. I would rather take a chance with something new, rather than something that has failed numerous times in recent history.
Side note: I do find it incredibly ironic that the oldest candidate is inspiring a youth movement. For the crowd that calls anyone "boomer" over the age of 35 and decries "old white men" as it's mantra, it's hilarious that they are embracing the most ancient - and white - candidate they can find.It’s a huge gamble to assume that young voters are going to show up for Bernie. They never have.
We lose that gamble, we lose the war.
No I said that young voters don’t show up in general elections period. Not enough to make a difference.Your comment was young voters have never shown up for Bernie. When has Bernie been in a Presidential election?
I agree with this. Young voters typically don't care or aren't interested. Getting the youth to show up at election time has ALWAYS been a problem for both parties.No I said that young voters don’t show up in general elections period. Not enough to make a difference.
Which is why Sanders is currently winning the nomination battle. The general election is a different animal.
Yes I know, it’s such a lazy never Trumper analysis though. “Be like Hillary and not the socialist with actual voter enthusiasm and you can beat Trump!” Don’t misunderstand, myself and every Trump supporter can only hope Democrats take Rick Wilson’s advice.Not necessarily Biden. Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg, Klobuchar. But not a socialist.
Most Trump supporters (and Trump himself) disagree with you. They want Bernie.Yes I know, it’s such a lazy never Trumper analysis though. “Be like Hillary and not the socialist with actual voter enthusiasm and you can beat Trump!” Don’t misunderstand, myself and every Trump supporter can only hope Democrats take Rick Wilson’s advice.
Obama did not run as a centrist, he just turned out that way. Plus he was a much better speaker than 99% of other candidates, they will not get the same amount of votes without his charisma. And the economy crashed right before the election (though I think he would have won either way). Clinton was before modern history where the Republican Party is driven by Fox News/Stormfront, and Perot was also in the election mucking stuff up. None of those are nearly as similar as the examples I mentioned. But you probably already knew that.You didn’t forget them but you did forget President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.
And you know that none of them ran against Donald Trump in 2020. I think John Kerry of 2004 beats the pants off Donald Trump in 2020. I think Hillary Clinton of 2016 wins a close race against Trump in 2020. So I’m not buying your argument.Obama did not run as a centrist, he just turned out that way. Plus he was a much better speaker than 99% of other candidates, they will not get the same amount of votes without his charisma. And the economy crashed right before the election (though I think he would have won either way). Clinton was before modern history where the Republican Party is driven by Fox News/Stormfront, and Perot was also in the election mucking stuff up. None of those are nearly as similar as the examples I mentioned. But you probably already knew that.
This is .Obama did not run as a centrist, he just turned out that way. Plus he was a much better speaker than 99% of other candidates, they will not get the same amount of votes without his charisma. And the economy crashed right before the election (though I think he would have won either way). Clinton was before modern history where the Republican Party is driven by Fox News/Stormfront, and Perot was also in the election mucking stuff up. None of those are nearly as similar as the examples I mentioned. But you probably already knew that.
I disagree on the HRC part. I think America has had enough of the Clintons in general and HRC even more.And you know that none of them ran against Donald Trump in 2020. I think John Kerry of 2004 beats the pants off Donald Trump in 2020. I think Hillary Clinton of 2016 wins a close race against Trump in 2020. So I’m not buying your argument.
Wat? Hillary already lost against Trump. How desperate are you getting to bring up Kerry and Hillary.And you know that none of them ran against Donald Trump in 2020. I think John Kerry of 2004 beats the pants off Donald Trump in 2020. I think Hillary Clinton of 2016 wins a close race against Trump in 2020. So I’m not buying your argument.
I didn’t bring them up.Wat? Hillary already lost against Trump. How desperate are you getting to bring up Kerry and Hillary.
Hillary of 2020 losses to Trump of 2020. Hillary of 2016, I believe, beats Trump in 2020, mainly because suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016. Pretty simply formula.I disagree on the HRC part. I think America has had enough of the Clintons in general and HRC even more.
She was a terrible candidate in 2016 and is an even worse person today. Bitter, old and completely out of touch with reality.
Oh, okay. I see what you were getting at. I thought you were talking about HRC today. Thanks for the clarification!Hillary of 2020 losses to Trump of 2020. Hillary of 2016, I believe, beats Trump in 2020, mainly because suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016. Pretty simply formula.
Looking at education demographics both the Trump supporters and you would be wrongMost Trump supporters (and Trump himself) disagree with you. They want Bernie.
Hillary and John Edwards weren’t on the left of Obama. I think Kucinich was the only one who was and he was never considered a serious candidate.You didn’t forget them but you did forget President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.
Hillary of 2020 losses to Trump of 2020. Hillary of 2016, I believe, beats Trump in 2020, mainly because suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016. Pretty simply formula.
"suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016" - is there any evidence for this, because it seems like wishful thinking. All evidence I've seen indicates Trump's popularity has never been higher. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the comment. I think it is highly unlikely he's going to get fewer votes in those states in 2020. For what its worth, I live in Wisconsin, but I only know a couple suburban women (at my workplace) and I'm not aware of any shift in their voting pattern.Hillary of 2020 losses to Trump of 2020. Hillary of 2016, I believe, beats Trump in 2020, mainly because suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016. Pretty simply formula.
They shifted in ‘18 compared to ‘16."suburban women in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania don’t vote the same way they did in 2016" - is there any evidence for this, because it seems like wishful thinking. All evidence I've seen indicates Trump's popularity has never been higher. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the comment. I think it is highly unlikely he's going to get fewer votes in those states in 2020. For what its worth, I live in Wisconsin, but I only know a couple suburban women (at my workplace) and I'm not aware of any shift in their voting pattern.
And let's face facts here - the ONLY reason HRC was a candidate was BECAUSE of Bill and the thought of Bill being back in the WH.
the only Hrc that beats trump is the one subservient to Bill
You really dont have to...the leader of the party (Trump) openly gets hisThis is .
At the very least, if you're going to accuse the GOP of this then you certainly have to accuse the DNC of the same thing with CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and on and on and on.
Bloomberg is the Democratic candidate most closely associated with gun control.Another issue Wilson discusses: gun control. Universal background checks are fine. The vast majority of Americans want it and the NRA is on the wrong side.
BUT- banning AR-15s is NOT fine. If we push that too loudly, we lose Florida, and risk Michigan and Pennsylvania. Here Wilson makes the point that we should pay less attention to state polling on these issues and look at voting patterns- which voters are energized by what issues. Whether it rationally makes sense or not, rural voters believe that the banning of any current legally owned firearm will lead to government seizures of firearms. and that will add to their percentages to vote against the Democrat. Meanwhile the sad evidence is that as much as Democrats support these measures, they don’t add significantly to the Democrat vote.
BHO ran as FDR. It wasn't until he was in the Oval Office that he became Romney.You didn’t forget them but you did forget President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama.