One reason I like Stephen's work is that he seems a lot like me in that his idealism is tempered with pragmatism, lol. Republicans can win by being insular and exclusionary because they already own what is still the largest demographic in the country-white people, who also vote at higher levels-and so they really have no need to change their approach to winning elections. Democrats simply don't have the luxury of just scooping up everyone else (also to the point, the darkening of the country in the last few decades hasn't exactly led to the enduring coalition Dems were expecting in the early 2000s either) and expecting lasting power out of that. They *need* to find ways to get more white people to vote for them if they ever want to be more than just the alternative when the GOP invariably goes off the rails and pisses everyone off. I know a lot of people will see that statement as being anti-trans or needing a Sister Souljah moment or whatever, but I simply don't believe that's the case-if the tent is big enough for cretins like Joe Walsh and George Conway, it's big enough for an Iowa farmer or a Texas rancher too.
One reason I like Stephen's work is that he seems a lot like me in that his idealism is tempered with pragmatism, lol. Republicans can win by being insular and exclusionary because they already own what is still the largest demographic in the country-white people, who also vote at higher levels-and so they really have no need to change their approach to winning elections. Democrats simply don't have the luxury of just scooping up everyone else (also to the point, the darkening of the country in the last few decades hasn't exactly led to the enduring coalition Dems were expecting in the early 2000s either) and expecting lasting power out of that. They *need* to find ways to get more white people to vote for them if they ever want to be more than just the alternative when the GOP invariably goes off the rails and pisses everyone off. I know a lot of people will see that statement as being anti-trans or needing a Sister Souljah moment or whatever, but I simply don't believe that's the case-if the tent is big enough for cretins like Joe Walsh and George Conway, it's big enough for an Iowa farmer or a Texas rancher too.
They insist that what should persuade voters are detailed plans, rousing Senate floor speeches, and whiteboards
I feel seen.