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Look for politicians (in your district and state) who are already active, pick the one who seems to be not a useless parrot (but also not someone who doesn't ge

by pas 2y ago

Look for politicians (in your district and state) who are already active, pick the one who seems to be not a useless parrot (but also not someone who doesn't get the big picture), and ask them how can you help them, how can you support their efforts. The good playbook consists of rebooting the D party. (Which lost the election because it did not understand what the majority wants, and how to authentically offer something that is close enough.)

lesuorac 2y ago
Rebooting the D party is unnecessary. Losing only by 1.5% in an election where globally nearly every _incumbent_ lost is pretty good. In the UK, the incumbents lost 20% of their seats [1]. The democrats lost 2 seats in the senate [2] and _gained_ 2 seats in the house [3]. Making drastic changes to a party because you narrowly lost an election with a candidate that never won a primary is dumb. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_el... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec... [3]: (idk how it's 2 since 215-214 = 1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Re...
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  > Making drastic changes to a party because you narrowly lost an election with a candidate that never won a primary is dumb. That depends on who you lose to.
  - lesuorac 2y ago
    How is a candidate that didn't win a primary _narrowly_ losing to a candidate that won a primary a big deal? Like if Democrats decided to run Ron DeSantis how huge do you think Trump's lead would've been?
    - ceejayoz 2y ago
      If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to another marathon runner, that's OK. If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to a toddler, that's probably not. The Dems fought an eminently beatable candidate and lost, and they continue to struggle with messaging now (stop putting Schumer up there to deliver it!). They flubbed the response to Dobbs, the consultant class nixed the Harris campaign parts that were working (weird etc.) in favor of things that don't (Cheney endorsements). etc.
      - lesuorac 2y ago
        > If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to a toddler, that's probably not. You understand that in this analogy, the toddler won the NYC marathon 2 years ago and then beat somebody that lost their local 5k?
        ceejayoz 2y ago
        I do! The party that keeps losing to the toddler in varied fashion needs to do some soul searching and make changes instead of spending a bunch of political capital keeping AOC out of roles.
      - intended 2y ago
        How you frame a problem, determines what solution you are going to find. I went over many assumptions after the elections, to understand what I had missed. But things changed when I asked a different question. Its not a question of how Harris lost. Its a question of how Trump ran in the first place. With that change, things clicked into place.
        lesuorac 2y ago
        Decades of ignoring existing anti-trust laws leading to large conglomerates with monopolistic pricing power? Unfriendly labor rulings like the time you spend in mandatory employer required security screenings doesn't count as paid time? Do share with the class what you think is special about Trump running consider he's done it for 4 elections [1] and considered it against Obama (you may remember the whole birther movement). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_camp...
- lrdd 2y ago
  It was worse than that in the UK! The incumbent party lost 69% of their seats (20% was the vote share). 365 -> 121
- bdangubic 2y ago
  this may appear reasonable but every single state swayed to the right. and country elected the most corrupt and degenerate person that ever lived on this planet. so you can look at this from “numbers” perspective till the Sun goes down but Democrats have fully lost their way and need a full reboot. shit they have been selling no one is buying anymore and GOP candidate in 2028 will be a lot less of a fraud/felon/… than in 2024.

by pas 2y ago

lesuorac 2y ago

Rebooting the D party is unnecessary. Losing only by 1.5% in an election where globally nearly every _incumbent_ lost is pretty good. In the UK, the incumbents lost 20% of their seats [1]. The democrats lost 2 seats in the senate [2] and _gained_ 2 seats in the house [3]. Making drastic changes to a party because you narrowly lost an election with a candidate that never won a primary is dumb. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_el... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec... [3]: (idk how it's 2 since 215-214 = 1). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Re...

ceejayoz 2y ago
> Making drastic changes to a party because you narrowly lost an election with a candidate that never won a primary is dumb. That depends on who you lose to.
- lesuorac 2y ago
  How is a candidate that didn't win a primary _narrowly_ losing to a candidate that won a primary a big deal? Like if Democrats decided to run Ron DeSantis how huge do you think Trump's lead would've been?
  - ceejayoz 2y ago
    If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to another marathon runner, that's OK. If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to a toddler, that's probably not. The Dems fought an eminently beatable candidate and lost, and they continue to struggle with messaging now (stop putting Schumer up there to deliver it!). They flubbed the response to Dobbs, the consultant class nixed the Harris campaign parts that were working (weird etc.) in favor of things that don't (Cheney endorsements). etc.
    - lesuorac 2y ago
      > If you're a marathon runner, and you lose to a toddler, that's probably not. You understand that in this analogy, the toddler won the NYC marathon 2 years ago and then beat somebody that lost their local 5k?
      - ceejayoz 2y ago
        I do! The party that keeps losing to the toddler in varied fashion needs to do some soul searching and make changes instead of spending a bunch of political capital keeping AOC out of roles.
    - intended 2y ago
      How you frame a problem, determines what solution you are going to find. I went over many assumptions after the elections, to understand what I had missed. But things changed when I asked a different question. Its not a question of how Harris lost. Its a question of how Trump ran in the first place. With that change, things clicked into place.
      - lesuorac 2y ago
        Decades of ignoring existing anti-trust laws leading to large conglomerates with monopolistic pricing power? Unfriendly labor rulings like the time you spend in mandatory employer required security screenings doesn't count as paid time? Do share with the class what you think is special about Trump running consider he's done it for 4 elections [1] and considered it against Obama (you may remember the whole birther movement). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_presidential_camp...
lrdd 2y ago
It was worse than that in the UK! The incumbent party lost 69% of their seats (20% was the vote share). 365 -> 121
bdangubic 2y ago
this may appear reasonable but every single state swayed to the right. and country elected the most corrupt and degenerate person that ever lived on this planet. so you can look at this from “numbers” perspective till the Sun goes down but Democrats have fully lost their way and need a full reboot. shit they have been selling no one is buying anymore and GOP candidate in 2028 will be a lot less of a fraud/felon/… than in 2024.