kids today don't appreciate a good gerontocracy
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A core mistake that has been haunting Dems since trump emerged, is that they have been exclusively focused on defeating trumpism as opposed to broader challenges that have been building for decades. Far too much focus on post 2015 America and not enough on post 1975 America.
This is fair, some folks are applying too much symbolic meaning to Platner and/or having a parasocial relationship with his candidacy. That said, there are real pragmatic reasons to not cast out Platner. Most importantly, there is no evidence thus far that Mills is actually more electable.
one of the interesting thing i have seen in the platner discourse is a refusal to confront a thing on its own terms. to his pundit supporters, platner isn’t a novice candidate with perhaps questionable judgment to be evaluated on his ability to win, but a symbol to wield against rivals
October 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is fair, some folks are applying too much symbolic meaning to Platner and/or having a parasocial relationship with his candidacy. That said, there are real pragmatic reasons to not cast out Platner. Most importantly, there is no evidence thus far that Mills is actually more electable.
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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Spoon found in kitchen
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We can dunk on Silver. But the folks wildly hyping Adams in 2021-22 included Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The desire for a prominent BLACK politician who was pro-police and hostile to the BLM movement was broadly shared within elite Dem circles. They ignored obvious signs he was corrupt and inept.
September 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We can dunk on Silver. But the folks wildly hyping Adams in 2021-22 included Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. The desire for a prominent BLACK politician who was pro-police and hostile to the BLM movement was broadly shared within elite Dem circles. They ignored obvious signs he was corrupt and inept.
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Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least
September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Every pundit who took at face value the idea that the Right sincerely cares about free speech, or ideological diversity, or in fact has any principles at all, should be wearing a dunce cap and writing a lengthy mea culpa right now. Not for our catharsis but for public awareness at least
Jamelle is saying what some of us have been saying for years now. Trump is a normie republican and essentially always has been. In 2016 he was able to win in part because he positioned himself as a heterodox repub on econ issues, but it never happened.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
Opinion | Face It. Trump Is a Normie Republican.
www.nytimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Jamelle is saying what some of us have been saying for years now. Trump is a normie republican and essentially always has been. In 2016 he was able to win in part because he positioned himself as a heterodox repub on econ issues, but it never happened.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
Tomorrow every major media outlet in this country is going to begin the process of tearing Zohran Mamdani apart, but we should remember tonight.
Better things are possible!! Don't let them convince you otherwise.
Better things are possible!! Don't let them convince you otherwise.
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Tomorrow every major media outlet in this country is going to begin the process of tearing Zohran Mamdani apart, but we should remember tonight.
Better things are possible!! Don't let them convince you otherwise.
Better things are possible!! Don't let them convince you otherwise.
The right feeling a little too happy about the Mamdani win tonight.
June 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The right feeling a little too happy about the Mamdani win tonight.
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Every House and Senate Democrat up for reelection in 2026 should face a primary if they don't make it clear they are anti-war with Iran. If Schumer & Jeffries rubber stamp this war, then we should support primary candidates who want them gone as party leaders.
June 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Every House and Senate Democrat up for reelection in 2026 should face a primary if they don't make it clear they are anti-war with Iran. If Schumer & Jeffries rubber stamp this war, then we should support primary candidates who want them gone as party leaders.
Basically my entire politics. And at the same event no less.
June 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Basically my entire politics. And at the same event no less.
Truly disturbed that Obama and I were on the same page here. x.com/MinnHuman/st...
May 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Truly disturbed that Obama and I were on the same page here. x.com/MinnHuman/st...
This is exactly right. Voters' opinions aren't static and they can actually be somewhat forgiving on some issues if they perceive that you can form and express independent thoughts. If you come across as overly measured and hesitant, it reads as inauthentic every time and voters penalize that.
if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost
May 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is exactly right. Voters' opinions aren't static and they can actually be somewhat forgiving on some issues if they perceive that you can form and express independent thoughts. If you come across as overly measured and hesitant, it reads as inauthentic every time and voters penalize that.
The reason I focus a lot on Dem gerontocracy is not because of age as a number, but because it's our #1 brand problem. Appearing old & weak (which we do) is bad, but our larger problem is the perception that we never change and can't offer change in any meaningful way.
May 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The reason I focus a lot on Dem gerontocracy is not because of age as a number, but because it's our #1 brand problem. Appearing old & weak (which we do) is bad, but our larger problem is the perception that we never change and can't offer change in any meaningful way.
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Thank YOU for coming out!
This is exactly why we do this.
One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers.
We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜
This is exactly why we do this.
One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers.
We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜
Thank you for coming to Bakersfield! I didn't know there were so many of us here so I thank you for making the rally a very safe place for those afraid to wear their Blue loudly and proudly, you & Bernie were amazing!
April 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thank YOU for coming out!
This is exactly why we do this.
One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers.
We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜
This is exactly why we do this.
One objective of these rallies has been for people in red and swing areas to start seeing and finding one another. There is power in numbers.
We also bring local organizers onstage to speak and highlight local issues. It’s been great 💜
Great piece here! This is why popularism often leads to things like Harris running hard on a policy like a small biz tax credit. Polls great on paper, but no one actually cares. It leads to safe, defensive ideas that avoids many of the most pressing issues of the day out of fear of getting it wrong.
party leaders should stake out positions and lead! i write about that here:
NEW Insight from @khanley.bsky.social :
Party leaders can have an important role in shaping public opinion — particularly on issues for which voters don't have strongly held convictions.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...
Party leaders can have an important role in shaping public opinion — particularly on issues for which voters don't have strongly held convictions.
www.dataforprogress.org/insights/202...
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great piece here! This is why popularism often leads to things like Harris running hard on a policy like a small biz tax credit. Polls great on paper, but no one actually cares. It leads to safe, defensive ideas that avoids many of the most pressing issues of the day out of fear of getting it wrong.
I'm generally pro-abundance, but I do strongly believe the abundance movement should embrace populism and not act opposed to it. We won't get out of this mess through the sensible logic of well-intentioned technocracy. Abundance offers good ideas, but it's not a strong campaign message alone.
April 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I'm generally pro-abundance, but I do strongly believe the abundance movement should embrace populism and not act opposed to it. We won't get out of this mess through the sensible logic of well-intentioned technocracy. Abundance offers good ideas, but it's not a strong campaign message alone.
Lots of folks are about to be on the precipice of joining our coalition, now is the time to invite them in. No questions. The path to social democracy is paved with acceptance and solidarity, not told ya sos.
April 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Lots of folks are about to be on the precipice of joining our coalition, now is the time to invite them in. No questions. The path to social democracy is paved with acceptance and solidarity, not told ya sos.
Those of us in the pro-transit space need to start using traffic reduction as a major (if not the main) sales pitch for transit projects. We spend too much time pushing the benefits riders will receive and not enough on how non-riders stand to gain.
April 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Those of us in the pro-transit space need to start using traffic reduction as a major (if not the main) sales pitch for transit projects. We spend too much time pushing the benefits riders will receive and not enough on how non-riders stand to gain.
When voters said they wanted the economy to return to 2019, I am guessing they didn't mean that in the absolute sense in terms of GDP and the Dow.
April 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When voters said they wanted the economy to return to 2019, I am guessing they didn't mean that in the absolute sense in terms of GDP and the Dow.
A fun bit for Dems would be to start saying that even if trump somehow takes Greenland, we will just give it back to Denmark for free.
April 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A fun bit for Dems would be to start saying that even if trump somehow takes Greenland, we will just give it back to Denmark for free.
Kinda funny that Biden wanted an "FDR-size" presidency, though that was obviously a clear exaggeration of his ambitions.
The next Democratic president will likely have no choice but to be FDR 2.
The next Democratic president will likely have no choice but to be FDR 2.
April 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Kinda funny that Biden wanted an "FDR-size" presidency, though that was obviously a clear exaggeration of his ambitions.
The next Democratic president will likely have no choice but to be FDR 2.
The next Democratic president will likely have no choice but to be FDR 2.
Unironically this is the path we should be taking. This is basically my entire political mission.
going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force
March 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Unironically this is the path we should be taking. This is basically my entire political mission.
A 2024 electoral take I have not seen enough:
- Harris neither over or underperformed
- trump strongly underperformed given the toxic environment for Dems
We are comparing Harris's performance to Biden, but anyone with a pulse was going to out perform him.
- Harris neither over or underperformed
- trump strongly underperformed given the toxic environment for Dems
We are comparing Harris's performance to Biden, but anyone with a pulse was going to out perform him.
March 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A 2024 electoral take I have not seen enough:
- Harris neither over or underperformed
- trump strongly underperformed given the toxic environment for Dems
We are comparing Harris's performance to Biden, but anyone with a pulse was going to out perform him.
- Harris neither over or underperformed
- trump strongly underperformed given the toxic environment for Dems
We are comparing Harris's performance to Biden, but anyone with a pulse was going to out perform him.
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The people in the comments like "HOW DARE YOU PRIMARY THIS 80-YEAR-OLD CONGRESSWOMAN?? AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!!"
Like... guys, in the past... 3 weeks, two Democratic members of Congress have literally died in office (5 in the past year!). Age is not just a number.
Like... guys, in the past... 3 weeks, two Democratic members of Congress have literally died in office (5 in the past year!). Age is not just a number.
March 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The people in the comments like "HOW DARE YOU PRIMARY THIS 80-YEAR-OLD CONGRESSWOMAN?? AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!!"
Like... guys, in the past... 3 weeks, two Democratic members of Congress have literally died in office (5 in the past year!). Age is not just a number.
Like... guys, in the past... 3 weeks, two Democratic members of Congress have literally died in office (5 in the past year!). Age is not just a number.