But — 💯 to the point about directed polling designed as PR to hide the real political landscape from public officials and staff.

And really hope no one believes that’s infrastructure 😳

Instead, it’s something that someone perceived to be on the political left does that gets used (by right wing infrastructure…) to represent the whole movement.

(Favorite examples of Dems being out of touch… are often never said by Dems… but by “advocates”)

That’s a media infrastructure piece more than Dems in office supporting unpopular positions.

Many problems with the “brand” aren’t because of something a Democratic official actually does… (sometimes, but often not).

A big problem isn’t that a candidate in a competitive race can’t take unorthodox positions (they do) — it’s that voters assume they believe something else (& without striking ⚡️ + 💵 hard to change this perception)

Often aligned — but $0.02 — this feels a bit trapped in the bubble 🏛️ & assumes there’s a much easier out than we really have without better information & organizing “infrastructure”