How to Lose Elections and Alienate Everyone Else

[Toro]

Democrats are sleep-walking towards disaster because the progressive base is ascendant and disconnected to most Americans.

It’s fair to say that the left of the Democratic party has been in ascendance for some time. You could see it in how candidates positioned themselves during the Democratic primaries. You could see it in the uncritical embrace of pretty much every aspect of the protest movements that erupted in the wake of the George Floyd murder. You could see it in how deferential Joe Biden was to the left after he secured the Democratic nomination and campaigned for the Presidency. You could see it in the staffing decisions made after Biden was elected and the rhetoric coming out of the administration. And you could certainly see it in the way Biden has repeatedly tried to mollify the left, especially the House’s Progressive Caucus, as he desperately tried to craft a successful legislative agenda.​

Now that a year has passed since Biden took office, it’s a good time to ask: how’s all that working out? The left of the Democratic party has a theory of the case on how their actions will build a dominant progressive electoral coalition. In what follows, I will compare five key aspects of this case to actual results in the real world. It’s not a pretty picture.​

How Not to Build a Coalition

The Left’s Theory of the Case Falls Apart

theliberalpatriot.substack.com

 

[Otis Mayfield]

Joe navigates the political minefield.

Not sure what else he could do.

He wouldn't have got the $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed if not for his political skill.

 

[MarcATL]

The OP is advocating for Republican's failed policies of...
1. Lies
2. Ignoring Covid
3. Attacking the capital
4. More tax cuts for the rich
5. Division

 

[Toro]

This guy nails it on cultural leftism.

the left has managed to associate the Democratic party with a series of views on crime, immigration, policing, schooling, free speech and of course race and gender that are quite far from those of the median voter. That’s a success for the left but the hard reality is that it’s an electoral liability for the Democratic party. From time to time Democratic politicians like Biden try to dissociate themselves from super-unpopular ideas like defunding the police but the voices of cultural leftism within the party are still more deferred to than opposed. These voices are further amplified by Democratic-leaning media and nonprofits, as well as within the Democratic party infrastructure itself, all of which are thoroughly dominated by cultural leftism. In an era when a party’s national brand increasingly defines state and even local electoral contests, Democratic candidates have a very hard time shaking these cultural left associations.​

That’s a huge problem because the median voter simply does not share the outlook embodied by cultural leftism. As a result, many voters are put off by the cultural positions that are now fashionable within the Democratic party, especially given that so many of these Democrats seem to look down on all those with different views. This attitude is not a secret to these voters and they react accordingly. And, as the data cited above indicate, it’s not just white voters who are put off by these cultural positions—the nonwhites in whose name many of these positions are adopted are not enthusiastic about them either.​

 

[Toro]

The OP is advocating for Republican's failed policies of...
1. Lies
2. Ignoring Covid
3. Attacking the capital
4. More tax cuts for the rich
5. Division

The OP has been a progressive for decades.

Pointing out the failings of your tribe is not advocating for anything other than to stop you from failing badly.

 

[MarcATL]

The OP has been a progressive for decades.

Pointing out the failings of your tribe is not advocating for anything other than to stop you from failing badly.

What's my tribe?

 

[bripat9643]

What's my tribe?

Leftwing moonbats

 

[martybegan]

Democrats are sleep-walking towards disaster because the progressive base is ascendant and disconnected to most Americans.

It’s fair to say that the left of the Democratic party has been in ascendance for some time. You could see it in how candidates positioned themselves during the Democratic primaries. You could see it in the uncritical embrace of pretty much every aspect of the protest movements that erupted in the wake of the George Floyd murder. You could see it in how deferential Joe Biden was to the left after he secured the Democratic nomination and campaigned for the Presidency. You could see it in the staffing decisions made after Biden was elected and the rhetoric coming out of the administration. And you could certainly see it in the way Biden has repeatedly tried to mollify the left, especially the House’s Progressive Caucus, as he desperately tried to craft a successful legislative agenda.​

Now that a year has passed since Biden took office, it’s a good time to ask: how’s all that working out? The left of the Democratic party has a theory of the case on how their actions will build a dominant progressive electoral coalition. In what follows, I will compare five key aspects of this case to actual results in the real world. It’s not a pretty picture.​

How Not to Build a Coalition

The Left’s Theory of the Case Falls Apart

theliberalpatriot.substack.com

Your nutjobs, your party.

 

[martybegan]

Joe navigates the political minefield.

Not sure what else he could do.

He wouldn't have got the $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed if not for his political skill.

What skill? Lasting more than 30 minutes during a press conference every 6 months?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Face it Dems, America just isn't into you

 

[martybegan]

The OP has been a progressive for decades.

Pointing out the failings of your tribe is not advocating for anything other than to stop you from failing badly.

And like a typical progressive you probably blame the packaging instead of the content.

 

[1srelluc]

That's a lot of words to describe what amounts to a disastrous dem clown show....They can't stop what's coming.

Oh and don't believe for a minute I'm all enamored over the gop either. They are simply the lesser of two weevils.

Me, I just want revenge on the dems, pure and simple.....Cheers.

 

[Mac1958]

Democrats are sleep-walking towards disaster because the progressive base is ascendant and disconnected to most Americans.

It’s fair to say that the left of the Democratic party has been in ascendance for some time. You could see it in how candidates positioned themselves during the Democratic primaries. You could see it in the uncritical embrace of pretty much every aspect of the protest movements that erupted in the wake of the George Floyd murder. You could see it in how deferential Joe Biden was to the left after he secured the Democratic nomination and campaigned for the Presidency. You could see it in the staffing decisions made after Biden was elected and the rhetoric coming out of the administration. And you could certainly see it in the way Biden has repeatedly tried to mollify the left, especially the House’s Progressive Caucus, as he desperately tried to craft a successful legislative agenda.​

Now that a year has passed since Biden took office, it’s a good time to ask: how’s all that working out? The left of the Democratic party has a theory of the case on how their actions will build a dominant progressive electoral coalition. In what follows, I will compare five key aspects of this case to actual results in the real world. It’s not a pretty picture.​

How Not to Build a Coalition

The Left’s Theory of the Case Falls Apart

theliberalpatriot.substack.com

The Democrats steadfastly refuse to learn.

They refused to see how their rabid and closed-minded commitment to the social issues played a role in getting Trump elected in 2016. They refuse to admit that Americans aren't really thrilled about massive, omnibus spending packages, when a one-at-a-time approach makes much more sense.

The parties are infected with this absolutely stupid notion that electoral victory is ALWAYS a "mandate" that somehow gives them carte blanche to shove their entire agenda down our throat. Then they wonder when they get their asses thrown out like fucking clockwork. No mirrors in their homes.

 

[iceberg]

What's my tribe?

mock-naugahide psudeo intellictual wanna be's who huddle around a discord chat room and tell everyone what great jabs you got on someone else online.

 

[Jets]

The Democrats steadfastly refuse to learn.

They refused to see how their rabid and closed-minded commitment to the social issues played a role in getting Trump elected in 2016. They refuse to admit that Americans aren't really thrilled about massive, omnibus spending packages, when a one-at-a-time approach makes much more sense.

The parties are infected with this absolutely stupid notion that electoral victory is ALWAYS a "mandate" that somehow gives them carte blanche to shove their entire agenda down our throat. Then they wonder when they get their asses thrown out like fucking clockwork. No mirrors in their homes.

Party Hubris…

 

[LordBrownTrout]

The two parties are incompetent, corrupt, worthless, and mostly antithetical to the country. The best we can hope for at this point is total gridlock.

 

[JGalt]

Joe navigates the political minefield.

Not sure what else he could do.

He wouldn't have got the $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill passed if not for his political skill.

Political skill had nothing to do with passing that. The Democrats were all like "Give us something, anything, we'll pass it."

So they did.