Mac1958
Diamond Member
It's certainly too late to make these changes to save the Democrats from their fate this November -- only a rapid drop in inflation can do that, if anything. But these two guys understand the damage that PC and Identity Politics have caused the Democratic Party.
Even if the party took their advice today, how long would it take to claw back four or five decades of this stuff? I don't think that happens quickly. The list of specific stories and issues they have associated themselves with is just too long and too easy a target for the GQP.
And, amazingly, the party STILL refuses to see the role it has so aggressively played in the elections of 2016 and beyond, and the stunning, incredible, desperate rage erupting from the Right today.
We need a viable third party soon. Please, please, please.
Raskin and Khanna are trying to shake up discussions for the progressive caucus and the Democrats ahead of the midterms and map out a new winning strategy beyond.
They say this includes coalition-building, sharing a more optimistic message with voters and less preaching. Democrats should also reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions, they said.
Even if the party took their advice today, how long would it take to claw back four or five decades of this stuff? I don't think that happens quickly. The list of specific stories and issues they have associated themselves with is just too long and too easy a target for the GQP.
And, amazingly, the party STILL refuses to see the role it has so aggressively played in the elections of 2016 and beyond, and the stunning, incredible, desperate rage erupting from the Right today.
We need a viable third party soon. Please, please, please.
Two Democratic progressives plot new ways to fight back against Republican gains
Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans.
www.npr.org
Raskin and Khanna are trying to shake up discussions for the progressive caucus and the Democrats ahead of the midterms and map out a new winning strategy beyond.
They say this includes coalition-building, sharing a more optimistic message with voters and less preaching. Democrats should also reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions, they said.