I can’t even be mad, this is a ludicrous electorate, of course nobody modeled it this way
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This also explains why almost every poll got it wrong - they were assuming a typical level of participation from younger voters
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Did you read the letter from their head pollster that he wrote a week before the election?
I read the letter after the election but I’ll go take a look at the one before
https://www.publicpolicypolling.com/polls/why-ppp-saw-mamdanis-win-coming/
People like you are why this situation was allowed to happen at all
Keep on thinking whatever makes you feel good. And maybe some day you'll have a minute for self-reflection and say, "Oh."
In the fucking balls as they're mostly white old men.
AND THAT'S WHY THE NUMBERS WILL JUST KEEP RISING
man is just doing the basic, lowdown, dirty work of politicing, and it's ridiculous it works so well
lowkey making me feel way les crazy about bernie's loss cuz...they are pulling out everything against Mamdani lololol
Mamdani ran on enthusiasm + engagement that's the formula
For a party that has been floundering to inspire the youth, this is critical
The trick is to get around the protective moats of racism, sexism and bigotry that make the rural vote a tough nut to crack.
Which was my point so, thank you.
Giving a shit matters. In fact, it's the only thing that matters.
You’re looking at the end result - young progressives have tended not to vote - and myopically focusing on browbeating them to just go vote for its own sake - “civic duty” and all that.
You - the collective you - need to actually ask the important…
And the WHY is that the voices that could appeal to them (progressive voices) have been actively stifled by the establishment Dems, and they’ve been told their…
So yes, Giving a Shit > Actions and Rhetoric of a Historically Incompetent Party
They're already starting to throw their weight behind fucking Adams.
It's why they fought Sanders.
It's why Labour in the UK would rather lose to fascists then win with Corbyn as leader.
It's why the establishment fought against the Pro-Palestine movement
It's why OWS was trivialized, demonized and memory-holed
It's why Dems.will throw away the votes of thousands of progressives to chase a few hundred fence-sitting proto-fascists
Texas just got a young chairman, and Tarrant County punched some extremist school board members to the curb, by fighting.
But Nationally, Schumer and Jeffries are terrified.
They can't fight, just fundraise.
Rebuild progressive power!
Consistency is key.
Sounds like a lesson, DNC. Will you listen?
Hahahaha
No.
I do hope we can prove us wrong though.
He’s just about the only seasoned player who has his finger on the pulse of what people are needing. And apparently, the only one brave enough to go against the established game plan.