The Dem consultant/think tank lifetimer class in DC has no concept of the fact that a leader's job is to lead, not poll and then message to the limp status quo. None of them have ANY idea how to lead and help people understand the situation, they never have - ThreadSky

gwensnyder.bsky.social • 10 days ago

The Dem consultant/think tank lifetimer class in DC has no concept of the fact that a leader's job is to lead, not poll and then message to the limp status quo.

None of them have ANY idea how to lead and help people understand the situation, they never have

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abenander.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yes and it's gotten worse every cycle

alttag.bsky.social•10 days ago

Polling was how the previous “great” Dem president succeeded (Clinton).

It always struck me as lacking Virtue, which is rather in line with my opinion of Bill generally.

spiffygiffy.bsky.social•10 days ago

The entire consulting class needs to be purged

eveettinger.com•10 days ago

Yes

ericmichaelmoberg.bsky.social•10 days ago

The professional consultants never face consequences when their clients lose, they just start work on the next campaign—giving lame advice and raising corporate cash again.

btrwkart.bsky.social•10 days ago

For the online folks, it has been clear for a long time that the pundits and Dem messaging people are just terrible. They have no handle on what actually engages people.

stephenschiavone.bsky.social•10 days ago

Consulting polling only helps if you have core political beliefs.

Then it will then provide clues on how to get a majority on your side and how close you are to success.

sunderedmarches.com•10 days ago

It's very weird that it has remained like this since 2008 Obama had a very strong private media integration that seems to have all withered before he left office.

The consultants seem like they're the middle part of a venn diagram between research and marketing meant to only get the worst parts

absolutereality.blog•10 days ago

I made a pollster mad the other day for suggesting that her “article” was just stenography for a CBS poll (I was right, her article was bad). She also still has an active X account which many of those types likely do, and I think that hurts them too.

saintcrazy.bsky.social•10 days ago

The right has spent the last several years doing crazy stunts and having new (but reprehensible) ideas and dominated people's attention because of it. When's the last time a Dem has actually brought a new crazy idea to the table?

lunarobverse.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is my impression too. The Dem electeds and staff I know literally refuse to lead. They say that’s other people’s jobs. It’s bananas.

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