Colloquial use of the term can and does include a contingent of people that agree to work together for political aims and not exclusively in a temporary way.
Bloc Quebecois for example, but even when combined with terms like voting bloc, trading bloc, and so forth. I think the usage has evolved.
Black bloc, is what we call anti fascist and anarchist protesters. Their signature is everyone wearing black to be non discript and harder to single out.
I agree and would add that sometimes you need to bring people in, people you don't love and may disagree with on a lot but with whom you can build a coalition.
It's even more disheartening in a country whose politics are set up only to deliver to 2 parties.. both of which have been bought by billionaires, corporations & special interest groups.
The new head of the DNC believes in imaginary things like "good billionaires", for example.
In fact, our politics at the founding (& for the first 50 yrs or so) were NOT set up to deliver us TWO choices at each election. Two choices (organized parties), one of which would grab a numerical majority & then CONTROL a body, thus making the other reps IRRELEVANT. We can fix $$$ in our politics.
But only by flushing all parties from control of govt functions and power, thus ATOMIZING power again (as it was at the founding). No party control of a body, no all-powerful leadership positions, no closed primaries, no partisan gerrymandering.
Temp coalitions on individual issues. Original intent.
They do is why they are so meek. They are terrified of fracturing the very shakey Obama coalition, to the point of paralysis. You can't just build a coalition, you also have to lead it.
They do. They choose to not do anything that would motivate non voters to vote for them. We just get the same two classes of voters and more and more every election seem to wake up and realize both parties suck and are playing us for fools.
I wonder seriously whether @mcbride.house.gov understands this. I get that she's a first termer but we don't have time for her to get acclimated. She needs to get to work.
Yes!
Be like Bernie! A rock hard message for what is needed and what is wrong that needs to be fixed.
Then repeat, to reach as many people as possible.
I will state my point. But I don’t expect understanding from people dwelling inside a political bubble.
He is an independent statesman, with supporters; not an ego, looking for supplicants and a win.
Anyway, it's funny how it only took you two posts to go from "do what Bernie did and you'll have tons of supporters and win elections" to "harrumph, who needs supporters or wins?"
“Then repeat, to reach as many people as possible.”
Bernie and all the other Democrats out doing town halls are building a coalition behind the rule of law and against Trump’s hateful whims. As the original post discussed.
No elections or harrumphs …
Turnout has been terrible for decades. In the 60%ish for presidential elections and 40%ish in off year. Some states do better. This is 2020, but the numbers are fairly static.
Check out where turnout is lowest: https://www.lgbtmap.org/democracy-maps/voter_turnout_percentage
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Bloc Quebecois for example, but even when combined with terms like voting bloc, trading bloc, and so forth. I think the usage has evolved.
(I was not)
Cheers.
I'm not too bothered if I just happened to get there from different path!
Bloc is a term with various meanings.
For decades, Dem consultants advised candidates to focus only on likely voters, limiting universe of targets.
If Dems want to be a national party, need to start polling + talking to “low propensity” voters.
Explicitly conservative consultants, who were very happy to take Dem money to give them a consistently losing strategy.
Wow, Mark Penn must be pissed!
The new head of the DNC believes in imaginary things like "good billionaires", for example.
Temp coalitions on individual issues. Original intent.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711624-power-for-all
Its that this is a minimally preferable alternative to making the choices and building the coalitions that lead to victory.
But here is the real deal, 43% of people are independent, meaning. they likely got taken in by the fake populist message.
in times of crisis people tend to prefer progressive policies, when things are stable people tend to prefer regressive policies.
The hunger for progressive or populist policies is huge.
The problem is both parties are right wing controlled, our left wing party is pulled right by organizations like third way.
Edit ( @bluesky )
the machine that advises Democratic politics is right wing.
the leadership is right wing.
If they say like AOC is a leftist extremist, it by default makes them right wing.
a literal heritage foundation project code named Romney care.
Be like Bernie! A rock hard message for what is needed and what is wrong that needs to be fixed.
Then repeat, to reach as many people as possible.
He is an independent statesman, with supporters; not an ego, looking for supplicants and a win.
Anyway, it's funny how it only took you two posts to go from "do what Bernie did and you'll have tons of supporters and win elections" to "harrumph, who needs supporters or wins?"
Bernie and all the other Democrats out doing town halls are building a coalition behind the rule of law and against Trump’s hateful whims. As the original post discussed.
No elections or harrumphs …
Check out where turnout is lowest:
https://www.lgbtmap.org/democracy-maps/voter_turnout_percentage
And dozens of repeats over the last 15 years that i shouted to absolutely no effect on anyone.
It's vv discouraging