I cannot emphasize enough that whatever political context Democrats THINK they're operating in, it no longer exists. and whatever playbook they're using is literally useless.
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Legitimate question: Are they running everything through focus groups and consultants right now? Is that why it sucks so much?
Because there is zero urgency. It's just business as usual: stern letters, "we're talking to the GOP in the background, you peons just don't understand."
I'm sympathetic, because I'm shell shocked too. We all are. But they're supposed to lead.
I think a lot of this is downstream from Congress not functioning like it's supposed to for decades. They've internalized bad lessons like "only do popular things" instead of "protect the Constitution."
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Either way we have no actual opposition party in this country.
Because there is zero urgency. It's just business as usual: stern letters, "we're talking to the GOP in the background, you peons just don't understand."
It's infuriating.
I think a lot of this is downstream from Congress not functioning like it's supposed to for decades. They've internalized bad lessons like "only do popular things" instead of "protect the Constitution."