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“Moderates can’t seem to reflect on the historical electability of their candidates, as they implore progressives to reflect on the historical electability of their candidates.” My latest @TheAtlantic continuing my essays highlighting the #OtherSwingVoter. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
“Moderate Democrats blame progressive candidates for losses, but they can’t seem to blame moderate candidates for their losses.”
“Moderates recognize how progressive candidates alienate certain voters, but they can’t seem to recognize how moderate candidates alienate certain voters.“
Americans think of the “swing voter” as older whites swinging between voting GOP + Dem. I’m writing a series of essays recognizing the #otherswingvoter: people of color + young people swinging between voting Dem + not voting—and swinging elections, too. 1/
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If they want to defeat Trump, Democrats should be nominating candidates that can attract these #otherswingvoters, too, not just treating young people and people of color as political cattle that need to be "turned out" for candidates they don't really like. 2/
But recognizing the #otherswingvoter is about more than defeating Trump. “To recognize the other swing voter is to decenter the white moderate in the body politic—where she and especially he has been positioned since the founding of the United States.” My latest @TheAtlantic.
