Literally none of the things we have done to debase ourselves post-2024 needed to happen. We could have just taken a rest and watched Trump blow up the GOP then presented ourselves as the alternative. We lost by 1.5 percentage points for Christ's sake.
Just endless "The Democratic party brand is nationally toxic how can we make that worse?"
The endless fighting about Biden didn't need to happen. "Trans people? Under the bus?" didn't need to happen. Sticking our fingers in our ears while people frothed at the mouth about Jews didn't need to happen. Graham Platner most certainly didn't need to happen.
The proof of this is all around us. Dems are winning all over the place and far-outperforming polls in places we wouldn't have dreamed of winning in the aftermath of 2024. Those Dems are talented, authentic, & sticking local. The GOP is also exceptionally weak.
But then you have the *national* (establishment!) podcasters and consultants obsessed with *inauthentically* forcing the party to be something it's not & you end up with a SS-obsessed narcissistic psychopath bound around our collective ankles like an anchor.
Oh and "Go on Piker" most definitely did not need to happen.
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