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There's a bit of tension between the contention that American political culture is profoundly shaped by racism and sexism AND it's that it's crazy/wrong for voters to view white men as the "most electable."
I don't think buying the former implies the latter. Change happens when people push for it and I think it's a bad idea to model what *other voters* think.
I don't think people actually know what's electable (cf Obama) BUT also not crazy for voters, particularly voters of color to factor in this pessimistic view of the broader white electorate.
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I thought this was a pretty interesting op-ed, particularly this simple advice:

"Talk about health care, education and jobs."

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I think that's pretty sound! Too often the lens for all analysis of the Dem primary and messaging is ideological: left vs center, Medicare for All vs Public Option, etc..

But even more important than a politicans specific positions are *what they emphasize.*
You can focus on and emphasize health care, education and jobs in a centrist way or a left/liberal way, but the emphasis really does matter. I think that's part of what's so smart/essential about the Green New Deal as a messaging and framing device. It centers jobs and investment
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There are structural reasons that I don't think it will happen, (mostly having to do with the nature of the Democratic coalition) but I find myself thinking more and more about what lefist Trump would look like in America.
Using the DOJ as a political instrument, along with investigations and regulation to attack enemies/ villains. Simply ignoring congressional appropriations, unilaterally doling out money to favored groups (ala the direct agribusiness welfare), ignoring Fed independence.
This all feels like a "learned it from watching you dad" moment.
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No one gets the “argue the law/argue the facts saying” and it’s driving me crazy.
For the record “When the facts are with you, bang on the facts, when the law is with you, bang on the law and if neither the facts nor the law is with you: bang on the table.”

Please stop screwing this up!
It’s the use of “bang” that makes the whole thing work! You can also use “pound”, but no one does it right!
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1/ #Racism- and #Sexism-by-Proxy … a thread:

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