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Ernest Owens Profile picture
@MrErnestOwens
May 17 • 8 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
THREAD: Right now, as these results continue to come out one thing is for certain -- these far-left progressives are taking a massive ass whooping at the polls.

The national appeals, social stunts, nasty tactics, attacks on the local press did more harm than good.

As I knew.
Philly politics is local, you can't run a citywide race as a national candidate.

I tried to tell folks that races will be won on the ground, not online solely.

Some spent so much time pushing moral platitudes than strategic campaigning.

They didn't read the room at all.
While progressives were divided, the establishment got tighter -- capitalizing off of the division to galvanize around pragmatic candidates.

They banked on low voter turnout and it paid off for them in an already tight race.

Congratulations, y'all played yourselves.
Philly isn't Chicago -- we're more like New York City.

I feared for a while that an Eric Adams candidate could win in Philly with the right rhetoric at a time of crisis.

Cherelle Parker, not Amen Brown, rose to that occasion.

Progressives were too damn divided.
This mayoral cycle is so symbolic of the NYC race.

A bunch of people who couldn't get out of their own damn way.

A charismatic, experienced Black woman with establishment backing was able to come in and grab it.

Lessons are being learned tonight.
Moral of the story:

Listen to Black people who don't share the same views as you.

Listen to local journalists.

Don't alienate allies.

People don't exist in politics binaries.

Hyper local strategies win LOCAL races.
If you want to understand how Cherelle Parker won, read this.

This is the man who got her elected.

The writing was on the wall months ago.
phillymag.com/news/2022/08/2…
Tune into my latest #ErnestlySpeaking podcast episode where I unpack these results (and what they mean) even further. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ern…

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May 19
THREAD: As the dust begin to settle, and people begin to truly accept the reality of the results -- it's become clear that White Progressives (and their apologists) were the real problem.

They went from being Bernie Bros rooting for Helen Gym into Karens whining -- here's why.
For starters, there's been a lot of racist rhetoric used to try to make excuses for why Gym has lost.

No, it wasn't because Cherelle Parker had "low-information" voters -- it's because she won the Black vote -- something that other candidates didn't truly invest their time in.
Black voters made the difference in this election. Whether they were rich or poor -- the vast majority of them backed Cherelle Parker over everyone else.

There are more Black Philadelphians than any other race of people in this city.

Some of y'all have forgotten this.
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Jul 3, 2022
Getting to the point of your career (and life) when you feel like you don't have anything to prove anyone -- but yourself -- is awesome.

The shit that used to irk you years ago, simply become less contentious.

People will talk. Let them. Shit isn't moving anything over here.
I've used this "July 4th" weekend to simply reflect and relax.

Not in celebration of this joke ass holiday, but to be still and process things altogether.

The one constant variable was that shit got done IN SPITE of the noise.

That's really the key.
The older I've gotten, the more I've resisted the urge to explain myself (personally) or my "plan."

90% of those who don't get it, still won't get it -- and I've come to accept that many are just seeking answers vicariously.
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May 10, 2022
In an impressively surprising move, @PhillyTrib, the oldest-running Black newspaper in America, has endorsed @JohnFetterman for U.S. Senator.

The primary is one week away. Sparks continue to fly.
phillytrib.com/commentary/in-…
As a Black journalist in Philadelphia who has been covering this senate race, I'm not surprised by this endorsement.

If people focused on the data, and not the negative campaign attack optics, Fetterman had been polling well with Black voters throughout this campaign.
I've tried to explain to national observers throughout this race that if you're not talking to Black voters on the ground (and those who are covering it) you won't understand what's really going on.

Lamb hasn't garnered enough traction with Black voters over Fetterman.
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May 5, 2022
Kevin Samuels has made a career off of shamelessly disgracing Black women for profit.

He emboldened the most toxic individuals to project tired and harmful narratives about Black women.

Dead or alive, what a disgraceful life to live.

That's all I've got for that misogynist.
We are entering a moment in time when the most marginalized are tired of "getting along just to get along" with our oppressors.

We're throwing hands, we're cursing them out in real time, we're shaming them for all of the violent things they continue to do.

Bring it on.
Black LGBTQIA people, Black women, and Black people who protect and defend us don't own any Black person within our community who afflict us any solidarity, care, consideration, respect, and/or grace.

You're no "family" of mine if you are actively trying to come for us. Period.
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May 5, 2022
It's wild to me that some of these Conor Lamb supporters have visited Philly and NOW ARE SAYING SOME of the very things I have said about this race MONTHS AGO.

It's less than two weeks before the primary, and they are seeing the writing on the wall.

I just saw that thread.
John Fetterman will be the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.

No matter how many times you debate these polls, he's coming out each and every time.

Go cry somewhere else, go whine behind another tree.

He's winning, let it go.
Too much money, too many negative PAC ads aren't sticking -- it's time for moderate Democrats to let this petty infighting go and recognize that when he gets the nomination on May 17th, they need to gear up for November NOW.

Seriously, there's no more time to play.
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May 4, 2022
When I see how these internet media folks turn on each other at the drop of the dime, I'm reminded of why I engage more with the real friends/mentors I have in real life and don't give too much value to co-signs and randomness of these "digital kinships" y'all produce on here.
There's too much trauma bonding and unhealthy expectations of strangers being cultivated on here.

Some of y'all treat this digital space as a therapy session for fans.

None of this is fucking okay at all.

Get a life, get off of here sometimes, and treat this as an accessory.
The older I get, the more annoyed I've become with certain trends I see on here of folks who are anti-social in real life, but spend endless hours on here acting like the posts they put up alone is "the work" or coming for those who do.

Newsflash: It's not, it's barely surface.
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