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I& #39;ve spent almost 20 years trying to push the Democratic Party to the left. Every wave has to learn the same lessons:
1) there is no secret progressive mass of indies and non-voters;
2) the establishment can and does fight back;
3) you win more voters with honey than vinegar.
1) there is no secret progressive mass of indies and non-voters;
2) the establishment can and does fight back;
3) you win more voters with honey than vinegar.
4) Yes, center-left establishment media is challenging to break through. That& #39;s why relationships with key figures matter. They want to see certain hallmarks of seriousness.
5) Base Dems have a sort of Stockholm Syndrome. They are usually more progressive than how they vote. /2
5) Base Dems have a sort of Stockholm Syndrome. They are usually more progressive than how they vote. /2
6) Base Dems are *extremely* loyal to the party and its loyalty. Anti-partisanship itself is a huge turnoff to them.
7) Base Dems need to not feel insulted, & be convinced that you can win elections against the conservative forces with an unapologetically progressive stance. /3
7) Base Dems need to not feel insulted, & be convinced that you can win elections against the conservative forces with an unapologetically progressive stance. /3
8) Marxists who frame everything as class war generally have to explain these inconveniences as corruption or false consciousness. It& #39;s not.
9) The generation gap is huge. Boomers are cagey based on past defeats (72/84/94,10) & don& #39;t get how broken life is for younger folks. /4
9) The generation gap is huge. Boomers are cagey based on past defeats (72/84/94,10) & don& #39;t get how broken life is for younger folks. /4
10) Most of the time it doesn& #39;t need to be a knock-down drag-out internal fight. The mods will come along for the ride if they see you as a responsible actor.
11) The big internal fights are where lib/soc policy divides really are stark: housing, criminal justice, etc. BUT... /5
11) The big internal fights are where lib/soc policy divides really are stark: housing, criminal justice, etc. BUT... /5
12) The arena for sorting out the big policy divides in an ugly way between liberals and socdems/demsocs is not the presidential stage. Where the rubber meets the road on criminal justice and housing is local.
If you want to impact that, get involved in a DA or Assembly race./6
If you want to impact that, get involved in a DA or Assembly race./6
