The corporate wing of the Democrats has objectively terrible political instincts, because the corporate wing of the Dems wants things that are very unpopular with the electorate (this is a trait they share with the Republican establishment).
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I've seen enough. Right now #Texas politics — culture and collegiality, magnitude and intensity of dysfunction — is the worst it's been in decades. More broken than ever. Not impossible but v hard to see how it's put back together
As much as I think people should fight, after this year's presidential election, there must be a change.
Greg Abbot kills and disenfranchises people through his policies. Women, refugees, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, low-paid workers, people with health issues, etc...
Just b/c some can't leave, not everyone needs to suffer.
Fight another day.
Also:
Moving to #SwingStates en masse would make huge sense electorally. In an analysis O listened to ,...
As the #AmericaFirst movement of #WWII once again rears its head and gears up for the next elections, it is much better prepared than in 2016 and the #Midterms of 2022.
A racist utterance of a #US military 🪖 leader made me remember a thread I had published on the Birdsite in Sept. 2022.
It focused on the strategic use of #veterans by the #MAGA movement.
As it will happen again, I am republishing...
A new nonprofit political organization, Swing States Action Fund, will soon launch to help inspire, engage, and mobilize Democratic voters to reside, vote, and thrive in key swing states that have a huge stake in U.S. presidential and senatorial elections. Our purpose is to help protect American democracy against forces attempting to restrict voting rights, overturn elections, and weaken democratic institutions.