Posted on 10/25/2019 1:40:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
To defeat Trump, the Democratic presidential nominee will have to do more than turn out the base.
A theory for how to win the 2020 presidential election has quickly become conventional wisdom among Democratic campaign strategists and many prominent pundits. It goes like this: The country has become so polarized that swing voters barely exist anymore. Elections are now decided by which side better manages to mobilize its base. So Democrats need to stop worrying about winning over moderates—and confidently move to the left.
Proponents of this “progressive mobilization theory” can point to a few important pieces of evidence. Plenty of liberal policies, for instance, are popular with voters across the political spectrum. As I’ve argued in the past, this makes it possible for Democratic presidential candidates to develop an ambitious agenda on issues from health care to gun control without jeopardizing their chances of ousting Donald Trump.
But the theory is nonetheless wrong in three crucial respects. A significant number of swing voters do exist, and in close-run elections, they matter. While Democrats do need to mobilize their base to win in 2020, it is far from obvious that moving to the left will help them do so. And to cure America of Trumpism, they need to persuade voters who aren’t already consistent progressives to turn their back on his brand of politics.
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And who knows what else they are blowing.
The Atlantic is the Democrats.
<< “So Democrats need to stop worrying about winning over moderates—and confidently move to the left.” >>
Excellent advice. ...although it’s hard to imagine them going further left than they’ve already gone.
I guess Clinton is the nominee. She had her Wellstone Funeral today
She is going to lose again if Trump can overcome voter fraud
“Plenty of liberal policies, for instance, are popular”
Name them.
They are printing ballots now for the 2020 election..
Trump will need to win swing states by 100,000 votes to of set the fraud..
It is a prime example of the old tried and true 1970’s “peter principle”, when all those that have been elected to Congress, cannot get their act together, in a time of a major threat to their party!! All the golden boys and girls cannot concoct anything, but hemlock for thmselves!!
Never stop the Enemy when it is shooting itself
As a pragmatist I would not gloat over the Demonrats
Keyboard warriors accomplish nothing.
i do believe there are venues large & small
to refute these marxists
As a pragmatist I would not gloat over the Demonrats
Keyboard warriors accomplish nothing.
i do believe there are venues large & small
to refute these marxists
When you enemy is drowning, stuff a hose in their mouth.
How can we help them move more to the left?
Put some butter on them, they are toast................
The Bolsheviks are Back!!!
They don’t care if they lose in 2020. Their only goal - their only objective is to remove President Trump. At any cost.
Their blind hatred is remarkable. I fully expect mass suicides on their part come the day after election day in 2020.
I would rather think our side is 10 points behind
That is how we won 2016 and will be how we win 2020
The people who predicted Trump’s wi last time are predicting re-election at this point (barring some catastrophe). Basically the only hope for victory for the Dems is very heavy turnout on their side.
Check out the author’s backround....
It explains a lot.
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