Democratic Party leaders want the benefits of an engaged activist base like the one currently challenging Donald Trump without actually having to listen to or engage with it.
Nobody hates and think as little of their base as Trump does. It’s why he never misses a chance to sell them grifts and tells them the craziest lies. He sees them as an ends to a means.
The Dems do have a bunch that could care less, but I don’t think it’s the overwhelming majority like the GOP. And it’s also harder to get a party in lockstep when values vary widely, instead of just “Dear Leader tell us what you need of me”.
“Republicans worse” and “the democrats are a big tent” are some classic excuses that still don’t make up for the fact that Democrats can’t win elections.
I tried to push back against the “Democrats only lose” mantra a few months ago. It’s confirmation bias and “don’t look back more than 4 years” that drives this thinking.
I went back to 1992 and was accused of cherry-picking.
Nobody hates and think as little of their base as Trump does. It’s why he never misses a chance to sell them grifts and tells them the craziest lies. He sees them as an ends to a means.
The Dems do have a bunch that could care less, but I don’t think it’s the overwhelming majority like the GOP. And it’s also harder to get a party in lockstep when values vary widely, instead of just “Dear Leader tell us what you need of me”.
“Republicans worse” and “the democrats are a big tent” are some classic excuses that still don’t make up for the fact that Democrats can’t win elections.
Democrats have won the majority of presidential elections since the 90s…
I tried to push back against the “Democrats only lose” mantra a few months ago. It’s confirmation bias and “don’t look back more than 4 years” that drives this thinking.
I went back to 1992 and was accused of cherry-picking.
Edit: found it