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.
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.
Only by sheer nostalgia or ‘anyone but ®Name’ campaigns. I don’t know that the democrats have actually fought for the people in a long while, but at least Obama tried to get healthcare enshrined.
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
And only one since Obama, where they decisively shifted against progressivism.
And lost congress and a ton of states in the same time.
And that majority is a majority of one, and both were two term presidents who were hamstrung by Republican Congresses.
So I stand by my assertion that democrats can’t win elections. Not enough to matter anyway.
Only by sheer nostalgia or ‘anyone but ®Name’ campaigns. I don’t know that the democrats have actually fought for the people in a long while, but at least Obama tried to get healthcare enshrined.