NEW: Establishment Dems are aghast so many of their candidates would risk their advantage w Trump on healthcare + imm by veering to left.— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 29, 2019
But the left thinks this moment demands boldness & moderation won’t motivate
Post-Miami w @alexburnsNYT >https://t.co/mzNww3aqqO
.@clairecmc to Dem field: don’t run for the nomination of Twitter >— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 29, 2019
“It’s imperative that our candidates are listening carefully to all of the voices in the party. Social media may promote the loudest voices, but they’re not the majority.”
Very true. And applicable to right-wing Twitter as much as left-wing Twitter.
The left, though, thinks anything less than a full-throated progressive agenda will lead to 2016-style apathy w would-be Dem voters— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 29, 2019
“Sometimes appealing too much to Joe in the diner means you’re not reaching Joanna in an apartment building in an urban core,” says @MsPackyetti
Anybody else remember how well Trump's appeal to racism and naked xenophobia worked last November?
It was pointed out on NPR this evening that Julian Castro sparked the immigration debate among Democrats, and pulled the conversation "to the left" by demanding repeal of Sec. 1325 of the Immigration Code. OTOH, NPR also pointed out that 70% of Americans have, for years, supported a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. So where is the "left" and why can't the Democrats go there?
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