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in reply to @stardustreverie's post:
it's so bad. The Democrats keep losing ground to the GOP and yet they still think that mockery is a great weapon. ~Chara
ifkr. they seriously think the way to beat the “we refuse to understand other people” party is by refusing to understand them and not taking them seriously
The Democratic Party (and a bewildering amount of third parties/leftists) is so hyperfixated on just Winning Big that their power base on the local level gets eaten alive by republicans outside of the strongest of strongholds. Third parties, you'd think they'd focus on local politics more because that's where they can actually win elections and gain momentum but nah gottawinbig.
A lot of people seem to be operating under the assumption that you just gotta keep them out of the capitol and it'll be fine because their voter base is about to gray out, meanwhile they sweep school boards and city councils and make ties with prominent and trusted small business owners in the area, making very resilient strongholds. Also, filling roles that have a high degree of influence on people's daily lives in often uncontested races, no less.
I agree. There's been a devastating hyperfocus on the Presidency because it's become a kind of absurd shortcut to burnishing a political career. The press absolutely love reporting about politics like it's merely round-the-clock campaign season so local politics barely figure in the news. And also, I don't think the GOP are exactly wrong about liberals being elitist. There's too much social-climbing in Democratic politics and too little attention to governance... ~Chara
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