"At a time when Republicans are polling at historic lows, Democrats need to capitalize and offer a better vision for the country," said one critic. "This isn’t it."
Did you literally just download the PDF and search for those three things, see 0, and then close it?
Because even just skimming thru any of the 193 pages would show you none of it’s is about specific policy positions, largely because with 4 years to the next presidential election, that would be entirely useless…
Like, we do not want the DNC picking policy, that’s what the candidate we vote for in primaries do.
A large organization like the DNC dictating policy for politicians to follow and using their influence as a party to get those people elected is what got us here in the fuckign first place
The paper is going to seem boring and it’s not going to have what you think, be cause it wasn’t written for us, and it wasn’t written up to be a list of reasons why Kamala lost, be ause everyone reading it would be very aware of why that happened.
The point of the paper was what a nonbiased organization could do to fix shit.
So (again, fucking obviously) it’s not going to list policy positions to push.
Putting aside the rest of their comment; the DNC is not a political party. Their job is to (edit: help Democrats) win elections and whip members to be in line with general policy messaging.
They’re more like the advertising arm of the party itself.
The semantics were only drawn because the person I responded to misconstrued a comment and then talked down to the poster based on that. If you think it’s stupid to call that shit out then go off, I guess.
To your point: yes, they would. People have been yelling that for a while. Unfortunately, like the RNC, they’ve shown that they prioritize maintaining the cushy status quo for a small group of people. Dems lose. Voters get mad. The DNC raises hundreds of millions of dollars again the next go around and the game continues.
Under the section “Strong Ground Games Make the Difference”
Specific issue connection: The campaign connected workplace concerns like healthcare costs,
scheduling stability, and wage protections directly to political choices. [p 36]
Under “Where Organizing Efforts Fell Short in 2024”
Messaging Misalignment. National Democratic messaging under the White House’s stewardship,
created tensions with key constituencies. Climate change and green energy transition messaging
created anxiety among workers in traditional industries worried about job losses. The focus on
social issues over economic issues alienated socially conservative voters who prioritized kitchen-
table concerns. The “Bidenomics” framing emphasized macro statistics rather than the micro
realities voters experienced daily and specifically tied President Biden - by name - to actual
economic anxiety. [p 36]
Organizational Decline in Key States. Shrinking investment in industrial states has reduced
Democrats’ organizing capacity. Ohio’s organizing density dropped significantly as manufacturing
declined. Younger members of organized groups show less partisan loyalty than previous
generations. [p 36]
Abortion as a Crosscutting Issue
Brown hit Moreno hard on abortion in the final weeks, noting how 57% of Ohio voters had just
enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. Slotkin ran a multimillion-dollar ad campaign
hammering Rogers on his abortion voting record. This issue allowed Democrats to peel off
suburban women and moderate Republicans who might have been open to voting Republican
down-ballot [p 37-38]
So clearly we at least dabbling in conversations about specific issues. But I think the more important counterpoint is you can’t have a conversation about the loss of Kamala Harris without mentioning Genocide.
So clearly we at least dabbling in conversations about specific issues
…
Well, I do want to thank you for somewhat asking questions.
But those are not single issues, they are normal facets of society that constantly exist and will definitely still be an issue in four years.
Israel’s current government even just still being in power in 2028 isn’t guaranteed.
All those other issues, will be issues in 2028, and 2033, and literally every single election after.
And besides all of that, you’re examples still aren’t pushing policy decisions.
And as it mentions in big bold letters on literally every single page:
Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not
provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the
assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented
Like, you’re blaming all of the DNC, how did you get those quotes and not see the giant red texts on every page?
How are you missing the point of, well, everything about this?
Should we support Israel’s genocide on Palestinians
Because that is a single topic that may not be present in 2028, because Israel might actual get an election before then themselves, and there’s no way the current government wins an election.
I don’t understand what you want here, or why you keep blaming the DNC when literally every page in big red letters says:
Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented
Like, we can have this discussion, but you need to understand the big bolded red letters on every page and talk about the one single guy who wrote this and personally decided what to include…
Disclaimer: This document reflects the views of the author, not the DNC. The DNC was not provided with the underlying sourcing, interviews, or supporting data for many of the assertions contained herein and therefore cannot independently verify the claims presented
Can you at least let me know that you understand blaming the DNC is completely illogical?
What?
Did you literally just download the PDF and search for those three things, see 0, and then close it?
Because even just skimming thru any of the 193 pages would show you none of it’s is about specific policy positions, largely because with 4 years to the next presidential election, that would be entirely useless…
Like, we do not want the DNC picking policy, that’s what the candidate we vote for in primaries do.
A large organization like the DNC dictating policy for politicians to follow and using their influence as a party to get those people elected is what got us here in the fuckign first place
The paper is going to seem boring and it’s not going to have what you think, be cause it wasn’t written for us, and it wasn’t written up to be a list of reasons why Kamala lost, be ause everyone reading it would be very aware of why that happened.
The point of the paper was what a nonbiased organization could do to fix shit.
So (again, fucking obviously) it’s not going to list policy positions to push.
Your take that a political party should not address policy is laughable. You are not a serious person.
Putting aside the rest of their comment; the DNC is not a political party. Their job is to (edit: help Democrats) win elections and whip members to be in line with general policy messaging.
They’re more like the advertising arm of the party itself.
This. It’s a corporate entity, really a marketing company
Even if the semantic you’re drawing wasn’t completely stupid (it is), the advertising arm would benefit a lot from aligning itself with the voter base
The semantics were only drawn because the person I responded to misconstrued a comment and then talked down to the poster based on that. If you think it’s stupid to call that shit out then go off, I guess.
To your point: yes, they would. People have been yelling that for a while. Unfortunately, like the RNC, they’ve shown that they prioritize maintaining the cushy status quo for a small group of people. Dems lose. Voters get mad. The DNC raises hundreds of millions of dollars again the next go around and the game continues.
Under the section “Strong Ground Games Make the Difference”
Under “Where Organizing Efforts Fell Short in 2024”
So clearly we at least dabbling in conversations about specific issues. But I think the more important counterpoint is you can’t have a conversation about the loss of Kamala Harris without mentioning Genocide.
…
Well, I do want to thank you for somewhat asking questions.
But those are not single issues, they are normal facets of society that constantly exist and will definitely still be an issue in four years.
Israel’s current government even just still being in power in 2028 isn’t guaranteed.
All those other issues, will be issues in 2028, and 2033, and literally every single election after.
And besides all of that, you’re examples still aren’t pushing policy decisions.
And as it mentions in big bold letters on literally every single page:
Like, you’re blaming all of the DNC, how did you get those quotes and not see the giant red texts on every page?
How are you missing the point of, well, everything about this?
Which was my point. You can have conversations about what happened without pushing policy decisions. I’m not sure why that’s difficult for you.
Because, they’re not gonna have the question:
Which would be the equivalent to your quotes…
And they’re not gonna say:
Because that is a single topic that may not be present in 2028, because Israel might actual get an election before then themselves, and there’s no way the current government wins an election.
I don’t understand what you want here, or why you keep blaming the DNC when literally every page in big red letters says:
Like, we can have this discussion, but you need to understand the big bolded red letters on every page and talk about the one single guy who wrote this and personally decided what to include…
Do you get that part?
The big bolded red lettered part?
It seems like way more of this conversation is in your head than actually exists.
Can you at least let me know that you understand blaming the DNC is completely illogical?
Repeatedly posting the disclaimer like it absolves the DNC says so much about who’s still behind this dumpster fire of an organization.
Copy past it a few more times bud, maybe then it will they won’t be a joke.