• chortle_tortle@mander.xyz
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    24 hours ago

    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.

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      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?

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        23 hours ago

        And besides all of that, you’re examples still aren’t pushing policy decisions.

        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.

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          Because, they’re not gonna have the question:

          Should we support genocide?

          Which would be the equivalent to your quotes…

          And they’re not gonna say:

          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…

          Do you get that part?

          The big bolded red lettered part?

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              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?

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                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.