If you actually pay attention to Democratic messaging, it's indeed largely about prices, Medicaid, and broken Trump promises — which doubles as base motivation. It's MAGA that seems to want to talk about trans athletes, universities, and Sydney Sweeney.
That's not true. Sydney Sweeney was cancelled immediately by the Left. Trans is an issue that has been foisted upon the public by the Left, and is potentially going to undermine gay marriage; thank you for your support, Democrats. With regard to the universities, when they receive public funds, they have an obligation to treat all members of their community equally without discrimination--they have failed to root out hate, and they have no desire to. I, for one, would rather see my dollars go to the Title I schools that are in impoverished neighborhoods in this country, then see them go to Tier I schools for the entitled, self-righteous, no-nothings being brainwashed by our Ph.D.s. We need a serious overhaul of our K-12 educational system, and this has festered for at least 60 years. Government policy in public education and economics was created by university-trained faculty; as classist elites, they have no understanding of what's going on in the lower class neighborhoods. This is also why the Dems will fail in reaching out to the lower classes in 2026 and 2028. The only hope they have is a steep economic downturn.
The first federally elected official to make a statement on Sydney Sweeney was JD Vance, followed by Donald Trump himself, via a White House statement.
Democrats need to shift their strategy and it is possible that a strong midterm performance would delay that.
But the shift in strategy that’s necessary is to compete in more states and more districts.
I don’t pretend to know what 2028 will be like, but the most predictable result will be antipathy to Trump and Republican submission to him leads to a small Democratic victory. But winning the Presidency 50% of the time isn’t enough for Democratic goals because we’re not competitive in too many states and therefore the Senate map is always rough. Not to mention state legislatures and governors mansions.
The choice shouldn’t be about juicing the base or chasing low propensity voters. It should be about how to get at least 75% of America to not hate when you win and maybe even consider voting for you when the other side throws up a corrupt or incompetent official. That’s how you can compete everywhere and enact legislation with some legitimacy.
If you actually pay attention to Democratic messaging, it's indeed largely about prices, Medicaid, and broken Trump promises — which doubles as base motivation. It's MAGA that seems to want to talk about trans athletes, universities, and Sydney Sweeney.
That's not true. Sydney Sweeney was cancelled immediately by the Left. Trans is an issue that has been foisted upon the public by the Left, and is potentially going to undermine gay marriage; thank you for your support, Democrats. With regard to the universities, when they receive public funds, they have an obligation to treat all members of their community equally without discrimination--they have failed to root out hate, and they have no desire to. I, for one, would rather see my dollars go to the Title I schools that are in impoverished neighborhoods in this country, then see them go to Tier I schools for the entitled, self-righteous, no-nothings being brainwashed by our Ph.D.s. We need a serious overhaul of our K-12 educational system, and this has festered for at least 60 years. Government policy in public education and economics was created by university-trained faculty; as classist elites, they have no understanding of what's going on in the lower class neighborhoods. This is also why the Dems will fail in reaching out to the lower classes in 2026 and 2028. The only hope they have is a steep economic downturn.
The first federally elected official to make a statement on Sydney Sweeney was JD Vance, followed by Donald Trump himself, via a White House statement.
Democrats need to shift their strategy and it is possible that a strong midterm performance would delay that.
But the shift in strategy that’s necessary is to compete in more states and more districts.
I don’t pretend to know what 2028 will be like, but the most predictable result will be antipathy to Trump and Republican submission to him leads to a small Democratic victory. But winning the Presidency 50% of the time isn’t enough for Democratic goals because we’re not competitive in too many states and therefore the Senate map is always rough. Not to mention state legislatures and governors mansions.
The choice shouldn’t be about juicing the base or chasing low propensity voters. It should be about how to get at least 75% of America to not hate when you win and maybe even consider voting for you when the other side throws up a corrupt or incompetent official. That’s how you can compete everywhere and enact legislation with some legitimacy.
https://open.substack.com/pub/notgoodenoughtospeak/p/midterms-what-midterms?r=3zzc32&utm_medium=ios