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.
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.
https://open.substack.com/pub/notgoodenoughtospeak/p/midterms-what-midterms?r=3zzc32&utm_medium=ios