"The 2020 Election Has Brought Progressives to the Brink of Catastrophe"

By artappraiser on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 1:05pm |

By Eric Levitz (don't know if he wrote the hyperbolic headline, though)

This is a terrific piece, but surprised this thinking didn't register among liberal analysts before the election-- when polls consistently show progressives only make up around 25% of the electorate.

Can't win a majority with 1/4 of the country. https://t.co/EGG2J8SrOV
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 5, 2020

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https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/2020-election-results-biden-won-democrats-senate-loss.html

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Andrew Yang says Democrats need to improve their appeal to the working class: "In there minds the Democratic party unfortunately has taken on this role of the coastal urban elites who are more concerned about policing various cultural issues than improving their way of life." pic.twitter.com/UljmEH0sEn
— The Matt Skidmore Show (@ZachandMattShow) November 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 8:42pm

Uh, wait, a feeling of déjà vû. Still all over again.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 1:36am

even to the point where your favorite reporter Matt is ON IT:

Which is the real "Working Class Party" now? https://t.co/NYRsAN5pMq
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) November 6, 2020

P.S. What's new? Actually, it's the elite woke kids dissing them and telling them what to think and how to talk properly and to genuflect to the right people., Instead of the society swells that used to do that. Don't you see that too? Trump allowed them to be their gauche selves and not be embarrassed.

Edit to add: Homer Simpson = spot on illustration!

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 1:46am

Oh shit, I just lost my lunch, and it's only breakfast :-(

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 1:48am

ok here we go but I think I'll pass on Christoph's suggestion and leave it packed:

“White supremacy is when an Asian guy suggests a left-leaning party do better in helping the working class” - a white woman.

Much to unpack here pic.twitter.com/MHgP2xdUaK
— Christoph (@Halalcoholism) November 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 3:15am

Uh, white ppl called while you were out, said they forgot their keys. Could someone let them in?

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 3:38am

Right wing media noticed lefties attacking Andrew Yang on this and are playing it up, like this:

Andrew Yang tells Democrats they have lost touch with the working class; liberals lash out at him on social media https://t.co/HpqtaSnzMX
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) November 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 12:43pm

Quite the bit of support here for my contention that our problems are far more about class than race:

The first minute of this is https://t.co/RhpTioVdbH
— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) November 5, 2020

Of course I guess one could argue that a regional accent is used to profile there like skin color elsewhere.

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 2:28am

interesting that Bernie even today is still encouraging his troops to sublimate to Biden, including thanking them for doing so:

I want to thank progressive grassroots organizations for their extraordinary efforts in helping to make Biden's victory possible. Together, you built widespread support for Biden among young people, people of color and the working class. Congratulations. Let's keep going forward.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 7:42pm

"The 2020 Election Has Brought Progressives to the Brink of Catastrophe"

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