So Progressive Centrism's not dead? Who knew?

By PeraclesPlease on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 2:16am |

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-democrats-only-hope-give-up-leftism-for-lambism?ref=home

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Here's an interesting development, Dem candidates going all "state's rights"

In Illinois, the race for the state’s top legal job has turned into a Democratic primal scream against the president.

By Natasha Korecki @ Politico.com, 03/18/2018 07:02 AM EDT

CHICAGO — Turn on any TV in Illinois and you’ll see ads from a slew of candidates for state attorney general who are vowing to battle a notorious tyrant, a racist fear-monger whom they view as a threat to democracy itself.

They’re talking about Donald Trump.

In the state’s first primary election of the Trump era, the president has turned the race to be Illinois’ top lawyer upside down, with the traditional focus on consumer protection, law enforcement and legislation taking a backseat to promises to fight tooth-and-nail against Trump.

The eight Democrats running for the party nomination in this solidly Democratic state have tapped Trump as the boogeyman in campaign material, debates and TV ads, promising to serve as the tip of the spear in a war against the White House [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 12:36pm

The author of the Daily Beast article criticizes identity politics while AG candidates in Illinois are openly called out racism and offering support for affirmative action. Democrats are playing to their respective audiences.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 2:02pm

While I think the author is silly on some of his claims about Hillary (wouldn't understand flyover pain? then why'd she offer solutions?) as well as identity politics, but at times Democrats fritter away their focus on identity issues without understanding how it relates to the core vote and winning elections, plus the right uses it it claim that Dems don't care about the majority - hardly a winning approach.

(But is he really proposing that the nominee should completely avoid identity in politics?

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 2:15pm

The majority of the public views Trump as a racist. That coupled with his attempt at covering up involvement with the Russians and paying off a pornstar makes identity politics less of an issue. The fact that the GOP is being dragged into court also helps the issue. The GOP specializes in white identity politics. I think Trump has tainted the GOP for most of the country.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 3:55pm

So Progressive Centrism's not dead? Who knew?

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