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I completely agree that Democrats should run on ripping out the diseased roots of corruption.

Perry Bacon@perrybaconjr.bsky.social

The Democratic Party is defining itself around affordability. But Jon Ossoff is emphasizing another idea too: corruption. My look at this reelection campaign and why it's resonating both in Georgia and nationally. newrepublic.com/article/2099...

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Americans will temporarily stop the free fall by electing Democrats, but reversal only happens by restoring vital intuitions and eliminating corruption. Part of eliminating the corruption will be to hold the corrupt accountable, which I am sadly not super confident will happen.

He is a damn superstar and I'm afraid we Georgians will lose him to the Presidency, but I cannot think of another politician I would rather have than him.

Yes. corruption ties together the Roberts Court, billionaires buying elections, Musk’s role in DOGE (and elections), Trump stealing public money, Kushner being bribed by oligarchs… plus down to earth issues like Amazon’s worker oppression, enshittification, Comcast experiences, etc

Yeah. As always I don't get TOO concerned about specifics and think a lot of talk about "messages" is just folk politics. BUT seriously yeah "corruption" is atavistic old-school glonzo politics except it's totally real and people hate it. There is NO downside to screaming about it constantly.

Low-hanging fruit just rotting on the vine bc Dems would rather listen to consultants who tell them to focus on things that don’t involve calling the Republicans out for their blatant malfeasance. Technocratic stuff like “Affordability” doesn’t spook donors. But it doesn’t inspire voters, either.

at a certain point it starts to look suspicious for those who haven't, like they're afraid their own misdeeds will be discovered… but c'mon, by Ka$h Patel?

We *need* to do this. The GOP is going to run on targeting “corruption” done by Dem politicians. We know that because they’re already doing it. We need to slap that narrative out of their hands and focus on the stupid ballroom that stole from SNAP and the fuck-plane for the Kidnapper Fembot.