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Mike Masnick
@masnick.com

This is buried at the end of Elizabeth's thread but it is such a key point: "people want their candidates to fight for them, not step on their necks trying to reach across the aisle."

Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social

Brad Lander's comment during the NYC primary that people view Dems as either "fight" or "fold" people is the best characterization of how lose -- this is a fold strategy, and people want their candidates to fight for them, not step on their necks trying to reach across the aisle.

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Navin Pokala 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱
@navinpokala.bsky.social

“People want their candidates to fight for them, not step on their necks trying to reach across the aisle” - This is such a good description of Neville-Chamberlain-inspired elected @democrats.org lead by @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/espi...

Elizabeth Spiers@espiers.bsky.social

Brad Lander's comment during the NYC primary that people view Dems as either "fight" or "fold" people is the best characterization of how lose -- this is a fold strategy, and people want their candidates to fight for them, not step on their necks trying to reach across the aisle.

Victoid
@victoid.bsky.social

When they reach across the aisle the GOP chops off their hands. More accurately the Dems kick us in the teeth to reach for those good donor bucks and spend it on worthless consultants and ad agencies. We are nowhere in their viewfinder.

gm0rk.bsky.social
@gm0rk.bsky.social

The fold strategy is fatal on two fronts. The first is obv that the base wants you to fight. But even those who want you to fold arent going to vote for MAGA-lite when they have the full blown version.

Lynn Cole 𓆉
@priestessofdada.bsky.social

Not trying to be flippant, Mike, but when have you ever known Democrats to fight for anything? Republicans decide to go full fascist, and there's been ZERO resistance in 30 years leading up to this. The Dems are half the problem here