That means a mix of compromise and education that will likely take a few years and meanwhile voting/supporting the most progressive candidates likely to win in races, even if they aren’t very progressive.

I suspect the ads were following public sentiment rather than creating it. Dems tried a pro-immigrant approach in 2016 and 2020 and it didn’t gain much traction.

We need to stop thinking a better ad or a lefty Joe Rogan will solve our problems. Voters have heard our positions and don’t like them.

I wonder what these folks said about Jan 6 or 9/11…

I think it’s possible but they’d definitely need some latitude…I’m just not sure there’s much of an incentive structure for the online crowd to give anyone that.

Is there really an option for a (commercially viable) podcast like that that doesn’t get pilloried if they ask a dumb question or make an off colored joke?

Full disclosure: not a listener of any part of the bro pipeline (unless The Daily or Pod Save America guys count)

I suspect there’s no way it’d survive the social media purity tests…as many have said before, these outlets mostly started as not overtly political and explored a wide range of views (in my generation it was Howard Stern) either for humor, curiosity, whatever.

Of equal interest (to me) are the folks who were so quick to lionize the shooter - no stated ideology or goal…just for killing someone.

If the end of that road doesn’t chill people 🤷‍♂️

How are Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul on “opposite side of the ideological spectrum”?

Sure, they don’t agree on everything but opposites? 🤷‍♂️

I honestly had no idea who you were but had to look you up after someone wrote you tortured “thousands of children”!!! 🙄

Those hysterics are the result of spending too much time in an ideological echo chamber.

The world is a much better place with a destroyed/much weakened HAMAS, Hezbollah and (probably) Iran (unless this drives them to build nukes) so lets be thankful for dummies who think they’re geniuses.

Any .gov, .mil, .state addresses? Might be worthwhile to see where those folks are today.

I think it refers to what is perceived as cultural elites rather than any correlation to net worth.

Finally, Dems need a way to talk to men. They’re generally horrible at it because they’ve leaned into the “all problems are because of the white supremacist patriarchy” cognitive framework.

It’s one aspect of our environment but clearly there are others (maybe even more important).

Also, current model of progressive, mass protest movements doesn’t work (regardless of the merits of their arguments)

Organizers are unable to think strategically, too enamored with trying to heighten internal contradictions of the system, or prioritize personal power to bring big change