Everything Bakari says here sounds like spin to me. I didn't hear a theory of the case to convince independent voters (many of whom who now apparently look back on the Trump years fondly, based on polling) to vote for Biden. Go out and register more voters isn't going to cut it. The people to convince aren't the ones Bakari is talking to…
Everything Bakari says here sounds like spin to me. I didn't hear a theory of the case to convince independent voters (many of whom who now apparently look back on the Trump years fondly, based on polling) to vote for Biden. Go out and register more voters isn't going to cut it. The people to convince aren't the ones Bakari is talking to who will do anything to stop Trump--they're the ones in Sarah's focus groups.
I agree that Bakari's comments were largely unhelpful. But I disagree about what's the best path forward if Biden remains the nominee (which I'm guessing he will). Only increasing the potential base of Democratic voters who see defeating Trump as the most urgent and important thing will have any chance of success. When you listen to independent or Trump-Biden or Clinton-Trump or any other kind of voters (except 2 time Trump voters-they are lost) in Sarah's FGs, you realize they are largely already justifying their upcoming vote for Trump by memory-holing Trump's various crimes in office and saying everything was "better" under Trump. Relying on them or trying to tip them to Biden is a waste of effort.
Everything Bakari says here sounds like spin to me. I didn't hear a theory of the case to convince independent voters (many of whom who now apparently look back on the Trump years fondly, based on polling) to vote for Biden. Go out and register more voters isn't going to cut it. The people to convince aren't the ones Bakari is talking to who will do anything to stop Trump--they're the ones in Sarah's focus groups.
I agree that Bakari's comments were largely unhelpful. But I disagree about what's the best path forward if Biden remains the nominee (which I'm guessing he will). Only increasing the potential base of Democratic voters who see defeating Trump as the most urgent and important thing will have any chance of success. When you listen to independent or Trump-Biden or Clinton-Trump or any other kind of voters (except 2 time Trump voters-they are lost) in Sarah's FGs, you realize they are largely already justifying their upcoming vote for Trump by memory-holing Trump's various crimes in office and saying everything was "better" under Trump. Relying on them or trying to tip them to Biden is a waste of effort.