Jesus Fudgepacking Christ on a gluten-free bagel, that Steve Schale piece (which doesn't have comments open) makes me want to scream.
"But basically, we must get back to listening to the median voter."
/headdesk
The NYT did repeated interviews with undecided voters in swing states. Disclaimer: I understand that "undecided voter" != "median voter," so I don't know how applicable this information is. But, well, how do I put this politely?
Listening to these undecided voters was an exercise in immense frustration. They either focused entirely on their personal experience ("groceries are expensive, therefore Biden/Harris suck") or latched onto some far-left badness they had seen on social media. They ascribed near-supernatural powers to the President, like, being angry with Biden for not having single-handedly solved inflation already. They dealt in contradictions and non sequiturs. An interviewee would say she really cares about morals and standards and politicians not being so nasty to each other, and in the next breath, she would say she's undecided between Harris (a sane, decent person) and Trump (the single worst person to run for POTUS in living memory).
What the F are Democrats supposed to do with all this?!? OK, listen to the median voter who tells you that he wants cheap groceries AND well-paying jobs AND to deport all illegal immigrants AND plentiful housing AND no new construction where he lives. Then what?!?
Jesus Fudgepacking Christ on a gluten-free bagel, that Steve Schale piece (which doesn't have comments open) makes me want to scream.
"But basically, we must get back to listening to the median voter."
/headdesk
The NYT did repeated interviews with undecided voters in swing states. Disclaimer: I understand that "undecided voter" != "median voter," so I don't know how applicable this information is. But, well, how do I put this politely?
Listening to these undecided voters was an exercise in immense frustration. They either focused entirely on their personal experience ("groceries are expensive, therefore Biden/Harris suck") or latched onto some far-left badness they had seen on social media. They ascribed near-supernatural powers to the President, like, being angry with Biden for not having single-handedly solved inflation already. They dealt in contradictions and non sequiturs. An interviewee would say she really cares about morals and standards and politicians not being so nasty to each other, and in the next breath, she would say she's undecided between Harris (a sane, decent person) and Trump (the single worst person to run for POTUS in living memory).
What the F are Democrats supposed to do with all this?!? OK, listen to the median voter who tells you that he wants cheap groceries AND well-paying jobs AND to deport all illegal immigrants AND plentiful housing AND no new construction where he lives. Then what?!?
Every single person who voted for Trump is objectively comfortable with psychopathic amorality at the highest levels of power.
chef's kiss!