Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 1)

[benji]

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. It's clear she doesn't want to talk about it at all, despite it being Trump's closing argument. I'm partially frustrated because I don't think it'd be that hard to say "Listen, trans people deserve respect and not to be used a political weapon. I think we need to focus more on X." That little signal would probably enough to not evoke outrage or avoid the GOP framing. But either way, it's sad this is where we are.

I also wonder what Obama's campaign in '08 would have been like if we had the modern internet? How furious would people have been about his gay marriage stance and clear political calculations on the issue?

GOP has the insane advantage of being able to basically say publicly appealing things while their base understands they don't mean it. Ideally Democrats could get to a similar place by voting democrats no matter what then primary-ing any democrat who isn't more progressive and applying the same kind of pressures the GOP do. The problem being that it's much easier to do that when conservatism is built around self-centeredness and it kind of goes against some of the reasons people vote Democrat.

Ultimately I think the Democrats best long term strategy is anti-rich/anti-elite sentiment. Imagine if there was a Fox News equivalent that did nothing but highlight all the heinous shit these megacorporations and ultra rich people do on a daily basis? Unfortunately the rich seem keenly aware of this and quash anything/anyone like this quickly.

Aren't you the guys bragging about the big donors you're pulling in this cycle? And all the celebrities and other elites are on your side?