Stop relitigating 2024
For the love of God. It just keeps getting worse. It’s the classic sports debate. Did this team win or did this team lose? To me it’s obvious republicans simply won 2024. Democrats didn’t lose it. The media at large hammered Harris to define her campaign while Trump was able to run a campaign that was populist but promised to promote corporate interests, anti war and peace but a dominant military presence, greater opportunity for the youth while preserving boomer wealth along with a broad tent coalition while maintaining traditional American values (we know what that means).
How do you beat a candidate that’s so full of bullshit and contradictions?
The idea of an open primary probably doesn’t help either. It’s rare that a party wins the presidency by trashing the incumbent. Yeah Biden was trash on immigration , Gaza and the economy but vote Democrat again really isn’t the popular message and it’s supported by the results! Harris who basically ran Biden 2.0 didn’t get blown out.
Lastly, I almost cut the video off but I watched to the end and hearing Ryan say he muted support for Biden and Harris because of Gaza hurt. Nobody is saying turn a blind eye to genocide but to not do your part as a journalist or commentator and highlight the successes especially when Trump was the alternative was irresponsible.
I just get the feeling that a lot of progressives were like Saagar. They believed the checks and guardrails would limit Trump so they figured they’d stick it to the Dems this go around well here we are.
So yeah. Let’s just tuck 2024 in bed and leave it alone. I don’t know if Obama in 08 would’ve won against Trump who was sanewashed and took every position.