General Discussion

So I'm the wrong person to ask.

But if you want me to open windows into men's souls, I think we as a party have not recognized that working and middle class people have been struggling the past five years. Groceries, housing, health care, insurance. You name it. Our educational system is collapsing. It's already been in decline, and Covid pushed fast forward on that one. Educational costs are completely out of bounds.

And do you know what voters got an eyeful of right on up til July 2024? "The economy's great, jack!" And then when pressed on how she'd change course, Harris couldn't meaningfully articulate anything she'd do differently.

I'm not discussing policies. I'm a Democrat. I generally like Democratic policies. It's why I'm here.

I'm talking about our politics. The messaging, the issues we elevate and those we ignore, the sense of the voter that a politician cares about you - even a little bit. We've done dreadfully to the point that traditional Democratic demographics have been exhibiting a seismic shift in recent years.

I'm genuinely baffled that people cannot see it. And it's that not seeing it that is entirely the problem.

We need people to love winning more than they love feeling jilted. We're getting to be like Miss Havisham and that cake.