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yellow dahlia

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11. Oh great - another strategist trying to shape the Democratic party.

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Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:43 PM

Sep 17

I say it often - the professional strategists and consultants are (often) a detriment to the Democratic party, and to the politicians who listen to them.

IMHO, these think tank strategists create their internal feedback loop, and don't see past their imagined perception of how things should be, rather than working in a pragmatic and practical reality. Their scope is limited by their perceived premises.

The Democratic party is a "big tent" party. It will suffer if factions of it are cleaved off. I would speculate that the "liberal" faction is a large faction. I would speculate that the "liberal" faction is the source of much of the donations to the party and candidates.

I hope the DNC is not falling for this "think tank" strategy. They don't need to make any more mistakes.

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A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups (NY Times) [View all] 4th Sep 17 OP

'too much emphasis on climate change' SamuelTheThird Sep 17 #1

Unfortunately the humans and our political systems The Revolution Sep 17 #7

I know, right? -misanthroptimist Sep 17 #10

Not the Pitchbot musette_sf Sep 17 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Lovie777 Sep 17 #3

Will they replace it with Wages Healthcare Housing? leftstreet Sep 17 #4

Have the maga and the Republican light party. Klarkashton Sep 17 #5

Mr. Jentleson is a white man with all the associated privileges. spooky3 Sep 17 #6

Apparently Jentleson worked with Fetterman most recently. That's enough right there for us to eat him. Silent Type Sep 17 #8

So, it's a Republican "think tank" Bettie Sep 17 #9

And who don't want to share power over the party nt lostnfound Sep 17 #14

Oh great - another strategist trying to shape the Democratic party. yellow dahlia Sep 17 #11

So the problem, said the political operative, is that Democrats Buns_of_Fire Sep 17 #12

I'm a progressive and I don't like this very much, but at the same time, what is the alternative? W_HAMILTON Sep 17 #13

After reading about Jentleson I'll take a hard pass on his involvement MagickMuffin Sep 17 #15

These advisors are horrible. Cut them loose. travelingthrulife Sep 17 #16

Really? ananda Sep 17 #17

Yeah, f*ck this crap. intheflow Sep 17 #18

"Hey, we can win elections by alienating whole swaths of our base." 4th Sep 17 #20

Culture war shit is divisive, it plays right into the hands of the fascists. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 17 #19

non paywalled link Celerity Monday #21

I really need to see a list of all these "liberal" or "left-leaning" groups everyone keeps talking about Iris Monday #22