General Discussion

and political arbitrage is a losing strategy. You sell the people on a vision. It may be a completely fucked position like the R's - but you sell it - and then once in power you amplify the power and implement your vision. R's know their stances are unpopular, but they get shit done. My position is that because by and large American's are low information citizens (DU is not the norm) that must see something to understand it and I'm sure R strategists agree with that. However, democrats can sell a better vision - but they may have to demonize their opponents to get the power in the first place. Because liberal minded people are generally consensus builders, it goes against their nature to go for the throat. In summary, we can talk until we are blue in the face about what may be a stance that is too progressive or we can get in office with the dirtiest low down tactics - implement a progressive agenda and thereby actually drive public opinion.