krishna bound

4y

you guys ready for alberta to join the US???

SEGA GOON

4y

USA gets Alberta and Canada gets New England

krishna bound

4y

The abortion thing is a complex situation. The problem is that yeah, there are extreme pro-lifers who want all abortion banned, but that's a hugely unpopular position. On the other hand, there's pro-lifers simply satisfied with the Dobbs decision - if they're already satisfied, why would they vote further on that single issue? So with that base out of the way, the voterbase is now split between "more extreme pro-life restrictions" vs "people who think dobbs was a mistake". The issue with the former is that it's insanely unpopular, even among actual pro-life people. Many pro-life people just wanted more restrictive abortion, not it literally being illegal. Similarly, the issue now on the table is how far back do we repeal RvW-related decisions. Griswold? Obergefell? They have a lot to defend and the more they defend the more alienating they seem to the avg swing voter. It also energizes their opposition a lot more.

The Democrat thing is because if they run on actual policy, they actually have to do things We all know Democrats aren't actually a good party. Passing policy in the US requires coalitions. People can win races on policy but then instituting it requires broad coalition which isn't possible. Democrat unity is generally top-down and the top of the party is still and for the foreseeable future is establishment ghouls. Every once in awhile they have a victory (Biden Loan Forgiveness), but it's temporal, because then they swing right back to alienating voters since they're of course still beholden to interests, lobbying, etc.

The GOP thing is very similar. At the end of the day not every politician is actually that smart lol. Like they're just people running and it's a career thing. So they're going to be an amalgamation of eitehr interests/funding/thinktanks, or they're going to be a reflection of what they think is an opportunity to get elected/appeals to voters (or they are just genuinely stupid). Like even someone like MTG currently, can anyone name a single policy of hers beyond harassing her opposition and saying wild s*** on twitter? Policy republicans do somewhat exist (see: DeSantis), but repub policy is almost always based on a reaction to liberal policy elsewhere (i.e. anti-CRT laws or something). Trump kinda came out of nowhere with policy propositions disparate from reactions to other policy but that quickly faded literally even himself once he immediatedly went from campaign->office. Supposedly this is his biggest regret, since he now understands what a coalition actually is.

The last thing about 2020 is just because party voters rarely decide elections unless it's already a guaranteed district. What decides elections is swing voters and there are no swing voters in the world who give a s*** about 2020 or referendums on trump.

JaeRell

4y

Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski are now engaged

JaeRell

4y

Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski are now engaged

MrMudManMood

4y

I wish I didn't take so long to respond but thank you for all of this

Hope I didn't imply that I think the Democrats are any good

Just wanted to keep my questioning open so I could learn as much as possible

Unrelated but I was reading your long write up on fascism in socialism thread from a while back and you mentioned potentially continuing it on substack

Do you have a substack that people can follow?

krishna bound

4y

Man was houngry

JaeRell

4y

Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski are now engaged

Josk2

4y

Didn't know they were even dating. Thought they were just friends this whole time.

She got a husband and 3 kids

JaeRell

4y

She divorced her husband and everything

krishna bound

4y

Nah I’ve gone back and forth on considering starting one but I haven’t ever committed to it just cause of time

K DOG 99

4y

lEt ThE sTaTeS DeCide

K DOG 99

4y

lEt ThE sTaTeS DeCide

Young D

4y

Lmaooo couldn’t imagine a more dumb thing to even whisper out loud if you’re a Republican before these midterms.

Putting the focus of the midterms on the Dobbs decision in general is extremely harmful to them. Talking about a nationwide ban is suicide

krishna bound

4y

you guys ready for alberta to join the US???

Sonic Winter

4y

guess it's not thread worthy but :vom:

Sonic Winter

4y

guess it's not thread worthy but :vom:

Sonic Winter

4y

guess it's not thread worthy but :vom:

Sonic Winter

4y

guess it's not thread worthy but :vom: