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Canada Kid

(257 posts)
7. Fresh blood
Fri Mar 21, 2025, 11:02 AM
Mar 2025

The lack of forward thinking fresh people working behind the scenes at the Democratic Party is the downfall of it's success. Old farts with worn out ideas drive the party backward towards obscurity and irrelevance. The total lack of attention to rural America was done under Clinton's bid, and then again under Harris' bid. Focusing on the "educated" cities for votes while ignoring the backwater towns cost them dearly both times. Trump pulled off the support he needed by holding rallies in small southern and midwestern towns, the same angle used to win his first term. The old school mentality just doesn't cut it any more. The numbers didn't lie, half the country did not vote Democratic, the half overlooked by Democratic campaign organizers. If 20% of those voters voted for Harris, we would not be in this pickle right now.

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Bring back Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy [View all] Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 OP
Check out Elissa Slotkin. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #1
Completely agree! OrlandoDem2 Mar 2025 #2
but where is dean now? the ONLY way I feel we can beat trump is if hes samnsara Mar 2025 #3
The 50 state strategy seemed to work. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #4
I wish we could just bring back Howard Dean DFW Mar 2025 #5
Agree, Howard doesn't need to do it himself Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 #6
Fresh blood Canada Kid Mar 2025 #7
The inside the beltway bubble lacks marketing moxie. Gum Logger Mar 2025 #9
Careful with "backwater" towns nbsmom Mar 2025 #11
Agree with bringing back the Dean strategy. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #8
Unbelievable that we let it come to this nbsmom Mar 2025 #10
We all need to learn greater agility. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #12
o boi Nimble_Idea May 17 #13
I think you are right my friend Dem4life1970 May 18 #14
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