Even as Mamdani romps his challengers in the latest poll, Democratic leadership is still hesitating to endorse him. Former Obama strategist David Axelrod blames "donor pressure" on leaders like Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.
The Democratic Party has been engaging in a long data-driven campaign to chase a group of “centrists” that a bunch of analytics told them they need to win over in order to be in power.
The problem is that the data is bullshit and the hypotheses and conclusions modelled with it are also bullshit, and it’s let to where we are now - a party that defines itself entirely based on what it thinks a small group of people who are currently happy voting for fascists want, propped up by votescolds who insist that the Left owe Dems their vote no matter what their policies.
“Blue no matter who” UNLESS they’re even slightly against the status quo… Complicit traitors.
The Democratic Party has been engaging in a long data-driven campaign to chase a group of “centrists” that a bunch of analytics told them they need to win over in order to be in power.
The problem is that the data is bullshit and the hypotheses and conclusions modelled with it are also bullshit, and it’s let to where we are now - a party that defines itself entirely based on what it thinks a small group of people who are currently happy voting for fascists want, propped up by votescolds who insist that the Left owe Dems their vote no matter what their policies.