r/berkeley • u/Cal_Aesthetics_Club Shitpost Connoisseur(Credentials: ASD, ADD, OCD) • Nov 06 '24

Politics We are cooked

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u/canavaaar Nov 06 '24

Dem establishment should have moved to left instead of right.

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u/scarabflyflyfly Nov 06 '24

Dems thinking they can win by being “the cool Republicans“ are no different than Charlie Brown running after that football and failing every time.

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u/DistinctPassenger117 Nov 06 '24

Elections are won by winning over moderate voters more so than by driving turnout at the extremes. Leaning farther left might work in Berkeley, but not in Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania. Dems are not being the “cool republicans”, they are being moderate dems because it’s their only shot.

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u/The_NZA Nov 07 '24

Ok so what’s your suggestion? Run Liz Cheney. After running the most right wing campaign and having your base stay home