David Hogg celebrated Mary Peltola's 2024 loss but he wants to give Marjorie Taylor Greene 'a chance'.

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35. That's a lot of creative projection, but I'll stick to the actual subject: David Hogg.

Any attempt to generalize my specific critique of one individual's strategic failings... and trying to falsely insinuate that I'm actually making a broad indictment of an entire wing of the party is a reach.

In reality, my comment was about a lack of pragmatism, not a Rorschach test for anyone's feelings about progressivism. The track record in question is clear. Sorry, I have no interest in shadowboxing with "talking points" I never actually used.

When I'm critiquing a specific person’s public behavior and strategy... others may think it's advantageous to defend him by trying to turn-the-tables and start critiquing (attacking) a fictional version of ME that's been invented simply to make a point. In my opinion, such things indicate a position of weakness.

If anyone wants to defend or justify Hogg's impulsiveness as a political asset, they are free to do so. But I won't waste time defending a straw man argument I never made.

My issue is not with "progressives" ... instead, it's with poor strategy and counterproductive optics, regardless of who is behind them. I maintain that a standard-bearer should be someone who's strategic rather than impulsive... and who unites rather than divides. If that feels like a personal attack on an entire movement to anyone, well, that says more about their expectations than my politics.

I'm moving on, but feel free to have the last word on the imaginary argument.

Bye. Have a nice day!