It’s Elizabeth Warren’s party now! How to remake it in the liberal heroine’s image

[Amishman]

48. I would say the opposite

She is the type of progressive that we can get into office only in more open minded states. If the aim is to be competitive in all races in all states, a true progressive is more of a bonus.

Warren's positions would not be remotely competitive in my part of PA. Taking someone cut from the same cloth as Warren and running them for a House seat in my district would be a recipe for complete failure. The best that could come from my area (and other less progressive areas) would be a blue dog. The entrenched ideas of the populace won't vote for anything more, and given the mass of closed minds it will take several lifetimes to make a meaningful change around here.

A 50 state strategy is about running the most progressive candidate that can actually win. I think a lot of people here forget this last part. There is a opinion that those who vote against their own interests time and time again are just ignorant and stupid. Judging by the conversations I have with family and neighbors, they know full well they are voting against their own interests. They do so because they feel that the programs which could assist them (and other non-rich) are immoral. I have heard of welfare, subsidized housing, and other support programs as theft. Even though they would be eligible for for assistance, they refuse because they have some convoluted logic that makes them think they would be stealing from someone to accept it. This isn't a matter of simple ignorance, its deep seated belief winning over logic. And that is something that is not quickly changed. These people will never vote for the Warrens of the world, and many districts have enough people like this to control the election. A true 50 state strategy is about not giving up on less progressive districts or states, its realizing that if we can't get a Warren we should try for a Joe Manchin because that is still a huge improvement over a Rand Paul.