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In reply to the discussion: Does the party need to move right culturally to win more elections? [View all]vi5
(13,305 posts)The number of "reachable" moderates or GOP leaners is so minimal that we will never win the war, only tiny battles along the way that will get us nowhere and win us nothing except fleeting, easily dismantle victories.
We need to start energizing people that don't vote or that have given up on politics.
I'm in my late 40's and have been highly politically engaged and involved, and a hardcore Democratic partisan since I was in my teens and I find myself increasingly just throwing up my hands in disgust or just wanting to stop giving a fuck because our leadership just continues to be so tone deaf and inept with regard to what is going to motivate people to get to the polls. I continue to vote and donate and volunteer but I feel like I'm not being heard and that nobody is willing to try any sort of new strategies or tactics or anything else. So if I feel that way I don't know how anyone expects to be inspiring to new voters or not as highly partisan or informed voters.
But hey, apparently I just want a pony or something.