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Democratic Primaries

marylandblue

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20. There's a book called "The Politics that Presidents Make" by Stephen Skowronek

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:17 PM

Mar 2019

It's very influential among political scientists. It suggests that periodically a transformative President comes along who sets the dominant paradigms for the next generation. Usually they come at a time of crisis. For example, FDR came during the Depression and created the liberal capitalist country some of us wistfully remember. His regime lasted until the late 70s when it fell apart. Carter tried to keep it together, but failed, bringing on the conservative Reagan Revolution and we are still living under that tax-cutting, safety-net-slashing regime.

Many who follow this theory (including me) believe the Reagan regime is falling apart and Trump represents it's last gasps. If so, then the next President should be a transformative one.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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We don't know if 2020 voters will want a moderate consensus building candidate or a system changer [View all] Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 OP

I agree, but it's "consensus", as in a variation on "consent" MH1 Mar 2019 #1

It seems that the choices are between a candidate who hopes to somehow change the system, empedocles Mar 2019 #2

If David Axelrod is correct that voters want the opposite of what they have DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #3

I don't think, after 2016, there is a center. Girard442 Mar 2019 #4

Not necessarily. There are still a lot of people that vote both ways in an election. GemDigger Mar 2019 #14

Sometimes middle of the road is a stand in for not that engaged Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #17

Sometimes is not always and certainly not all people. That is a broad brush you used for a LOT of GemDigger Mar 2019 #18

Sometimes means sometimes. I didn't mean everyone, nor did I say everyone Tom Rinaldo Mar 2019 #19

I disagree customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #15

The system is broken. A moderate concensus builder is not what we need to take on the Autumn Mar 2019 #5

I've seen consensus building effectively codify bad decisions or law bigtree Mar 2019 #9

There's no time for fixing our problems with baby steps or meeting the Republicans half Autumn Mar 2019 #10

I'm looking for the candidate that can get me excited. rgbecker Mar 2019 #6

I can't see a scenario where Trump doesn't run Freddie Mar 2019 #8

A moderate won't win a GOP primary. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #13

We need to win Freddie Mar 2019 #7

That is what I think too. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #12

18 shows clearly how we win. Demsrule86 Mar 2019 #11

Warren is a moderate when considering where the vast majority Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #16

There's a book called "The Politics that Presidents Make" by Stephen Skowronek marylandblue Mar 2019 #20

Dems in Iowa want a 'seasoned hand'. System changer? We need a system rebuilder. WTF. nt UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #21