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15. Mobilize The Base

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 03:02 PM

Feb 2020

I think Bernie's strategy is not to capture the middle but to mobilize his progressive base.

Just like Trump survives by mobilizing the hard right, Bernie is trying to mobilize the far left. It is a different strategy from the Moderates, who run a bit left in the primaries, then move to the center in the general election.

The new strategy is not to capture the middle. Rather it is to mobilize the base. I think that we might be in a new era in American politics- the era of far right and far left versus the Moderates and the Centrists. This is happening in both parties.

So Carville is right to be concerned. The party is pulling towards the far left, not the middle. He is right. We need power.

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

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"We're losing our damn minds": James Carville unloads on the Democratic Party [View all] brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

won't impact voters or votes at all Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #1

Is there any intersection between regular people of both parties' interests? mahina Feb 2020 #37

yes, we have much more in common than we have that is different Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #38

Yep. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #2

He's fucking right, forget ideological purity njhoneybadger Feb 2020 #3

Carville supports Bennet. Does he think Bennet has a chance? n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #4

That was my question when I heard him.. I had MSNBC on Peacetrain Feb 2020 #6

Do we really want to play cilla4progress Feb 2020 #5

And what does Carville suggest we do about empty states getting so many Senators? bluewater Feb 2020 #7

Empty states? 2naSalit Feb 2020 #21

"we get ONE representative in the House against most other states that have ten or more" Huh? bluewater Feb 2020 #28

interesting 2naSalit Feb 2020 #32

House seats are assigned based on population. Why do you find that unfair? bluewater Feb 2020 #34

This is an excellent post. And I have another point to add - we need to move a few blue voters. LisaM Feb 2020 #29

Well, that's how we got Gianforte the body slammer. 2naSalit Feb 2020 #33

Righteous rant Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #36

The institutional structural deficiencies in the government MarcA Feb 2020 #24

In every Iowa poll, the majority of respondents agreed that Biden was most likely to beat Trump yet Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #8

Jury not still out. Dem party, primary activists vote for candidates least likely to beat trump. empedocles Feb 2020 #11

Apparently so did the people who did not go to caucus Peacetrain Feb 2020 #13

No need to misrepresent things. Sanders does very well head to head versus Trump. bluewater Feb 2020 #16

Carville is good at going in a straight, clear, short way - to the core problem. empedocles Feb 2020 #9

The blue wave squirecam Feb 2020 #10

Yes, an electible candidate can work. Yes, we can at least hold the House, and possibly sweep with empedocles Feb 2020 #14

Any of our candidates can win the Presidency. Now it's different which one will have coat-tails rockfordfile Feb 2020 #30

We should say that to ourselves daily Buckeyeblue Feb 2020 #31

Carville on MSNBC last night just before Rachel. Carville still has the juice! empedocles Feb 2020 #41

I just finished reading this article and I agree 100% with what he said OKNancy Feb 2020 #12

Yes musicman65 Feb 2020 #17

Mobilize The Base Progressive2020 Feb 2020 #15

If the Democratic Party moves to the far left BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #19

The "far left" bogeyman always a threat to the status quo. n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #25

When was the last election the UK Labor party won? BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #35

Couldn't care less about what he has to say. Jirel Feb 2020 #18

Bingo! Thread winner here. nt Doremus Feb 2020 #40

Bernie Sanders, criticizing Democrats since the '80s Scurrilous Feb 2020 #20

You might be, I'm doing just fine. Autumn Feb 2020 #22

Mr. Triangulation does not like progressive policy? denem Feb 2020 #23

+1,000 n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #26

He's right. mahina Feb 2020 #27

Carville hasn't been relevant for years. Doremus Feb 2020 #39

A rant on Tuesday that went viral and was noticed finally on Friday? Blue_Adept Feb 2020 #42

JAMES Carville was great tonight on the debate Gothmog Feb 2020 #43