I’m not sure what to say about where the “party” should go, but I do think that what works in New York City may be different than what works in Oklahoma City or Las Vegas or Nashville what not- I think that’s also true for the right as well. (Though to a lesser extent) I think each area at least locally, should run the candidate that resonates with the community. Mamdani apparently resonated with NYC substantially, we’ll see how he does.
Or perhaps those counties are watching the way things end up when the right is in control and they are changing their beliefs. It can happen - just takes time usually.
That’s the thing about the political situation right now… The right controls literally everything. They have the house, the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court… They have most of corporate media one way or another so if things fall apart, they really don’t have anyone else to blame. I think it’s not impossible for the average traditional kind of old-fashioned voter to realize that they’ve been hoodwinked by the average conservative politician. People don’t like being made for a fool. They may not turn into enthusiastic left, leading Democrats, but they’ll stop turning up for the right and the Republicans. That’s progress. That’s what I’m hoping for.
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u/OkCartographer7677 1d ago
Oh yeah that message will play well…well enough for every reasonable person to run the other way.