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Kishor Haulenbeek's avatar

Great post. I have been repeatedly irked by these rhetorical pivots from Dems lately. It looks like a panicked default to the "turn the page/looking forward not backward" messaging that failed last time around, or more bluntly it looks like cowardice. And it's especially maddening because real and sustained accountability is the only way we're going to build something durable, something that's less susceptible to the 2 and 4 year cycles of obstruction and theater the GOP always uses when they're out of power.

I don't want to vote for anyone who isn't willing to scour as much rot as they can, and shine a light on what's left. It's the only way we'll get past this godforsaken stupid chapter of our history with anything left to build on. I don't see how some of our "leaders" don't see it. I guess they're still waiting for the fever to break.

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Darrin Bodner's avatar

This is exactly the analysis Democrats need to hear. The problem isn’t that voters are too dumb or apathetic—it’s that too many Democrats treat them that way. Brian nails the core issue: bland, consultant-driven messaging that fears clarity more than failure. Voters respond to boldness, to moral stakes, to someone who actually gives a damn. Enough triangulation. Enough “both sides” hand-wringing. The path forward isn’t safer messaging—it’s sharper messaging rooted in truth and courage. If Democrats want to win, they need to stop fearing their own shadow and start trusting voters to recognize—and reward—real leadership. Bravo.

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