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Patrick Gaspard
@patrickgaspard
Let’s please take great care right now.Please. Every stride we made on civil rights in America was “opposed by the electoral majority”. Dr King if read through our coarse data lens was the leader of a cause that was always “under water” with the electorate. We need to take care
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Jon Favreau
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Dems should resist any group or special interest that pressures them to take positions opposed by the electoral majority essential to win, whether that’s big corporations, rich donors, nonprofits, whoever. This isn’t about blaming specific groups for defeat - it’s about what’s x.com/mehdirhasan/st…
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Jon Favreau
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I was only referring to the examples that Adam cited in his piece, which I think most of knew at the time were not popular OR necessary to advance the progressive values and objectives we all share. But there was a lot of pressure on Dems not to say that. I also think our party
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David Shor
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The Kennedy team in 1960’s actually had a giant data/statistics team and they all urged him to move to the left on Civil Rights.
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David Shor
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And aggressive action on civil rights was urged by the creepy progressive number crunchers of the era! google.com/amp/s/www.newy
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jrkinsella
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Would JFK have been able to get those bills passed though? I think it was the assassination plus LBJ’s influence and congressional majorities that did it.
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Nicole Carty
@nacarty
sorry, what is the point you are trying to make here? None of this would have justified ignoring Civil Rights until the polling looked good, which would be the equivalent of what Jentleson is suggesting.
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