Vincent Oriedo, a biotechnology scientist, had just such a question. What lessons have been learned, he asked, from Harris’s defeat in this vital swing county in a crucial battleground state that voted for Joe Biden four years ago, and how are the Democrats applying them?
“They did not answer the question,” he said.
“It tells me that they haven’t learned the lessons and they have their inner state of denial. I’ve been paying careful attention to the influencers within the Democratic party. Their discussions have centred around, ‘If only we messaged better, if only we had a better candidate, if only we did all these superficial things.’ There is really a lack of understanding that they are losing their base, losing constituencies they are taking for granted.”
“We have set ourselves up for generational loss because we keep promoting from within leaders that that do not criticise the moneyed interests. They refuse to take a hard look at what Americans actually believe and meet those needs.”
There needs to be a culture change in how Democrats and progressivea raise their children politically.
Conservatives raise their children to vote, every time. Local, state, national. Every time. They actually show up on election day and they vote even when they have to hold their noses and they don’t like their candidate. Democrats find some excuse as to why their candidate is not worthy their vote and many stay home because they are mad about something in their own party.
That’s how Republicans can win again and again even when they are a minority of the population.
I don’t think it’s about how people raise their kids. It’s the propaganda fed to people. It’s easier to hate and fear than it is to work for change. If I tell you that you are struggling because you are being invaded and people are raping your neighbors and stealing your jobs and I’ll fix it, vs someone saying times are tough and we need to work on solutions to make us better for the future, a good many people choose the easy route. The number of people in their 20s and 30s that don’t vote the same as their parents is vast.
Nah, for Conservatives, raising a conservative voter begins at birth. I’ve lived in that culture for a very long time.
So you’re saying you are a conservative?
No, I’m the opposite. I’m saying I’ve lived among conservatives for a long time.
So that would mean your theory about conservatives raising conservatives and getting them to vote conservative every time doesn’t add up, doesn’t it?
You are what the article is talking about…
Yes, I’m pointing out what Democrats fail to understand about conservatives.