Republicans are no more monolithic than Democrats or Independents--witness Republicans for Harris versus MAGA.
Michele Hornish points out that in these Republican-saturated regions (often rural), MAGA Trumpism is all that people are hearing, and this problem can be attributed in part to the DNC's having discarded the 50-State Strategy in …
Republicans are no more monolithic than Democrats or Independents--witness Republicans for Harris versus MAGA.
Michele Hornish points out that in these Republican-saturated regions (often rural), MAGA Trumpism is all that people are hearing, and this problem can be attributed in part to the DNC's having discarded the 50-State Strategy in 2006, which undermined Democratic infrastructure in Republican strongholds since then. Think Fox "news" echo chambers.
The Harris-Walz Big Tent attracts and invites "kind" and "normal," along with diversity that includes not just race, gender, and religion, but even Republican Party affiliation. This level of inclusion is a ticket to success, and it starts with each of us being open to listening to our neighbors instead of presumptively shutting them out. That's what courageous Democratic candidates have to do in order to run in previously unopposed Republican races.
Michele is the Executive Director of Every State Blue, which crowdsources funding for Democratic candidates running in traditionally unopposed races. Every State Blue is the umbrella for Blue Missouri, Blue Ohio, Blue Tennessee, and Forgotten Democrats. Read her compelling argument that builds from Timothy Snyder’s warning, “Do not obey in advance.”
Re: Republican saturated regions: Thanks to corporate monopolization of news media like Fox, Sinclair, OAN, Newsmax, etc., Trumpism is the only point of view these regions get.
I am from Missouri and often shake my head trying to figure out how we went so deeply red in the last 15 years. I am also very frustrated that there is not a National push to work on changing the Republican dominance in states like mine. I think it can be done. Simply breaking the super majority would be a great start. This is a great article. Elad Gross would do such a better job serving the people of Missouri. Andrew Bailey has wasted our money and neglected to protect Missourians in his pursuit of MAGA junk lawsuits.
Thanks for bringing this up, Ellie. The good news is that the Republican National Committee has abandoned its 50-state strategy, so maybe there's room for the DNC to get traction into those areas that they abandoned..?
Republicans are no more monolithic than Democrats or Independents--witness Republicans for Harris versus MAGA.
Michele Hornish points out that in these Republican-saturated regions (often rural), MAGA Trumpism is all that people are hearing, and this problem can be attributed in part to the DNC's having discarded the 50-State Strategy in 2006, which undermined Democratic infrastructure in Republican strongholds since then. Think Fox "news" echo chambers.
The Harris-Walz Big Tent attracts and invites "kind" and "normal," along with diversity that includes not just race, gender, and religion, but even Republican Party affiliation. This level of inclusion is a ticket to success, and it starts with each of us being open to listening to our neighbors instead of presumptively shutting them out. That's what courageous Democratic candidates have to do in order to run in previously unopposed Republican races.
Michele is the Executive Director of Every State Blue, which crowdsources funding for Democratic candidates running in traditionally unopposed races. Every State Blue is the umbrella for Blue Missouri, Blue Ohio, Blue Tennessee, and Forgotten Democrats. Read her compelling argument that builds from Timothy Snyder’s warning, “Do not obey in advance.”
https://substack.com/@michelehornish
https://michelehornish.substack.com/p/turning-the-temperature-down-by-showing
https://everystateblue.org/
Re: Republican saturated regions: Thanks to corporate monopolization of news media like Fox, Sinclair, OAN, Newsmax, etc., Trumpism is the only point of view these regions get.
I am from Missouri and often shake my head trying to figure out how we went so deeply red in the last 15 years. I am also very frustrated that there is not a National push to work on changing the Republican dominance in states like mine. I think it can be done. Simply breaking the super majority would be a great start. This is a great article. Elad Gross would do such a better job serving the people of Missouri. Andrew Bailey has wasted our money and neglected to protect Missourians in his pursuit of MAGA junk lawsuits.
Missouri has another treasure in Jess Piper who works to break the supermajority and go blue.
https://jesspiper.substack.com/
Thanks for bringing this up, Ellie. The good news is that the Republican National Committee has abandoned its 50-state strategy, so maybe there's room for the DNC to get traction into those areas that they abandoned..?
Thanks for this, Ellie. The hubris of that strategy in 2006 has bitten Democracy hard.