There is no "tension" here if you realize that the voters who are up for grab don't live in mental universe where ideological categories like "liberal" or "conservative" have strong purchase. Rather, their orientation is prosystem vs. antisystem — with conflicted voters having a… https://t.co/ECn8rYw9Ic— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 18, 2025
This... is a *problem* for the Democratic Party, because what we're selling most often is harm mitigation. It's been that way since Reagan. There's an old joke: "Republicans are pissing you, Democrats are offering an umbrella."
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC)