Sen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harris - eviltoast
  • Today@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I think he’s pretty electable and, right now, anyone who helps win is good.

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      4 months ago

      I think “electable” is dead in the water and, for now, a thing of the past. What the Democrats need is someone who will get dems to the polls come election day. Luke warm glass of milk isn’t going to cut it because MAGA is fired up. Dems need to be fired up too.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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        4 months ago

        What the Democrats need is someone who will get dems to the polls come election day.

        Democrats in contested states.

        We win the popularity contest, time and again, but because we keep picking blue-state Democrats, we keep losing elections.

        If we would ever pick a Democratic candidate who has actually won an election in a red state, the election would be a runaway landslide, and the GOP would have to come crawling left.

        Because we abandon the Red and contested states entirely, the GOP is free to run candidates like Trump.