Yes, not left-right but still Dem-Rep. At least at a high level, the Democratic brand is now basically associated with the elites and the republican brand is very much associated with the rabble along with a few distasteful billionaires.
I finally realized what this whole sordid affair was reminding me of. Way back when I was in high school, there was a tennis instruction show on PBS with Vic Braden, and in one episode he was talking about what to do if your opponent frequently foot-faults but won't agree to take the fault. His suggestion was along the lines of, when it's your serve next game, you should go right up to the net and serve from there, and tell them that if they can cross the line with no penalty then so can you.
It feels like the Democrats committed a lot of foot-faults over the last few years, in terms of doing dumb or heavy-handed or undemocratic stuff --- a toe over the line here, a whole step past the line there; and in punishment, the Trump administration is now walking 30 feet into the court for his serve. We would all be better off if the Dems could've just stopped foot-faulting.
I wonder if he saw the results of the way-too-early 2028 Dem Primary poll and decided he needed to outflank Harris fast.. encourage her to just aim for CA gov.
Anyway hard not to see this serving as a green light for others to start edging away from the left flank.
Yes, not left-right but still Dem-Rep. At least at a high level, the Democratic brand is now basically associated with the elites and the republican brand is very much associated with the rabble along with a few distasteful billionaires.
I finally realized what this whole sordid affair was reminding me of. Way back when I was in high school, there was a tennis instruction show on PBS with Vic Braden, and in one episode he was talking about what to do if your opponent frequently foot-faults but won't agree to take the fault. His suggestion was along the lines of, when it's your serve next game, you should go right up to the net and serve from there, and tell them that if they can cross the line with no penalty then so can you.
It feels like the Democrats committed a lot of foot-faults over the last few years, in terms of doing dumb or heavy-handed or undemocratic stuff --- a toe over the line here, a whole step past the line there; and in punishment, the Trump administration is now walking 30 feet into the court for his serve. We would all be better off if the Dems could've just stopped foot-faulting.
LOL, might want to do a bit more QA before you hit “Post Comment”.
I wonder if he saw the results of the way-too-early 2028 Dem Primary poll and decided he needed to outflank Harris fast.. encourage her to just aim for CA gov.
Anyway hard not to see this serving as a green light for others to start edging away from the left flank.
Since you’re basically the Jim Cramer of political prognostication, if Newsom lost you then that’s probably a good sign for his national prospects.
My portfolio is not happy about this. Question is whether it’s temporary and a buying opportunity…