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In reply to the discussion: Do you support concessions to banks to win elections? [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)there is next to zero evidence this will net significant gains.
I already knew that there were Democrats who navigate a fine line in red districts however there are MANY issues that distinguish red states from blue- in fact a surer bet would be to fund candidates who hate environmental regulations , that's an even bigger deal for some in red states - yet you persist in ignoring that fact.
Lujan's statement was a political miscalculation especially at a time when reproductive rights are under attack because it affects how the party is perceived by the BASE. Lujan's statement won him no brownie points. The political pendulum swung one way last year, when it swings the other way, the Democratic Party cannot be perceived to be seen as wishy washy on issues that define what the party stands for... this is not rocket science.