Reply #568: Exactly.

[JoePhilly]

My personal view is that, given the level of obstructionism, and polarization, its going to be very hard to get huge policy wins right now, and so we should be celebrating every single tactical win, no matter how small ... and then use those to create momentum.

But we don't. Instead, we fight us.

The GOP has been trying to overturn Roe V Wade since the day it passed. They had Bush, a conservative supreme court, and majorities in Congress. Did they get it done? No. Do they fight each other about it .... no.

The GOP's goal is to ensure that the Dems accomplish as little as possible. Our infighting helps ensure that we accomplish as little as possible.

And the GOP laughs.

The Media takes GOP opposition to Obama and combines it with "liberal" opposition to Obama ... and then they use the total to claim that "Obama is doing too much".

In my view, we would all be smarter to be LOUD in our support for ANY accomplishment, and then, ADD that "while this is a good start, our long term goal is X".

That framing shows SUPPORT for any move to the left, no matter how small. Small victories lead to bigger victories.

George Washington did not commission ships to invade England. He won small battles. And when necessary, he retreated. At times, Strategic Progress actually requires some amount of "retreat". Its sucks. But you can't simply "win" with one move.

Especially when the forces you face are as well financed as they are now.