I'm a registered Democrat. I definitely would have supported the Republicans ... in 1860. They've changed a bit since then. Particular Democratic candidates, being human, are not always admirable, and even when they are, they make mistakes (a mistake being defined as making a different choice than I would, haha). I greatly admire my loca…
I'm a registered Democrat. I definitely would have supported the Republicans ... in 1860. They've changed a bit since then. Particular Democratic candidates, being human, are not always admirable, and even when they are, they make mistakes (a mistake being defined as making a different choice than I would, haha). I greatly admire my local D candidates (for state Leg), and many of the state and Federal ones. For those in AZ legislature (or in the U.S. House), they have virtually no power, so I'll wait until they get some to start criticizing. As for the opposition party, aside from not being the 1860 party any more, I haven't heard much of anything from them that I would sympathize with, and I am extremely concerned about their flirtations with autocratic ideals.
All of that being said, parties are made of people, and I often disagree with choices internal to the Democratic party. That is not enough to make me vote the other way. But parties can change, so ask me again in another 163 years.
I think this would really need a more detailed discussion (coffee sometime?) but the top mistake (IMHO) over the last bunch of years has been in messaging - repeating Republican talking points and then saying they are wrong, giving detailed facts and logical explanations as if they are teaching a class. They need to speak to values. I have to say that many candidates are now getting this right, but I still see the error quite a bit. Oh, and a related one: demonizing the opposition as opposed to contrasting with them (but again on values).
I gotta say, watching the lake/hobbs race was so funny/demoralizing/relieving because all lake did was say crazy shit that makes people's blood boil and all hobbs did was exactly what you're describing. But at the end of the day, Lake ain't governor...
Yeah, elections are contests, and in the end there are more factors than messaging. But governing is a different thing (a point I made in a Republic guest op-ed), and so far I'm largely pleased with Hobbs' work in that job. Not that you and other journalists shouldn't call her on stuff, but ...
I'm a registered Democrat. I definitely would have supported the Republicans ... in 1860. They've changed a bit since then. Particular Democratic candidates, being human, are not always admirable, and even when they are, they make mistakes (a mistake being defined as making a different choice than I would, haha). I greatly admire my local D candidates (for state Leg), and many of the state and Federal ones. For those in AZ legislature (or in the U.S. House), they have virtually no power, so I'll wait until they get some to start criticizing. As for the opposition party, aside from not being the 1860 party any more, I haven't heard much of anything from them that I would sympathize with, and I am extremely concerned about their flirtations with autocratic ideals.
All of that being said, parties are made of people, and I often disagree with choices internal to the Democratic party. That is not enough to make me vote the other way. But parties can change, so ask me again in another 163 years.
Hey Morgan! What are the bigger mistakes (decisions you disagree with) your party has made recently?
I think this would really need a more detailed discussion (coffee sometime?) but the top mistake (IMHO) over the last bunch of years has been in messaging - repeating Republican talking points and then saying they are wrong, giving detailed facts and logical explanations as if they are teaching a class. They need to speak to values. I have to say that many candidates are now getting this right, but I still see the error quite a bit. Oh, and a related one: demonizing the opposition as opposed to contrasting with them (but again on values).
I gotta say, watching the lake/hobbs race was so funny/demoralizing/relieving because all lake did was say crazy shit that makes people's blood boil and all hobbs did was exactly what you're describing. But at the end of the day, Lake ain't governor...
Yeah, elections are contests, and in the end there are more factors than messaging. But governing is a different thing (a point I made in a Republic guest op-ed), and so far I'm largely pleased with Hobbs' work in that job. Not that you and other journalists shouldn't call her on stuff, but ...
Totally. I thought she was a bad candidate. But she's always been a pretty good politician. Those are two separate things.
And analysis like that is why we love you Hank!