If I quote you on Obsidian Wings, do you want to be linked back here? If not, what moniker would you like?
Yes, this, all of this.
eta: In addition to the Bernie supporters not knowing enough about the downticket but major races, there's a particular problem in NC with ignoring the state-level races.
North Carolina is one of the most gerrymandered of states. Gerrymandering by Republican-led states makes it almost impossible for Democrats to get a House majority, even when they get a majority of the votes.
To get anything progressive (or even just non-Republican) *done* on a national level will take a 3-pronged approach:
1. the Presidency, where overall policy and judges come from 2. the Senate, which *is* flippable with party co-ordination 3. reduce gerrymandering to have a shot at the House
AFAIK the Bernie Revolutionaries aren't even thinking about #2 and #3. Without them, there *is* no Revolution.
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Date: 2016-02-12 02:58 am (UTC)From:Yes, this, all of this.
eta: In addition to the Bernie supporters not knowing enough about the downticket but major races, there's a particular problem in NC with ignoring the state-level races.
North Carolina is one of the most gerrymandered of states. Gerrymandering by Republican-led states makes it almost impossible for Democrats to get a House majority, even when they get a majority of the votes.
To get anything progressive (or even just non-Republican) *done* on a national level will take a 3-pronged approach:
1. the Presidency, where overall policy and judges come from
2. the Senate, which *is* flippable with party co-ordination
3. reduce gerrymandering to have a shot at the House
AFAIK the Bernie Revolutionaries aren't even thinking about #2 and #3. Without them, there *is* no Revolution.