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Lots of finger-pointing and not much in the way of proposed solutions in here. https://twitter.com/Mdixon55/status/1329048746206715905
The easy thought is that Graham is probably right, and a Biden-center-lane candidate - conveniently, her - has the best shot in 2022. But.
Next level thought is that Bill Nelson lost that same centristy race for Senate in a favorable 2018 environment while Fried won the only statewide Dem position in years on pot and felon rights restoration and $15 min wage passed with greater than 60% in ‘18 and ‘20.
It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion that an approach dedicated to not turning off any voters is also the one that activates the fewest. And it’s why the GOP continues to clean Dem clocks in Florida every cycle: they have built and successfully activate their base.
If Democrats want to win in Florida, they’ll have to build a stronger coalition focused on loudly offering the kind of positive actions that can glue that coalition together. The other guy will scream socialism & dogwhistle at anyone. The challenge is to find more voters anyway.
Dems don’t need to hire a pollster or focus group guru to tell them what to think. They need to figure out how activists on the ground did the work necessary to pass progressive referenda by wide margins with the same voters that also supported GOP candidates who opposed them.
This means ground game, community development, & building credibility directly with voters, not simply carpetbombing TV & mail 4 weeks out from elections.
IMO, the strategy espoused by @AnnaForFlorida is difficult, but also the only actually feasible road to sustained victory.
IMO, the strategy espoused by @AnnaForFlorida is difficult, but also the only actually feasible road to sustained victory.
