Union workers and veterans across the country seem to always over perform the baseline partisanship of a district. Doesn’t matter who’s in power or whether it’s a special or general. It’s very rare when they don’t (assuming they aren’t batshit insane or scandal plagued) On both sides. It’s why Luria lost in 2022 when most Dems held on, G…
Union workers and veterans across the country seem to always over perform the baseline partisanship of a district. Doesn’t matter who’s in power or whether it’s a special or general. It’s very rare when they don’t (assuming they aren’t batshit insane or scandal plagued) On both sides. It’s why Luria lost in 2022 when most Dems held on, GOP were very smart to recruit Higgans (that maybe even saved them from being in a minority). It’s also why Tran won over Steel in a red electorate year.
With union workers and minority voters shifting to Republicans at an alarming rate recently, it’s a great way to win crossover voters and show to the working class, we are you and we fight for you. Democrats would be smart to recruit as many of these people as possible to run in 2026 imo. You want to shed the weak, not for men party image of the party? Do that.
The party seems to do the best in red/swing areas with unconventional political candidates that don’t neatly fit entirely within the Democratic Party policy/vibe. Golden, Peltola (yes she lost, but way over performed), Tran, MGP, Ojeda (yes lost again, but way over performed) etc etc. I know I’m missing a bunch more, but these were just the ones off the top of my head.
Union workers and veterans across the country seem to always over perform the baseline partisanship of a district. Doesn’t matter who’s in power or whether it’s a special or general. It’s very rare when they don’t (assuming they aren’t batshit insane or scandal plagued) On both sides. It’s why Luria lost in 2022 when most Dems held on, GOP were very smart to recruit Higgans (that maybe even saved them from being in a minority). It’s also why Tran won over Steel in a red electorate year.
With union workers and minority voters shifting to Republicans at an alarming rate recently, it’s a great way to win crossover voters and show to the working class, we are you and we fight for you. Democrats would be smart to recruit as many of these people as possible to run in 2026 imo. You want to shed the weak, not for men party image of the party? Do that.
The party seems to do the best in red/swing areas with unconventional political candidates that don’t neatly fit entirely within the Democratic Party policy/vibe. Golden, Peltola (yes she lost, but way over performed), Tran, MGP, Ojeda (yes lost again, but way over performed) etc etc. I know I’m missing a bunch more, but these were just the ones off the top of my head.