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Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Now Is Not The Time For Politics
This is the kind of thing people say when there is a natural disaster, but as they are saying it lobbyists are figuring out how to loot the Treasury by charging $100 for a bottle of water for hurricane victims, or whatever.
A similar thing happens after losing elections, as the people who run the campaign try to preserve their careers and new boat funding sources.
Robby Mook still works.
I don't claim to know what the perfect Harris campaign would have been. I did my best not to play shadow campaign manager because there wasn't any point to that. But they made some decisions - centering Liz Cheney, for example - that did not pay off!
Maybe they should not be responsible for spending your campaign contributions next time!
A similar thing happens after losing elections, as the people who run the campaign try to preserve their careers and new boat funding sources.
Robby Mook still works.
I don't claim to know what the perfect Harris campaign would have been. I did my best not to play shadow campaign manager because there wasn't any point to that. But they made some decisions - centering Liz Cheney, for example - that did not pay off!
Maybe they should not be responsible for spending your campaign contributions next time!
Scattered To The Winds
I will say what I say every election cycle - win or lose - a lot of money was spent on a political organization that has already dissolved, with no interest in building lasting institutions.
There will be a lot of fretting about the lack of media outlets to counteract the Right's large networks, but nothing useful will be done with that biannual revelation.
Tuesday, November 05, 2024
More Thread
I'll try to post the important state calls, but stuff like "Trump wins Alabama" isn't exactly news.
Matt Drudge Ruled Their World
I am remembering how, for several elections, being online meant monitoring what nonsense Drudge (who is good now?) was feeding to willing gullible journalists (like NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY THUGS AT PHILADELPHIA POLLING PLACES).
Who Amongst Us Doesn't Love NASCAR?
Kerry didn't win 20 years ago, but I do think "we" - the early blogosphere - made it possible for him to get close. It was a long time ago and I think you had to be very online at the time - most people weren't - to understand what was going on.
The fundamental premise that George W. Bush was the perfect embodiment of real America, and a brilliant "wartime president" who was smoking out the evildoers, was rarely questioned. You get echoes of it now, and plenty of bad coverage, but "why do good Godfearing Americans hate those nasty Democrats so much, Candy and Mara?" was the premise of almost all coverage in a way that isn't the case now.
I actually felt like I had some power and therefore (Uncle Ben voice) some responsibility. I don't feel that way anymore. Just a singer in a big chorus, not a soloist.
The fundamental premise that George W. Bush was the perfect embodiment of real America, and a brilliant "wartime president" who was smoking out the evildoers, was rarely questioned. You get echoes of it now, and plenty of bad coverage, but "why do good Godfearing Americans hate those nasty Democrats so much, Candy and Mara?" was the premise of almost all coverage in a way that isn't the case now.
I actually felt like I had some power and therefore (Uncle Ben voice) some responsibility. I don't feel that way anymore. Just a singer in a big chorus, not a soloist.
Monday, November 04, 2024
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