Just like when Obama was elected.
I think we need to let go of the idea that we are going to nominate some magical candidate that changes the minds of a bunch of conservative leaning voters across rural America and gets them to vote Democrat.
Republicans and conservative leaning independents are NEVER going to vote for us. They aren't. We need to let go of that fantasy. They line up and vote for the republican candidate every time.
We need to stop going after those votes and go after OUR voters. Part of why Kamala lost in 2024 is because our voters stayed home, while republicans showed up in huge numbers. THAT is our problem.
And I guarantee you, we will not solve that problem by telling democratic voters "you have to choose from these straight white male Christian candidates, none of which you are excited about."
Who here is actually excited to vote for Gavin Newsom? Now multiply that times democratic voters across the nation, and you have a disaster.
I absolutely reject the idea that our candidate can't be a woman, can't be a gay man, can't be a Jewish man. We need to focus on getting OUR voters out, not on pandering to republicans who will never vote for us anyway.
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