Martin Longman is the web editor of the Washington Monthly.
He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. Before joining the Monthly, Martin was a county coordinator for ACORN/Project Vote and a political consultant. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
This time Warren has really stepped up her campaign, and is packaging many of the same proposals with a sunnier face. And an overall sense of *gasp* competence. I never got the sense that Bernie would quite know how to turn his proposals into policy or legislation. Warren seems to have a very firm grasp of how to enact things. Harris also exudes competence, but is definitely operating in Warren’s shadow. Bernie definitely changed the conversation, and got progressives fired up since 2015. His efforts managed to get a lot of other candidates to move further left sooner than otherwise.… Read more »
I’m excited about Team Pete in Iowa. He hired Helen Gym’s campaign manager to run the ground game in IA and he’s made good hiring decision after another. I don’t think he’ll be able to shine in the 21-person debates, but the in-person events are working — rocking the house in Kansas and Tennessee. If he’s the nominee, I think we’ll clean Trump’s clock.
I don’t read the HIll so I don’t pay much attention to what they say. All I know is Bernie is getting about the same treatment he received during the Democratic primary in 2015-2016. I remember all the negative stories about Bernie and the funny thing is that he would have beat Trump because Bernie would have carried Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. I’m glad Bernie wrote some best selling books which increased his finances. He deserved it. Bernie was always one of the least wealthy senators and still is, in spite of his best selling books. IMO, Bernie is the… Read more »
His refusal to add any new material to his repertoire is killing him and folks are beginning to prefer his tribute bands. This. If I recall correctly, Sanders didn’t get into the 2016 race to win; he got in it to advance the issues he cares about. Then, he performed better than expected and tried to run a winning campaign, but 1) it was too late, or 2) he couldn’t figure out how to make the switch, or 3) there wasn’t a majority of Democratic voters that year who would coalesce around those issues. Now Sanders has to deal with… Read more »
I think it’s more obvious than this. The truth is that to be elected president, you have to win the first time you mount a serious candidacy. Sanders rose too high in 2016 to maintain any freshness for 2020. It’s that simple.
Marketing is everything, and a stale brand will never sell.
This is also why Biden is a stupefyingly bad choice to be the Dem nominee.
This time Warren has really stepped up her campaign, and is packaging many of the same proposals with a sunnier face. And an overall sense of *gasp* competence. I never got the sense that Bernie would quite know how to turn his proposals into policy or legislation. Warren seems to have a very firm grasp of how to enact things. Harris also exudes competence, but is definitely operating in Warren’s shadow. Bernie definitely changed the conversation, and got progressives fired up since 2015. His efforts managed to get a lot of other candidates to move further left sooner than otherwise.… Read more »
I’m excited about Team Pete in Iowa. He hired Helen Gym’s campaign manager to run the ground game in IA and he’s made good hiring decision after another. I don’t think he’ll be able to shine in the 21-person debates, but the in-person events are working — rocking the house in Kansas and Tennessee. If he’s the nominee, I think we’ll clean Trump’s clock.
I don’t read the HIll so I don’t pay much attention to what they say. All I know is Bernie is getting about the same treatment he received during the Democratic primary in 2015-2016. I remember all the negative stories about Bernie and the funny thing is that he would have beat Trump because Bernie would have carried Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. I’m glad Bernie wrote some best selling books which increased his finances. He deserved it. Bernie was always one of the least wealthy senators and still is, in spite of his best selling books. IMO, Bernie is the… Read more »
I’m visiting my 83 yo mother and seeing her and her friends is reminding me why I really, really, really don’t want an octogenarian president.
His refusal to add any new material to his repertoire is killing him and folks are beginning to prefer his tribute bands. This. If I recall correctly, Sanders didn’t get into the 2016 race to win; he got in it to advance the issues he cares about. Then, he performed better than expected and tried to run a winning campaign, but 1) it was too late, or 2) he couldn’t figure out how to make the switch, or 3) there wasn’t a majority of Democratic voters that year who would coalesce around those issues. Now Sanders has to deal with… Read more »
I think it’s more obvious than this. The truth is that to be elected president, you have to win the first time you mount a serious candidacy. Sanders rose too high in 2016 to maintain any freshness for 2020. It’s that simple.
Marketing is everything, and a stale brand will never sell.
This is also why Biden is a stupefyingly bad choice to be the Dem nominee.