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    Thanks for the reporting, and for the historical perspective. One way to read Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" is as a…
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    • I disagree (about what it implies). I think what it implies is that key factions of the Democratic governing coalition…
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    • Adding: I suspect that Booker and Harris, in particular, will need to demonstrate strong support from white voters in IA…
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    • Also known as avoiding the Adlai Stevenson trap. As the story goes, Stevenson was campaigning and a supporter told him,…
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    • It is kind of baffling. (Booker too.) This isn't an explanation but sometimes it just happens with certain candidates. Bill…
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    • Succinct, clearly explained, modest,and well thought out---a classic piece of Booman political analysis; thanks. I didn't watch either of the…
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    • This brings to mind the late, great Molly Ivins' maxim for voting (paraphrasing): "Primaries are for voting with your heart;…
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    • Assuming but by no means conceding (to quote a lawyer I know) your point that only the prospect of Iranians…
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    • Yeah, me too. One of the points (imho) of organizing in the Trump era is to try to force Trump…
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    • Exactly. Which brings to mind some of Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"* that I hope immigration organizers and leaders are keeping…
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    • Thanks for your comment. It's not just that “concentration camps” is perfectly fine, as Hitler’s first camps were long term…
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    • I'll take "Who are 3rd party candidates who will live in infamy?" for $400, Alex. I imagine Dems in Maine…
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    • One thing Biden appears to be trying to say is a bit of world-as-it-is political wisdom that organizers often summarize…
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    • It'll be interesting to see what polling results congressional Republicans are getting/will get as the year goes along on as…
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    • True. But there are other options besides sucking an egg. Michael Tomasky argues the Democrats don't lack guts; they lack…
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    • Adding some historical context: one reason the New Deal was such a radical change from the status quo is that…
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    • Solid analysis. As for how this plays out in the Democratic primaries, longtime Massachusetts political journalist David Bernstein has already…
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    • It seems worth mentioning a couple of historical points here: 1) The platform Clinton ran on in 2016 was arguably…
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    • Thanks for your question. Speaking just for myself, I'm not scared by Biden's polling numbers, or Sanders' for that matter.…
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    • A related point: democracy relies on the losers accepting defeat. The liberal concern with process and structure implies (I think)…
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