Numbers....

The whole 'falling in the polls' thing has been bugging me. You know that I'm not an expert in politics (that would be other bloggers, natch -Hi, Michael!-) and that's why I went to one of my trusted sources: Beau. Beau here kind of dissects what may be going on behind the dreaded 'numbers' and what the Dems could do. Not like he's got a direct line to Nancy, but I find his analysis quite compelling.

Apparently, Uncle Joe is 'falling' with Blacks, Hispanics and women (??) so only white dudes are apparently now the Democratic party. Beau says that Uncle Joe's agenda has stalled, but that's not Uncle Joe's fault. That's congress! But because the American public is absolutely clueless as to how their government works, it all falls on Biden, because he's the head of the party (notice that did NOT happen when Cheeto was the head of the Repugs, but I digress..) and the Buck stops with him.

Another point is that apparently these groups are not brought 'into the conversation' as much as they could have been included. Nobody talks about this. There are not mouthpieces out there in social media and media overall cheering at everything they do (they don't have Fox News, go figure). The Dems can cure cancer and it will not be known. 

I think the most important part of this analysis is that the next election is going to be about policy. Progressives (who apparently, are many) are constantly moving forward. They are not going to vote against Cheeto because Twitler is out of the game. The Dems are going to go beyond the usual channels (CNN, etc) to get cheerleaders that are as progressive as the politicians the majority of the Dems want: progressives. Those are the people who could help the party if they choose to. But they're not the status quo and the status quo is what is going to get votes.

According to Beau, progressives are not moving back to the center. The Dems need to move towards where the Progressives are so the three demographics they have left wanting come back to support Uncle Joe. Biden represents the 'center'. He's not extremely Progressive and that's what people miss. People also miss that anything 'good' brought about by the policies implemented by this administration don't get touted by the media because it's seen as 'extreme'. The Dems have to start making their case and stop dillydalling with the Repugs. Dems should stop treating the Repugs as contenders in a fair fight. The Repugs are despicable, evil, mean power hunger deplorables. 

The fear is that Repugs are going to come up with somebody who is as bad as Fat Hitler (or worse) but more polished and slicker and THEN the Dems will be in big trouble. Because it's not a matter of maintaining the status quo for the Dems now. It's moving towards where the Progressives (and most of the garden variety of Dems) are: off of center. Progress is needed and it needs to be touted as the next goal for the Dems. Because the Repugs are going to pounce with lies and misinformation and if the Dems are not ready, they will have only themselves to blame.

And now I'm pissed off.

XOXO