Beet
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« on: November 05, 2014, 05:07:29 PM » |
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« edited: November 05, 2014, 05:09:16 PM by Beet »
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There's a lot to disagree with here, but the Democrats can't just write off the South. There are too many House seats, Senate seats, and people living in these areas to just give up on the "bubba". Besides, the South is the region that "needs" us the most. They have the highest poverty rates, the highest obesity rates, the lowest health care coverage rates, and so on. If there's one place in the country Democrats should be able to make their pitch, the South is it. Doubling down on the Northeast/West Coast will just exacerbate this ugly tendency among some Democrats towards arrogance and over-reliance on social wedge issues.
Frankly, we need to bring back Howard Dean's 50 state strategy. That will get us accustomed to engaging with the American people again, instead of circle jerking on places like Atlas.
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