Fundraising costs gobble up most of the funds raised. Billions are spent on TV ads that have virtually no impact. Candidates may win or lose—but the consulting class always wins.
Another day, another opinion piece complaining about what Jamie Harrison did 2021- 2024, and ignoring everything that changed since the DNC didn’t have to take Biden/harris’ pick like 2021…
Jamie Harrison’s only claim to fame was raising a record amount of money from wealthy donors, but still losing to Lindsey fucking Graham.
The current DNC clearly isn’t planning on doing that, because it already dumped all that money on state parties over the last 20 months instead of saving it for a blitz right now.
The issue the author is complaining about, was solved 3 months after the 2024 election…
It was valid back then, but pretending it still exists weeks before the midterms is crazy. But I guess after a progressive wave it’s going to make even less sense to say this shit.
What’s also funny is that the consulting class are absolutely fleecing the Republicans right now. The Rs have 2:1 spending advantage and it’s barely showing because they bought ads too late, which made them more expensive, and the ads they are showing are lazy and/or dumb shit like Talifreako and They/Them!
It’s still worth repeating to inoculate ourselves against it. I hope you’re right. However the proof will be in the pudding as the saying goes. And there’s still plenty to worry about. I see a lot of neo liberal and neo con consultancy types screening Doom and Gloom about anything even remotely DSA adjacent. They’re still going to try. So we still need to be ready
I’d really like to know who got people like Neera Tanden and Sarah Longwell to start attacking Hasan Piker. It sure looks like they’re being paid to be this focused on him.
Honestly I think Neera would do it for free. To be fair I never really heard of her name much myself until here recently. Sam and the MR crew as well as silly and Billy here in Kansas City have been talking about her a lot of late.
Longwell on the other hand. She has a long and storied history of losing advice.
Another day, another opinion piece complaining about what Jamie Harrison did 2021- 2024, and ignoring everything that changed since the DNC didn’t have to take Biden/harris’ pick like 2021…
Jamie Harrison’s only claim to fame was raising a record amount of money from wealthy donors, but still losing to Lindsey fucking Graham.
The current DNC clearly isn’t planning on doing that, because it already dumped all that money on state parties over the last 20 months instead of saving it for a blitz right now.
The issue the author is complaining about, was solved 3 months after the 2024 election…
It was valid back then, but pretending it still exists weeks before the midterms is crazy. But I guess after a progressive wave it’s going to make even less sense to say this shit.
What’s also funny is that the consulting class are absolutely fleecing the Republicans right now. The Rs have 2:1 spending advantage and it’s barely showing because they bought ads too late, which made them more expensive, and the ads they are showing are lazy and/or dumb shit like Talifreako and They/Them!
It’s still worth repeating to inoculate ourselves against it. I hope you’re right. However the proof will be in the pudding as the saying goes. And there’s still plenty to worry about. I see a lot of neo liberal and neo con consultancy types screening Doom and Gloom about anything even remotely DSA adjacent. They’re still going to try. So we still need to be ready
I’d really like to know who got people like Neera Tanden and Sarah Longwell to start attacking Hasan Piker. It sure looks like they’re being paid to be this focused on him.
Honestly I think Neera would do it for free. To be fair I never really heard of her name much myself until here recently. Sam and the MR crew as well as silly and Billy here in Kansas City have been talking about her a lot of late. Longwell on the other hand. She has a long and storied history of losing advice.