cattywampas@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoDemocrat wins election "comfortably" in big Donald Trump districtwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down114
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minus-squareMatty Roses@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago for the first time in 30 years Dean had the 50 state strategy in 2006. Which paid off in 2008, with the largest Dem win in generations. That of course was quickly squandered.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWhat got us 2008 was people actually wanted to vote for Obama because he was charismatic and his policy matched what voters wanted… Something Dean and the DNC tried to stop from happening. That was in spite of the neoliberals, but to be honest I’d never imagined someone would even attempt to give them credit for that
Dean had the 50 state strategy in 2006. Which paid off in 2008, with the largest Dem win in generations.
That of course was quickly squandered.
What got us 2008 was people actually wanted to vote for Obama because he was charismatic and his policy matched what voters wanted…
Something Dean and the DNC tried to stop from happening.
That was in spite of the neoliberals, but to be honest I’d never imagined someone would even attempt to give them credit for that