Thursday, July 9, 2026

A concession to Mark about outsider candidates


That is Joseph.

So, credit score the place credit score is due, Mark known as the problems with Graham Platner early on. However one factor that also amazes me about all of that is the unusual alignment of the left in it. 

Matt Yglesias:

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It actually goes to the central query of “what are the objectives of the group?” and I believe it’s fairly clear that it is not a resistance motion towards Donald Trump. Why am I so positive? 

When is the final time you noticed individuals protesting Trump over Gaza? Has the Israeli occupation improved enormously since he took energy? However you see them protesting the out of energy Democrat senators from New York. There was some form of believable ambiguity when Biden was president. Maybe the protesters have been so sure that Biden (or Harris) would win that they centered on shifting coverage with-in the Democratic social gathering. This is able to be naive however at the least believable. In the meantime, the present administration really began a conflict with a distinct center jap nation (Iran) and we nonetheless do not have that as the main target. 

However it’s now trying quite a bit like a faction prioritizing energy within the Democrat’s coalition on the expense of combating MAGA, and but branding themselves because the fighters. This technique appears harmful in a second the place the present president may be very a lot against all the issues that this faction appears to need. I suppose there could possibly be a “heighten the contradictions plan” however, bear in mind, contradictions might be heightened for many years (and even centuries) inflicting a lot distress and no rapid revolutions. 

I believe we must always take heed to Mark and be far more skeptical about outsider candidates with out background, vetting, or clear coverage targets. 

P.S. And the candidate is not going quietly which solely reinforces the instinct that the sport just isn’t profitable versus the Republicans . . . 

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