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In reply to the discussion: I like Talarico and belive he will win. But, I didn't like him dodging [View all]haele
(15,658 posts)89. Because when people are working for change, they often want CHANGE.
To put it in literary terms, they look to Gandalf; they want the Great, Wise Leader who inspires hope and drives change with his words.
They don't notice Sam, who is the real hero and the actual bus driver for change with his deeds and resilience.
All politicians are just mortals who have to work for a goal or change - and will often fail; they are not Wizards that can transform situations at will without thought of implications down the road.
Ya, you want someone who inspires people. You also need someone who might have a different mindset, but has a common goal and, while they may have different positions or take a few detours, won't get ethically turned around or quit.
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the attention transgender people gets far exceeds the percentage of the population (because it is a smoke screen)
JT45242
May 27
#52
He doesn't need to. He needs to turn every question about trans into an attack on Paxton & their failed policies
themaguffin
May 28
#98
Talarico knows that the only way that Paxton can win is to focus on cultural issues.
walkingman
May 27
#6
Literally because she had no winning message besides "im a fighter and trump is awful"
SSJVegeta
May 28
#81
People who advocate for culture war battles on behalf of Dems don't care about winning elections.
BannonsLiver
May 28
#90
We need to win elections. We can fight bigotry and still not take the bait during campaigns.
FascismIsDeath
May 27
#20
With the destruction of our Democracy in the balance I may lean towards the needs of the many
NoMoreRepugs
May 27
#37
So, you're saying that our party's nominee is dumb? That he's a coward? That he's "toast"?
QueerDuck
May 28
#107
Does illustrating "cajones" (sic) entail engaging in the conversation one started?
Torchlight
May 27
#39
It's more important to win than to be perfect. Pointing out things like this...
QueerDuck
May 27
#50
Maybe he should advocate for taxpayer funded gender reassignment surgeries for prisoners
fujiyamasan
May 27
#62
Talarico directly addressed this on MSNBC in March and Lawrence O'Donnell must know that
Quiet Em
May 28
#109
They're showing videos ad nauseum of Talarico saying, "I love transgender children"
LeftInTX
May 29
#112