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Brian Beutler
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It's mostly just standard issue progressive neurosis, mixed with mild grief over the end of the exciting, troop-rallying phase of the race. She's taking a more conciliatory approach to locking down the last two or three percent of gettable votes. www.offmessage.net/p/kamala-cre...

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I don't think it's fair to call it "neurosis." A 45 percent chance of Trump winning is really terrible. If I told you that you had a 45 percent chance of dysentary, you wouldn't be neurotic for worrying about it.

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THAT isn't getting worked up about. If anything, this new approach has facilitated a late revisiting of democracy and January 6 which is a huge boon. My main concern is that Dems aren't prepared for whatever further fuckery Trump, Musk et al have in store.

What's Behind Creeping Democratic Doomerism?
What's Behind Creeping Democratic Doomerism?

It's mostly just free-floating anxiety—things actually look pretty good in general!—but there's at least one coal-mine canary.

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Brian Beutler
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Off Message; Formerly: Crooked Media, TNR, Salon, TPM; Instagram: @babeutler; facebook.com/beutlerbrian
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