Zero-sum thinking in service of enforced social hierarchy (patriarchy, white supremacy, homophobia/transphobia, etc.). They want their place in the pecking order guaranteed.

As long as they're not pulling money out of closer states, sure, why not take a swing? Worst case is it forces the GOP to respond and spend money and ground game there, and it hopefully helps build (rebuild in the case of FL) the state Dem parties there for future cycles.

Turn around and walk away slowly with your hands visible at all times. You saw nothing.

It doesn’t start with Kristallnacht. It doesn’t start with gas chambers. It doesn’t start with concentration camps. It starts with saying immigrants eat your pets.

If he wins, it’ll be because he was right about us

Except that hasn’t shown in actual voting patterns. Under 30s were D+28 in 2020 and D+37 in 2022. Hard to explain a supposed ~50 point shift right for 2024.

The national press going along with Republicans’ smear campaign against Lois Lerner for making even a vague gesture toward enforcing the tax code with these orgs did massive, lasting damage.

That’s even weirder and more off putting than the Big 10 now having 34 teams.

That, plus having mountains, deserts, plains, forests, and lakes within a day’s drive that can stand in for most places on the planet.

The consistency with which polls are showing a huge shift right in the youth vote is breaking my brain. I can’t believe that’s actually true, but I haven’t seen a convincing argument for why polls would be as wrong as I’d like to think they are