Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill touted by its Republican supporters as an attempt to bring clarity to the state's near-total abortion ban.
Internet tells me this is Louisville. Not surprising that IF there is a blue city, it’d be a large city. You meet the most people who aren’t like you in large populations.
That’s truly surprising to me, but then again Bernie won over a Fox “News” audience. People do want good things for themselves when they aren’t being fed packaged vitriol and hate and fear of the “other.”
The only people who progressives lose to are the Democrats. Even in cases where they win a primary they get kneecapped by the DNC. Most US progressives come in with wild ideas like making the rich pay things instead of poor people. Making sure water is clean. Keeping the government out of our bedrooms. Governing rather than blustering. They also tend to be relatable as most have worked at least one real job in their life.
I have come to suspect they do absolutely know this. And it’s why they put stops in at every turn. I can’t say what’s actually going on in their heads but it’s not winning elections and it sure as hell isn’t representing their constitutents desires. Democrats are a Conservative Party—classically liberal. They do not like or want actual progressive policy.
There’s no way they don’t know that progressive platforms win.
Look at all the flipped party double agents over the past few years who ran as progressives and flipped to Republican as soon as they got into office? They absolutely know.
How did a dem get elected in Kentucky of all places?
Kentucky’s largest city is staunchly deep hardcore blue.
Internet tells me this is Louisville. Not surprising that IF there is a blue city, it’d be a large city. You meet the most people who aren’t like you in large populations.
IIRC, his dad was a popular Dem gov.
Apparently Kentucky has a history of voting blue governors and red everything else.
That’s really strange to me. TIL.
Symptom of gerrymandering perhaps.
Republicans struggle to win governor in Kentucky and Dems struggle to win anything else.
Probably the turtle Mitch died?
Progressives tend to out perform in red states
That’s truly surprising to me, but then again Bernie won over a Fox “News” audience. People do want good things for themselves when they aren’t being fed packaged vitriol and hate and fear of the “other.”
The only people who progressives lose to are the Democrats. Even in cases where they win a primary they get kneecapped by the DNC. Most US progressives come in with wild ideas like making the rich pay things instead of poor people. Making sure water is clean. Keeping the government out of our bedrooms. Governing rather than blustering. They also tend to be relatable as most have worked at least one real job in their life.
Bernie won Oklahoma in 2016 primary. We were a socialist state for many decades. Labor Omni vincit.
I wish the Democrats would understand this.
I have come to suspect they do absolutely know this. And it’s why they put stops in at every turn. I can’t say what’s actually going on in their heads but it’s not winning elections and it sure as hell isn’t representing their constitutents desires. Democrats are a Conservative Party—classically liberal. They do not like or want actual progressive policy.
There’s no way they don’t know that progressive platforms win.
Look at all the flipped party double agents over the past few years who ran as progressives and flipped to Republican as soon as they got into office? They absolutely know.
This is why we need an actual progressive party instead of just two parties.