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Laboratories of Centrism
Centrists were invisible in DC during the McCarthy-Gaetz speaker fight, but innovating in state legislatures across the country.
Jan 15
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It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
The Kevin McCarthy Show is just the first of many painful reminders that every seat matters — and that Democrats’ primary problem is a general election problem.
Jan 6
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“New Jargon Just Dropped”
Progressives accuse center-left Democrats of “reactionary centrism” to write off what they don’t want to hear.
Jan 22
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Oregon Fail
Far-left primary meddling in Oregon this cycle cost Democrats a seat Joe Biden won handily in 2022.
Dec 21, 2022
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Organizing Beats Debating
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A Centrist Insurgency (Of Sorts)
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Cashing the Bet Slips on Volatility
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Only One Option Left
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Morning Ken
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Supreme reminder of what follows losing
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Best in the Big Tent: Post-Election Edition
Republican gubernatorial voters in Georgia add to the Democratic majority, mainstream Democrats overperform in the midterms, and Democrats move to…
Dec 7, 2022
Complaints Welcome
Admitting Democrats could have held the House is a motivator for action, not a downer. Organizing still beats debating, we just have to do more of it.
Nov 30, 2022
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Red Wave, Right Lessons
The Red Wave was big. It just didn’t crash in swing districts — thanks to brand-differentiated candidates, party switchers, and ticket splitters.
Nov 21, 2022
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Cashing the Bet Slips on Volatility
Ticket-splitting voters, brand-differentiating candidates, and the massive returns on low-probability bets in our inefficient political marketplace
Nov 9, 2022
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Midterm Pre-Mortem CliffsNotes
Exploding political spending, a volatile electorate driving uncertainty, and big-tent Democrats overcoming the toxic party brand. Here's the macro…
Nov 8, 2022
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Does It “All Come Down to Turnout?”
Party-switchers, Ticket-splitters, and the decisive volatility waiting to be harnessed
Nov 1, 2022
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Don’t Ask AOC Why Democrats Won or Lost Swing Races This Fall
Instead, listen to the Democrats who went out and tried to beat Republicans on the front lines in the battle for our democracy.
Oct 24, 2022
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Predictably Bonkers
How much is one congressional seat worth? Lost chances, massive spending, misspending, and more on politics and “not running a business”
Oct 17, 2022
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Organizing Beats Debating
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A Centrist Insurgency (Of Sorts)
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Cashing the Bet Slips on Volatility
2
Only One Option Left
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Morning Ken
3
Supreme reminder of what follows losing
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