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UK's avatar

Winning in a R+3 district is neat, winning in an R+40 state is extremely impressive - which is exactly what Joe Manchin has managed by holding West Virginia. In 2024 he won’t run, and the very progressives who complain about him being right wing will find out what his replacement - A Republican in an R+40 state actually looks like.

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My guess is that giving off moderate vibes is more important than your de facto voting record, which 1. most voters don’t know or care to find out about, 2. can be framed in a positive way by clever PR, 3. will be attacked and lied about by Republicans no matter how you vote.

Be a normie, down to earth, folksy, patriotic. This works especially good in swing districts but will pay dividends in most districts outside of Brooklyn regardless of voter composition. Especially so for Democrats who already have a the high IQ/high information vote locked down. Keep the activist and pointy headed, elitist types far away from voters (spoken as an elitist myself, I would never dream to become a politician for precisely that reason).

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