Ian.BurnetteFeb 28
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never have my biases been confirmed so hard

https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-real-problem-isnt

New poll: Democrats' real problem isn't being too liberal — it's being seen as too weak

Americans, including swing voters, see the Republican Party as 20 points more extreme than Democrats — and the Democrats as weak and ineffective. So why would the *Democrats* moderate?

Strength In Numbers
Feb 27 at 8:22pmWeb
Show threadThe Orange ThemeFeb 27
@glyph Chuck Schumer is going to write an even more stern letter, just you wait!
Show threadSean MiddleditchFeb 27
@glyph That Democrats are rated higher on both Competent and Ineffective is somewhat amusing to me. I suppose we all have different ideas of what competence looks like.
Show threadGlyphFeb 27
@seanmiddleditch It is funny, but it also scans, to me. Competent = if you give them the job, they will do the job and do it well. Ineffective = they will not do anything to go and take the job unless it is specifically put in front of them in a risk-free context. This is vaguely what *I* believe about the party
Show threadZimmieFeb 27

@seanmiddleditch @glyph > The GOP leads on exactly one positive trait: toughness (56% versus 31%). That’s it.

That stood out to me, too. Depending on how it’s described, toughness is absolutely not a positive trait. “Tough guy” is an insult aimed at people who project an image of strength without being able to back it up.

As for competence versus ineffectiveness, I think it’s individual versus collective. Plenty of Democrats have very competent ideas. They go to some effort to understand a problem, and the proposed step is a good one. They’re collectively ineffective because they can’t get even others in the same party to stop blocking them.

Show threadErik NelsonFeb 27
@glyph The best lack all conviction, while the worst/ are full of passionate intensity