I am often critical of leftists, but I do think they are correct that a class/economics-focused message is a better response to Trump than the hawkish Cold War bromides Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered in response to his speech on Tuesday. 

At the same time, Bernie is ultimately not the ideal messenger for the national party. The public's appetite for a fairer economy where they're not at the mercy of unscrupulous corporate actors does not necessarily mean they have an appetite for Bernie's more sweeping vision for reform.

On this episode of “Which messaging will resonate more with working class Americans?”

Joint address edition. https://t.co/hIHJXro49b

Jacobin

I am often critical of leftists, but I do think they are correct that a class/economics-focused message is a better response to Trump than the hawkish Cold War bromides Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin delivered in response to his speech on Tuesday. 

At the same time, Bernie is ultimately not the ideal messenger for the national party. The public's appetite for a fairer economy where they're not at the mercy of unscrupulous corporate actors does not necessarily mean they have an appetite for Bernie's more sweeping vision for reform.
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Recovering politics reporter, HuffPost.

u cant deliver ANY message with no charisma.

dems just lack charisma. only noteable outlier is newsome, but his public record is so bad already.

I tend to agree. I actually think, for who he is and what his message is, Bernie has a simple charisma. But the bench is not deep in this respect.

It's something to do with a culture that has spent years socializing Democrats to be as choreographed and inoffensive as possible for fear of offending a mythical base voter. 

It's also the product of a party that subordinates intra-party competition and meritocracy to the mores of party unity and seniority. It's why so few Democrats from California or New York can do politics, but many Texas Republicans are battle-hardened from internecine competitions.

it’s something to double click on.

why are all democrats in the public square all performative douches?

the likes of clinton and obama are no where to be seen. even obama has transformed into a performative douche.