Flutterby™! : What went wrong

Qasim Rashid — What Went Wrong in the Democratic Party? Lots of good stuff here, about how the Democrats have lost their social media game, how Biden promised to be a one term President and then reneged, but also:

The Democratic Party’s obsession with courting Republican voters by moving to the center is an abject failure of a strategy. In 2020 the Biden Administration actively courted Republicans. Only 6% of registered Republicans flipped party lines and voted for him. In 2024, Kamala Harris actively courted Republicans, promising to appoint a Republican to her cabinet, inviting former Republican members of Congress Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to speak at the DNC, and even proudly accepting the endorsement of former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney—a man credibly accused of war crimes by Amnesty International. As a result, a whopping 5% of registered Republicans flipped party lines and voted for her, while 4% of Democrats flipped party lines and voted for Trump. All that for a net 1% gain, while losing young people nearly 30% to Trump. A truly failed strategy.