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To those suggesting the solution is to go farther left, you're delusional
The best thing you can hope for, is the farthest left, electable candidate
Based on the state of play, the winning ticket in 2028 I would project to be Manchin/Witmer
AOC is never going to be prez (unfortunately) in her lifetime. The country is not ready for that
In case you are doubting reality, note that a far-right populist just won the popular vote in a landslide, bury your head in the sand all you like, its not going to move your agenda forward
No, the path to an election win isn't to appeal to the far right cult and hope that enough of them switch sides. They appealed to people switching sides this election and it failed miserably.
Some ways needs to be found to energise your own base, and find a crisis to run on, real or exaggerated.
There are many other things too of course, but this isn't an essay. Last thing I'd say is that just because one side embraced lunacy, it doesn't mean the other side has to