I agree with much of what you're saying. For the third point, yeah, 25 candidates would be a mistake, but a real primary, probably with a dozen or so, might be a good idea. Of course, you might end up with 25 people running, this is just the risk of opening up the process. The benefit is that you get someone who can energize your base. Mrs. Clinton was the preferred candidate of the party insiders. She didn't win in 2016, despite having a pretty unpopular fellow on the republican side, and she couldn't even get the party's nomination in 2008.
The second point is the most important however. Democrats need to do better with white voters, they were 74% of voters in the 2016 election after all. There's plenty of liberal policies that can achieve this without being racist. Worker retraining, drug treatment programs for those suffering from opiate addiction, and immigration that people won't see as threatening their jobs would be some good ways to go about this. Be a bit protectionist, not stupidly like Mr. Trump, but at least make noise about taking a harder line with China.
Also, talk more about inequality. No need to be divisive, say you're happy a lot of people have done well but that we need to do better for those who haven't. Assure those at the top that they will continue to do better than their parents, ask them for a bit more in taxes, and thank them for it on behalf of those you plan to help. After all, the top quintile pay about 25% of their income in taxes, the top 1% about 30%. These aren't oppressive rates or anything, but saying thanks rather than scolding someone for not paying their fair share seems like a good way to go about it when asking for more.
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Date: 14/11/18 12:10 (UTC)The second point is the most important however. Democrats need to do better with white voters, they were 74% of voters in the 2016 election after all. There's plenty of liberal policies that can achieve this without being racist. Worker retraining, drug treatment programs for those suffering from opiate addiction, and immigration that people won't see as threatening their jobs would be some good ways to go about this. Be a bit protectionist, not stupidly like Mr. Trump, but at least make noise about taking a harder line with China.
Also, talk more about inequality. No need to be divisive, say you're happy a lot of people have done well but that we need to do better for those who haven't. Assure those at the top that they will continue to do better than their parents, ask them for a bit more in taxes, and thank them for it on behalf of those you plan to help. After all, the top quintile pay about 25% of their income in taxes, the top 1% about 30%. These aren't oppressive rates or anything, but saying thanks rather than scolding someone for not paying their fair share seems like a good way to go about it when asking for more.