The GOP spent 40 years building a Big Tent Coalition. Their message was simple - if you share some of our values, you’re one of us.
The Dems have spent the past 10 years building a Shrinking Tent. Their message is now simple - unless you share every single value, down to a specific level of support for each community, you’re not one of us.
The democrats have mostly spent that time trying to become conservative lite and chasing billionaire donations. You want that big tent back? The DNC needs to remember that they’re supposed to be on the left.
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BTW, the gop didn’t get where they are by building a big tent. The tea party came in and kicked out anyone who wasn’t 100% in lockstep with their agenda.
I feel that calling them ‘big tent’ is both correct and incorrect, depending on definitions. My parents were tea partiers, so I got a real up-close look at it.
You are correct about needing lockstep with the agenda, but missing the part where they didn’t care so much about your past actions. They Big Tent in the “well, you might have voted Dem before, but now you’re with us now, so you’re cool” sort of way.
The GOP spent 40 years building a Big Tent Coalition. Their message was simple - if you share some of our values, you’re one of us.
The Dems have spent the past 10 years building a Shrinking Tent. Their message is now simple - unless you share every single value, down to a specific level of support for each community, you’re not one of us.
And look who’s winning.
The democrats have mostly spent that time trying to become conservative lite and chasing billionaire donations. You want that big tent back? The DNC needs to remember that they’re supposed to be on the left.
Edit: BTW, the gop didn’t get where they are by building a big tent. The tea party came in and kicked out anyone who wasn’t 100% in lockstep with their agenda.
I feel that calling them ‘big tent’ is both correct and incorrect, depending on definitions. My parents were tea partiers, so I got a real up-close look at it.
You are correct about needing lockstep with the agenda, but missing the part where they didn’t care so much about your past actions. They Big Tent in the “well, you might have voted Dem before, but now you’re with us now, so you’re cool” sort of way.