How Democrats can win again
A rather long piece. I'll try to highlight a little of what I feel is pertinent but please read the whole thing.
Veteran Democratic operative Guy Cecil rattled off several tweets Tuesday offering hard advice for his party about how it can recover from the stunning loss of the 2016 campaign and the broader defeats the party has suffered downballot in recent years. I reached out to Cecil to see whether he would expand beyond 140 characters in his diagnosis of what went wrong for his side — and how to fix it. He agreed. Our conversation — conducted via email and lightly edited — is below.
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FIX: You advocate for a central focus on redistricting in 2020 as key to reversing the party’s fortunes at the local level. Republicans have long funded these sorts of efforts. Democrats haven’t. Why? And how do you change that?
Cecil: I don’t know why more wasn’t done in years past, but I do know our party has become too focused on the presidential race, to the detriment on local and state races. While most of my experience has been in Senate races that benefit from getting attention, I have seen the other committees struggle to get the attention they need.
I am encouraged by what I have seen. A redistricting commission has been established with many of the most talented leaders of our party helping lead the way. President Obama and Eric Holder are also committed to seeing this through.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/14/why-democrats-need-to-spend-less-time-worrying-about-the-presidential-race/?tid=pm_politics_pop&utm_term=.aad629b922d1
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