Jonathan Van Ness had the NERVE to call on his fellow liberals to compromise in trying to elect more moderate people in hopes that many on the Right who may be unhappy with the current crop of GOP might support or even vote for them.
Because you know, if we’re not constantly attacking one another and divided apparently that’s a bad thing.
Hey, we’re not exactly lining up to vote for a Democrat but his rationale didn’t deserve the freak out it caused.
Luckily a lot to extreme right people won yesterday, meaning that if we can come up w center left candidates we can take back the house & senate, not to mention many state legislatures. It is so important for the left to not go too left or we are done for.
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) August 15, 2018
Extremism in either camp is a bad thing.
Fair.
Guess how this went over with his Lefty pals.
https://twitter.com/jizzywinks/status/1029752151533338627
And this is why the Left won’t have the blue tidal wave they keep claiming they’ll have …
People want universal healthcare? No. Most of us don’t.
I’m not saying Clinton, but I’m saying conservative America will NEVER EVER vote for this, Obamacare is a great start and our best shot, yet demanding all or nothing is what got us Trump, Not Hillary.
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) August 15, 2018
Bingo.
He’s onto something here, Lefties. Maybe listen to him.
Yeah, right.
Jonathan, I encourage you to look into what happened when a raft of Centrist and Conservative Democrats were elected in 2006. (Hint: they're the reason the ACA didn't have a Public Option.) Really rethink this position. It's bad. It's really bad.
— Franolds Woodcrane (@BobbyLibby) August 15, 2018
It’s not.
Because 2006 circumstance & 2018 are so similar , smh. Govt healthcare for paves the way for a red wave. Abolish ICE sure of course, free healthcare however is a price tag people will not go for, it’s clear plain and simple. Universal healthcare won’t happen w out compromise.
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) August 15, 2018
He’s not wrong.
Oh wow, this is really disappointing. I think people who actually go out and show who they are – like Mayor Ted! – and embrace being firmly on the left to attract people who don’t typically vote have better chances instead of trying to woo right voters who will NOT vote for Dems.
— Maggie Holt (@magpepper) August 15, 2018
And it’s all about elections you know, not the people.
but every centrist Democrat is painted by Republican media as an extreme leftist anyway. That's the narrative regardless; might as well be true.
— emery lord (@emerylord) August 15, 2018
Nope. But nice try.
Hey Jonathan. Your fight isn’t to convert right leaning voters, it’s to engage an energise the millions of non-voters who have zero connection with the centrist candidates opposing the right. Lean left, it’s better for everyone
— ?Joshua Helmer? (@joshuahelmer) August 15, 2018
In other words, they don’t want Jonathan thinking for himself. Got it.
https://twitter.com/LevNovak/status/1029757408615321600
Not happening.
uhhhh you okay honey?
— Adam Groffman ?️? (@travelsofadam) August 15, 2018
Classy.
Lmao this is such a bad take
— carmentally unstable (@carmental) August 15, 2018
Yes, your take is bad.
Oh, she meant his.
Our bad.
Incorrect, we don’t need republicans to vote for democrats, we need the people who don’t vote to vote for democrats. Healthcare, education, and an end to wars is not left, it’s morally correct.
— Curtis White??️? (@curtisewhite) August 15, 2018
Morally correct.
HA HA HA HA HA.
Oh Lefties, don’t ever change.
And reading through this thread that doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon.
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