Now, you'd think a party that is struggling with approval ratings in the 19% or lower range would not only accept but appreciate someone putting together a thread telling them what it is their base actually wants from them ...
But no.
They don't want to hear the truth, which is simple: IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID.
And it has been for years.
Take a gander:
It's time to renew the Democratic Party.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
Introducing DECIDING TO WIN: the most comprehensive account yet of where Democrats went wrong, and what we need to do to win again.
With a year of research and tons of new data, by @laurenhpope, @liamkerr, and me.
Link and 🧵 below. pic.twitter.com/GJ16Kr3TWG
DECIDING TO WIN sort of implies they've been DECIDING TO LOSE, but eh.
Check this out:
Prioritization: To win again, our party needs to relentlessly focus on economic issues.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
The problem: Since 2012, we've become dramatically more focused on issues like climate, democracy, abortion, and identity – and less focused on the economy/middle class.
Data below. (3/14) pic.twitter.com/ZAWmRHs2bW
NO KIDDING.
This shift is a huge mistake for our party. Per our polling, voters *overwhelmingly* want Democrats to focus on concrete economic issues, like:
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
- Lowering everyday costs
- Protecting Social Security/Medicare
- Making health care more affordable
- Creating jobs
(4/14) pic.twitter.com/OmfgnthVo1
So people aren't worried about defending perverted men in little girls' bathrooms? We're shocked.
But voters don’t think Democrats care *nearly* enough about these economic issues – or about securing the border/reducing crime.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
Instead, our polling shows that voters think we care too much about cultural concerns that they don’t see as priorities. (5/14) pic.twitter.com/yESkqv3uwN
In other words, they care too much about identity politics.
And DUH.
Our party’s shift in priorities has had huge consequences for how voters perceive us.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
As we have stopped focusing on voters' top concerns, the share of voters who think the Democratic Party is “out of touch” has skyrocketed. (6/14) pic.twitter.com/uTIcwcBIHB
Because Democrats ARE out of touch.
But we haven't just shifted priorities. We’ve also shifted our positions—to the left.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
In 2024, half of congressional Dems sponsored M4A (up from 24% in 2014).
88% sponsored an assault weapons ban (up from 41% in 2014).
57% sponsored a reparations study bill (up from 1%).… pic.twitter.com/2G2BoZhXx8
Americans don't dig on extremists.
Shocker.
Just as voters have noticed our party's shift away from prioritizing economic issues, they’ve noticed our shift left – and they don't like it.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
Since 2012, the share of voters who think the Democratic Party is "too liberal" has gone up by ~10%, and is now at 55% (!). (8/14) pic.twitter.com/3w1fsY7VE3
Wow.
Democrats’ shift left has had major electoral costs for our party. In 2024, Kamala Harris actually did slightly *better* among self-identified liberal voters than Obama did in 2012.
— Simon Bazelon (@simon_bazelon) October 27, 2025
She lost because of cratering support for Democrats among moderates/conservatives. (9/14) pic.twitter.com/wYf7aq2vOV
She lost because she was too damn crazy and unlikable for even some Democrats, but we digress.
Honestly, we feel a little bit sorry for this guy because it's clear he worked hard on this, but ...
so it took you guys 10 years, millions of dollars and dozens of microsoft teams meetings to come to the conclusion everyone has been saying forever pic.twitter.com/DofXornSOl
— shoe (@shoe0nhead) October 27, 2025
Something like that.
Democrats are taking this thread well ... JUST KIDDING.
They are flipping out because HOW DARE HE try to make their party saner or more successful. Heh.
How the hell do you have Medicare For All, a commonly very popular policy, at -11% support?
— JulesNader386 (@Julesnader386) October 27, 2025
The Economist had it at +32% support earlier this year, which means you under-estimated the support by 40%+.https://t.co/4dK5tfuBFm
Very popular, they say. Right.
This is the only graphic from this entire 'study' that you need to see to understand the 'quality' of the work being done. https://t.co/FCZEmeGBbW pic.twitter.com/QP2aFTck5R
— Crow T. Potkin (@CrowTPotkin) October 27, 2025
The trans elder is big mad.
I wanna go ahead and point something out about this paper, as so far I haven't seen this mentioned.
— Crow T. Potkin (@CrowTPotkin) October 28, 2025
The people behind this paper are WelcomePAC, a centrist group with some very, curious and interesting leaders.
They want us to take their advice as credible, but is it? 1/🧵 https://t.co/FCZEmeGBbW pic.twitter.com/YK0M4ezNvU
Centrists?! NO!
“Where we went wrong” praised by chair of DCCC who instituted the infamous “blacklist” of vendors who could no longer work for democrats if they did any services to progressive challengers.
— Rookie (@Rookie_five_) October 27, 2025
Yeah I’m sure this is a great accounting. https://t.co/G0Qr7zEkWR
Hrm.
oh James Carville and a Republican pollster endorse your project to "renew the Democratic Party"? ooo goody. where do I sign. https://t.co/nxBllL3sHX
— Rowan Fornow 🚵🚉🏙🦣🇵🇸 (@rowanfornow) October 27, 2025
So you've got the DCCC chair and a Republican pollster. https://t.co/nnriN0tRjy
— Mild Billy Donovan (@MildBillDonovan) October 28, 2025
Yes, it's all a plot.
TL:DR is "be more republican." None of these hollow consultants are serious people. https://t.co/366AaaCCE3
— My Frasier Crane Wife (@makreish) October 27, 2025
Be more Republican. HA HA HA
Seems a lot of the more progressive (lunatic, whack-job) members of the party aren't thrilled with the thread. Gosh, what a shame.
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