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July 5: Despite
all the Democrats' special election wins, high voter turnout in primaries and
polls showing strong party enthusiasm heading into the midterms, the fact
remains that Democrats are still stuck at their lowest level of power in nearly
a century.
July 16: If
President Trump has been clear on one thing, it's that globalized trade is a raw
deal for American workers.
Of course, most mainstream economists and commentators do not agree, to put it
mildly. They see globalized trade as a win-win for everyone, and Trump's
"America First" agenda as myopic and destructive.
August 7:
Progressives to Democrats: Ignore Trump voters, focus on minorities
Democrats face a new internal fight just when they need it
least: progressive activists are sick of the practically minded establishment
trying to win back Obama voters who defected to Trump — and instead want the
full focus on people of color and nonvoters who are ready for a hard-left turn.
Why it matters: The message isn't going over well with the party
establishment — another example of how the party is divided over strategy ahead
of an election that's their best shot in years to win the House.
At the Netroots Nation conference in New Orleans last week, an annual
gathering of progressive political activists, Sen. Kamala Harris urged Democrats
to embrace "identity politics" and promised "we won't be silent" on issues of
race, sexuality and gender.
https://www.axios.com/progressives-netroot-nation-2018-midterm-strategy-minorities-456d1a57-47f2-4247-94ae-717a254cd7c9.html
