Kamala is obviously very good at machine politics in single-party states, i.e. California. Those strengths allow someone to become a senator. Obama on the other hand wasn't particularly good at machine politics, despite coming from another single-party state. In fact Obama often did things which were very beneficial for him but detrimental to the party at large (e.g. Democrats losing 1100 local, state and federal elected offices over the course of his presidency).
In an article this week Nate Silver (I think) quoted Bill Clinton during the closing weeks of the 1992 campaign and I had forgotten just how good he was on the campaign trail. The dude just had It.
Kamala, on the other hand, does not have It. She still has a chance of winning, but it will have nothing to do with her political skills.
I'm reminded of the story where the Air Force was looking to make a cockpit to fit the "average pilot". So they averaged out the numbers of all their demographics and found that the 'average' cockpit fit-nobody.
Kamala is obviously very good at machine politics in single-party states, i.e. California. Those strengths allow someone to become a senator. Obama on the other hand wasn't particularly good at machine politics, despite coming from another single-party state. In fact Obama often did things which were very beneficial for him but detrimental to the party at large (e.g. Democrats losing 1100 local, state and federal elected offices over the course of his presidency).
In an article this week Nate Silver (I think) quoted Bill Clinton during the closing weeks of the 1992 campaign and I had forgotten just how good he was on the campaign trail. The dude just had It.
Kamala, on the other hand, does not have It. She still has a chance of winning, but it will have nothing to do with her political skills.
I'm reminded of the story where the Air Force was looking to make a cockpit to fit the "average pilot". So they averaged out the numbers of all their demographics and found that the 'average' cockpit fit-nobody.
I remember watching Evans in summer league and thinking "uh-oh"
Can we call this the “long-form writing” hot take ! 😂
Ethan is the man when it comes to “long-form” hot takes !
Ethan is anti basic bitch