Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“The nationalizing of elections means whenever any elected Democrat goes out and says something that’s unpopular, unless the rest of the party very forcefully pushes back every Democrat will face an electoral penalty.”
— Democratic operative David Shor, quoted by New York Magazine.
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