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Calling their current predicament the “Dems’ dark, deep hole,” Axios reported Monday that Democrats “fear things could actually get worse,” and do you prefer your champagne dry and chilled or as part of a mimosa?
Thatlastpartwasmyown,naturally.
TypicalforAxios,thearticlebyMikeAllenandJimVandeHeiwaslongonlaundrylistitemsandshortonwriting,butthelistofDemocratwoeslookslikesomebodyjustgottheirfirstcreditcardandaCostcomembership.Inadditiontothepartyenjoyingitslowestfavorabilityever,Democratshave“nopopularnationalleadertohelpimproveit.”
AxiosalsobemoansthatDemocratshave“dwindlinginfluenceoverthemediaecosystem,withright-leaningpodcastersandsocialmediaaccountsascendant.”Butthat’snotquitecorrect.Theoldmediaecosystem—includingoutletslikeAxios—stillservesbyandlargeastheparty’sagitproparm.Thenewmediaecosystem—whicharosepreciselybecauseoutletslikeAxiosactaspartymouthpieces—issplitmuchmoreevenlybetweenLeftandRight,DemocratsandRepublicans.
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