What to do? The argument is that we need new leaders. Who are they and what should they be doing?

[3Hotdogs]

The Old Guard is sitting with their hands holding their shaking heads, "Woe is me."

Meanwhile, Bernie is drawing crowds where ever he speaks. Are the people in the audience all Dems? Is he also attracting people who stayed home in past, not giving a shit or people who "found out"?

In any case, we need more Dems like Bernie, out in the public arena.

Jasmine Crockett: I'd pay to hear her.

A.O.C. would draw crowds.

Mayor Pete?

The useless leaders of the party need to think of new ideas and new people to present them and inspire hope.

[Ocelot II]

1. Tim Walz is holding town halls in states where GOP reps are afraid to appear.

Walz, Bernie, AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Jamie Raskin, Swalwell, Buttigieg, are speaking out, probably others. Ken Martin, new DNC chair, is taking the Dem show on the road as well, also holding town halls in GOP districts.

[usonian]

2. Your leader board as of this morning.

Three of the 4 are out raising hell at town halls.
Representative Crockett is raising hell in congress.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20148052 (repost)



Leaders Lead.

[GreatGazoo]

3. The first step of any marketing campaign is segmentation

Basically that means looking at voters' value systems (why they do what they do). And you find factors that are the best predictors of voters' behaviors. Segmentation would cut voters into as few distinct groups as possible. Guessing (because I don't have the data):

27% hyper-partisan Dems, people who will turn out in every election, every primary and vote Dem. No persuasion or pandering needed.
17% fair weather Dems -- vote in most elections and some primaries. Not watching the play-by-play. Persuasion needed.
10% old school Dems -- want the party to support unions, wages and so soc. FDR-style policies
9% identity politics Dem -- view the Dems as better on race and gender issues. Top priority is representation for their identity
8% Reagan / Cheney / Lincoln Project Dems -- could vote GOP but could vote Dem if attracted by GOP converts
etc.

Then you would rank candidates by how many of those segments they can move and give preference to those who get the highest numeric totals. eg candidates who could win in a GE

Then you would hold primaries among those who made the cut and have them to compete in speaking skills and crowd skills.