Yes, the shift of the Overton window to the right has been the project of movement conservatives for 50 years.
It’s time to name those responsible.
Frank Luntz, waterboy for the Republican Party.
In the media, he’s called a “Republican pollster“. In reality, he has made a 40 year career out of conducting focus groups to develop right wing talking points. Those of us old enough may remember “death tax“.
LEE ATWATER THE POWELL MEMO SOUTHERN DIXIECRATS becoming Republicans ROGER AILES RUPERT MURDOCH KOCH BROS MERCERS ELON MUSK RUSH LIMBAUGH AND HIS CLONES ROGER STONE & 2000 brooks bros riots in Florida. Jan 6 attack on the US capitol building.
Thanks for this. I'm restacking it. More Dems need to expand their horizons and get the word out that we could and should rank as one of the happiest countries in the world. We certainly have the resources to accomplish that goal, and what the hell is wrong with that? Kal-El and his party have always known this.
The Overton Window has been a one-way mirror for decades. The right shouts into it and sees a battlefield. The left whispers and sees a reflection.
But Mamdani isn’t whispering. He’s breaking the glass and letting in the wind. Good. Let it howl. Let the polite liberals clutch their pearls while the rest of us ask the forbidden questions.
Why should billionaires exist? Why shouldn’t food, housing, and care be guaranteed? Why can’t we imagine beyond Reagan’s ghost and Clinton’s triangulation?
Pushing the window doesn’t mean we all agree on what’s outside. It just means we finally admit there is an outside.
Let the window shatter. We were never meant to live indoors.
THIS is EXACTLY what we’ve craved, what’s been missing, what we need to hear! Give us words to use, simple and catchy phrases to repeat, to drown out “Make America Great Again”. We need our own mantra, our own acronym for our movement! Democrats are THE ONLY CHOICE FOR THE FUTURE.
No more strongly worded letters! No more hoping the cowards on the other side will take a stand against the monsters! No more votes for their unqualified appointees!
Taking a new, radically positive, pro-American, anti-trump stance will be terrifying. The new far-reaching proposals will seem CRAZY. Craft a dialogue to give all of us regular people a simple, clear, REPEATABLE and MEMORABLE words and phrases to take into the world, to inspire them and ourselves to JUMP. To take the only chance we might ever have for CRAZY, IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, NEW AND IMPROVED AMERICA‼️
Who can be our standard bearer? Who among us is that charismatic and articulate? Who will be able to withstand the endless personal attacks that are the hallmark of the ignorant, mean-spirited opposition? I have a couple of people in mind.
Totally agree. But The right has been obsessed with "social engineering" since the Powell memo came out and have actively been doing something about it. How do we counter their well funded think tanks and amazingly effective public relations efforts. The national dialog didn't shift right on it's own.
You can't counter them. All billionaires even non fascist ones love their money more than anything else. That's why u see people like Mark cuban doing nothing but virtue signaling on social media.
Government super markets sound odd, but think about it. The government has money to buy foods in larger quantities, for a lower price, and pass that discount onto people that need it, say seniors, disabled, underemployed. What wrong with that?
This argument completely misses the authoritarian, DEI-fueled shift of the “progressive” left, perhaps the most important development in politics in the last 20 years. I'm not quite sure how it could be missed.
Meanwhile, gay marriage has been fully accepted, decriminalization of drugs like marijuana has been settled, the rise of women in positions of power, etc. Mamdani reflects the continued ascension of collectivism and anti-western, anti-market thinking.
I honestly can't fathom what you're talking about. Help me understand.
None of the issues you listed are settled. The Dobbs decision rolled back women’s rights. There is talk of bringing gay marriage back to the Supreme Court in hopes of overturning it. Marijuana is still a federal crime although some states have legalized it. The Trump administration is implementing Project 2025 and destroying everything good in America.
On that score, the misery index (unemployment rate plus inflation rate) is at the 20-year low, the bottom 50% of all federal taxpayers pay 2.7% of taxes, the top 10% pay 71% of all federal taxes, and almost 70% of the entire federal budget goes to social programs.
Again, help me understand.
I do agree that our health care system is upside down. And so is public education. But I'm not sure that's about funding.
Issues such as gay marriage and which bathrooms transgender people use are social issues. How we fund Medicare, Medicaid and provide subsidies under the ACA are economic issues as is social security. The percentages you cite refer to income taxes. The question is what percentage of their income do they pay not what percentage of the total their payments represent.
So it is about the Inequity, the simple fact that they are wealthy and others are not?
Those numbers are all publicly available, btw. Maybe you can suggest what the number should be that would alleviate the concerns of Inequity. 40%? 50%? 90%?
I would also consider whether or not all of us are better off when the funds are managed and distributed across our ~800 billionaires, invested by people who create market value in a competitive environment.
I am less confident that the government does it well. Much less. The government has shown that, for the most part, it is poor at allocating resources effectively.
Could we aim at telling the truth? This administration was elected on lies. We can really distinguish ourselves if not get Dems elected. Are the people ready for the truth?
Kal-El is a super dog! Yes, I agree that Democrats need to be FDR, not milquetoast, same ole song, establishment politicians. A new generation of leadership is imperative to challenge the rush to oligarchial, patriarchal, theocratic, authoritarianism. Progressive policies - the opposite of gutting social services, environmental protections, and regulations to curb real fraud; plus opposing goon squad kidnappings, in-country gulags, and dark money in politics - is absolutely necessary to keep the US as a democracy.
Ridiculous he won a Democrat primary in NYC. Against damaged goods ANDREW CUOMO & THE current mayor is ERIC ADAMS who himself is a tool. Possibly the worst candidates ever fielded in a NYC MAYOR RACE. mamdani flirts with anti semitism has tried hard to distance himself from GLOBAL INTIFADAH comments & promises free subways and buses which he as mayor cant get done. Now y'all have him and AOC as the 2028 DEM TICKET. I would love that to shut you phony leftists up for good but it would lead to permanent fascism.
My second comment. All in on this post, but very worried. Any other candidate win would be a terrible outcome for the City and for "moving the window" -- a setback and a loss of momentum that would be hard to overcome for a long time. The candidate has to fine tune not his overall vision of a fairer, vibrant economically, generationally, racially, culturally and socially diverse city -- in other words, what made New York what it is. He has to fine tune the ways that we will get there. For example, The free transit has to be honed to making transit affordable; free will not happen. The estimated cost is $650,000,000 a year and the system needs to spend that on better service throughout. Affordability is what we're after. This is just one example, and I think there will be a team that can sharpen and hone the vision to a point where it is NOT dismissable. And "intifada" means violence to a lot of people, not the glorious uprising that others say it means. He doesn't -- wouldn't -- use it but he has to address it as he would other language that can be terrifying to immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, people of color. I think he is wise enough to deal with that too; he has reached out to every community sincerely and honestly. The scariest thing though is still Adams or Cuomo in that seat. The most inspiring thing is that this vision will finally get some traction and staying power.
Yes, I know. But he has made that a keystone of his approach and one that is cited as emblematic of hkow he would change things. That's why that proposal has to morph into something more achievable lf not so dramatic. (Conceivably the city itself could subsidize transit fares directly but I don't think that's affordable any more than free buses are. This is a dangerous shoal and has to be navigated)
He made a campaign promise he cannot fulfill. How BLUE MAGA of him. 😂 If any NORMIE DEM did that the far left would crucify them. Harris & Biden didn't want BIBI to tear Gaza apart but they never promised they could end the war. Trump said he'd end the Russian -ukr war in 1 day. He hasn't. Mamdani can be either honest or promise unicorns for social media currency. Hes chosen the latter
We didn't Republicans did. White majority has been voting for this since 1968. The far left & phony populists like Willis are helping them with DEMS SUCK on their social media accounts.
Yes, the shift of the Overton window to the right has been the project of movement conservatives for 50 years.
It’s time to name those responsible.
Frank Luntz, waterboy for the Republican Party.
In the media, he’s called a “Republican pollster“. In reality, he has made a 40 year career out of conducting focus groups to develop right wing talking points. Those of us old enough may remember “death tax“.
Shame on him
LEE ATWATER THE POWELL MEMO SOUTHERN DIXIECRATS becoming Republicans ROGER AILES RUPERT MURDOCH KOCH BROS MERCERS ELON MUSK RUSH LIMBAUGH AND HIS CLONES ROGER STONE & 2000 brooks bros riots in Florida. Jan 6 attack on the US capitol building.
As a forever FDR Democrat I agree 100%.
Thanks for this. I'm restacking it. More Dems need to expand their horizons and get the word out that we could and should rank as one of the happiest countries in the world. We certainly have the resources to accomplish that goal, and what the hell is wrong with that? Kal-El and his party have always known this.
The Overton Window has been a one-way mirror for decades. The right shouts into it and sees a battlefield. The left whispers and sees a reflection.
But Mamdani isn’t whispering. He’s breaking the glass and letting in the wind. Good. Let it howl. Let the polite liberals clutch their pearls while the rest of us ask the forbidden questions.
Why should billionaires exist? Why shouldn’t food, housing, and care be guaranteed? Why can’t we imagine beyond Reagan’s ghost and Clinton’s triangulation?
Pushing the window doesn’t mean we all agree on what’s outside. It just means we finally admit there is an outside.
Let the window shatter. We were never meant to live indoors.
Dude RW BILLIONAIRES spent huge $$ to shape the media environment. They have won.
S H A K E. T H I N G S. U P. ‼️
THIS is EXACTLY what we’ve craved, what’s been missing, what we need to hear! Give us words to use, simple and catchy phrases to repeat, to drown out “Make America Great Again”. We need our own mantra, our own acronym for our movement! Democrats are THE ONLY CHOICE FOR THE FUTURE.
No more strongly worded letters! No more hoping the cowards on the other side will take a stand against the monsters! No more votes for their unqualified appointees!
Taking a new, radically positive, pro-American, anti-trump stance will be terrifying. The new far-reaching proposals will seem CRAZY. Craft a dialogue to give all of us regular people a simple, clear, REPEATABLE and MEMORABLE words and phrases to take into the world, to inspire them and ourselves to JUMP. To take the only chance we might ever have for CRAZY, IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, NEW AND IMPROVED AMERICA‼️
Who can be our standard bearer? Who among us is that charismatic and articulate? Who will be able to withstand the endless personal attacks that are the hallmark of the ignorant, mean-spirited opposition? I have a couple of people in mind.
WHY NOT?
Totally agree. But The right has been obsessed with "social engineering" since the Powell memo came out and have actively been doing something about it. How do we counter their well funded think tanks and amazingly effective public relations efforts. The national dialog didn't shift right on it's own.
You can't counter them. All billionaires even non fascist ones love their money more than anything else. That's why u see people like Mark cuban doing nothing but virtue signaling on social media.
Government super markets sound odd, but think about it. The government has money to buy foods in larger quantities, for a lower price, and pass that discount onto people that need it, say seniors, disabled, underemployed. What wrong with that?
Kal-El for President!
This argument completely misses the authoritarian, DEI-fueled shift of the “progressive” left, perhaps the most important development in politics in the last 20 years. I'm not quite sure how it could be missed.
Meanwhile, gay marriage has been fully accepted, decriminalization of drugs like marijuana has been settled, the rise of women in positions of power, etc. Mamdani reflects the continued ascension of collectivism and anti-western, anti-market thinking.
I honestly can't fathom what you're talking about. Help me understand.
None of the issues you listed are settled. The Dobbs decision rolled back women’s rights. There is talk of bringing gay marriage back to the Supreme Court in hopes of overturning it. Marijuana is still a federal crime although some states have legalized it. The Trump administration is implementing Project 2025 and destroying everything good in America.
There are many metrics we could look at, but let's stick with these for the moment.
Marijuana Decriminalization & Legalization
- 2004: Only 2 states had any form of legalization/decriminalization
- 2012: Breakthrough year - Colorado and Washington legalize recreational use
- 2015-2020: Rapid expansion to ~36 states with some form of legal access
- 2024: 24 states with legal recreational use, 40 states with medical programs
Women in Leadership Positions
- 2004: Women held ~14% of Congressional seats
- 2015: Record 104 women sworn into 114th Congress (20%)
- 2018: Major surge after midterm elections to 23.5%
- 2024: 28.5% of Congress (124 House, 25 Senate); 39 women CEOs in S&P 500
Same-Sex Marriage Acceptance
- 2004: 42% public support
- 2011: First time majority support (53%)
- 2015: Supreme Court legalizes nationwide
- 2022: Peak support at 71%
- 2024: 69% support (slight recent decline)
.
I left out an important metric. Women have a 57 to 43% gender gap for college admissions in the US.
Those are social issues not economic ones like tax rates, spending priorities and systems to pay for health care.
On that score, the misery index (unemployment rate plus inflation rate) is at the 20-year low, the bottom 50% of all federal taxpayers pay 2.7% of taxes, the top 10% pay 71% of all federal taxes, and almost 70% of the entire federal budget goes to social programs.
Again, help me understand.
I do agree that our health care system is upside down. And so is public education. But I'm not sure that's about funding.
Issues such as gay marriage and which bathrooms transgender people use are social issues. How we fund Medicare, Medicaid and provide subsidies under the ACA are economic issues as is social security. The percentages you cite refer to income taxes. The question is what percentage of their income do they pay not what percentage of the total their payments represent.
So it is about the Inequity, the simple fact that they are wealthy and others are not?
Those numbers are all publicly available, btw. Maybe you can suggest what the number should be that would alleviate the concerns of Inequity. 40%? 50%? 90%?
I would also consider whether or not all of us are better off when the funds are managed and distributed across our ~800 billionaires, invested by people who create market value in a competitive environment.
I am less confident that the government does it well. Much less. The government has shown that, for the most part, it is poor at allocating resources effectively.
Could we aim at telling the truth? This administration was elected on lies. We can really distinguish ourselves if not get Dems elected. Are the people ready for the truth?
People who voted for trump are comfortable with his BULLSHYTE.
Kal-El is a super dog! Yes, I agree that Democrats need to be FDR, not milquetoast, same ole song, establishment politicians. A new generation of leadership is imperative to challenge the rush to oligarchial, patriarchal, theocratic, authoritarianism. Progressive policies - the opposite of gutting social services, environmental protections, and regulations to curb real fraud; plus opposing goon squad kidnappings, in-country gulags, and dark money in politics - is absolutely necessary to keep the US as a democracy.
Ridiculous he won a Democrat primary in NYC. Against damaged goods ANDREW CUOMO & THE current mayor is ERIC ADAMS who himself is a tool. Possibly the worst candidates ever fielded in a NYC MAYOR RACE. mamdani flirts with anti semitism has tried hard to distance himself from GLOBAL INTIFADAH comments & promises free subways and buses which he as mayor cant get done. Now y'all have him and AOC as the 2028 DEM TICKET. I would love that to shut you phony leftists up for good but it would lead to permanent fascism.
My second comment. All in on this post, but very worried. Any other candidate win would be a terrible outcome for the City and for "moving the window" -- a setback and a loss of momentum that would be hard to overcome for a long time. The candidate has to fine tune not his overall vision of a fairer, vibrant economically, generationally, racially, culturally and socially diverse city -- in other words, what made New York what it is. He has to fine tune the ways that we will get there. For example, The free transit has to be honed to making transit affordable; free will not happen. The estimated cost is $650,000,000 a year and the system needs to spend that on better service throughout. Affordability is what we're after. This is just one example, and I think there will be a team that can sharpen and hone the vision to a point where it is NOT dismissable. And "intifada" means violence to a lot of people, not the glorious uprising that others say it means. He doesn't -- wouldn't -- use it but he has to address it as he would other language that can be terrifying to immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, people of color. I think he is wise enough to deal with that too; he has reached out to every community sincerely and honestly. The scariest thing though is still Adams or Cuomo in that seat. The most inspiring thing is that this vision will finally get some traction and staying power.
As NYC MAYOR mamdani can't directly do anything about what MTA POLICY is. He can advocate but the MTA is a NYS RUN AGENCY.
Yes, I know. But he has made that a keystone of his approach and one that is cited as emblematic of hkow he would change things. That's why that proposal has to morph into something more achievable lf not so dramatic. (Conceivably the city itself could subsidize transit fares directly but I don't think that's affordable any more than free buses are. This is a dangerous shoal and has to be navigated)
He made a campaign promise he cannot fulfill. How BLUE MAGA of him. 😂 If any NORMIE DEM did that the far left would crucify them. Harris & Biden didn't want BIBI to tear Gaza apart but they never promised they could end the war. Trump said he'd end the Russian -ukr war in 1 day. He hasn't. Mamdani can be either honest or promise unicorns for social media currency. Hes chosen the latter
…consumerism, political ignorance and lack of proper education made this country a politically impaired nation
…it didn’t happened overnight, for decades the trick was to convince american liberals they still live in a democracy,
while led them to the point of no return by pulling the rug under their feet, but they still don’t fucking get it
…we created the empire and now we have an emperor
We didn't Republicans did. White majority has been voting for this since 1968. The far left & phony populists like Willis are helping them with DEMS SUCK on their social media accounts.
…you can write that on america’s tombstone, you dumb dumb - WE ARE THE SAME FUCKING COUNTRY !
…should i cut and paste my reply AGAIN ?!
…americans never fucking learn
Yelling at me won't change anything you said.
…i’m not “yelling”, read my replies and if you have anything to say on a subject instead of going personal, please say, otherwise have nice day
Totally agree!
I hope so.