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I have just the guy for you:

 

I roll my eyes at Lena Dunham too, but I don't see why liberals are supposed to be more embarrassed by her than conservatives are by a Ted Nugent. I think she provides a convienent foil for people predisposed to hate Democrats.

 

I understand, but your distaste for "outside money" rests on a false premise: There is no such thing as "outside money" when we're talking about federal elections.

 

I have never, ever heard Lena Dunham mentioned in any liberal circle I run in.

The only time she ever appears on my radar is a conservative male bringing her up.

 

Not in a country where hot takes, cutting promos and overall shittalk is embraced. Having class is a polite way of being a pussy.

 

Yeah, but everybody knows you commies speak in code. "Essential health benefits" means the three As: abortion, aromatherapy and acupuncture ...

 

But you're right in the gist: there's some issues that the liberal wing has overreached on relative to the culture on several issues that put it out if step with most people. The country is not ready for "my name is Rick, and I prefer masculine pronouns" as my twitter feed recommended I start introducing myself in all situations.

 

Of course, many many Republican policies are also unpopular overall, but they get around it with a small number of unifying issues (abortion and tax cuts) and relying on a much more reliable voter base.

 

Your cis-normativism is gonna get you uninvited to all of those parties. And when you're having to pay for your own hummus, then you'll be sorry ...

 

Has the percentage of outside money given to Senate and House races increased over the years? Or is it the same as 20 years ago?

And regardless of whether you think it's a false premise, I don't like role people outside the district play in Congressional elections. Maybe it's just more obvious these days. Maybe all the SuperPACs changed it. I don't know. But when candidates are getting most of their campaign funds from people outside the district they are going to represent, I think it's a bad look.

Tom Cotton, for example, won both his House and Senate seats thanks to massive spending by the Club for Growth. Now who is he going to listen to when he's in DC? The Arkies who voted for him or the thinktank that paid for his ticket into Congress?

 

I'm smart enough to keep it to myself. I don't wanna know what happens to the cishet white guy who says "why don't we think about giving some ground on abortion"