I’ve read the “Big Middle” piece, and, in my view, it’s exactly right. The damage Trump is doing is so deep and structural that it will take something like an FDR-length stretch of Democratic governance to begin repairing it. A strong win in 2026, which will probably happen, by itself won’t be enough.
As unpopular as Trump is in the polls, Democrats, as a whole, are as well. If we’re serious about undoing the damage across our governmental institutions, science, medicine, and relationships with our allies, we can’t settle for a mid term victory and follow the same win-lose cycle you discuss. We have to win the big middle, and hold it.
I graduated from Pennsbury high school in 1969. And I am here to tell you that this is not the first time that students from that school were activists. We didn’t protest at school but we were often found at local protests in Trenton and Philadelphia. It is good to see that Pennsbury Falcons are keeping up tradition.
I’ve read the “Big Middle” piece, and, in my view, it’s exactly right. The damage Trump is doing is so deep and structural that it will take something like an FDR-length stretch of Democratic governance to begin repairing it. A strong win in 2026, which will probably happen, by itself won’t be enough.
As unpopular as Trump is in the polls, Democrats, as a whole, are as well. If we’re serious about undoing the damage across our governmental institutions, science, medicine, and relationships with our allies, we can’t settle for a mid term victory and follow the same win-lose cycle you discuss. We have to win the big middle, and hold it.
the only credible move remaining: organize and mobilize the majoritarian coalition sitting in this country right now https://thebigmiddle.substack.com/p/the-60-percent-country
I graduated from Pennsbury high school in 1969. And I am here to tell you that this is not the first time that students from that school were activists. We didn’t protest at school but we were often found at local protests in Trenton and Philadelphia. It is good to see that Pennsbury Falcons are keeping up tradition.