So I guess DQ 4 wasn’t an NES game (not like is there a base clamoring for a classic, no-updates NES gaming experience anyways. SNES throwbacks certainly, NES not really). Expectations evolve, and given by the general reaction in this thread, many users seem to share this personal preference.

Unfortunately, when it comes to the Democratic party, this type of behavior is a feature- not a bug.

Or the even better term, forced-birth!

That message isn’t a bug, it’s a feature.

Oh, wait, I’ve heard this argument before! Trying to run the “electable” right-leaning Democratic candidates flopped pretty badly in 2014, and flopped even worse in 2016, and yet every time, someone is saying that it’s still the answer.

Unfortunately, Democratic capitulation isn’t a bug, it’s a feature.

Unions often tend to be pretty powerless and are more likely to try and gain a politician’s favor than vice-versa (which is why several of the recent teacher strikes have been wildcat strikes).

You have a good read on what I’m fighting for! A lot of my questions are more practical/specific in nature; I’m just about to get my masters in data science, and I can’t think of any better use than applying it to trying to improve electoral politics (especially for grassroots candidates). I’m especially curious about…

I’d love to talk to you about your work from a professional perspective. I’m thinking of applying my forthcoming degree in electoral politics.

And a horde of good examples before Ossoff. How did all those centrist Senate candidates do in 2010 and 2014? Democrats like to say that they can’t run candidates who support legitimate progressive politics because they can’t win...and then lose running centrist candidates in successive election cycles.

Sadly, you’ll have no luck convincing people here. Candidate records are clear as day, and yet many people here will scramble over themselves to endlessly defend candidates who promote endless war, defend Wall Street bankers, and do the best they can to avoid doing something legitimately progressive should they get…

Ending our foreign aggression? Forgiving student debt? Massive investment in Green energy? I’m curious which part of Jill Stein’s platform was a “blight”...

Math is...not your strongsuit. At best, Stein voters could have flipped Michigan.

Donald Trump was not the only President (and definitely not the first) to appoint Pai to the FCC.

Sorry to ruin for your anecdote, but unless cheese on a pizza or mac and cheese counts, I actually quite dislike cheese!

This all goes back to the core problem with Democrats. Their donors and their voting base are at complete odds, and Democrats will just pick the donors. Sure, they could talk about how to provide good healthcare, education and jobs, but all that would cost their donor class money.

Stephen Bittel is a billionaire who effectively bought his role. Yes, this means that it will be harder for FL Democrats to raise tons of corporate cash. If the Democrats were real though, this would be a positive not a negative. You win on strong messaging, and strong messaging doesn’t mesh with corporate cash.

For any fantasy readers, I can not recommend NK Jemisin enough. Her newest series (book 1 is The Fifth Season) is phenomenal. Here an excellent interview with her about how about she uses race in her books:

There’s no room for a third party and our system is designed to make it near impossible for a third party to gain traction, and yet Democrats lost badly in 2010, 2014 and 2016 repeating the same strategies (which they seem to be sticking to for 2018, which is probably how Democrats are still so unpopular when they…

This would be antithetical to Democrats strategy though (which is to say, it would be a good thing for everyone but those who gain power from the two party system).