And as an addendum, because I worry I came off really harsh on her:

I hope people do watch this documentary. It’s very thoughtful and nuanced, mostly because the people interviewed (her family and friends) are so thoughtful and capable of nuance themselves.

I’m sorry to keep this discussion going for so long, and I promise this is my last contribution to it, if for no other reason than I’m increasingly out of my depth. But I appreciate you being willing to talk this stuff through.

I suspect I’m misreading your point here, but I agree that any Democrat would have the advantage on social issues. It’s where Democrats are currently at their strongest in the political discourse, and have been for twenty years. That’s why I think it’s the sort of thing Biden should really be going in on – he’s the…

So, at this point I’ve hit the limits of my confident knowledge and I’m veering into speculation informed by half-remembered articles and tweets. I think you’re not wrong that some of the things that would motivate Sanders voters are the same things that would motivate other blocs also. Free tuition and a wealth tax…

I’m not exactly sure what sort of answer you’re looking for with that question. When I think about electoral strategy, I tend to think less about what a candidate can offer in a positive sense than about which groups they can potentially appeal to. So it’s not that I think that Biden has something particular that will…

I’m sort of wondering if there’s any reason to think that Biden should try to improve on winning 90% of the Sanders base rather than try to gain voters in other blocs that might offer better marginal returns. Especially inasmuch as Biden did very well in important swing state primaries, which suggests that, from an…

I feel like this issue is far more complex than the article implies. I think Melero is right on to suggest that WNBA players deserve better compensation, if for no other reason (and there are other reasons, of course) than that the lack thereof holds back the quality of the sport. If they need to play overseas in the…

I am not a New Yorker, but my memory is that the New York Post is a right-wing tabloid. Is there reason to think they’d be running this story for any purpose other than to exacerbate the rifts between the left and the Democrats, with the ultimate aim of supporting Trump? I worry about giving the article any sort of…

Very, very late to the party, but I just wanted to say I hope if you have the energy you keep adding your perspective to the political discussions on here. Yours is exactly the sort of voice I can’t find, and as I’m someone who wasn’t huge on Sanders, it’s exactly the voice I want to hear. There are policy discussions…

I’m really sorry you personally have been treated badly by folks on the internet, and that you and others like you are not being heard by the media. That genuinely sucks and is bad. And it’s always nice to read such a sincere and thoughtful article.

I’m going to say something that might sound like I’m trying to pick a fight, but I’m really really not. I’ve very much appreciated your political comments this cycle, and I look forward to reading more of them.