The muscle memory to persuade the other side, vs activating our base - not as an isolated political strategy, but as branding activity. - going down and finding voters who don't necessarily show up but are willing to support you is a worthy goal - going and getting voters who are very likely to show up but will be persuaded by your arguments used to be tried and true. Less so in the post Obama realignment years. - Are we at risk of losing the muscle memory? - Dems might well be too. So that's a race to the bottom. - Being normal without being a snob - Call out the Sara Rodriguez spot - it's an admirable attempt to be normal - But being a national merit scholar, humble bragging about how your mom is proud of you? - sorry bitch, you're proud of you. Get out of your own ass.