that power comes before policy. so focus on getting the power then we can hammer out the policy once we have the power.

we expect the 2nd part to happen without emphasizing the 1st.

you gotta vote in a democratic president/governor. and a democratic congress/legislature. and democratic judges. just to bring *any* of your policy goals to fruition and ensure they persist.

the right is so much more politically literate than the left (mostly because all of their news outlets explicitly outline political approach/strategy). they attain power. then pass policy to maintain power. *then* pass policy they promised to pass when they got power.

meanwhile the left is constantly coming up with ways to unilaterally disarm ourselves and abandon the mission before we even engage the enemy.